The herald., 1898-12-21

her with no money. This proved bite
disappointment, and SO depressed was sh,
upon the receipt Of that letter that she at
tempted to take her life. She took NOR
phine, but the drug failed to kill her and
soon after she took a second dose of the
| drug, and was again unsuccessful in find
ing death. A third time she went to the
drug store and ordered the drug clerk to
give her prussic acid. The clerk provided
her with some harmless medicine and she
was once more foiled. She said to Dr. Love
well that she was glad she had failed in
taking her life. Later though, fits of mel
anchola attacked her and so depressed
would she become that she would express
the intention of killing herself. Why Gray
had left her the woman seldom discussed.
She had complained that he would some
times wake her up in the night and insist
upon conversing about the exposition bus
mess, and she wanted to take a rest. There
seemed to be some other reason for her be-
ing absent from the man, though, and
whatever it was it appeared to weigh heav-
ly upon her mind. DIR. Loveweil said that
she was satisfied that Gray was not con-
ducting himself fairly toward her in Oak
land. With the loss of her husband and
the fact that she was estranged from her
family, together with her destitution. the
loneliness of her position forced itself upon
her more darkly every day, and it is not
strange that she had grown weary and stood
ready to chuck the whole business of life
DR.. and Mrs. Lovewell naturally pleaded
with her and tried to dissuade the desper-
ate woman from such a course. Every time
Mrs. Gray LETT them she seemed to fee, in
better spirits, but both husband and wife
were fearful of her putting the threat of
suicide into execution. Each morning, upon
arising, they would look toward her win
dow to see il the curtain was up. If the
window was not shaded they felt relieved
because the woman was probably stiM alive,
but yesterday when they saw the blind
closed late in the morning both felt grave
fcreboding, and they soon learned that
their worst fears were correct.
Mrs. Gray had been contemplating sui
eide for so long that it required but slight
occurrence to lead her to make up her mind
positively on that score. What the final
event was that caused that state of mind
will probably never be known. but the
broken hearted woman evidently
reached that determination Monday after
noon. Her funds were entirely exhausted
and when she wanted to post farewell
letters to her mother and sister, the poor
woman was forced to borrow postage
stamps with which to send them. 1t was
Monday evening that Mrs. Gray went to
the residence of DIR. Lovewell for her last
favor. She mentioned to Dr. and Mrs.
10 whom she had written. but
said nothing about her intention to end her
life. She appeared more light-hearted than
they had seen her ut any time in months.
md instead of the change in her actions
indicating an approaching tragedy. both
thought that she had received reassuring
news. At the dinner table Mrs. GRAY was
sprightly. and talked and laughed with
hose about her, appearing to be unusually
happy. She retired about the usual time.
md that was the last seen or heard of her
llive.
1t seems that she had become interested
n the physical culture movement. and had
'een encouraged to so equip herself as to
be able to give lessons in it, She had ar
ranged to start her lessons yesterday.
PREPARED TO DIE
The woman prepared herself to die by
lttiring herself in her best dress and silk
lnderclothes. She wrote the farewell let