Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-29

FROM ALTAR TO GRAVE.
Sad Suicide of a Beautiful
Cir! on the Eve of Her
Marriage.
MISS SUSIE RICHARDSON, OF LADpo-
MIA, IN A FIT OF DEsP0ND-
ENcY, TAKES HER LIFE.
A Simple Request From Her Mother the
Cause Of the Rash Act-Wm. Dou-
derman, Her Lover, Distracted
With G~rief-Fears That
He Will Follow His
Sweetheart.

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town OF Laddonia was thrown into
wild excitement over the news of
the suicide of Miss Sue Richardson,
a beautiful brunette, % years of
age, Il daughter of T. J. Richard
son, living three miles west of
town. Miss Richardson was stay
ing with a family by the name of
Seal. She was to have been mar
ried Tuesday afternoon to VIM.
Douderman, who had zone so far
as to get all furniture necessary for
housekeeping. Mrs. Richardson,
hearing OF her daughters inten
ton to get married, went over to
Ste her and interpose, If possible,
by prevailing on her daughter not
to marry Mr.. Douderman, the
mother saying, however, her only
reason for such a request was, that
he was addicted to drink. Miss
Richardson was completely over
come by her mothers objections
and in a fiji of dependency took a
dose of strychn1ne. 1t was not
long until she went into spasms
and then it vas that her mother
realized what had happened. A
doctor vas Immediately summon
ed but too late to do any good, TIE
girl dying in agony before his ar
rival. Her parents are Frustrated
with grief. They had no idea this
simple request would end SO seri-
ously or else it would have never
been made. The Richardson fam
lily is well known in the eastern
part of the county, where they
have lived for a number of years.
About three years ago their son,
o. j. Richardson, was run over by
the cars and MANNED for life, and
now for their daughter to destroy
herself is more than they can bear.
A reporter OF the LEDGER went TO
Laddonia just as soon as the news
was received here and learned the
following particulars While Miss
Susie was preparing tor her wed.
ding her mother called to see her
where she was working at the
house of Mr.. Seal, who is a neigh
Dor, and told her If she married
Mr.. Douderman her family would
forsake her forever. The mother
objected to the lover, as he drinks
to some extent. After she had
listened to her mother for a few
moments she left the room, but
shortly came back and had spasms.
Her mother asked her what was
the matter. Susie replied: "Oh.
ma, you never done it; you are
not to blame, but I have taken
poison" She died before the
Doctor or her lover arrived. She
had taken a half teaspoonful o.
strychnine, which had been bought
J to kill rats. The dose she took
!, was enough to kill a dozen or more
!, people. DR.. Cave, the Coroner
was present and impanneled the
following named jury:
THE JURY.
M. l.. Raftery, foreman; J.. P
Smith, S. Landrum, F. M. Ack
ridge, J. S. Runnells, r. II. Nc
Clintoc. The verdict was as fol
lows:
coRoNER's VERDICT.
LADDoN1A, Mo-, May 28.-We
the jury, believe from the evidence
/ that the deceased, Susie Richard
!, son, came to her death by ali over
dose of strychnlne, administered
by herself with suicidal intent.
Everything had been completed
for the wedding; the beautiful
young soon-to.be bride had ever
dressed her hair and denned par
of her wedding clothes. The Ger
emony was to have taken place a
f 4 o'clock Wednesday. At the SAM
, hour Tuesday Rev. Hill, who was t.
have performed the ceremony, con
Quoted the fair suicides funeral
Douderman, her lover, is distract
ed with grief and SO fearful are hi
friends that he viii take his owl
life, he is being momentaril.
watched. The grief of the who'll
| family is pitiable, and especial,
is this SO with the distracted lover
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