, 1879-08-17
LEAD AND ARSENIC.
4 Woman Tries to XII Herself with
Poison and Revolver.
Conflicting Stories as to Her Relations
With Her Husband.


4 determined, but as yet unsuccessful, at.
tempt at se1f-murder was made yesterday
morning, about o'clock, at No. 305 Mohawk
street, by Mrs Panlina Gross, Grrman wom-
40 living at the corner OF Chicago aud Mlwau-
kee avenues. The place chosen for the perpc-
tration of the deed was the house Of her Wild
owed mother, Mrs. Caroline Bouland, and the
would-be instruments Of death
/ REVOLVER AND 4 DOSE OF ARSENIC.
The story is easily and simply told. Mrs. Gross
was tired Of life, owing. from what she say. to
her husband. Married ut 17,-she Is now So,
aud the mother OF seven living children, and
one which died three years ago. In addition
to this. she was about to become the mother OF
:. another, She and her hush md have latterlr
kept q laundry, and. according to the repre-
: grttations OF the Bou]ands, Mrs Gross did the
, work, s1avinE herself from morning till night,
while the husband, according to their story,
enjoyed the profits, which be devoted mostly to
the purchase OF drinks. Notwithstanding Mrs.
Cross delicate physical condition. 1t is asserted
by them that the man who ought to have loved
and protected her has been in the habit of COM
pellng her to labor almost necessarily for
bis support and that OF the family. and
then quarreling with her and beating her when
things didn't go to suit him. It Is even said that
be ouarreled with her until o'clock yesterday
murning. finally striking her in rhe face, and
leaving mark which she carried about with her
YESTERDAY. She has left her husband two or
three times, and gone to her mothers, but each
time the husband got her back with promises of
better treatment No later than Friday she was
at her mothers house, com planning Of the con-
tinued bad treatment she was receiving. and re-
peatiug former threats to kill herself. She came
again yesterday morning to get shawl she had
LETT the dav befoTe. While in the kitchen she
was observed by the servant~girl to take
white powder, ,po1r it.. # into Into 81 e1ass
witnessed bv her brother. Charlie Bouland. WHO
thought nothing OF it, however, supposng it to
be setdlitz powder, or something OF that sort.
A moment LATER she approached him as he was
eating bis breakfast. and asked him if be had
told her husband that be ought to punish her.
THE young man said he had not, and his only
reply Was.
twill SETTLED IT MOMENT AGO."
This was mysterious enough, but he seems not
to have paid any great attention to the Utter
ance, but TO have gone on eating
his breakfast she returned to the
the sink where she had mixed the powder and
the door, deliberately took out new revolver
Neru, No. :2-from pasteboard box, placed
it close behind her right ear, and fired. The
sop rushed out OF the dtning-room, and the poor,
trembling mother hastened from the front OF
the house 10 the Kitchen, where she told the son
to take the revolver awag from her daughter.
The Young man. remembering the accusation
she had brought against him, feared she might
ret policeman. Quick as a flash the
determined woman PLACED the weapon
in about the same spot as before and fred
again. falling senseless to the floor. The son
returned IN fe" moments with an officer and
DT; Grosvenor, Who attended the wou'd-be self
killer and suDeriufended the arrangements for
Ler removal to St. Josrph's Hospital at the cor
ner or Burtns and Sophia streets, only few
61ocks distant. Emet1cs we're promptly admin
islered' ana the arsculc-tos such the powder
proved 70 pe-"as sofnlteo forth, and one lie
oestfoyhS agent thus overcome. Wonderful
to relate, ....
TIE WOUNDS IN THE HEAD
were not so serious as at first supposed. She
Landis, who did all that neofcsl skill |
COULD SUGGEST She recovered consciousness in |
4 short time, and, in reply 10 remark of the |
Doctor as to her attempt, said she was sorry |
she had made 80 poor shot, cs she desired to |
end wrefched ard miserable existence. She
rested Quietly during the afternoon and evening,
and at O'CLOCK when TRIBUNE reporter |
called, Was suffering no great pain. and. on the
Whole, WIS 10 condition to warrant the asser-
11on that her wounds in all probability will not
prove fatal.
The husband, the family say, hearing Of the
attempt at se't-destruction, called at the
house during the afternoon. asked
aew lew questions, tnreatenca Mrs. boulana
4hs ,-!.,i. ~ ma.n ,., ntT :tt rs I'e enese u
rrezs;t,r a'ha ane meur " no"e'ei' e1
>9 500. ee. ~ soo" so".s ~ -s.a 1sE.es.
NICHOLAS GROSS, THE HUSBAND
OF the unfortunate woman, was found last night
at No. AZ Milwaukee avenue, where he runs
laundry in the basement Three or four girls
were busy ironing, and half-a-dozeu lat aud
~e1-fed looking children were st lnding
around 80 far as these were concerned,
it WAS self-evident that the children
we're Deitlcr ill-treated nor starved.
Gross was at first inclined to be non-comnuni-
cative. and declared that be bad been so greatly
misrepresented By an afternoon paper that be
Eould have nothing to say to reporters at all.
But IN few minutes he altered his tone and
seemed quite dcslrous OF giving his own stor, Of
MS family relations.
:. ne put an entirely different construction on
tne anatr to that cmanating from his wife's
friends. According to his narratIon, which was
~ q measure corroboratcd By his landlord
ana several neignbors, be had nsTer i'll
used or beaten his wife OF children.
ne SAD that she vas very industrious woman,
; anu elalned that he also worked hard In the
laanoFs. 1t seemed that "Wednesday be and his |
W. Sue attended picnic, and had q very pleasant
tances 1ef any she gs