The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-27
ROMANCE IN A HOSPITAL
Gold Poison and Two Lovers Whose
Identity Is a Mystery.

Cold Poison and Two Lovers whose
Identity Is Mystery.
From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.
A remarkable coincidence in the cases Of
two young people who were taken to the
city hospital suffering from morphine pois-
oninR has led to the unravehng of a pretty
romance in real life that is Identical in sew
eral particulars with Shakespeares Romeo
and Juliet" Romeo is f. ank Jones, q
handsome young man of %, and Juliet is
Miss Mabel Lewis, petite blonde OF only Is
summers. The story is unlike that OF
Romeo and Juliet. The balcony scene is
missing and neither the lover nor the
maiden succeeded in ending their existence.
A few days ago young Jones was taken to
the hospital supposed to be suffering from
alcoholism, but It was found that he had
swallowed a considerable quantity of NOR
phine. When picked up on the street be
was apparently drunk, but Was too weak to
be simply under the influence OF liquor. At
the hospital. under the pressure OF powerful
opiates ne was soon on the road to recovery.
He denied having attempted to commit
suicide and said that he had been drugged
by couple of confidence sharks. He won
O sum of money on the races, and while
down town INDUCING In champagne he fell
in with the sharks. After that be says he
knew nothing until he recovered conscious
ness at the hospital.
When Jones was in the hospital Miss
Mabel Lewis, a very pretty but unassumlng
young lady. called on him, and their con-
versatiun was long and earnest. She did
not make her business kno va TO any one
save Jones, but their atfectionate and
earnest demeanor attracted attention. The
Young lady left after having had an appar-
ent understanding with the young man.
Yesterday morning at 1879 o'clock see was
brought to the hospital suffering from NOR
phine poisoning, and as soon as she was
able to speak requested that Frank be sent
for. She stated that he was clerk in a
store, and lived at 90S Cham bers street.
''You know him; he's been out here him
SELF" said she pleadinRly.
The girl was anxious 10 conceal her fden-
tity from TIE hospital attendants, and re-
fused to give her address. She was told she
would be able to leave the hospital in few
hours herself, but still seemed anxious to
see her lover. She left shortly before noon
Yesterday without seeing him. When ques-
toned she was reticent and evaslve, and
met the accusation that she had attempted
TO commit suicide with point blank denial
She claimed to have taken morphine for
ouinine. and when she began to feel sick
looked at the label and was badly fright
ened. She then walked to the dispensary
and requested them to send her to the hos
pital before any one learned her identity.
She denied being engaged TO Jones, or even
being acquainted with him.
A friend OF Jones who claims to know
the particulars of the affair said last night
that both parties had attempted suicide,
and the whole trouble grew out Of a mis-
| understanding all around between them.
He said Jones had attempted to kill himself
because the girl either would not give an
affirmative answer to his proposal OF mar
( rage or had broken of their engagement,
he did not know which; and Jones, heart
broken, tried to end his life. The falling
out occurred over Jones's tendency to lead
a reckless life. at the hospital he faithfully
promised the girl TO thoroughly reform if
She would promise to become his wife, and
she is said to have consented. Later she
learned of one of Jones' escapades after he
left the hospital and took the poison in
preference TO going through tbs ordeal of
meeting her lover and casting him Off again.
Il is claimed that Joneznet the young lady