The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
A STRANGE STORY.
How a Young Lady attempt
ed Suicide.
Failure to obtain Money the
chief cause.
Particulars of the Somewhat
mysterious affair.

occurred last evening at the upper c., X. l..
& B. depot, by which young lady, giving
her name as Miss Maggie Brogan from
Cincinnati, came near ending her earthly
existence from dose of morphine
The would-be suicide was carefully
nursed during the night by physicians and
friends at the Rock Island house. and was
pronounced out of danger this morning
although suffering severely from hysteria,
superinduced by the mental excitement
THE PARTICULARS
of the affair are substantially that last even
ing young lady arrayed in the deepest
mourning called at the Harper house for
gentleman who had been boarding at
that hotel for the last two weeks. The
gentleman is quite advanced in years, but
withal of a fine personal appearance.
The two met in the reception room of
the hotel, and soon afterwards started for
the c.. r. /. & p. depot. On arriving at
that point, the young lady was seen to take
some liquid from small vial, ami shortly
afterwards was affected in a strange man
ner She was conveyed to the Rock Is
land house, where physician was called,
who administered a powerful emetic, and
applied the usual remedies TO revive
patient suffering from an overdose of NOR
phine.
At 2 O'Clock this morning she was pro-
nounced out of danger, but was suffering
from nervous prostration, producing hyste
ria of the most pronounced type.
THE GENTLEMAN FRIEND,
who desired that his name should be with
held from publication, because he was sim
ply friend of the family and would be
injured in his business relations by public
ity in connection with the mysterious affair,
said that the young lady fromerly lived
in Cincinnati. where he knew her and
the family He had not seen her for the
past year, and was at a loss to understand
how she became acquainted with the fact
that he was located in this city. She called
on him at the Harper House at supper time
last evening, and appeared to be in the best
of spirits. The two talked for some time
|. & p. depot, the young lady stating that
she arrived at o'clock and was on fer way
TO Chicago. She did not tell what place she
had come from, and at the time he thought
nothing of it, as he did not consider it of
very great importance.
ON ARRIVING
at the depot the young woman in a modest
manner stated that she did not have the
necessary means to convey her to Chicago, |
and requested the loan of a certain sum of
money for that purpose. The gentleman
told her that he had just telegraphed for
some money, but had not yet received
reply, and that he regretted he could not
oblige he. She insisted upon having the
row the amount for her. He told her that |
he was a stranger in this city, and was
positive that he could not raise the money
for her
She then became very downcast, and
shortly afterwards was affected with
Mysteries, to which she is subject
The gentleman with the assistance of the
telegraph operator at the depot, and young
gentleman, placed the patient in a street
car and conveyed her to the Rock Island
House.
HE WAS POSITIVE
that the young lady did not take any
poison or opiates or anything
from bottle, as he failed to
see any such proceedings, and the
patient herself denies that she attempted
10 commit suicide. They both maintain
that the attack was nothing more than hys
terics, and not an attempt at self slaughter.
He says that.the young lady Is the daughter
of former well to do citizen of Cincinnati
whose death occurred some three months
ago, and for which sad event the Young
lady is now wearing mourning.
THE PATIENT
is a young lady of some twenty-four years |
of age, quite pleasing in appearance, with |
black hair and eyes. Her face, without |
being strikingly handsome is quite attract |