Evening star., 1901-10-15
Suicide of Naval Lieutenant Par
menter's Wife.
LEAPED FROM PORTLAND WINDOW
Struck Upon the Stone Sidewalk
Fifty Feet Below.
DEATH SOON FOLIO S

Mrs Parmenter, wife of Lieut.. H. E. Par
| menter of the United States navy, leaped
| from fourth-story window in the Portland
| flats 18th street and Thomas circle, at 9:15
this morning and received injuries which re-
suited in her death within two hours there
after Her body and lower jawbones were
| badly broken, nearly all her teeth were
Knocked out and the nasal bones were driven
! up in the neighborhood Of the forehead.
There was also compound fracture of the
bones of the left elbow, and confusion over
| the region of the heart indicated that possi-
| bly, rib may have been driven into the
chest cavity. Severe bruises on the lower
par. of the back indicate possible injury to
| the pelvic bone.
Window Whence She Fell.
Mrs Parmenter fell a distance Of about
fifty feet and there was nothing to break
| her descent to the stone sidewalk below.
| The window from which she fell is one of
two In room used as the library of the
| apartments occupied by her husband and
herself. The windows of this room are In a
recess formed by two bay WINDOWS, one on
either side, which considerably obstruct the
view up and down 18th street, upon which
| they face. Near the window was small
writing desk, at which Mrs Parmenter was
accustomed to do her correspondence.
Mrs. Parmenter ate breakfast with her
husband this morning in the cafe on the
ground floor, and when the lieutenant went
| to his Office at the Navy Department she
went up to her apartments IN the elevator
and sent her maid to get her morning
meal. No one was in the room with her.
A score or more of Mortified people rushed
| to her assistance when they saw her fall
and she was picked up from pool of blood
and taken to her apartments. DR.. Charles
R. Collins, her physician, who resides op-
posite the Portland on 18th street. was i'm
mediately summoned. Mrs. Parmenter was
partly conscious, but could not speak owing
| to her injuries. She recovered conscious
| ness entirely few minutes afterward, but
was placed under opiates to relieve the
| shock and permit a preliminary examina-
| tion of her injuries, which resulted as
above described.
Lieut.. Parmenter had just taken his seat
at his office desk when apprised Of his ca
lamity and went at once to his wife's side.
Mrs. Parmenter, who about thirty
three or thirty-five years old, was very slen-
der, having been in poor health for some
| time.
She had been afflicted with melancholia,
which sometimes takes the form of acute
| mania. She had not hitherto shown, how
ever, any indications of acute mania.
She was the daughter of DR.. Taylor, now
a practicing physician in Honolulu.
Certificate of Suicide.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body of Mrs
Parmenter and heard the statements Of
those who knew of her condition prior to
the time she received the fatal injuries
Upon concluding his investigation the coro-
ner told a Star reporter that he would give
certificate of death showing that Mrs
Parmenter had committed suicide at a
time when her mind was affected to the ex-
| tent of rendering her wholly irresponsible
| tor the act.
| The funeral will take place Thursday
| morning at 10 o'clock. Services will be
conducted at the Portland and interment
will be made at Arlington.