Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-10
SHE TOOK LAUDANUN.
Viola GreyIock Attempts Suicide I'm
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Viola Greyiock Attempts Suicide I'm New
! York City-Just Trace of Her Here,
plump, rather tall, prepossessing woman
dressed in black, registered at the Grand Union
Hotel, New York. on Sunday morning "Mrs
V. Greyiock, Washington, ID. c." She was
| lark. with an abundance of black hair. Gu,
| short in front and cured where it met her large
felt, feather trimmed hat. Her eyes were DARK
and large. and she had a particularly attractive
| smile, and when she smiled she showed a -sw
| of even white teeth. She wore cloth Jacket
and gown of shiny black stuff, and was irimlv
gloved' She carried a purse, but no baggage.
room-No. 11S--was assigned to her without
| any question. She paid in advance and wrote
her name in a business-like hand. About
noon Yesterday she went over 70 the Grand
| Central railway station opposite, where she
paced back and forth. through the waiting
rooms and on the platform. apparently waiting
for some one. Train after train arrived, but
the person she was looking for failed to come
1t grew dark and the lights were Lit, but still
taking a vial from her pocket tossed the con-
tents down her throat She fell back in her
seat and the vial, labeled 'Taudanum," dropped
to the floor. She had been the object
OF great curiosity in the ladies' waiting
room and her condition was discovered at once
and she was hurried off TO Bellevue Hospital
where she was restored to consciousness A
friend who had learned Of her condition called
on her in the evening. To some of the hos
pital attendants she said that Mrs. Greylock
had once been clerk in the patent office at
Washington and had lost her place because of
the change Of administration.
NOT IN THE PATENT OFFICE
There is no such person as Mrs. Viola Grey
lock employed n the patent office Neither
can her name be foun6 in the Blue Book II
10 probable thst the lady in question who at
tempted to commit suicide by taking poison in
the Grand Central station In New York city
forgot tc give her name correctly. However.
also failed to give the true reason
for her rash act. Fear Of losing her
place was given as the cause. but Capt ii. L.
Prince. the acting chief clerk of the patent
Office. states that there If no one the rolls at
present who is In danger OF losing his O, her
place. So Mrs. viola was evidently romancine
when she tried TO account for her action in
placing herself on the outside Of q bottle of
laudanun1.
SIZE HAS BEEN IN WASHINGTON.
There is nc such name as Viola Greylock. or
Grilla, in the city directory, nor does either
name appear IN the larger and more complete
tants in the free delivery division of the citv
post oitce. Thus far there is no clue Of
her here. But there is another vav
for people 10. get Their mail MANY
people. who for one reason or
uos1er ~ nos !lsn 20 nave tbeir mail dellv-
cred at their residences, have q way Of calling at
the general delivery window ct the city post
once, and thps'the of6ciAls have no idea where
they actually live or whether they have any
permanent residence In this city at III.
mrs Watkins, the clerk at the ladies window,
told STAR reporter Ills afternoon. that abe re-
membered o wgman Who used 10 call for mail
under the mana Of Viola dreyiock and also
under another name, though this she could not
recall The woman i described q being de-
cidsdly due looking. always we'll and
stylishly dsssysd nd Vim qnass pleasing
probably sonsshss. Il sss Ss ssa sS%Ao q
twenty-five II has been ssons time sincs she
last put - IN appearanoe 1t The post ONCE
This 4 net her season IN Washington, = shs
usually nens9sd p - here during the TIM