The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-05

and been true to me. 1 neea not say
more on this subject. as every one knows
how he has been doing since his return
10 Chandler, and no one knows but my
self how I have been mistreated. Death
to me will be sweet relief It has no
horrors. loved. trusted, conhded in and
cherished my husband as very few wives
do, only to be deceived and heartbroken
and nistreated. It is more than I can
stand.
want my sister Claude to have al my
belongings. Wire her AT Gainesville.
Ills. In Hoffman's bank viii be found
some money, enough perhaps, TO pay all
expenses Of burial, and my last request
IS 10 be buried in Wright's cemetery.
Bury me as you find me dressed, for
have dressed myself for my grave.
So goodbye, dear friends. one and all,
and to my dear sister and brothers. good
bye. May you be blessed with more sun
shine as you so through hfe's journey
than has been my lot. May God forgive
the man who has killed me with his
unkindness and deception.
Let the undertaken take care OF my
body. As I said before, there win be
money TO pay all expenses. I VIII again
say goodbye to all. and if I have done
wrong. may God forgive me, for life 70
me is not worth living. Mourn not for
me, unfortunate and heartbroken wife as
am, for 1 am at rest. I found my hus-
band TO be untrue TO me, and he finally
has deserted me, ana have nothing to
live for
have nothing TO fear. am ready to
meet my God, and death has no horrors
for me, only a sweet relief to torture I
have had to endure in the past week So
goodbye one and all. 1 am The injured
wife of DR.. Hedrick.
GERTRUDE HEDRICK-
Coroner S. A. McEIHinney impaneled
a jury and held an inquest Friday fore
noon. the finding of the jury being that
the deceased had come to her death by
carbolic acid administered by herself.
The sister and brothers of Mrs. Hedrick
were telegraphed for, but they did not
arrive till Sunday. It was decided by her
sister and brother not to bury Mrs. He'd
rick here, and the remains were taken
away Thursday 10 be laid beside her par
ents, in Missouri.
Mrs. Hedrick's maiden name was Ger
trude Hussey. She was born near Car
bondale, H., in 1868. Two years later
her parents moved to Stanberry, No,
where she lived until her marriage in
March, 1891. She became a member of
the Baptist church in 1889. Her father
died in 1898. Burial was in the Hussey
cemetery at Stanbury, Mo. Mrs. Hedrick
leaves a sister, Miss Claudia Hussey, OF
Carterville, H., and two brothers, T. D
Hussey, Of Stanberry, No, and V. L.
Hussey, Of Commerce, Tex. DR.. and Mrs
". a. Hedrick came to Chandler six or
seven years ago, and have lived here
most Of the time since then. Dr.. Hedrick
has been a very successful physician, and
has had many friends. while those who
have known Mrs Hedrick have always
regarded her as a woman of noble char
acter and pleasant disposition. a devoted,
loyal wife, and q good neighbor. Proba-
bly, no woman who has ever lived in
Chandler has been more highly or uni
versally esteemed among her acquaint-
ances than she, and so it may easily be
understood how great was the shock
when it became known that she had ia
ken her own life. It is said that she had
meditated upon suicide for more than
year, and that once before she attempted
to kill herself. Quite recently She had
talked to some of her more intimate
friends in manner that led them to fear
that she might take her life.
The people of Chandler deeply regret
this awful tragedy. and the sympathy
of the entire community goes out to those
whose lives are so sadly touched by the
occurrence.