Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-09
SIZE WANTS TO DIE.
LILA w. HICKS MAKES !
ercoNp ATTEMPT An SUICIDE.
rpTS THIS TINE TO DROWN HERSELF


AZ. Lula W. Hicks, who on the 10th OF
....,,rbar last gashed her throat with
, ,oife In an attempt to end her ex-
80 aeain tried to commit suicide yes
., and almost succeeded in drowning
.,e beneath the turbulent waters OF
,hc James ~ a.,.,,o,
....s suuerlnduced by the loss OF her
...,. fauehter. who was taken from her
,...rs and placed in an asylum. FOR
months the unfortunate woman has
.o signs Of dcmentia. In fact. her
.-f MAS impaired even before the death
o., Dor husband. which occurred about
..,. months ago. when he was run over
,,. train on the Southern railway.
TOOK HER CHILD AWAY.
r..-rv in September relatives OF Mrs.
inks. rcgardful Of the welfare Of her
,... lauehter. had the child placed in
-,.re institution, and the mother
...,sl for her babe until she determined
e.. hrrv her sorrow beneath the grave.
.,. .c.ured a duh case knife, and stand
I ID, front OF a mirror in her room at
mothers residence made several
.r.. ,n her throat failing, however, 10
.~ the iugular vein. Or. Lyme. one or
3D.. ambulance surgeons. bandaged her
,.rrfs greatly against her wishes ana
....I her Hfe This was on saturday
-.,tf ana on sunday morning Mrs HICKS
--s sent 10 the State Hospital, at VIII
emshurg.
ses remained there until Monday last.
~al
.,,-s Immediately TO Richmond and Sc
-.-.1 a room at a private house on
c.~.-th street between Clay and Leigh
..,..ts She told the lady of the house
,.+ .he had just come from Danvilie,
,.t oas going TO work here. She paid
. yosk I'm advance and wanted the lady
T., fake 15 she had and keep 1t for her.
s,oD after securing the room Mrs.
7r.ks began TO act peculiarly. and a
-,,or-i woman was secured TO watch her
...-rf-ht. as % was feared that she
would DO herself bodily harm.
WENT OUT VERY EARLY.
shortly after o'clock yesterday MORN
i-- Mrs Hicks left the house, and was
,..,+ seen walking TO and fro on the river
,.-r hv the Tredegar Works She was
,o-i-.l by the employees of the Rich
,,7-f Railway and Electric Company on
l.--V-r's Island. and when she attempted
e.. r,r-n into the sluice which runs be-
accom- Browns Island and the Tredegar
Works she was frightened Off by one
o., The Electric Company's employees
Who attempted TO Illustrate her plans.
She ran up the river-bank, unul lost 10
wow from Browns island.
prt her fen purpose had not been
abandoned. After traversing the bank
~ -
,...-,erle PAPER Company, she again
r.reel. stood for a moment in deep con-
,.r-l.rf0n. and then. with a Wild cry
rat echoed far and near. threw herself
i-o the water. In the fall her hair
came unbound, and streamed wildly over
soy shoulder The water closed over
f- lut only for "A moment. the river al
,-.t roint being quite shallow. and only
-...hlrg little above the woman 5
,.I.t She was determined TO end her
1ea however. and. throwing herself
mon the water face downward, per-
stertiy held her head beneath it.
TO THE RESCUE.
mr. Allie Clarke. who was near by, in
t.- boat. with a load Of wood, was at
t-s,..1 by the cries Of those on shore
who had seen the woman jump into the
water and he rowed over 70 her and
managed to- pull her into his boat.
Airs Hicks was at once taken TO the
hos. OF Mrs. Mary Rogers. near at
fpl. ana I'm a short time had almost
frv recovered from the effects Of her
Immersion. She was furnished with dry
rrments by Mrs. Rogers, and her bro
it.r notified Of the occurrence. He at
once summoned the ambulance, came
with 70 10 Mrs. Rogers's. and the woman
was taken 10 the almshouse, and made
as comfortable as possible
She will be returned 70 Williamsburg as
soon as the officers come for her.