Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-14
Death CAUSES DEATH
Hiss Cassie Jones, Of Burlington.
Prefers Death to Living With.
ont Her Lover.
Swallows Carboltc Acid. Removes
Her Clothing and Goes to
Fed to Die.
End Comes After Three Hours Of
Intense Suffering A Very
Sad Case.
Special to Times-Republican.


Burlington, June 4-Grief- etricken
over the death OF her lover, Miss Cassie
Jones, a highly respected young lady
of No. 7O2 South Main street, swallowed
the contents Of an eight-ounce bottle OF
carbolic acid about 8 o'clock last even
ing and calmly undressed herself and
went to bed to die. "A few minutes later
her elder sister noticed that Cassie acted
closer examination discovered that her
mouth and face had been horribly
burned by the acid.
The excited family and neighbors
hunted for physician in vain for over
an hour and 1T was 1890 before Dr..
Woodbury. was found and came to the
girls assistance.
Misc Jones was suffering terribly from.
the burns and the internal effects OF
the poison and in spite of the Efforts
of the physician she died shortly before
az o'clock. Coroner Unterwircher was
called and Immediately took charge OF
the remains. He had not decided last
night whether or not an inquest would
be held today.
y The cause of Miss Jones suicide is
directly traceable to the death Of her
lover. David Heaton, which occurred
yesterday morning in West Burlington.
He had been keeping company with
her for years, and the young people
were deeply attached, to each other.
Their marriage was to have occurred
very soon. About week ago he was
taken sick and his death occurred at
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Miss Jones knew Of his illness she did
not think 1t very serious, and his death
wne shock which che could not with
stand. She spent yesterday in weeping
and lamenting and told several mem
berssof the family that she woul; kill
herself, that life was no longer worth
living without Dave, etc. Last evening
she insisted on going to West BIrling-
1 ton to see his body, but her mother re-
fused her percirsion. The poison by
which she came TO her death was OBJ
tanned from Whites drug store and was
an eight-ounce bottle nearly full Of car
bolic acid.
The deceased was 90 years of age and
was a bright, lovable girl. with many
friends. Her death will be much re-
GREETED. Besides the widowed mother,
Mrs. Margaret Jones, the deceased
leaves an elder sister and a brother,
Henry Jones. George Jones, a clerk at
Kupper's, is aleo relative.
The death Of David Heaton, on whose
account Miss Jones suicided, occurred at
4,Qsclock yesterday morning at the home
OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
IIeaton. OF Ballard street, West Bur-
lington,. Death was due to paralysis
The deceased was taken sick last Fri
( day. David w. Heaton was born in
Sioux City March "a. $780, and had he
lived to next March would have been
f 81 years Of age. For the past year or
more he had been employed by the Bur-
lington as locomotive fireman, posi-
ton he was promoted to from the shops
In West Burlington. At the time Of his
taking sick he was firing an engine on
the construction train at Batavia. The
deceased was young man highly
thought OF by all his associates for his
manly traits and his kind-heartedness
The funeral will be held on Friday af.
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence
OF his parents, corner of Ballard ana
Wheeler streets. Interment will b.
in Aspen Grove.