St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30
GIRL, NOT A VICTIM OF ACCI-
DENT.
SHE WAS CROSSED In LOVE.
HAD SHE STUDIED ANATOMY AS AS
sIDU0USLY AS ROMANCE SHE
MIGHT HAVE DIED.
THE STORY OF HER PAST LIFE.
Made Yesterday Strongly
Dfscredit The Theory That 1t Was
an Accident.


who shot herself Wednesday, studied
anatomy as carefully as romantic f1c-
ton, she might have displayed her
varied information by a suicide as sue
cessfuI and as pathetic, if less horri-
Tying, as was the death of DOttie Lamb.
Both were attractive, sensitive young
women. Both were crossed in love
through the well-intentioned interfer-
ence OF a parent, and one doubtless
initiated the other Such suicidal imi-
tat1on is Of common occurrence But
Dottle leaped to an appalling, but GER
tain death, and Alice did not know
the location of the heart which caused
her troubles. Happily, therefore, the
ueSdo 4eQl 4e pe4oeIIp 4eGInq I7q!IBo-SS
passed through Alice's left lung con-
siderably above the seat of her thwart-
ed love. Yesterday her condition was
most encouraging She suffered little
pain and exhibited some desire for
food. Unless pneumonia should set in
she will no doubt recover.
Not until yesterday was it definitely
known to the police that Alice's wound
was not the result of an accident. But
there is no reasona BILE doubt that she
attempted to Kill herself. She had nu-
merous friends and neighbors who,
although commisserating her misfor-
tune, and naturally unwilling to be
quoted, were able to make clear the
nature and motive Of her reckless act
Frank NJ. Arne, the father of Alice,
is of Scotch and German extraction,
though bearing a name found some
the past nine summers he has been the
steward Of the Cisco, formerly the
Spring Park club house, at Spring
park, Lake MinnetOnka, and has been
variOusly engaged during the winter
season. Several years ago he managed
a restaurant at 270 East Seventh street
| for considerable period. At another
time he was in business at Tower,
Mimi, and at present he is employed
by c. d. Whittle & Co., the publishers
at 32S Robert street. He is a middle
aged man of gentlemanly department
and excellent habits, and is much es-
teemed by his friends.
Mr. Arne was twice married. His
first WIFE the mother Of. Alice, died
about seventeen years ago, leaving her
only child in.the daughter a year old.
A second Mrs. Arne is now hOusekeep-
er at the COilonade. She is the mother
of Mr.. Arne's, three-ye son. When
Alice was about three years. of age she
was placed in the care of the sisters
of st. Joseph. At the age of nine she
entered st. .Joseph's academy in this
city, where she remained for five years.
Little Alice, like many children brought
up without a-,aOthef, was a trifie self
Willed, and often disturbed the serenity
of the self-cOntained and amiable sis
ters while at the academy. Afterwards
Iinn yNfNfas Lstrl u In lgFSEa
university. Miss Arne's schooling was
broken into for a time by her fathers
removal to Tower, but she entered
the Central high school in the fall of
1894, and is now q bright. member Of
the sophomore class.
The daughter, WHO relied so much on
her fathers tried aniahility,. careless
ly neglected his repeated commands.
But Alice appears to have suddenly real
lied that she must abandon her long
walks, her sweet conVersa atoms with the
dark-eEed youth, formerly q high school
student, who seemed to her to amDOdy
all worth living for. She went to school
as usual and walked home with her ad-
mirer, returning about 30. Then her
landlady gave her a message left for
her by her father. Il was a repetition
Of what he had said to Alice in the
morning. Nevertheless the young girl
went out. When she returned home
she wrote a letter of farewell to her
adOred boy and gave the letter, tOgeth-
er with a couple Of pennies, to the child
of a neighbours to be mailed. Meeting
Mrs. Leveroos shortly afterwards
Alice exhibited much excitement. Her
characteristic flush Of emotion was
burning upon her cheeks. Her lips
We're drawn, and she dashed the furni-
ture nervously aside as she left the
dining room on her way up stairs. Mrs.
LeveroOs followed her young boarder
and knocked at the door of the latter S
room.
whats the matter. Alice? Won't
you come down and have some coffee?
You've had so little to eat today" in
quired the landlady.
Alice barely opened the door. mo
I'm not hungry I'm going to do what
I've made up my mind to and I'll do 1t
well, too '4
Mrs. Leveroos did not comprehend
the yelled threat Thinking that Alice
was merely piqued at her father, the
landlady left the house to visit neigh
Dor. A few moments later some chill
dren heard a voice crying: "Helpi
help from the street door of No. $40.
Alice had undressed when left alone
and dOnned night dress of pink out
ing flannel. Then she took from the
bureau drawer a 3S-cahber Smith &
Wesson revolver with whose operation
she was familiar, having frequently
fired 1t when at, Lake Minnetonka.
Standing near the bed she held the end
of the barrel over the spot where her
| heart seemed to throb. The bullet
pierced her slender form and entered
| deep into the woodwork behind her
AS the blood rose in her throat and the
echo Of the shot filled her ears she lost
her screwed up courage. Again a mere
girl she rushed in terror down the stair
way crying for help. But she returned
at once to her room, and was found by
the first neighbor who entered lying
upon the bed, her white hands pressed
to the wet and scarlet spot upon the
bosom Of her night dress.
mo. don't want doctor. Let me
choked on the rising blood. YES" she
whispered, "get DOCTOR Yes, yes"
Not long afterwards Alice, believing
that she was about to die, asked that
| her friend be sent for The young man
came. but Alice had temporarily lost
consciousness. She did not know him
for whose sake she wished to die and
| he went away overcome.
Mr. Arne said yesterday that he still
believes that Alice was shot through
an accident. although he knows that
she was familiar with the management
of the revolver. She had used it often
at Spring Park He had chided her
only as a father viii who desires that
his daughter pay more attention to
her studies than to social amusement