The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-08
FIFTH EDITION.
uNATEo TO DIE,
She Says She Lovad Joseph Moy,
den, But They Gould Not
Agree,
IiAV1ANVA Her CHOICE.
EIghteen-year.oid Ella Davis, OF No. sos
Madison street, swallows two and
uirounces of Lnudnun, HUT
1 Is Not successful In her at
| tempt to take her Life.
bho Refused all
Medicines.

Despondent because Joseph Moyden
did not return her affection and not
caring to live alone, 10 year old Ella
Davis swallowed two and half
ounces OF laudanurn yesterday morn
ing at the home OF her father Benjamin
Davis OF No. sos Madison street. Elias
attempt to take her life failed and
now DR.. Fyle has hopes Of her speedy
recovery.
The respondent girl is a pretty mlss
but OF unfortunate circumstances
Family troubles, 1t is said. compelled
her to leave her home anu In order to
lsupport herself she had TO live out as
% cook. After being employed OF sew.
leral places she finally secured posi-.
ton with Joseph Quigley the hotel
keeper at Second and Tutnall streets.
| In MIR. Quigley's employ is Joseph
Moyden and since Ella entered tho
hotel she appeared to have some In.
ierest Of more than a passing natnro
In tho bar tender. Just how Intimate
they were could not be sscertained as
he could not be seen. Moyden was
asleep when q reporter called at tho
hotel therefore he could not bo inter-
Viewed. But they were sufficiently in.
tlmate to cause Ella to want to die
when he told her they could not agree
on some matter only known to
themselves.
There was another misunderstood
ling Saturday morning, but not bo
tween her and the bartender. 1t WAS
with her employer and resulted in her
dismissal as an 8ttnche OF the hotel.
Realizing that this would part them,
the idea OF suicide presented itself.
j The young girl had not been at homo
for long time. but early In the even-
ling was seen In the Delghborhood.
Later she went to the home of her
Sister, Mrs. Annie Moore, of No. 2C6
FRANKLIN street, where she intimated
heI trouble. Calling her sister to
her, she took from her own arm a
bracelet. which she placed around her
,sister's with the remark that 1t was Of
no further use to her.
Still Mrs. Moore could not believe
that her sister was about to make an
, attempt to end her life. 1t was short.
. lily after 10 o'clock when she loft the
Franklin street ho me, and 1t is sup
posed from there went to the drug
store OF DR.. Spruanoe where she pur-
chased three ounce bottle of lauda'
mum.
, Ella then proceeded to her homa
with the deadly drug in her posses
lsion. At her fathers home was het
Istep-mother. She was surprised a
the appearance Of her step daughter.
us it had been weeks since she had
last boon ut home. yet she was not
, suspicious OF any trouble which was
bearing the young girl down so that
death WINS her only relief. Tie two
ehatted PLEASANTLY until IL is o'clock
u when they retired. Ella said IL would
r be unnecessary fo- her step-mother to
b awaken her the folio, 1 ig morning. az
!. she would DO up the inst in the house
9 With this remark they retired.
a Eurly yesterday morning Ella was
. up, and while down stairs drank tho
deadly drug. She complained of being
I'm pain and her stepmother adminls-
tered balsam In small quantities. She
Il would not say what mad brought on
Y the sudden illness and 1t did not occur
/ to the members of tho family what
' was the cause until Mrs. Davis found
. the empty vial on the bureau in he,
step.daughters room. But still Ella
u denied having taken the drug.
AZ her condition was rapldiy Decom.
Ing more and more serious, aud tina
family concluding that she had ut
j, tempted to take her life, Dr. Pyle waa
2 hastily called In He found her as the
u family had expected and was prepar,
!, Ing u medicine TO counterfeit tho dead,
Z ly poison whom she positively refused
? to take 1t. Finally 1t was prepared
: with balsam and she then took IL.
At first she refused to give her rem,
son for the rash act and 1t was not un
til the afternoon that the slightest ill.,
Q formation could be learned from her
n 1t was secured by her sister, Mrs
n Moore, and was that she had peconI
t acquainted with Moydsu ald thu
much of him. 70 Lewis Higgins an
a Niles Carney she also told nj her
a relations with Moyden. To them s.
o also told of her continued desire L
die, as she did not want to live aiona
Her parents think she will yet END
her life and will therefore keep sharI
watch over her.
! When reporter called ut tho hom,
d this morning he met Mr.. Davis wis
furnished part OF tho above lnforma
tion. Mrs. Davis also told OF the find
Ing of note In Elias bedroom. whlcl
she could not produce as 1t was In tbs
l. possession of Mr.. Davis The content
in brief were that she was tired OF lis
/. ing and hoped that her parents woult
a forgive her.
: She said her action was not the out,
come OF any family relation, but di1
not intimate OF her relation with Moy
+ don. She concluded by signing ''Youl
:; Ungrateful Daughter Ella"
. Tho patient was resting quietly THU
afternoon. and DR.. Ogle has ever;
u hope OF her ultimate recovery.