The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-29
A SCHOOL GIRL SUICIDE.
4 SiIlssn.Year.Old Maiden Ends Her
Lie at Barton H'ishlS.
SHE TOOK 4 DOSE OF STRYCHNIER.
The Children at School saw Her Take 1t
But Thought she Was Only Playing
Prank on Them.

The suicide OF bright young girl just
beginning to bloom into womanhood' was
the sad tragedy that created intense eh-
citoment in the pretty suburban town.
Barton Heights. yesterday afternoon
During Christmas week George H.
Warn carpenter. moved his family,
Consi sting OF a wife and several 'nleies'-
Ing children. TO one OF the four pretty
little cottages fronting on Second street
near the north end of the Barton helsh'S
Viaduct
Among the children was Jennie. pre-
possessing young girl sixteen years Oh
age. .,..,
At the Opening Of the school session
after the close O the holidays she entered
the Barton Heights public high school,
and took Il fine stand in her classes.
The eirl was of sweet temperament ana
pleasing manners. and soon became
general favorite in the school
Mss Mabel Glinn. in whose classes she
ta1rc particularly belonged. In speaking
ot 1.-The sad affair after her death. sad
rhe was ana unusually bright girl ana
had shown no indications Of anything
1nat would create 4 suspicion of the like
lihOod OF such AN act.
TOOK IN. POWDER.
Yesterday afternoon. a few minutes az
ter O'Clock. the hour at which school
lets out iu Barton Heights. Jennie Warn
took from her pocket. I'm The presence Of
several OF her schoOlmatas. a paper of
wnitc powder and told them that il was
strychninc. and that she was going to
take 10.
ihey thought that she was i'm fun, and
that the powder was nothing but ground
chalk or some Other harmless powder,
and laughed at her when they saw the
Sirl swallow 10 down with the aid Of a
mouthfui OF water.
The children then dispersed. and when
tho rash girl reached the store Of Bow
den & Duel the deadly poison was al
ready AT work on her vitals. and she
was taken very sick. She entered the
store of Bowden d Duel, and there went
into commissions.
Dr j. II. GHrlick the proprietor Of the
Barton Heights Pharmacy, was sent for,
and hc found the grl sitting in hallway
between the store and yelling writing
In pain.
lie Immediately recognized the symp-
toms as StrychHine poison. and the girl
confirmed this by telling him that she
had taken that drug. and that she got
II at home, whore her mother always
kept IT,
He ran back 10 his store. a square off.
for antidotes, aud in a. few minutes adj
m,nistered powerful cmetic The girl.
however went from one convulsion into
another and died about 4:30 o'clock
Dr. Garlick questioned the girl closely
ia the hearing of number OF witnesses.
and failed 10 secure from her any reason
Tor taking the poison. In answer to his
questions she said she had had no trouble
with her parents or any one else that
would cause her 10 desire TO end her life.
sHE COULD NOT rrLL.
She said she could not tell why she
took It, that she just couldn't help doing
IT,
Dr. Garlick saw very soon that there
was little chance Of her life. and sent
al once for her parents They arrived
JUST a few minutes too late to see the
agony in which the poor girl died
airs. Warn said that she had some
strychnine al home I'm q drawer up
stairs. which she had had for some time
put that she ID not know that Jennie
knew anything about IL.
Ihe father and mother were terribly
shocked. and were unable to account for
their daughtc act. They said She was
very bright and the life of the bouse
aud had said or done nothing up to tho
time she left home i'm the mornipc, ia
snow that she was not I'm good spi~its
I ldiked with neighbor who was init.
mate with the Warns. and he confjry,,d az.
that the mother said in regard 10 the
siris bright disposition.
Al INQUIRIES of those who knew the
gu Jailed 10 confirm any suspicion that
nor rash act might come from some love
affair. '''' 'o'c
Inc coroner was summoned. but an
!" iueSt was deemed unnecessary. and the
body was taken to the homo Of tL1 ,','
stricken parents. e'''i-