The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-18
WORL D WAS lJNKlND
GNFoRTUNATB wOMAN's ATTEMPT
AT SUICIDE PROVES Sue
CESSFUL
DEATH EASIER THAN POVERTY
Son Lies at City Hospital Strapped
to a Cot-Mind Unbalanced
From the Effects of
Morphine.

On a marble slab at the county morgue
lies the body of Mrs. Sara Nordeman.
On a cot at the city hospital lies her
son. Knut Burger Nordeman. His mind
is craZed from the effects of morphine.
In his few ha1f-lucid moments he says
he wants to die; that he is too good for
, this world. His condition is serious, and
it is highly probable that his wish will
be gratified. To prevent his doing him
self any harm he has been strapped to
tIis cot
The mother and son took morphine
some time Friday night at their room,
256 Thirteenth avenue south. They were
living with the family of d. B. Johnson.
Mrs. johnson is sister of the unfortun-
ate woman. This mother and son found
social conditions SO contrary to their
ideals that they decided to die together.
Saturday morning the two were found in
IL dazed condition in their room. He sat
in a rocking chair by her bed and their
hands were clasped. The son was taken
to the city hospital, and the mother al
lowed to remain.
She died at $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning. and her body was removed to
the county morgue. A post mortem ex-
animation was conducted by Deputy
Coroner Murphy in the afternoon. Only
slight traces of the drug We're found, as
Nt1S system tlSLQ tlLtctOS @ApooAoSA AAAO7S
of the powder taken. The reasons for
tho mother and son desiring to depart
this world is told in a letter, written
Noy. Is. and signed by both. This letter
is as follows:
Too Good to Live.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
/. FSnute Burger Ncrdeman. and my
mother. Mrs. Sara Nordenan depart
from this world and enter another one,
: hoping thereby to escape the dire al
tentative to carry on struggle for ex-
fstence in which only defeat is to Dc eX-
Dected. We take this measure, because
we see no hope to live q life in which We
have no interest, and for which, from the
unfortunate concurrence of circumstances
the mastering is beyond our. power
we are not equipped. Having neither the
spirit nor the capacities which are re-
quired by every individual who is born
into this barbarou5, materia.istic and in
human world of which America is the
, leader and representative, we decide
hereby that on mature thought and de-
liberation we have resolved to close our
existence. But in regard for the judg-
lnent of our fellow beings, whom we de-
sire to give us their good will that it
may not be said that we ceased to exist
from any petty cause, conpels. us TO
make known the following points. to-
wit:
/. We cannot live in this world. be-
cause we are foreigners, STRANGERS among
the men of the present generation, nav
S ness capacities, OF their business inter-
ests- 7s'
2. We cannot live in this world. be-
cause we belong to a society which, dur
ing the past century, ceased to exist
and therefore eonlpels us to. die also.
3. we cannot live III this world, be-
cause we are met by Il heartlessness
from all our fellow beings which tells
us that our existence is at an end.
4. We cannot live in this world, be-
cause We cannot get any foothold ON the
earth. there being no one VINO wants our
services.
S. We cannot live in this world, be-
cause we due to our hate of the present
slavery system, by no means are willing
!. to support life on those conditions which
, are the only possible, namely, those con-
ditions on which the soul cannot live.
g. We cannot live in this world, be
cause we find that we are pressed on all
sides, and are finally convinced OF our
SuperfiUous existence.
Hoping to win at least the recognition
OF the justice in these points and indif-
ferent to what else people may say on
this matter. we depart with good con-
science and in the conviction of our fu-
ture welfare.
KNIT Burger Nordeman,
Mrs. Sara NoFdenan.
To Re buried by Relative.
The body of Mrs Nordeman will be re-
moved to the undertaking rooms OF Moe,
Anderson & Atkinson this morning. The
funeral expenses win be paid by MT
johnson, the relative, in whose nome she
died.
Mrs Nordeman was siXty-three years
old. al the son Is twenty-four. They
are natives OF Sweden and came to this