The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-04
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DR. How jennie Martin FRIED NO Find a
Home" Bnt as Usual n Physician Inter.
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Homt,r But as Usual Physician Inter.
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A gentleman living on the ISland while
passing along Zane street, near Lyda's
drug store last night, had his attention at
tracted to the strange antics Of woman a
few feet from him, aud going up to her
called her by the name OF the
woman he took her to be, but she
quickly replied that that WAS not her
name and corrected 1t. He then asked
her what was the matter, to which she re-
piled, ~ am very sick, "and supplemented
this by some inCoherent expressions
about herself, among Which was q declara-
ton that she had taken dose OF lauda-
mum aud she intended taking more.
The gentleman then asked her the
inducing cause for such step
and the reason she assigned was the neg
lect, she suffered at the hands Of her
parents who refused to speak to her or 70
have anything to do with her. After some
desultory conversation abe left the gentle
man and went into the drug store near by,
and representing to the clerk that abe was
sick he let her have ten cents worth OF
laudanum, with which she LETT the store at
once. Meantime the gentleman with
whom she had been talking did not feel
that things were altogether right and fol-
lowed her into the drug store, but as he
went in she came out. He then asked the
clerk what ale lad bought and was an-
swered "laudanum,p and while still ques-
tioning the clerk they heard noise on
the pavement outside like that produced
by the tlinging down Of bottle, and at
the same instant two gentlemen who were
standipg near ran up and informed them
that whatever the lady had purchased in
the store, she had drank Immediately
upon coming out, and had then thrown
down the bottle.
Soon after the gentleman whom she
first met started for home out Zane street,
and found her in an alley opening into
Zane street, between the residences oil K.
F. Criswell and r H. Sweeney. She was
In semi.unconscious condition and was
fast succumbing to the influence of the
narcotic she had taken. Officer Ruther.
ford came along and rendered valuable as.
sistance in keeping her awake until
the arrival OF DR.. Jepson, who had been
telephoned for. The girl was then taken
into a house near by and emetics admin.
istered, after which she was taken TO the
residence OF her father, VIM. Martin, No.
4S South York street, where active meas
ures were taken TO restore animation.
She was walked all over the Island
several times, and in the intervals OF
rest emetics were given her until about
half past Ten, when she began to manifest
an interest in what was going on around
her, although she was "very, very sleepy"
and when the physician and the re-
porters left she had so far. recovered as TO
induce the belief that she would BIO all
right this morning.
From several persons, relatives and 9TH
era, we cleaned the following history OF the
girl and the supposed cause oil the at
tempt at self-destruction:
Jennie Martin is about twenty-five years
| OF age, and for several years past has been
living the lie either OF an alleged ,prostt-
tu,e or OF very loose woman. She has
been the mother OF two children. the
fruit Of illicit intercourse. She has been
an inmate Of the Hotel de Faeder, over
the creek, and has been before the Police
Court on more occasions than one. Re.
Gently she has been earning her living as
a domestic in the family OF gentleman
on the Island.
For some time back she had been keep.
| ing company with JOHN Deiters, a young
man who lives on the Island, and 1t has
been said that they were married at West
Alexander some time ago, but tile girl
stated that they had gone out there and
Squire Mayes being absent, the ministers
in The town refused 10 perform the cere-
monv on account OF the very youthful
appearance Of the would-be groom, and
they had then come back home. They
we're seen together yesterday BY Officers
Rutherford and McOully, and Deiters, tits
said, was seen lOaiing around the house
last night after she had attempted suicide.
The girl il she only took the dose she
purchased at Lyda's store drank six
drains OF laudauum, hut she declared that
she had been to Martins Ferry during the
afternoon and had taken large dose
while there. She said that her father and
mother cast her forth, would not speak to
her and did not allow her TO come near
their house. This, however, her brother
aud sister contradict, saying that she had
always been welcome, and spoke tenderly
Of her past waywardness and errors. Her
father Is q ship carpenter aud is now al
Steubenyille, and her mother is also
absent from the city.
The girl Is not bad looking girl, but
has bold hardened appearance.
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