The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-28
HAD A QUARREL
WITH HER LOVER.
This Caused Miss Ada Sunman to
Drink the Poison.
HER SWEETHEART A SOLDIER
He Is an Officer I'm One of the Kich'
mond Companies Of the second
Regiment, and Was Attentive
10 the Young woman.

Nothing more nor less than an unioFt1-
nate love affair proved 60 be tht CAUSE
Of the attempt on the part OF Miss Au''
Sunman 10 commit suicide no hef DoaIu-
ing house. No. so north Eighth street.
Monday night. az told exclusively in yes
terdays Times. There was lovers
quarrel ana her sweetheart lett heI al
tears.
Miss sunman while still quite unwel
from the effects OF the poison, was lih-
proving yesterday. and appeared 10 pc
more cheerful. She was stu conircd 10
her room, but IL was thought that she
woJld be able to go out and resume her
duties In a day or two.
WOULD TRY AGAIN.
When she drank the poison Miss sum
man was exceedingly despondent ana
while the ambulance surgeon Was tty-
ing to overcome the effects of the drug
Monday night the young woman declared
that she wanted TO die, and that If she
recovered in this case. she would make
another effort to XIII herself Later,
however. after her landlady gave her %
good, sensible and kindly talk she SEEM
cd 10 abandon this idea, and now 30 is
thought she will make no further at
tempts on her life.
The story OF q lovers quarrel came TO
light yesterday. Before the Second Viz
glnia Regiment was ordered TO Jackson
Vile q n0n-commissi0ncd officer in one
Of the Richmond companies was quite
attentive 10 Miss Sunman. He called
upon her with regularity. took her out
to places Of amusement and il was un-
derstoOd that the young people were love
ers.
VISITS MORE FREQUENT
When the order from the War Depart
ment in Washington came ordering the
Second Regiment 10 Jacksonville end
then was q prospect Of their going TO
Cuba 10 nght Spanlards the dasfns
young officer made his visits 10 Miss
sunman more frequent. and bid ne. aa
anoctionate farewell just before ne iCft.
During his absence 10 Is understood they
c0rresponded. and the lovers were true
20 each other She looked forward 90
the time when he would come home with
an honorable record, perhaps "a scar from
"a Spaniard bullet and with a Colonel
eagle on his shoulder straps.
When the news was published that. the
Second Regiment was ordered back to
Richmond. both the young Richmond of-
hcer and his sweetheart were happy. lie
was chcercd by her smile on the evcn-
Ing when Zoe arrived home and saw her
wave at him from the crowds on the
street as his company marched from the
depot and was with other companies,
greeted by hundfeds.
HAD a QUARREL
Since his return 20 Richmond 'he SOLE
der boy has been visiting 'liss sum
man regularly on Sunday afternoon
last ne was with her in the parlcr al htr
clearinghouse.
Mrs Bishop. the landlady. had gone ont
Zoo Hollywood to see the grave OF the
"Dauehicr Of the Confedcracy.'
When She returned She found Miss
cunmau in tears. SHE drew the girl af-
fecti0natciy TO her and inquired why she
was crying
.Nv sweetheart and J have had quar-
rel She said. "and De- has gone away
Mrs Bishop did an She could TO c0m-
fort the young lady but she went 20 her
room looking much detected and despond-
cnt The next thing Mrs. Bishop knew
Miss Suumou had taken The poison and
was in a dangerous condition.