Arizona republican., 1896-04-18
SHE TRIED qHREB Times
Mrs. LeSlie'S PenChant
for Suicide.
An Anxious Night for the jail
Guards.
A Woman Who Threatens to Blow
Up Her Butcher With
Dynamite:

Dynamite.
Mrs C. C. Leslie, a small and lean
visaged English woman, has for abont
three years been resident in Phoenix,
for the greater portion of the time
keeping restaurants of the 15-cent va
riety. For a whiae SHE seemed sue
cessful i'm her, ventures, despite the
price of the meals, and even yet aA-
pears ito have a fair share of Ehe
worlds goods. But, despite her busi
ness industry, the fact is not to be
contested that she has raised more
racket i'm Phoenix than any other wp-
man who ever was here resident RAne
was the month when she had not a
hand hand fight with her husband
or a waiter. She has appeared in the
police COURT on numerous complaints
of disturbance of the peace and has
distinguished herself ON at least one
occasion by taking poison with SUI
cidal intent.
She had for the last month or more
been conducting a restaurant in the
old Gazette building, eerner of Jefe1
son and Center. Hen bills remaining
unpaid, Butcher Z0eckler was co1a-
PEELED ITO attach the premises and Is
now in charge. Much was the wrath
of the woman In consequence Thur4
day evening she drove to ZoeckleFN
home and succeeded in alarming rthH
neighborhood by the information ltlhat
she would shoot the butcher on sight
Then she drove to the shop, and IN
classic Language, informed her cred
itor that she proposed ITO blow up hts
establishment with dynamite. Then,
gathering UP her effects, she went 70
a residence owned by her in Neahrss
addition and attempted to dispossesS
the tenant AS ne had paid up hts
rent to a date that lis yet mi the future,
he was compelled ap firmly evict her
from the premises, causing more COM
motion in the west end.
The woman ilnsuecessfutly tried
Wall street to secure possession of her.
house, but was ovestaken by a waf-
rant for misaemeanoTs sworn out by
Zoeckler. Justice JioElnstone, who iH-
sued the warrant, had serious doubts
as to the defendants SANITY, and con-
sequent,y no bail was allowed.
Mrs. Leslie was placed in the regp
| lar woman's cell at the county Jail, lin
company with Me1fchl Wonlnn, who
is awaiting the session of the United
States grand jury About 8 O'Clock
she was removed 10 one OF The private
cells ON the upper floor, at. her own
request, in order 10 be away from the
other prisoner.
The door Of the cell had not been
| closed before Mrs. Leslie tied a hand
kerohief around her neck and at
tempted to strangle herself. This was
frustrated promptly by Jaasers Boyd
and Standard, the woman pretending
| to be hysterical and ilhsH unconscious.
Being left alone again, within a haM
| hour she again attempted suicide
Tearing strip frosn u Blanket, she
| tied one end aro@fnd tale end of the
iron bed and the other around her neck
and then lying down SO THAI the great
er portion of the weigh. OF her body
| depended from her meek, tried hang
ing. The jailers hapBemed in when but
few minutes more would have accDaa-
plished the Womal's wish.
Her condition from this attempt was
so alarming that DR.. II. A. Hughes was
hurriedly telephoned for He restored
her ITO consciousness and gave an Opt
ate that put her to sleep, the Mexican
woman being brought up to be a
| watcher. AS soon as the influence of
the morphine was over about S in the
morning, "a third attempt was secretly
made at suicide by the same method,
but was quickly frustrated.
About IL O'Clock the woman was
taken before the probate court for ex-