Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-10-05
The Rain Descends, the Dust Reclines,
the Atmosphere is Pun flied and
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Bismarck Receives Her Daily Quota
of Compliments From the Visitors .
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A Few Hours Cessation Of the Me-
chanics Din Tells of the Mighty
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One More Despondent.

It was reported last evening that Nellie Farrell
and at first the rumor had it that she was dead.
A TRIBUNE reporter Immediately proceeded to
the public house kept by Miss Eva Graham, on
Meigs street, and found the unfortunate girl
lying in her bed with number Of associates
about hei, but instead of sadness she had as
sumed CHEEKY. gleeful mood, and chatt ID and
joked as glibly as romping school girl bull
let hole in her right arm just below the shoulder
told of what had happened, and although the
wounded girl claimed that the shot was an acci-
dent, the circumstances which surrounded the
affair proved beyond a peradventure that she
had attempted to rid herself of shameful,
gloomy life.
It appears that for several years she has been
in love with a gambler named Joe Tayr. who
was known among the sporting men and women
as her lover. On numerous occasions, as runs
the course of ''true love-" unpleasant wrangles
have been INDUCED in by the pair, and it is re-
ported that Tayr has treated her with unkind-
ness and heartless disrespect.
Nellie recently discovered that her SO called
lover had discarded her and was bestowing his
affections upon another. For several days she
has been very foolishly attempting to drown her
SORROW in the flowing bowl, and yesterday after-
noon went about the city in search of Tayr with
the avowed intention of shooting him. After
driving up and down the streets for some time,
she went to the room of the one whom she pur-
sued. but he was not to be found. In her rounds
she purchased revolver of W. s. Moorhouse,
from whose store she was driven in hack to
her boarding house, and her feelings of remorse
and dependence were given vent in sobs and
weeping. Upon arriving at Eva Graham's house
she went to her room and called for the land
lady, but as she was absent one of the girls ran
to her room just in time to witness the at
tempted suicide.
The rashly importunate frail one held the
revolver in her left hand, pointing the muzzle at
her heart, but owing to excitement and intoxi-
cation, the aim erred and the ball took effect in
her right arm. Although she laughed and
jested and jocosely remarked that "God will take
care of Nellie," when the inmates of the house
left her bedside sshe said in answer to the re-
porter's queries that she was discouraged. Some
time ago the disheartened girl resolved to re
form. and returned to her parents in Canada
who refused to admit herto their household and
thus added desperation and despair tc way
wardness and uncontrolled passion. Last even
ing, when the garb of gladness, which she wore
as mask to her discouraged spirits, had faded,
she intimated that there were more ways than
one of accomplishing the deed attempted, and
urged those to whom she was speaking not to
inform the women of the house Of her intention.
DIR. Porter was called and dressed the wound
which is in no way dangerous, and Nellie Far
rell still lives.