The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-08
FAKE SUICIDES AND REAL ONES.
one woman Takes Carh0ltc Acid and
Two Run n Blu6.

Mr.. Easmus Thompson. whose husband
has a restaurant In the Wa,isngford block.
Third ayerzue. made an attempt to Kill
herself Tuesday night by taking poison.
Mr.. Thompson Is u wel-kysowD young
. mAn--sn. fact. he has ~ host OF good
friends. Thompson beat the bass drum Ia
corps No. of the salvation Army for
two years. He uses his present wife while
he was 8 drummer. She who il uow MIRA.
Thompson gave Ar. Taouspsoa 10 under
stand that SHE was a 6avoas Christian.
Mr. Thompson believed her.
Three weeks ago AIRS. Thompson had
Oliver Sprfggs arrested for attempting 10
burglarsze her room Her husband had
gotten up and gone 70 work. She claimed
that about $50 o'clock she awoxe and saw
Sp-Iggs standing in her room With a watch
in his hand. she yelled and he walked
out Spriggs said that II Was a put-lp
sob, ana that Mrs. Thompson wanted -
get him out Of the way A few days ago
the case was dismissed In the superior
court on motion OF the prosecuting atsor-
ney.
Since the burglary Mrs. Thompson has
been very nervous. One who knows her
well said she acted queer. She has fooa1
fault with the mattresses III the restauF-
ant She has tried TO make hsrselt Jealous
OF them. Tuesday evening she called enc
OF the girls names and her husband tried
90 quiet her. She left the restaurant Ia a
bad temper ami went mp stairs 10 her
rooms. About $50 o'clock her mother
went down ID the restaurant ard told Mr.
Thompson that his wife had gone out TO
a drug store. Thompson s.nt Oct TO look
for heg, and by a strange coincidence she
was just returning
II hope you did not get anything" said
Thompson.
Wait a while-I win show you." re-
piled Mrs Thompson. AMI then she ran
up stairs. Thompson wen; UP also ard
told his nother-fr-law to watch his wife
After while she came running down 10
the restaurant and yelled AIT thai NH.
Thompson had taken something. Up
stairs ran Thompson. and sure enough his
wife was stretched out on the bed 1ncon-
ecsous. Her mouth had been burned
slightly. Two physicians s>orSed with her
for some time and finally she recovered
Yesterday AIR. Thompson found a bottle
OF cartosic ac.d under the bureau. and
Judging from the amount gone Arv.
Thompson dfd not take a large dose
Florence Halter. a brunette with brilliant
black eyes. who works at the Orphsurn.
rushed into a dressing room about mid
night Tuesday and informed Paa Price.
q comedian, that she had taken poison
Price used to be an intimate friend Of the
girl. bat on this occaston he kept on pack
ing his trunk. He WAS getting ready 70
10 10 NAltf1fEtA Without IAN E}fl~ MINIS
Halter, being astonishe1 that her dsclara-
ton had no effect, had az. she tried to
bite her hands and tear up different ar
sicies that might be useful TO the property
man There were eorne present who
feared chat Miss Halter had really taken
poison 80 a messenger was gent out for
q physician. Before the physician had ar
rived several people had. dsaEnczed the
case as "a big hlan." Miss Halter said
that I. was all talk about her trying 10
kill herself on account az q man, and aait
that she had a spasnl.
Lotsie Edwards. who Is RESTING at the
corner Of Seventh avenue ana Alder street..
under the care OF Mrs Fisher, imagined
that the worli was not revolving 20 ssis
her Tuesday afternoon. Having arrived
az this sage conclusion. she ran into AIRS.
Fsxher's room and declared that she had
taken a dose OF faudanuH- A payaician
was called IN. and then the young girl
confessed that she had made big "Si.1."