The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-10
MRS. WHITNEY WILL RECOVER.


Her Husband says the Attempted Sal
eide Was Caused by Family Jars-
Mrs. Whitney. the young woman who
attempted suicide on the grave Of Ter sis
ter, Ella Harlan, at Lake View cemetery
Saturday evening, was getting along
nicely At Providence hospital yesterday,
and the attending physicians feel conti-
dent of her recovery. The wound, how
ever. IL painful. and every breath taken
IL an exertion. DIR. Horton said
IL would be long time before she would
be out of the hospital.
Her husband. who gives his name as
J. ". Whitney, FIRST heard Of her attempt
TO end her life when be read the PosT-iS-
TELLIaKscKE yesterday morning. he inn
mediately went to the hospital and on
telling who be was gained admittance TO
the sick room. IL is said that there was
an affecting scene, ia which the tears
Of the wife and husband mingled. A
short time after this Charles Hem
pei. proprietor OF the Zeriine saloon,
and who, according TO the reports
last Saturday night. is the father
of the wougd-be suicide. called a. the
hospital He told the tioorkeepcr his
name and said he understood that the
was In reality Clara Hempcl. his daughter.
fit was true he desired to see her. the
doorkeeper took the message to the parent
and received message TO the effect that
there must be some mistake, rs her name
was not Hempel. Mr.. Hempel went
away and before long mp came Mrs.
Hempel and her three daughters, and
were at the door OF the sick room when
Mr.. Whitney came out and inquired what
they desired. Mira. Hsmpel said she
wanted TO see her daughter Clara. Mr..
Whitney said he was sure something was
wrong as TO the identity OF the patient
and persuaded Mrs. Hempel that it was
not her daughter, although she was not
taken 10 tho bedside Of the patient so that
the question could be settled definitely.
When called upon yesterday afternoon
by a Posr-TSrKLLIoExcKR reporter, Mr..
Whitney said he desired that the matter
be dropped. as IL vas nothing more than a
family Jar, in which the public had no
interest. He said that his wife's maiden
name was not Hempel, but Harlan, but
would say nothing more about the family
or give their residence. Mrs. Whitney .
little sister, however, was at the
hospital In the afternoon, and IL is
said her mother was there also. Although
Mr.. Whitney would give no account of the
causes of the shooting. and was surprised
when informed that Mr.. Whitney had said
that she wished she had shot '.himn (is
being uncertain whom she meantl before
shooting herself. he practically assen ted to
the theory that Mrs. Whitney had imag-
ined she was not being treated right. lie
said there were no real reasons for this
belief, and that there had never been seri-
Gus quarrels.
Ii was learned in North Seattle last
night that the whitneys, or Mrs. Whit
ney, used to live on Cedar street and that
Mrs Whitney was Seattle girl. Mr..
Whitney says he is not in business aud
intimates that Seattle was bis home once.
bus is not now.
Charles Hempsl was asked If be thought
IL possible the wounded woman could be
his daughter and said.
81 dent think so. | have four daugh.
tiers. three of whom are living at home
Clara. the eldest. WAS in New York city
August -, according 20 q letter We re-
ceived from her. together with her picture.
She stated that the theatrical troupe with
which she is connected would start out in
about fourteen days Ii aha has come TO
the city and been married she did so with
out tae knowledge of her parents or sis-
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