Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
ANACOSTIA.


Suicide OF Aks. B. W. COX
Mrs. B. W. Cox, an inmate Of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane, committed sui
eide. presumably, Tuesday night At intervals
for the last ten years Mrs Cox has been under
treatment for suicidal melancholia. On more
than one occasion she had striyen to take her
life. She once cut an artery in her arm. but
prompt assistance postponed the final result.
She was drowned at the west wall o! the asylum
where il crosses a slight iudentation Of the An
aeostia river, we'll over toward the south end of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad trestle The
body recovered at IL o'clock yesterday
morning and was trst seen by Mr.. Cox, hus-
band Of the drowned woman. DR.. A. H. Wit
mer, assistant superintendent OF st. Elizabeth,
but during the absence of DIR. Godding Is act
ing superintendent was seen last night. In
substance he said. Mrs. Cox had been an in
mate Of the hospital for about ten years, inciu-
sive Of those seasons Of sanity when she not
under treatment On July she accompanied
her husband to Atlantic City and returned one
week ago IN unusually depressed spirits. The
suicide at Detroit of Capt. Dodge, who was a
friend and copatlent OF the deceased, ererted
baleful influence over her. At 8 o'clock Tues
day night she was cOnversing in my private
Office with Miss Seabury. At o'clock, our
hour for lights Uut. she was first missed. Search
Was NJ once instituted and continued through
the night Ardsylight party Of nurses began
an exploration OF the rivers edge, and at IL
o'clock Mr. Cox discovered his wifes body
floating in three feet OF water near the south
ernmost break in the west wall Decomposi-
ton had already set IN. The coroner was i'm
mediately notified.
INCEPTION TO HER paorHEB-
Mrs Helen Strecker threw open her pretty
Jackson street home last night in honor o, her
brother. Mr.. Frederick Eynatten Of Peoria.
Ill The brother and sister are together for
the first time in many years. The pariors were
decorated with plants and vasefuls Of flowers
NJ eEer afsrf 4IKas1 h.
songs Of the FatherlInd and DIR. church cor
Melted The Watch on the Rhine" Mr. Ed
ward Frazier sang. Mr. Eynatten read an essay
the drelbund. Mrs Zaph played piano
music. Mrs Chareh reeited an original poem
and Mrs Coleman attended TO the guitar end
Of the program Supper WAS announced at
1880 an the discussion Of il lasted till L. Mr.
Eynatsen leaves Monday Tor Peoria
NOTES.
Mrs Bridget Condor Of 81. Paul Mimi, is
visiting Mrs. Denis Reagan The ladies' are
sisters. and this is their first meeting in forty
one years. After reaching the United States
Mrs. CDndcu. :heE seventeen years old went
west, and Mrs. Reagan, then twenty-five, came
10 Washington Mrs Condor = accompanied BY
her daughter.
Mr.. Charles Ent~isle. ST.. had the growth Of
his fruit interrupted yesterday afternoon by
orchard thieves They made n clean sweep.
The double team hitched 20 the wagon oil Mr..
O'E sSVA h'sHe a.. 'o"h Yesterday, ana getting
beyond control Of the driver. Mr.. Lenuie An
Gerson. ran away. overturned the wagon and
spilled u load of lime.
i colored man named Samuels, living in the
county, had his right forearm and right calf
laceratsd bv n dog last night
The number of visitors yesterday at the Gov
ernuIent Hospital for the Insane was go. d.
Vided as follows: Females, Ice; males, ~; col
ored. 80
Mrs. e. 3. Russell has returned from ALBANY.
NJ.
Justice Armstrong il back from a brief yaca-
uoH slen. j.. Montgomery county, Nd.
Air. }. W. Middleton leaves ON Sunday for an
cutting ~ rlum Run. Fulton county, Pa
Miss Constance Berry Is visiting her amt.
Mr. Moore. at Baltimore.
Twenty cEOrister- xere present last night al
tse meeting Of the Episcopal boys choir.
Mr.. snort. who has been the guest OF Mrs.
=. l. fhinn@J, has returned 10 her home in
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