The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22

I'm less than one week you'll hear Of
my death2"
mo, no; you're joking"
"l'm not joking, either. Charley has
mistrea!ed inc, and Pm going to kill my.
seli.n
This was the lamenting threat OF Minnie
Whitaker on the one hand, and the
semi persuasive doubt Of frail female
companion, LEES than one week ago. Both
were abandoned saddle.colored women,
inmates OF Annie Trents abode Of vice,
No. lS9 Gayoso street.
True to her expressed resolve, Minnie
freed herself from mortal weights and coils
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, or,
rather, that was the hour at which she
was discovered. 1t appears, from stories
her fallen sisters relate, that she first sent
for and received 10 cents worth Of NOR
phine. Dissatisfied with the effects OF
this quantity, she purchased 20 cents
worth additional. Her object was then
accomplished When discovered, atten-
tention was directed 10 her by the un-
wonted position OF her eyes, which were
closed whereas their customary position
in sleep was open.
About that timo Charley" walked into
the room. lie is white man, and had
but recently left the dead woman. Some
thing kept whispering 10 me, said he 10
the dazed women who stood around her
coach. that she was going 10 do this"
| lie had never acted 80 before. AT once
he was crazed with grief, 10 all appear
ances lie vowed speedy self.desti uction.
unless the dusky female soon displayed
signs Of returning life great mouthiul
OF morphine was half administered, but a
youthful friend who accompanied him
contriyed TO bring the drug out. Charley
was built that way. however. lie yanked
n pistol from it, hiding about his clothes,
] put IL TO his head, but his guardian angel
again interposed, and the detected Char.
| Icy, after giving instructions, took his de-
| parture. During the afternoon he APP
pcared at tho house again. lie gave the
women the same old rackot-"Pll kill N.Y.
self sure, II Minnie II dead" There Is no
doubt that she is dead. At last accounts
"Charley's' protector was shadowing him
like Chicago detective is alleged 10
hound his game, and an APrEAL reporter
was close upon the heels OF both OF them,
TO chronicle the tragedy when II occurred
The whole Of Gayoso street, or that part
OF IL for several blocks on each side Of the
house, was full OF excitement aud babble
last night A report had gone abroad that
the suicide was coming back TO the scene
Of her trouble. She had been pronounced
dead, ii is true, by two excellent and sell
dom-deceivod physicians. A coroner's
jury had also pronounced the breath OF life
extinct, the latter verdict four oriiye hours
after II really looked that way. As the
weary and supcIsitious watchers kept their
yigils, and received scores OF visitors 10
look, wonder and exclaim, some one ap.
piled glass TO the woman's mouth. Upon
removing IL, the excited eyes and imagina-
ton perceived moisture upon the glass
The same and other experiments were
tried with tho same imaginary results.
The conviction at once seized them that
the spark Of earthly existence fingered.
Most OF the visitors He'd, carrying the It'd.
ings 10 all who would hear them. The
same two physicians were recalled, did
what their knowledge suggested, but finally
gave II up.