The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-23
COMFORT In DEATH.
Chloroform to Cure a Woman's
Disappointed Love.
RELIEF COMES JUST IN TIME.
A Pretty Domestic, Abandoned by Her
Lover. Takes Poison to End Her
sorrow-Her sad Story.

Annie Johnston, young Swedish wo-
| man, made determined attempt 10 COM
| nit suicide by taking chloroform last even
| ing in a room in the Hinckley block, and
was only kept alive by prompt medical as
| sistance About $50 she went 10 Lee 81
| SchIumpfs drug store. which is on the
ground floor of the same building, and
asked James Lee for some chloroform, say
ing she wished to use il in liniment He
gave her three drachms OF the poison and
registered the sale as required by law.
a few moments later a horrified man
rushed into the store and announced that
q woman had taken poison in one of the
rooms above. Joseph Schlumpf, who had
relieved his partner Lee in charge of the
store, followed the man TO room 81, on the
third floor. There, black in the face and
gasping for breath. lay the would-be sui
eide. Mr.. Schlumpf at once administered
strong emetic, which had the effect of
Kidding the girl of the poisonous dose. AS
soon as she recovered somewhat she
snatched for the chloroform bottle, but it
was empty. In omparatively short
time the effects of the poison had disap-
peared 10 great extent, and she gave
promise of being almost entirely recovered
IN few hours.
The cause of Miss Johnston's attempt TO
take her life was her desertion by Harry
Godfrey, who had promised to marry her.
For the last few weeks she has been ROOM
ing with Mrs. Galloway. a middle-aged
woman who has dressmaklng shop in
room "a of the Hinckiey block, and also
lives there. Some time since the young
woman advertised for position as house
Ealnar har oAr
swered by godfrey. As a result an ac-
guaIntance sprang up between them. At
first he wished TO secure her for house
keeper, and afterw ards asked her to marry
him. She consented and had made ar
rangements for renting a house where
they were to i've On Thursday she left
Mrs. Galloway and went to the Columbia
lodging-house, at the corner of Third and
Columbia streets. where Godfrey had
rented room. There she spent the night.
The wedding was set for O'Clock last
night, and about noon yesterday Godfrey,
who had paid her visit at the Columbia
house, left, saying that he was going for
marriage license. He promised to be
back in half an hour, but never returned.
About O'Clock in the afternoon the girl
went to Mrs. Galloway's room and gained
After making the trip to the drug store
Miss Johnston returned 10 the room and
threw herself on a couch Mrs. Galloway
noticed her unwrapping parcel, but paid
no attention to it until she heard cry
Good bye; I've poisoned myself"
Mrs. Galloway ran out into the hall and
sent janitor in search of assistance. He
brought back Mr.. SchIumpf in time to
save the girls life.
Annie Johnston is medium-sized wo-
man, about "a years of age, with a shapely
figure and good-looking features. Unlike
most of her race, she has black hair and
dark hazel eyes. Her speech is little
broken, although easily understood. She
appears modest and unassuming, and as
far as can be learned, is well behaved.
Four or five months ago she came TO this
city from Walla Walla, looking for work
as sick nurse. She brought with
her letters of recommendation from
prominent citizens of Wala Walla.
Failing in getting the employment she
wished. she secured position as nurse for
the children of Mrs. L. Diller. Three or
four weeks ago she left this place and has
been unemployed since She seemed
greatly distressed at Godfrey's desertion
and declared that she had nothing more to
live for
OF Godfrey. as the man in the case called
himself but little could be learned last
night. He rather large man, perhaps
40 years of age, and has black eyes. mus
tache and hair, the last tinged with gray.
He claimed to be employed as an engineer
on the Northern Pacific road. He repre-
sented to the girl that he was a widower
and had three small children in a Catholic
school at Portland. After the marriage
they were to be brought to Seattle and
placed in charge of the new wife.