St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-10
The First Performance of "a Social Wreck"
at the Grand Opera Householder
Amusements.
The Fire Board Asks for $4,000 to Buy
Buildings and Apparatus = Important
Public Improvements.
The Governor Signing Bills -Co1ored Citi-
zens Like the Civil Rights Bill-In-
teresting Correspondence.
The Police Court Grind-The City Ward
Boundaries to be Changed-Board
of III ealth.
A BAD ATTEMPT.

Jealous Mary GortOn Tries to Kill Her Hus-
band and Herself-Both Will Recover.
John Gorton and his wife Mary were re-
uorted last night to be in precarious con-
ditfon from an attempt at suicide, and were
found at their rooms in the brick olock
corner IF Exchange and Seventh streets in
some pain, but in fair way to recover.
Gorton is q barber doing business at III
West Seventh street and passes for an in
dustrious man ger erelly, though OF late ad-
dicted to occasional sprees induced by IN
d .asant dor este relations. He has three
children bN a former wife and has
been DESTROYS of taking them from bis
people and bringing them to his own home,
but has been opposed by his wife. This
original bone OF contention has grown and
finally given rise to other causes in which
the first has become a secondary cousidera-
ton. Mrs Gorton has become very jealous
and accuses her liege of staying out nights
and otherwise deporting himself in manner
unhecoming a reputable married man. She
has been heard to intimate that she would
kill her husband and herself, and yesterday
again dropped the same remarks.
Not appearing at his place OF business
YESTERDAY. his rooms were several
times visited without any response
being received to knocks, and finally
at 6 D. m it was decided to break in
the door This was done and the couple
were found in a room adjoining their bed
room lying insensible upon the floor. Dr.
Burnha was at once summoned and left
them at II o'clock last night resting COM
paratively quiet. When first broughttO con-
seriousness and urged to explain, as she
doubtless had to die, the woman admitted
that she had given her husband poison in
brandy and then drank herself of the liquid.
AS she improved she repudiated this state
ment and said that not being well she took
a little paregoric but had no idea as to now
her husband came to be in the same condi-
ton She admitted that she was jealous and
maintained that she had grounds
The man wanted to know all the
circumstances of his being found aud
said that a week ago he was taken violently
sick in the same way, statement which is
substantiated By the neighbors, who say that
this first sickness was an attempt by the
woman to dispose Of him. He seemed sus-
picious of his wife, but declined TO talk at
length. Dr. Burnham and City Physician
Ancker could find no trace Of any other vial
than one marked paregoric, but each said
that paregoric would not have produced such
symptoms as were developed in the patients
The lad employed by Gorton in his shop, and
who was left in charge last night, said that
the woman spoke of using tincture OF opium,
that he had frequently heard her threaten to
kill John and herself, and was proceeding to
give q detailed account when his story was
cut short by Gorton. Mrs. Saunders, a
friend of the family, was inclined to be non
oommittal, but admitted the main points as
stated. There is little doubt that through
jealousy the wife attempted to poison both.