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
sIDUoUsLY AS ROMANCE SHE
MIGHT HAVE DIED.
THE STORY OF HER PAST LIFE.
Inquiries Made Yesterday Strongly
Dfscredft the Theory That 1t Was
AN Accident.

AAeNNA <1iiSc zATue, the HlSn school girl
who shot herself Wednesday, studied
anatomy as carefully as romantic f1c-
ton, she might have displayed her
varied information by suicide as sue
cess1ul 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 or a parent, and one doubtless
initiated the other. Such suicidal imi-
tatlon 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
ueSIo leql le peloeIIp leIInq IeqIIeo-Se
passed through Alice's left lung con-
s1derably 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 M. Arne,, the father of Alice,
Is of Scotch and German extraction,
though bearing a name found some
times among the Scandinavians. For
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 restaurantJat 30 East Seventh street
for considerable period At another
time he was I'M business at Tower,
Mimi, and at present he is employed
by G. 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 fpiends.
Mr. Arnet was twice married. His
first wife, the mother Of. Alice, died
about seventeen years ago, leaving her
only child inythe daughter: a year old.
A second Mrs. Arne is now hOuSekeep-
er at the Coilonade. She is the mother
of Mr.. 7Arne'Se three-y ear-old 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. j oseph'ss academy in this
city, where she remained for five years.
Little. Alice,rlike many children brought
up without va-,raothffe was a, -trifie self
willed, and often disturbed the; serenity
of the lf-contained5 and amiable sis
tiers while at the academy. Afterwards
Alice became a student ct, HamIne
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 bright member of
the sophomore class.
The daughter who relied so much on
her fathers tried amiahility,rc careless
ly neglected his repeated comman
ButaAlice appears to have suddenly real
lied that she must abandon her long
walks, her sweet conversations with the
dark-eyed youth formerly a high school
student, who seemed to her to ambody
all worth living for. She went to school
as usual and walked home with her ad-
mirer, returning about 80. Then her
landlady gave her a message left for
her by her father. 1t 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 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
were 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 latters
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: m going to do what
I've made up my mind to and I'll do 1t
well, too" IN 's'4
Mrs Leveroos did not comprehend
the yelled threat Thinking that Alice
was merely piqued at her father, the
1andlady left the house to visit neigh
bor A few moments later some chill
dren heard a voice crying: Help!
help" from the street door Of No. $40
Alice had undressed when left alone
and donned afnigflt 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 att Lake Minnetonka.
Standing nearathe 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
criY~1c. cd
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
bosom Of her night dress.
mo, I don't want a doctor Let me
be alone" she moaned. But again she
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 hard 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
ARcANuMhgEs ARE ACTIVE.