The times., 1901-06-22
A BOLD ATTEMPT At SUICIDE.
4 Woman Accused of ShcpIiftinS
Cuts Her Throat With Razor.

Mrs Mary Daily, twenty-four years Of
age attempted to commit suicide at her
home. 40 K Street southwest about 1:4O
o o'clock yesterday afternoon, and now lies
at the Emergency Hospital in a precari-
Gus condition as result of her act AL
though weak from the loss of blood, it is
believed that she will recover. She has
already shown signs of raIlying, though
she is extremely depressed and troubled.
Mrs. DAILY, who is a native Of Freder-
icksburg, Va, was a Miss Switzer, and
her parents are now living in Richmond.
Yesterday morning she visited one Of the
big downtown department stores, on Mar
ket Space, and while there one of the
clerks saw her pick up a gold filled ring
valued at 1919 and walk off with it. = floor
walker was sent after her and asked her
to accompany him to the private office
upstairs There the ring was found clasp
ed in her hard. She explained that she
was subject to fits and that she did not
know that she had taken the ring.
Police Headquarters were notified and
Detective Sergeant Flather was sent to
the store and took her to headquarters,
where she admitted to Captain Boardman
that she had taken the ring. Mrs. Penni-
fill the matron at the House of Deten-
ton. was sent for and Mrs. DAILY was
searched. but nothing else was found upon
her that might have belonged to the store.
She evinced willingness to accompany
the officer to her home and permit him to
search 1t, and after being Joined by Rob
ert A. Harvey, the representative OF the
shopkeeper. the quartette repaired TO the
little house on X Street which is very
poorly furnished and bears every evidence
Of want.
Here Mrs. Daily has lived with her hus-
band, John DAILY, who is employed
helper on the wagon of prominent furni-
ture firm. She had been recently visiting
her parents and her two little children
by her first husband, in Richmond. and
had returned to this city only three days
before. Mrs. Pennifll closely followed her
every movement, even when she asserted
several times that it was necessary for her
to visit a private apartment to arrange
her clothing.
After Detective Flather and Mr. Harvey
had gone upstairs to search that portion
Of the house she asked the matron to
give her pin, and, STOPPING over, was
apparently arranging her clothing. In
reality, however, it appears she had Sc
cured a razor somehow and had opened
it beneath her skirts. Raising up sud
denly, she produced the shining weapon,
keen edge across her throat, just as Mrs.
Pennifill grabbed her hand.
Mrs. Penniflrs pcomptness probably
saved the woman's life, for 1t prevented
the blade from severing any Of the promi-
nent veins and arteries. At the same in
stant she called for Detective Flather,
who hurried down stairs. Seeing the stu
alton, he telephoned for the Emergency
Hospital ambulance and sent for the
nearest doctor. The woman was rapidly
bleeding 10 death when DR.. e. G. c. Win
ter arrived, within two minutes after the
wound was inflicted. lie was able to stop
the flow of blood before DR.. Bra8onier
arrived from the hospital.
Mrs. DAILY had struggled TO tear the
wound open after the razor had been
taken from her, but as she was placed in
the ambulance she rciarsed into uncon-
sciousness and did not recover until after
rcstoTdtivcs were administered at the
hospital. II took twenty stitches 20 close
the gaping wound ia the throat Tho ply
sicians regard her condition as br!g% scri- /
Gus but entertain some hopes ful re-
covery. Five new pocketbookS. 5Ie [
trinRets and q mum 0er of chlci-s and
other private memoranda, that are
only INaiiaplc 10 the employees of the |
store ssnIe f9uad in her house and were
taken III ciiarge by the police. in case |
they may be identified and used as evil
dence against her hereafter.