The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-08
Drove a Months Bride to At
tempt to Commit Suicide.
DRIVEN BY D%ESPONDENCY
Perelson's Accusations Made Life Miser-
able for His Young wife-Said h
Was Forced Into the Mar
riage by Her Family.

ing a dose of carbolic acid, an account
of which appeared in yesterdays
Standard, is still alive and is now re-
garded as out of danger. although she
is still very low from the effects of the
poison. Additional facts in connection
with the rash attempt of the young
woman to take her W life were
learned yesterday. from which it APP
pears Mrs. Perelson was actuated by
dependency over her unhappy rela-
tons with her husband. whose IRA
tional jealousy of his handsome young
bride caused her so many unhappy
moments that she was at last goaded
into an attempt to end her existence.
Mrs. Perelson formerly lived in Cleve-
land, o. About a year e she visited
her brother, Harry Blumpkin of this
city. and during her stay here met Mr..
Perelson, who is her brothers partner
in the business of buying old iron for
the Anaconda company's precipitating
works. Perelson fell madly in love
with his partners pretty sister and
pressed his suit with such persistency
that the couple became engaged to be
married. Miss Blumpkin. however. had
a decided preference for the stage,
which her ffianced husband was vio-
lently opposed TO, and as she had been
pressed into the alliance more bv the
influence of her family han from n
desire on her part to wed, the engage
ment was broker off when she returned
to her home in Ohio and accepted an
engagement with a theatrical COM
pany. She was moderately successful.
but did not find the life as congenial
as she had anticipated, and at the end
of her season returned to her parents.
Perelson then renewed his suit. AMI
with the aid of the influence of the
young woman's people. which was
again exerted in his behalf. he tri-
umphed. and something less than a
month ago he led his bride to the altar
at Springfield, o.
According to the confidence Mrs. Pc
relson has given her friends, she ex-
perienced but little happiness from the
first. owing to her husbands inordinaJe
jealousy. En- route home TO Butte Mrs.
Perelson confided to a friend that her
husband had accused her on the train
of flirting with another man. This was
the first of a series of misunderstand-
ings which eliminated in the unhappy
bride taking poison. When the couple
arrived in Butte two weeks ago they
took apartments at the McDermott. All
went well for a day or two, but grad
ually other guests began to notice an
estrangement. Ii vas observed that
husband and wife sat through dinner
without speaking or noticing one an
| other. Later they came separately TO
their meals and the guests marveled at
the evident unhappy condition of af-
fairs. Things were not as they should
be between a husband who was obvi-
ously devotion itself n a wife of ex-
traordinary beauty upon whom every
thing was lavished that wealth could
bestow. and especially when they had
only been married a month Finally
| there came an evidence of ~reconcilia-
ton. on Wednesday evening husband
and wife appeared at the dinner table
together, both apparently in the best of
humor, but the changed conditions
were short-lived, and the gossips were
given further food for thought when
Mrs. Perelson suddenly arose and left
the table without finishing her meal.
Later in the evening she confided to a
friend that her husband had again ac-
cused her of flirting.
Perelson finished his meal and left the
hotel without going 10 his wife's room.
The wife visited her relatives during
the evening, returning to the hotel at
an early hour. When her husband
did not return by 10: 30 the wife COM
menced a search for him. She called
messenger boys and dispatched notes
to various parts of the city. but failed
to locate her husband, and giving up
hope of finding him. sent a messenger
boy to a drug store to buy a vial of
carbolic acid. During her period of
anxiety Mrs. Perelson told her troubles
to a sympathizing friend. She said her
husband had been insanely Jealous
since they were first married, and had
repeatedly accused her. without cause,
of flirting. and at one time had threat
ened her with violence. She also con-
1 add Tho Inform atfpn that her maria 90
with Perelson was very much against
her wish, and that she had been forced
nto il by her family.
Mrs. Perelson retired to her room af-
ter the messenger service had failed 10
locate her husband, and sat up to await
his return. The morning was grow
ing when he came in and went to their
apartments. and it was not long be-
fore the guests on the same floor were
awakened by the loud voices of the
husband. who vas INDUCING in a VIC
lent quarrel. The quarrel lasted so
long that the disturbed guests were Sc
riously considering the a~dvisability OF
complaining to the night clerk. when of
a sudden there was a violent ringing
of the bell from the room occupied by
the couple. A bell boy was sent to in
vestigate. and as he reached the floor
on which the room of the couple was
located their door few open and the two
emerged into the nall struggling vio-
lentIy with one another, while the hus-
band yelled at the top Of his voice for
some one to go for a doctor. as his wife
had taken poison. Mrs. Perelson held
a vial between her hands. and was
striving to get II to her mouth, while
the husband tried to prevent Ii. The
bell boy grabbed the Young woman
hands. and as he did so all three fell
to the floor. The bell boy lost his
hold, and Mrs. Perelson succeeded In
getting the bottle to her mouth. but
had only taken a small swallow when
the vial was knocked from her hands
by the bell boy and the contents spilled
on her face, burning her very badly
about the mouth.
A general alarm was sent out for doc
tors by telephone and messenger serv-
ice. and Drs. Renick Conigham and
Leavitt responded. The two former
arriving first. took charge Of the case