The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-19

Church Work as Her Strength
Permitted.
Miss Olive A. Calkins, living at 80 Igle-
hart street. ended her life in her room
Saturday night by hanging herself with
rope to projection over the door,
where her dead body was found yester-
day morning A sufferer from Ill health
and melancholia for some years, it is be-
lieved Miss Calkins killed herself while
temporarily insane. No other reason for
her rash act is known
The body was found shortly after 10
o'clock yesterday morning by Miss Whit
ney, who conducts the boarding house
where Miss Calkins roomed. The tndica-
lions point to the fact that Miss Calkins
calmly prepared to end her life, and car
ried out the purpose with firm determine
ton as relief from further worldly care
The rope with which she hanged herself
was new, having apparently been recent
~ purchased The upper end was tightly
knotted to projection over the door,
while before placing the slip moose she
had fashioned in the other end about her
neck Miss Calkins wound towel about
her throat to prevent the rope cutting
the skin. Standing on a chair the young
woman apparently drew the moose tight
and then kicked aside the support.
Death was due to strangulation and must
have beer slow and painful, yet even in
the last agonies it appears that the
young woman made no attempt to free
herself, but awaited the end. In the opin-
/ IL, 1f Ill
| herself early Saturday evening. Inquiry
of those about the house elected no In
| formation concerning Miss Calkins
| death. According to the information
given the coroner, Miss Calkins went to
her room about s o'clock Saturday even
ing, as was her usual custom, and was
not heard of again until the body was
| found. Coroner Nelson says those about
the boarding house told him they had
been out shopping. Saturday evening and
had heard no disturbance in Miss Calldns
| room.
Miss Calkins was thirty-six years Of
| age and had lived iii this city for some
years. She was a compositor and worked
| at one time for the G l Q b e. Recently
| she had been In the employ of Rich &
| Clymer, printers. at 65 East Fifth street
| She had no relatives in this city, but
has two married sisters, one living In
| Pennsylvania and the other in New York
Miss Calkins was member of the local
| typographical union.
By all who knew her Miss Callzins Is
spoken of in the highest terms. She was
a devout Christian, Il member of the Cen
trail Park M. E. church for several
years, where she was teahcer in the
| Sabbath school and also took an active
part in the work of the Epworth League
| Her death came as a severe shock TO
! her friends, who while knowing her to
have been in i'll health, and mentally de-
| pressed at times, never suspected that
! she would end her own life. During the
evening service at the church last night
a large bunch of white roses, tied with
white ribbon, lay OH the back of the
| pew Miss Calkins was accustomed to
| occupy.
] No communication was left by~Miss
| Caikins to explain her act of self-destruc-
| ton. Her friends say she never talked
| OF suicide, though she sometimes COM
planned of loneliness. Recently she had
a severe attack of la grippe, which is
| said to have increased her worry over her
usual frail physical condition. Brooding
over her i'll health Is thought tc have III
duced state of acute melancholia, In
! which it is believed Miss Calliins took her
| life.
The funeral will take place from the
| Central NJ. L. church at $50 o'clock this
| afternoon. The service will be conduct
| ed by Rev. Benjamin LoEgley. The in
| terment will be at Oakland cemetery.