Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-29
TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Mss Jennie Warn Ends Her Existence
By Taking Strychnine.
N c,rsr ron THE RASH ACT.
rbc Girl Was Happy and Not In
Lave. nut Felt That She Must Sw"'-
,ou the Drug-Tni.cn In Ecr
schoolmntc's Presence.

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one o' the SauCeS' ""h'"'''
been enacted in this vicinity D.
,cc,,rrea Yesterday afternoon. s. w.c" b
-. ~, ,ho ,,tractiv. daDc
- coo,,.o !, Warn WHO u., r
-, , - tho t,yst street ...
NV" ,....
which leads 10 la''''
cd suicide 10y taking i"'r'
,,r>,cbrine
..,. ,,.,,rer, c.a.e fo.
,,.i. .,,.a...
act, and' "''"'"N" ....,....... O..
.or several hours "'.'' ..s ....
fatal dose. and was closely ''
,ae5 g. cNrl1ln Why she lt.i'' 80 ''.'
.,.. v,,-p resided in Ric3-
M'' "''' 80 ,,,~s where Mr..
rond i"i " ''''''' ,.......t ,,,. ,.o.,-
Warn has sJ.'f -si'iN ''''
,io, MS a carpenter on the +Oth OF last
,,..e-,t.- ,t.y moved = the north end
...,.... ..-lpy.na, \ pretty house
p" '"' 49, Ar, o,,riootir,, tho
m TIE ti'" o' ''' "'''
nlcy bs.wccn the Hc'shts ana 'heSthut
E.I They have large IamHy OF SliI-
...r. o. which Jennie was htNt 70 INV
oldest she "fs th' brightest OF thc H"CN'
ana VS. 20 all times happy ana cheerful
since ttc removal of the tam.y tp
.hfr new home the children nse an
5..r attending %" pubic schOol on thc
Heights jennie was IN the highest grade.
o. fie o'4ss taught by Miss Mabel Ginn.
qDox THE WHITE POWDER.
.....,...,..,.. t,,, 49,, -, ,,o
,.. -. -, - ~ ,,.,s
a. DO t',.,,,I, b,,,,,or t,,,,,1nahic Sc
,Ii t,,cs s,,,lto,,s ,,,,l r,,,i,,. tra
..-..,re t..". 80 st,tc, o,,.n,tar 60
.,',,,- ,,,', go ,.o,, t",Od ~ ~
dinner and ate very heartily. Her
mother was present ana noticed no.
ihins uUusual IN her daughters dcpori-
mcnt Jennie laft home shortly before
] oC/oCk 10 return 70 school. as WAS
her custom. She Joined her playmates in
froIt Of The school.bouse. and drawing
IA p.pcr from her pocl,.t. tool, a uinch
Of some white powdcr IL contained ard
pu, IL in her mouth several of her com
vaniuns asked what II was. and when
she repllcd "strvchuiue" none OF them
believed hc,. Al : o'clock recess vas
concluded. but instead Of returning wi;h
the other uupils Jennie remained ont
on the school stopq. and sent in a note TO
Miss GllnD saving she was sick and II
her teacher youlJ excuse her she vould
10 n double t1sk to-ruorroyy -,ba, dav that
In her Gaze VIII never come.
She remained seated on tho stems until
O'Clock. when school was dismissed. and
ehc started down the str.ef in nm ooro-
site direction fr0m her home. Her little
brother who emerged from the school in
company with Miss Glinn. ran after her
HUi asked her to come home with him,
but she refused. ana Joined some Nttla
rt-ls. She then took another pjucb .f
the strychnine. informing the children
that she proposed either to leave home
or 10 die.
STOPPED. AND DIED THERE
About 3.2o o.c,ock she returned from
t. fields whittier she had gone and
stopped ty the store Of Bowdon 4. prubl
So seemed 10 b. in very good spirits.
AMI. accosfing Mr. \. Il. I.a,ouche. a
C,,rk In the establishment. told him she
hld something TO ten him. lie was very
busy az the time waiting on other Gus
toners. and tod her She would have
e. wait while Shortly thereafter the
phone. which Is I'm the hall adjoining
The store. rang, and Mr.. Iatouche went 20
answer 10. The young lady followed him
into the hall and took "A seat ON tho
bottom e.ep of a nieht that lends mn
stairs frsrn .lr I.afouche left her with
ont uotiDinr her. and In a few moments
ero,us and cries wrro heard ,manatinr
Ga. hall lffla hrrrg
r. inve.,lr,ta ANA c,,n. hack cryino ,hot
Mis- Warn vas dyin, Mr. Iatoucbe
ar.r .,,i.fylre bl,,sel, th,t sbo ,,,. I'M
s.nt hastily for ur T n G.riicl, hoo
,0i.a T.. orl, ,r. hi..1t die..r, f-o,,, tho
,tnla Tho uh,.irfal AZ once r.raired IN
he scene. the alrl was rlaceJ on q het
and entiiaf.. uero odmlntst,rsj b,,t
.lihout avail
Tn. y9I,u. ,yon,n had toI.o, mo, l.os
than two r,.,ins or tho d.,,uv g. o,1
or..haif grain is considered eugieic,, 60
produce d,ath.
sam .t,t, ,,,.a,r r.,,,, -.
me "'rt I"I"NNSm laSl'i but a Few mo-
'''".N' VIZ" me uHl"i' GHhie elII again
N''", '"'''"aA one rep'ed To- an queS-
,'..' .'".''u 10 H,i' anu toid the
r.,, "..N Sne hid procured the
'''.'' '''u, n"IH'' II ".lE k'pt In
,h' mouse al an times She Shd She had
i.. n" .io"',' al nIihe, was not IN
'''', "', "0' az "' "n''' ''IH' bn' She
and She welded 10 her inn. t,,,,'''I u1'o'
Ere she could say more she was taken
WIN "h'ih'r CONFUSION Hud died Her
ialh'r' VINO had been uoiined of the sad
sHdli. reached the scene just before his
9tufr'tF bit"thtd hcr last anl shs re-
'orni"ed ana spoke To him. but the
."u''''i ""0 ''' I"'" 10 see hcr child
br'"'e 'h' hani "i death had put its
oU,iN imprint on nor prov.
Inc remains were quickly removed TO
t'V i've" nome. IPspatch man
."'.'' '"'.r S".ttF Afterwards. and was
n'' ~ "'' warn ne sand he could
as'rihe no reason for his daughters
r,',,.. :. ~, '' va 'he pet oi the
anu WIS apparently
oi me can gee why she should have