St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-12
BY A BROTHERS WIFE.
A Widow Takes Poison at Denver, LeaT-
ing Mysterious Letter Regard
ing Her Past,
And Laying the Blame for Her Rash Act
at the Door of Her Sister
in-LaW.
Hang a Negro Who Committed
Criminal Assault.
Two Illinois Fiends Cut Out a Colts
Tongue and Then Break Its
Neck.
Died by Her Own Hand.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DENVER. Col, July 11.-Mrs. t. +.
Simons, widow, 40 years Of age, died yes
terday morning from the effects of dose
OF poison taken with suicidal intent at the
residence of Ii. p. Radea. Mrs. Sim0nS
arrived Ill the city few weeks ago. Some
family trouble had driven her from home,
and she came TO Denver i'll the hope of find
ing employment. She had formerly been a
school teacher in st. Lawrence county,
New York. She left two letters, extracts
from which are as follows:
Dent condemn me. l am getting old and
ara lonely and broken-hearted, and have not
the courage lett to battle with life any longer,
and long to hide away in the grave. L have
had SO many sad hours since | came here.
Trouble at home, caused by u brothers wife,
drove Inc here wanderer, and now, because
have not met with as much success as I
expected. l have got discouraged and 1
cannot rise above it. It has required so much
courage to Go this. 1 know l am not the
worst off Of anyone. You will find a note in
my pocketbook and there is money
coming to me from my aunt's
estate at her death, and she
is now 10 years old. But am tired of life
and don't want to live, and am going to dare
20 find peace OF m.nd and rest i'll the grave.
My folks know nothing about me, for have
cause of all my troubles. My maiden name
was Thompson. and had a large circle Of
FRIENDS At HOME,
for / taught school for long time in differ
ent parts of st. Lawrence county, New York,
and three years ut one time In GOverneur'S
graded union school. Ny pride drove me
here. Thrown out OF home by this trouble,
caused by brothers wife, and too proud to
seek home with any OF my relatives or to let
my situation be known TO any OF my friends,
L fed here, hoping that something could be
found to Go by which could earn an honora-
bic livelihood, but being so differently STU
ated than ever was before, it has worn upon
Inc and driven me to this. Ny pride has
made me keep my trouble from my friends at
home, and it has been so hard to bear all this
alone that l sink under it. If were young I
could rise above it, but life holds nothing in
store for me, and cannot get up courage
enough to combat with all the triSls heaped
upon me. L have ever tried to do
what is right and just but some
way / guess l was not constituted
right to get along well. am too sensitive
and have too much pride, but now all | want
is peace and quiet. l leave no stain upon
my name but grief and trouble, and pride
babe me not go back. Give me just decent
burial.
Friends of Mrs. Simons say that she
seemed very much downhearted over not
having obtained a position as teacher in
this city. She was not fitted for homework
and considered herself lowered by engaging
i'll 1t. Her husband had been, like herself,
teacher. She had never spoken bitterly
against her sister-in-law. but had some
times mentioned that her sisters were all
rich, while she was poor.