Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-16
GIRL WIFE KILLS HERSELF.
NRs. CLARA MDoNtiD eNDs HER
TROUBLES WITH CARBOLiC ACiD.
No Known Rcnson Esrrpt itcr statc-
in-nt Thnt Tier iiushnnd HAL
Crns-d to Love H~r-Wns
Onty iI Years of Axe.

MT ' ld'V Nfl'pTdll IN YEARS olls wiz
~ Leroy Mcdonald u clerk In Quinns
grocery store at sixth and Main streets
swallowed nearly two ounces OF slightly
diluted cnrholic acid yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. In twenty minutes she was
dead despite the efforts Of the police SUR
eoon her adopted mother. Mrs ". \. Glib
bons; her cousin, Mrs 4. II. sharp. and
several relatives and friends. The girls
husband vas summoned at her request. He
arrived at her bedside after she had be-
come unconscious from the influence Of
the powerful nuid. but after gazing for
few moments at her he left the room.
When Mrs. Mcdonald awokc yesterday
morning IN Mrs. l.. h. shnrps roomlng
apartments over @. a. Becks restaurant
and bakery Mt II East Fourth street. she
was sad and morose. Her husband was
with her. They had quatfeled during the
night After breakfast she told her adopt
ed mother. Mrs. Gibbons. that Lee" was
no longer In love with her. Two weeks
ago at McDonali's mothers house at
Twentieth and Main streets, Mcdonald and
his sister took quantity of carbide acid
Mrs, Gibbons brought Mrs. Mcdonald up
from child. She was sister of Mrs.
Gibbons father. and when the parents diei
she adopted the little girl 1t Is said that
Mcdonald left his wife yesterday morning
saying he would come back In an hour.
end Of tho allotted time. Mrs. Mcdonald
went to Quinns store In search Of him.
He renewed his promise to see her and she
there is not known.
After the interview with her adopted
mother Mrs. Mcdonald visited drus store
purchased carbolic acid. She then wen, to
her room and, not finding Mrs. Gibbons
water. She ran out OF the room and asked
Mrs, Shnrp TO send for a physician and
Lee" Police SURGEON Hyde was summon.
ed but his efforts were OF no avail. Mrs.
Mcdonald died without giving a direct
caus" for her action. She left a letter nd
dressed TO her relatives and husband. which
the house. but II was so blurred with the
stains OF the carholc acid tina. Its slender
iSah renG,i H., marks ARK oo Mere m not 4s'HrniSle
'lt is sad to have 10 pen these lines to
Leroy Mcdonald became acquainted with
Clara Brown about year ago, II was n
case OF love at first sight. and although she
was but 10 years Of age, he took her. on
Twentieth and Main streets. They wers
married March g by Rev. w II. Conner.
Mrs Gibbons being a witness to the cere'
rooms on the second hoor, No arrange
ments have been made for the funeral.
and her daughter. Eva Mcdonald. called
at Central police station last night and
asked Captain Burns for a warrant for
the arrest OF l.: r. sharp. brother-in-aw
OF Lee McDonali's wife. alleging that he
had threatened Lees life because of his
wife's suicide. They stood in the corridor
late for a warrant. as II debating what
was best to do. When they had been there
told Inspector Flahive that she had been
reliably informed that the poison had been
purchased At Collins drug store, at Fourth
and Main streets Thursday afternoon, by
Acting upon this Information. Inspector
Flahive requested the woman TO remain at
N.N col. f.aHNs
Moran in charge OF No 3 station. to send
an officer in with Mcdonald, who was AT
I"s Southwest boulevard. lie also sum
the station about the same time. McDon- |
aid was cross-questionet by the inspector |
and coroner BEDFORD. He claimed he did
concern that he should be connected with
il. He said his wife's relations with him
guarding Sunday night.
W. II. Collins. the druggist from whom |
the eare2llc acid was purchased, said it
was bought Thursday afternoon by young |
man who seid he would use It for dis
!!nfectant; Mr.. Collins had sold no car
that time Hc remembered the bottle and |
the sale because the former was n two |
oil being in the bottom OF it, and the latter |
no, being recorded because the poison was |
to be used as disinfectant. He sald 1t |
was possible for the poison to have been |
purchased elsewhere and afterwards placed |
In a bottle bearing his label. He did not |
recall Mrs. McDonald's having purchased |
oarbolc acid three weeks ago when she |
attempted to commit suicide
Mr Collins, while positive he had seen |
Mcdonald before would not identify him |
as the man who purchased carbolic acid |
from him last Thursday.
Inspector Flahive obtained McDonald's |
address and will compare the writing To |
hat of the note supposed to have been |
left by Mrs Mcdonald and now in pos |
session OF tho coroner. He will also fur |
nish to-day an autograph album which con-
talns verses from his wife to him before |
thew were married He Identified the ad-
dress on the envelope as being In his wife's
handwriting.
There We're not sufficient grounds on
which 10 hold Mcdonald and he was per-
mitted to 20 hom. with his mother and |
sister Mcdonald makes 81 per week as
clerk for Quinn, and the latter says he is |
and capable.