Evening star., 1901-06-21
AT TTEMPTS SUICIDE
Mrs. Mary Bailey Uses Razor on Her
Own Throat.
Was CHARGED WITH SH0PLlFTlNG
Matron at House of Detention
Prevents Fatal Results.
VICTIM WILL ECOV E r

| Mrs. Mary Bailey, twenty-four years
! old, whose husband, John Bailey, is en-
ployed as helper on furniture wagon,
made desperate attempt to end her life
! this afternoon by cutting her throat with a
razor. She was at her home, No. 40 K
| street southwest, under arrest for alleged
shoplifting at the store of S. Kann, Sons
& Co., on Market space, at the time she
used the razor. Miss Pennifin, one of the
matrons of the house of detention, was in
the room with the woman She took the
razor from Mrs. Bailey soon as one cut.
almost from ear to ear, had been made.
The unfortunate woman then attempted to
enlarge the terrible wound, from which
blood was gushing at a dangerous rate, but
the matron secured her hands before she
could do additional damage.
Detective Flather and Mr. Robert A.
Harvey, the latter clerk in Kann's store,
were in an upper room making search
for stolen property. at the time the woman
cut her throat. They hurried down stairs,
and in two minutes after the deed was
committed DR.. E. c. c. Winter was beside
the patient, stopping the flow of blood. A
few minutes later the Emergency Hospital
ambulance, in charge of DR.. Bragonier, ar
rived. The doctor put in temporary dress
ing on the wound and the woman was then
hurried to the hospital.
Mrs. Bailey, who is a good-lookng Wo-
man, was seen in kann's store this morn
ing looking at some jewelry, and the young
lady behind the counter thought she went
away with a gold ring in her hand. The
incident was reported, and when Mrs.
Bailey was escorted to the office the ring
was taken from her. Detective Flather,
who was summoned to the store, placed the
young woman under arrest and escorted
her to police headquarters, where she was
interviewed by Capt Boardman. She ad-
mitted her guilt, having previously ex-
planned her conduct by saying she had fits,
ring Capt. Boardman could not settle the
alleged theft in that way and SO informed
the woman.
Consents to Proposed Search.
The matron was sent for after the wo-
man had agreed to have her house search
Are you willing to have your house
searched?" she was asked by Captain
Boardman.
Il want you to search it, the woman
said. Il hope you will please have 1t
searched, and will go there with you to
help YOU
Her home, she first said, was on X street
northwest, but she afterward admitted il
was in South Washington.
Upon the arrival of the party at the
small. poorly furnished house at the num-
Der stated, Mrs. Bailey complained of
being Ill, and the matron accompanied her
to an outhouSe several times, never let
ting her get out of her sight. Mrs. Bailey
accompanied the searching party through
the house. and while the detective and
clerk were upstairs she was in the parIor
with the matron. After giving the detec-
tive the keys to her trunk. which was in
a bedroom on the second floor she went
to the front room on the lower floor
There she complained that some of her
undergarments needed arranging. Several
times she asked for pin. and after stoop-
ing over as if she were pinning the gar
ment she evidently opened the razor under
her skirt, and as she resumed standing
position she wiped the sharp edge Of the
weapon across her throat
Mrs. Pennitill, the matron, called for as
sistance, and, as stated, the detective and
clerk hurried down stairs. They found
Mrs. Bailey was lying on rug on the
floor apparently fast bleeding to death
The physician called soon stopped the flow
of blood, and no time was lost getting her
to the hospital.
Native of Virginia.
Mrs Bailey, it is stated, is a native OF
Fredericksburg, Va, and has two children
by her first husband, who are living in
Richmond with her parents. The woman
returned from visit to her parents only
about three days ago. it is stated.
The detective and clerk found in Mrs
Bailey's house several new pocket books
1ney also found some printed slips of paper
that are used at the store where she was
arrested, and which are supposed to be in
possession of nobody except persons who
are employed there.
Wound Not Necessarily Fatal
Upon arriving at the Emergency Hospital
Mrs. Bailey was removed at once to the
operating room, where an examination of
her wound was made. 1t was soon perceived
that the cut was of most serious charac-
ter, and the physicians exerted every effort
to stanch the flow of blood The clothes of
the unfortunate woman. were covered with
blood from the gaping wound in her throat
and her face and neck were also bespat-
tered.
Upon examination by Drs. Stewart. Kohn
and Bragonier 1t was found that the wound
had started from the left side of the neck
just below the and extended almost en-
tirely around to corresponding position
on the right side. The wound was fully
an inch deep, penetrating the fleshy part of
the neck, but, fortunately, the jugular and
other large blood channels Were untouched
The loss of blood was so great, however,
that the woman lost consciousness before
reaching the hospital and at late hour
was still in state of coma.
About twenty stitches were placed in the
wound, and it was stated at the hospital
| that there Is every prospect for the recoy-
cry OF the unfortunate woman.
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