The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-13
sHE WAITED TO DIE.
A BsanuIaI aBd wealthy Yoang Lady's
Ine2nlIeabIe RI0Ak.


Occasionally the remark 10 heard that II is
not tafe to tells reporter anything, for the
reason that he iuns right away aud prints 1t.
This Is base SANDER, a. nAny would gladly
Sud gratefully tsgtiiy, who in the course Of
their lives baye been IN "bsd boxes,n and Al
though 1t was known 10 the presh for
good and efficient reasons II was not given
IL the world by cold type aud printers ink,
Locked In nearly every reporters many
breast are one or more SEQ Ell which II put
iished would simply ''pATAlyEs the commit.
nIty,n For over = month past several mem.
bera Of tle pr,H Of this city have been Ia
pos1, sion Ol O sensational bit OF news which
mad IL been published ut the time would
have stirred society circles from center to
circumference. OflAte, however, II has bsen
Whitpered around, and the IATELLioEAcER
now feels at liberty % give the mHin points
OF the case, without the names, for the reason
that the ChlSl actor did not succeed 10 her
dts gns and tie disgrace that would be
brought on her and her family ~ the put
IishlRg Of her name would be Of no bsnetlt
70 any one and might possibly wreck her
iutnre life.
Tue case Is one OF attempted suicide BY the
laudanum route. heyoung lady lisa bright,
good looking member Of society, who WAs
often seen In society last season, at the Opera
Houss, aud At church. In appearance, 70
OF good form, somewhat IItiiie, and while she
Il not A brunette, she Is lar from being .
blond, To look Ut her one would Imagine
her the lat person In the word, TO tIy and
shrflls off t.is mortal coil before her tune.
Those Wno know her and who learned Of her
attempt 10 rush unSummoned into the ever.
Ialuug gloom Of Gods wrath" were shocked
beyond expression Gifted with fair educa.
tlOn, and Surfounded by comfortable home,
ludulgert parents and kind friends, 1t do
indeed seem strange that she should court
death.
Oas evening the young lady did not sp
pear at the supper table. As an excuie she
cent down word thAs she was suffering with Il
headache. Nothing more was heard tfom
her until about half pstt eight, when mem.
her Of the family went TO her room 10 zee II
she was In want OF anything. The young
lady Wss found btrNtched on her bed In au
uncouI clou5 state, lns Ently the household
was 10 confusion. Zone one recognized
IRudsnum poisoning symptoms, and tht
family physician was seat for In hurry
He was quickly found, Us well as the girls
big brother. Fhe doctor saw al a glance
that be had q serious case on his hands,
and startled vigorous treatment at once
The breathing was almost impercsptiblt
the limbs were motionlets and the pupil o.
the eye indicated that dissolution was not
Tar distant. From 0 !. N. until "a N. did
the physician and brother walk the girl al
intervals. Hot mustard water was given al
list This had 10 be forced between the lip
and resulted In making the girl terribly sick.
This was followed mp by quart OF the
blackeGt, strongest coffee that could be made,
About one o'clock the young lady, who
had been muttering u herself aud COMPLAIN
log OF being tir, d, began TO know what was
going on aud was heartily ashamed ofheself
She shovel the doctor the size
Of the bottle she had taken To
the drug store (probAb,y 4 or 8
ounce viAI) and stated that she had purchas'
I'd fifteen cents worth which would have
been over an ounce. She also said she had
lSkea nearly all Of Il and thrown the rest
away. Her reason for this act she emphatic.
ally refused to give 10 anyone "Becausa
wanted t." was her Answer-A VIC.
mIn's InsW.r tlwsyA It 10 upe ted,
however, Iuat liIIls nsart disappointment
had something to do with II. Bic will not
rJbAbiy repeat her performance, for II ever
d young woman was Ashamed and mortified
Il Is Shr, and none OF her friends n ioIce NOR,
,incerely than herself at the happy event Of
her fot lisa I eak.