The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-12
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID
FLORENCE PANNELL TAKES HER
OWN LIFE

While Visiting I'm the House of n
Friend the Unfortunate Girl
Swallows the Poison and Dies
Within Fifteen Mtnutes-Was of
Unsound Mind and Recently Dis
charged From the City Hospital.
Florence Pannell, a young woman Iiv-
ing at 941 Fremont street, ended her
life yesterday, afternoon while visiting
at the home Of Charles Tuvey, 349 Hud-
son avenue, by drinking an ounce Of
carboiic acid. The girl was of unsound
mind. The following note written by
her was found in the dining room,
where she swallowed the poison:
Dear Mrs. Tuvey:
When YOU arrive home you will likely
find me dead. l have committed suicide
Tell papa to take good care of little Ar
thur. -+. -,s.s1 "a. Florence.
The dead girl lived with her father
and two younger brothers. For several
months she showed unmistakable signs
OF insanity and about six weeks ago
was sent to the city hospital After
being treated two weeks for demantia,
she was discharged from the hospital
and was taken in charge by Mrs NJ.
Thomas living at 718 East Third street.
Last Wednesday the girl returned to
the home of her father, but soon gave
renewed evidence of mental Irregular
1ty. Yesterday forenoon she called at
the home of Mrs. Tuvey and remained
for dinner. In the afternoon Mrs.
Tuvey went down town and left the
girl alone in the house.
About o'clock the young woman
went to the house next door to Mrs.
Tuveys and borrowed a lead pencil,
undoubtedly for the purpose OF writing
the note she left. Half an hour later
when little ten-year-old Edna Tuvey
| came home from school, the dead girl
carressed the child affectionately and,
displaying the bottle Of poison, asked
the little girl If she knew what it was.
The child knew that the young woman
had been i'll and replied that she
thought the bottle contained medicine
In an instant Miss Pannell raised the
bottle to her lips and swallowed the
contents. Then she clasped the child
in her arms and told her that The bottle
had contained poison and that she was
going to die. kissing the little girl on
the cheek, the afflicted girl ran into a
front room and threw herself upon the
floor.
| at her throat and hair she begged little
Edna for drink of water The child
procured a glass Of water and then ran
to alarm the neighbors. Several wo,rI-
en- went to the house. but knowing the
mental condition of Miss Pannell were
afraid to enter. DR.. Horst and DR. Artz
were summoned, but the suicide was
beyond all human aid before their ar
rival, dying within fifteen minutes in
excruciating pain.
Coroner Nelson was notified of the
girls death, and after Investigating The
circumstances, decided an inquest I'M
| necessary The body was taken in
charge by Miss PannelIs father
The dead girl was twenty-five years
| Of age. Her mother died when she was
| very young and as she grew up she as
sumed the household management for
| her father and the raising Of her
younger brother, to whom she referred
| in the note.
| The suicide was a cousin of the Pan
| nell girl formerly an inmate of the
| House Of the Good Shepherd. of whom
much appeared in public print a year
| ago. The father is Edward Pannell, an
| inspector at the Minnesota transfer.
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