The herald., 1896-05-19
TOOK A DOSE OF POISON
A Woman Who Wanted to Die, bat Not
Very Badly
Complicated Relations With Several Mea.
Sugar Of Led and SuIphate Of Zinc Don't
Set Well on the Stomach

What was, perhaps, an attempt at
suicide, but which seems more likely
to have been q poorly executed blur,
was last night made by a dissolute
woman named Barbara Prick who
sought by this means to bring to time
one of her lovers. She made herself
sick, created a scene, but will not vet
shuttle this mortal coil. unless she heaves
up the soles of her shoes from the effect
of the emetics administered at the re-
ceiving hospital.
Something over two years and a half
ago Barbara Prick, now a woman of "a
and of dissipated appearance, but then
comedy girl came to this city from
Evansville, Ind, In company with man
named j. e. Hibbs. BY this man she
had child, who is now living with
adopted parents and has not been In
the mothers charge for some months.
Finally Barbara shook Hibbs and took
up with a friend of his named Hood
once again she changed and lived with
an ex-convict named Lee Jock for a
while.
She and Jock disagreed and lately
Hood was reinsteted and has been liv-
ing with her in rooms at the corner of
Elmyra and New Main streets. BY
Hood she also had a child, now a pretty
little boy OF 21a years. His child has
been living with the couple and was the
main factor in last nights drama. 1t
seems that Barbara had the man Jock
arrested for disturbing the peace or
some trivial offense, and yesterday the
matter came up in court. The man was
discharged.
Her baby was left in the care Of an
elderly German lady who lives in the
block while Barbara was uptown at
tending court. On the street uptown
she met Hood. who had not been at the
room lately. and the two repaired to the
Golden Eagle saloon on Main street OPP
poste Commercial and had several
drinks. Hood promised to call on her
last evening and Barbara went home to
await him. He did not come and she
started uptown to find him. To the sa-
loon she went with no result and then
becoming desperate at the thought that
he had deserted her. she went across
the street to Helnzemann's drug store
and bought mixture of sugar of lead
and sulphate of zinc. Again in the sa-
loon she ordered a glass of beer and
tossed off a dose of the drugs in 1t.
Then she headed for habitation of
Mrs O'Brien in a tent on Alameda street
near the Arcade depot. At the tent she
found all her lovers assembled, Hibbs,
Hood and Jock She told them that she
had taken poison and asked that Hubs
and Jock get her child that she might see
1t before she died. They went down to
the lodging house, but the old woman re-
fused to give up the baby. A row en-
sued and the police We're called. The
man told of the woman's statement that
she had taken poison and a message
was sent for the patrol wagon.
Hibbs and Jock, together with the
two other of their companions. were ar
rested on suspicion, but Hood got away.
In the tent the woman was found and
hurried to the receiving hospital. Emet-
les were administered and 1t soon be-
came evident that she would be all right.
She said she was tired of life and wanted
to die. Hood had deserted her and there
was nothing to live for. However. she
had not taken enough to do much harm
and will be all right today The men ar
rested were all released as there was
absolutely nothing against them The
whole affair Is complicated tangle,
her relations with the men and they to
each other. In all it is but sad story
of q miSSpent life.