The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-20
SAVED On THE BRINK
An Unfortunate Girl Rescued
From Suicide.
ALL FOR TRIFLino TROUBLES.
ui-Used By Her Best "frfsnd' she
Resolves To Die, bat "ssenfsi
Friend Prevents Her.

suicide that Wa. no suicide Is the
event OF the week az the Ross5sie house.
corner Of Third and Union streets. and al
that remains nov 20 Tell the story oil a
frustrated tragedy and drosntng IN
Lake Washington is little scrap
OF paper on which was written:
when you get this | viii be dead.
am going TO the lake 90 drown myself
The Rosedsls is kept by Mrs. Barseh,
and among her dodgers up 10 few days
ago was a petite brunette Of -. with wsyy
hair and pleasing black eyes. who goes by
the nane Of Ethel Perkins. One OF
her intimates was Hebrew bar
Der. from whom she had re-
eeiyed a diamond ring. This friend
in time yielded to shylock propensity
aud demanded Of Ethel that she pay him
for the present." On her failure 20
comply with the demand he carried away
her extra dresses and withheld them from
her.
More than that the girls room rent
became overdue. and last Monday Mrs.
Eursch informed her thar she was in ar
rears sf6. Coup!ed with the circumstance
of the ring, this was n crushing blow. and
the unfortunate become Respondent
Miss Perkins occupied room I, and jus.
across the bail were the apartments of her
best female friend. Dot Wilson, about 10
years old Dot was Ethel's confidant. and
into her responsive ear was poured many
stories Of melancholy misfortune. As Dot
sat I'm her room at 9 O'Clock Monday even
ing she Was awakened from brown study
by EtheI coming in and in most
sffectionase manner. and with many
endearing terms bidding her farewell.
loving kiss closed the meeting. and Dot
was n a loss to comprehend tho unusual
demonstration.
Nothing more was thought OF the cir
cumstance until o'clock the next morn
Ing. when there was found In the girls
room the note spoken Of above, Addressed
to Dot and signed "your loving Ethel"
Investigation showed that Ethel had
attempted 10 carry out the design ex-
pressed in the note. When she left the
Rosedaic she boarded n Madison street
car and started for Lake Washington. As
chance would have it, on the same car
was an acquaintance, Fred Russell. and
the two engaged in conversation. Russell
noticed that the woman was extremely
agitatcd, aud asked her what she was
going 20 DO. He received an evssive
reply. and becoming suspicious resolved
to watch her after leaving the car. She
walked straight to the edge Of the wharf al
the foot of the track, Russell close behind
her. and gathering mp her skirts prepared
10 plunge into the black waters below. An
instant before the fatal leap she felt herself
grasped around the waist and a voice called
20 her:
MOT this time. Ethel; you must return
70 town"
LET me go. LET me go. / want TO die
screamed the frantic woman. aud she
struggled frantically in her czptor's hands
''Come now" Russell said. ''you mas,
go home, or will have you arrested. .
The threat had Its effect, and Miss Per-
kins came back 10 town. she Is now with
her parents at $500 Crawford street, aud.
II Is said. regrets her attempt TO launch
herself into the unseen world.