The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-16
SUICIDAL INTENT.
Mrs. Joseph Hicks Attempt
to End Her Life.
She Drank a Quantity of Solution
of CamphOr Last Night.
Prompt Work on the Part Of Ors. Roche and
Germaine Saved the Womaus Life.

The first attempt of Mrs. Josephine
Hicks of 43 Summer street to commit
suicide occurred last evening and was de-
cidedly unsuccessful, but nothing daunted
Mrs. Hicks says she will try again. She
made this remark after her recovery was
assured, and also gave the impression that
she regretted the small amount of cam
phor she had taken and next time intended
larger dose.
over trivial matter last evening about 2
o'clock Mrs. Hicks went to her home, and
was discovered by her brother in the act
of drinking from bottle which contained
half pint OF solution of camphor. BY the
time he had snatched it from her hand the
OF the bottle.
After dispOsing of the bottle the brother
hastened to the depot, and found Hicks
and Officer Sweet to whom he related what
had occurred. The husband hurried home
and the officer sent for Drs. Roche and st.
Germaine. DR.. Roche responded first, and
administered an emetic and worked over
Mrs. Hicks until the medicine had done
its work, and the patient was out of dan
ger.
In the meantime Acting Captain Va
nanda, after having a report of the case
from Officer Sweet, arrived at the house,
but received little satisfaction from Mrs.
Hicks, who declined to say where she had
purchased the camphor, but did volunteer
the information that she would try again
as soon as the opportunity presented it
self, and would take more the next time.
This morning DR.. Roche found his pa
tient much improved, AID she will very
soon recover entirely from the effects of
the attempt on her life.
The husband, Charles Hicks, Is hack
man in the employ Of G. f. Thurber, and
drives a carriage at night. As his duties
require him to remain out until after the
departure of the last passenger train and
frequently later he has no opportunity to
be at home during the evening.
Hicks is well-known at the station and
the varions hotels, and has the reputation
of being hard working, steady driver,
and is well liked by his patrons.
From the statement Of the neigh bors the
life at the home of the Hicks family is not
the most blissful In existence.
iuc hdDits Ol MTS. HICKS, VINO Is IN
clined to the use of intoxicants, make
matters anything but cheerful for the
husband, and aside from this Mrs. Hicks
is of an extremely jealous disposition, and
this fact causes her band no small
amount of trouble.
In fact, she has on several occasions
made her appearance at the depot, and
made matters SO unpleasant that Officer
Sweet has been called upon to request her
to go home.
One OF these occurrences took place last
evening, and Mrs. Hicks arrived at the
depot between 8 and o'clock, but not
finding her husband went to the stable on
Mason street where Hicks horse is kept.
Here she found Hicks at work, and opened
up TRADE, during the progress of which
the husband was called some very hard
names and accused of variety of wrong
doing.
Hicks stood it as long as he could, and
when Officer Sweet passed along, requested
him to send his wife home. The wife
finally consented to return home, and the
next news that her husband had was that
she had attempted to commit suicide.