The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
DRANK TWO OUNCES OF CARB0LIO
ACID TO END HER
LIFE
DIED IN FRIGHTFUL AGONY.
AND SICK, MFRS. PEARL WATTS
TIRES OF LIFE.
HAD THREATENED SUICIDE OFTEN.
The Young Woman, After Taking
Poison, Wanted All Efforts
Made to Save Her.
"Well. it's all finished"

well, IL oil uulSn0Q.
Thus did Mrs. Pearl Watts announce
to her landlady and friend, Mrs. Annie
Kelly, last evening, that she had taken
a step which she had contemplated and
swallowed a draught which must with
in very brief period end her earthly
existence. She had taken between one
and two ounces of pure carbolic acid,
and within fifteen minutes she died.
Mrs. Watts, who was a good-looking
mulatto. only twenty-five years Of age,
had been separated from her husband
and for many months past had suffer-
ed from a chronic disease. It is to
these causes that her suicide is as
cribed. The deceased was married to
James Watts in this city nearly two
years ago, and although they lived to-
gether happily for a time it was not
long before the husband heard uli-
favorable reports concerning his wife
and QuarrelS came to be of frequent
occurrence. After eight months of
welded life Watts left his wife and
went to Superior, where he is now en-
ployed as waiter in one of the hotels.
Mrs. Watts then took up her abode
with Mrs. Annie Kelly, an elderly col
ored woman who lives at Gil Robert
street, and there she has made her
home ever since, her position being
that of member of the family rather
than boarder. From the time of the
departure of her husband Mrs. Watts
was low spirited and at frequent inter
walls lapsed into fits Of deep melan-
choly. Beside her domestic troubles
she had another cause far more an
Xiety of mind in her poor health, and
was heard to say many times that
some day her troubles would become
greater than she could bear and she
would put an end to them all. She
kept carbolic acid constantly on hand
and several times Mrs. Kelly wrested
bottle of this deadly drug from her
grasp just in time to prevent her from
destroying herself.
Yesterday Mrs Watts took q trip
down to see DR.. Keam, who has been
treating her for some months past, and
about $50 returned home. She filled
the lamps, set the table and in other
ways assisted in the Homework as was
her custom, after which she went into
the front room of the house. Soon
afterward Mrs. Kelly followed her and
found her lying on the floor and ap-
parently in great agony.
"Oh, what is the matter?" inquired
Mrs. Kelly. and the PROSTATE woman
told the whole story in the words
. quoted above. The empty tWo-Ounce
vial which had contained the carbolic
acid, lay upon the floor near at hand
to verify her statement. Mrs. Kelly
administered castor oil and ginger and
water at once, and at this juncture
the unfortunate woman evinced a de-
sire to live, for she told her friend to
use hot water with the ginger instead
of cold, and in spite of her pain showed
much interest in what was being done
for her. Soon however, she gave up
in despair and said, 1T is too late. I'm
dying" She was right and those words
were the last she spoke, her death TAX
ing place within fifteen minutes of the
time she took the carbolic acid. DR..
Keam and several other physicians
were called but by the time they ar
rived the woman was dead. By order
Of Coroner Nelson the body was re-
moved to BantZ & Doherty's undertake
ing rooms where it is intended to hold
remains will be taken back to Mrs.
Kelly's house to await the arrival of
the relatives of the deceased. Mrs.
Watts mother, who lives in Pittsburg,
Pa, and her husband have been mott
fed by telegraph of her death and no
arrangements will be made for the
burial until they are heard from. Mrs.
Watts was born in Providence. La, but
resided for several years in this city.
The deceased held life insurance TO
the amount of 500 in the Mutual Be
nevOlent association.
James Watts, the husband, followed
the occupation of waiter in this city
for several years and was well known
here