The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-01-06

Separated From Her Husband ana
Tired Of Life.

I.esdviii- ChronIri-.
Shortly after one % clock thi- afternoon
the neighborhooi o. the old county j.il, cn
Park avenne b., seen Harrison avenue sni
Pine street, VA. alarmed BY the reror, ri
pistol. For moi.iehi al, ws- still and
then the door OF lie building formeriv &C.
cuPied NJ the Jill. row a r-id~nre sn.i
dress m aking establishment. Was thrown
open and Mss Ho~mer. the lady wh" Ira-e-
the establishment. ran into the saow.
screaming At ;he top Of her voice NV
daughter has killed herself. NV daughter
sho; herself. help
The inmates ri the hous~ quickly j lined
the old lady, and c"mpr~i,endiag from
her hysierical manner and actions what had
transpired. hs-:ened into the r"or, on the
i.-t floor indicated By the old LADY. Al
the door they heard faint moan within,
and bursting il "p-n, there iouni Clara
Hosmer lying in a semi unconscious con,li-
ticn with
THE LIFE BLOOD
yelling from her left breast. The pistol. n
small me, vas clu,ched in her right hand.
thrown across her bosom and was literally
reeking with blood. Tender and rympa-
thetic hands placed the poor girl in an
easier position and then a messenger Ms
hastily dispatched for physician. Con-
siderable trouble Was experienced in finding
one, every Office visited only eliciiing that
the disciple Of Esculspius wa- ou:. Fin
ally DIR. Bowker vac found in and cn i,eing
Motif a- to wha, had irsnspired pa, he
surgical instruments together ~ quickly as
possible and accompanied tie messenger 10
the scene Of the sad tragedy. On arriving
the doctor administered reStoratives 70 the
unfortunate girl, and then began the task
Of ascertaining the course pursued by tie
bullet. Ii had entered just below the lief,
nipple and no evidence Of the cour-e il had
pursued could he discovered Removing q
portion of her clothing. the uncon-cion.
woman ~as turned face downwari- on the
bed. There vas a slight puff Of the -kin
near the spinal column, between the seventh
and eighth ribs, and placing his finger
there, Dr. Bcwker felt the bullet, il having
GONE THROUGH HER BODY
4 sharp knife and one scientific stroke and
the bullet, small twenty two caliIrr, wss
removed. Entering the left hres.i, il had
paced through the Lobe al the left lung.
pierced the greater curvature Of tie
stomach and on through, lodging IN tie
muscles end under the skin oi the hack,
near the spinal column and between the
seventh ard eighth ribs. II was an air
line shot, sufficient TO have killed a giant,
and within a few hours II the fur,hesi
Clara Hosmer will lie cold in death.
PREPARED FOR DEATH.
She indited NO note OF letter 10 snyone, but.
seating herself upon the he'd, arranged her /
self comfortably, cooked the weapon, !
pressed il to to her bosom where .he thought
the bullet would find her heart, pressed the !
trigger, and the !raden pellet tore through
a-sh and blood, doing its work only too
we'll. The wounded girl, when the Chronicle !
left tire house this afternoon, vas
unconscious and sinking rapidly, and her
eyes may have closed in that last long
sleep, ere the fact Of her rash act will be
gwen 10 the world. There are some palIi- (
aiing circumstances connected with the I
terrible affair that will cause the people to
think kindly OF the unhappy woman, and
make her lot easier in the tar beyond.
HEB HISTORY.
Every one in Leadville knowa Clara
Hosmer. She used In conduct . small
fruit and confectionery stsnd between the
postofice and Tsbor's Opera House and
always had nod and smile for her cue.
TONERS and friends in passing. She Was
pretty girl and none thought u that time !
that she would ever seek her own di.truc-
ton. Something like two months ago she /
fell in with q gambler Her mother op- |
posed the match and they ran away iog~,h-
er and were privately married nv Judge
When Mrs. Hoemer learned OF !
her daughters hasty step she grew bid in !
a night and Cursed her ronndiy. The /
young couple sent ont OF town for iew
days and Efforts To- sfiec. . reconciliation
were set on foot. They failed. but somehow
or other Clara came 0ack without her hnS-
band, and alone and to her mother. ROOF .
since the period Of her return she has been
= charged woman, and has evidently at !
tempted her own life in a longing for rest .
and no .cl