The evening times., 1896-02-07
TRIED VERY HlRO TO DIE
Margaret TmIey Made Desperate
by a Seeming Insult.
HER SWEETHEART THECAUsE
Young Mr.. A. c. Housed Is North
erner and Had Made Remarks Re
flectinG Upon Her Southern Birth
place and Herself-She Swallowed
Lauda num-

An interesting story, involving love, q
bottle or laudanuni and a young lady, has
| just been made public.
on the corner OF Second street and In diana
! avenue northwest is the large. fashionable
boarding house known as the Bromley.
It's tenants are la rgely made up Of clerks,
printing office employees and students.
About three months ago young lady
| giving her name as Miss Margaret Turiey
| became a boarder there.
She had come all the way from the cot
tonfields of the great Lone Star State. and
had secured position in Uncle Sans big
printing house. She is not really what
| one would call beautiful, yet she pos
| sesses many attractive qualities and her
charming manners and iadylike ways soon
Won for her the admiration OF all the
boarders al the Bromley House.
She has short, curly hair. dark eyes, ard
n slender form, and is only eighteen years
old. She is usually happy, rui! or run AID
ooG-naturtd. She has Joined gayly in the
customary amusemeHts at the boarding
house, and until recently everything went
well. She was well liked and her company
sought after.
YOUNG MIR. HOUSED.
In the same house there also boards A.
C. Housed. a bright energetic, handsome
young man. He halls from the Keystone
State, and is a student at the Bliss Elec.
trical School, on street. just opposite
the Capitol grounds. Young Mr.. HoGsel
and Miss ''Gretta,'' as the young lady came
to be commonly called by her ultimate
friends, soon became friends.
Mr. HpuSel = id Ia he a fine. prOmiS-
ing youth, but with an inherent aversion TO
Southern people, and sometimes his quick,
fiery temper has prompted him tn speak un-
kindly Of them. Yet, notwithstanding all
this, he became quite attentive to the bright
daughter OF Dixie Land. Often his harsh
but not Intentionally offensive words were
spoken in the hearing uf Miss 'Gretta."
Several evenings ago young Housed iok-
ingly made a remark In this line which
reflected upon the young lady herself She
was told OF it and 1t cut deep into the
proud Southern nature. She was very much
depressed by the seeming insult, and be-
came respondent. She said she was tired of
life and wished she might die and end her
misery.
Mrs. Bromley, who Is pieanant, kind
hearted lady and looks after the young peo-
PIC ti IioCk Will d
strated with the girl for such idle talk.
But all 10 no avail.
Borrowing 25 cents from a fema lie boa rider
she flew out or the house and down the
street to the nearest drug store. This
happened TO he the District Pharmacy, at
the corner OF First street. There she pur-
chased a quarters worth OF iaudanum,
ostensibly for toothache. on her return
20 the Bromley she took half the contents
Of the vial.
SHE WANTED TO DIE.
When she returned to the house she seemed
10 be in high spirits and entered again in to
the merriment.
Upon being reminded OF her changed de-
pertinent she exclaimed that it was her last
laugh. Then she drew forth the bottle con-
tanning the liquid and started TO drink the
remaining portion OF the fluid.
She was prevented from, SO doing by those
present, but struggled furiously, declaring
her intention to commit suicide. II was
not without considerable effort that the
young lady was overpowered and medical
aid summoned.
Dir. Battles responded promptly to the
call. and for nearly two hours labored dill |
gently TO counteract the effect of I he poison. |
Every assistance possible was rende red |
the suffering girl by the inmates of the |
house, and to their timely acticn Miss |
Turey now owes her life. Fer two days |
she remained In a Fem;-coDsciOus cordltion |
and partook CT no nOurishmcnt. |
When young Housed learned of Miss |
'Gretta's" rash act and the reason as |
sisgned for it he was prostrated with GRIEF. |
He is said to have remained watchfully at |
her bedside. ready to make any sacrifice |
If 1t would save the life Of the sick girl. His |
apologies were very prCfuse for his harsh |
words. which had so affected the quick.
nature of his sweetheart.
II is also said that unhappy family rela-
ions might have added to the young lady's
dependency. She is an orphan girl, and
me OF her relatives is said to have treated
Ter in a neglectrul manner. The affair has
,een kept a profound secret and the facts in
he case were only revealed today.
Miss Turley was able TO resume her work
and received the hearty congratI.
ations OF her many friends. She is fully de-
ermined not to attempt the experiment
igain.