The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-25
NO MORE USE FOR LIFE.
MRS. LENA TALBERr SUICIDES BY
THE MORPHINE ROUTE.

Despondencv supposed to Pc the
Cause for Her Taking Cf-An Empty
Morphine Bottle Found BY Her
Side-The Woman's Condition Dis
covered Before She Died, but Too
Late to Render ANY Assistan ce-An
INQUEST to Be Held To-day.
Another suicide has been added to the long
list that Savannah has had in the past few
months
Mrs Lena Talbert took her life last night
about o'clock by an overdose Of morphine.
The deed was committed at 36]S Farm
street, in a house occupied by Mrs. Doerner
as q grocery and bar.
The circumstances of the suicide can best
be told from what those Immediately con-
nected with her say.
Mrs Doerner stated Airs. Talbert had
been boarding at No. 20 Orange street.
Sunday she went to Mrs. Doerner's house
and asked for lodging. Though having but
little accommodation for her Mrs. Doerner
took her IN. After that time Mrs. Ialbert
seemed on all occasions very bright, and
never for moment did any OF her asso-
ciates suspect that she had any idea OF TAX
ing her own life. Yesterday morning and
during the whole day she seemed IN good
spirits.
About o'clock last night Mrs. Doerner
shut her little shop and prepared TO go to
bed. In the meantime George Ialber6, the
husband Of the suicide, came IN and asked
also for lodging. AS the accommodations
were limited he slept In small room nearly
opposite that Of Mrs. Doerner and his wife.
THE SUICIDE DISCOVERED.
Mrs. Tolbert wedt into the room first and
retired. About ten minutes later Mrs.
Doerner entered the room for the purpose OF
retiring. Soon afterward she noticed that
the woman Yves breathing heavily. AT first
she paid no attention 70 It, thinking it was
only her natural breathing. This stopped
so suddenly that Mrs. Doerner became
alarmed and looked at the woman.
She asked her what was the
matter and called to her several times. Re-
ceiving no response she called her husband,
who was sleeping In the adjoining room.
He came in a few minutes and they both
felt the woman's pulse and soon came TO the
conclusion that she was dead. With the
hope that a physician might be of
service they sent for Dr. BOYD,
who was i'll himself and could not come
DIR. Norton was also called upon but he was
not in.
Mrs. Elizabeth White, who lives in the
neighborhood, arrived soon after the gen.
eralalarm was made Ia she neighborhood
and she differs from the others in saying that
the woman was not dead when she arrived.
and that there was ample time for a pbysi-
clan to be gotten from any part o. the city.
She claimed to have felt the pulse beat at
least fifteen minutes after the last physician
sent for failed to arrive.
NOTHING COULD HAVE SAVED HER.
From all that could be learned, nothing
could have saved the suicide. She had
morphine all the time in large quantities,
according TO the statements OF those in the
house, and had large box Of morphine
pills yesterday morning. None of them
were found in the box last night. None Of
the inmates of the house could tell where
she bought them.
The coroner and the police were notified
OF the suicide aud an inquest will be held
to-day, probably. The husband seemed to
be completely Frustrated and was sitting on
the side of the bed holding his dead wife's
hand in his, weeping as if his heart would
break. He has been working at Fort Pu-
laski, but for two weeks he has been out Of
employment. The only reason that could
be given for the act was that the woman
was respondent over the loss Of work by
her husband and the consequent loss of all
they had to depend upon for living.