The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-07
WAS WEARY OF LIFE
Young Woman Attempts Sui
eide in Baltimore Hotel.
FAMILY TROUBLE IS CAUSE
Said to be Wife of Wealthy
Stockman.
FAMILY TROUBLE is CAUSE


She gives her name as Mrs. Bessie Ewes
and claims Annelly. a small station near
Newton, as her home. The young woman
admits that family troubles caused her
to make an attempt to take her own life
but tells two different stories as to the
nature of these troubles.
The facts in the case are these: Bes,
sic Ewes arrived in Wichita Tuesday and
remained here over night at some one
Of the rooming houses. Yesterday morn.
/ ing she called at the Baltimore hotel and
inquiring for the proprietor, Mr. McVeigh
requested permission to remain In the
parlor Of the hotel until the hour Cor the
/ departure of her train had arrived. she
stated that she intended to visit her IN
Gle who resided at Cheney, this county.
/ The desired permission was given.
Some stationery was taken to the par
! Tor and she was soon engaged in writ
! ing letters. A guest Of the hotel. Mrs.
! Gladice Smith, also occupied the parlor
! at the time and answered several oues-
tons put to her by the young woman.
/ The latter finally made some impatient
remark and then destroyed the letters
she had written She then remarked:
Wei, you maS tell them all good bye
for me, for here go" At this juncture
She pulled the trigger of a thirty- two
calibre pistol and fell over on the couch
upon which she had been seated. Mrs.
Smith hastily seized her grip and ran
down stairs calling loudly that some one
had been shot. She was so frightened
that she refused to remain in the hotel
any longer but insisted upon paying her
bill and then left for parts unknown.
Meanwhile. Mrs McVeigh. wife of the
proprietor, FASTENED to the parlor with
number Of other people, to ascertain
what had happened When they arrived
Mrs. Ewes had recovered from the ef-
fects of the shot and was calmly seated
upon the couch
DR.. Fordyce and Sergeant Beltz Of the
recruiting station. fastened to the hotel
in response TO a hurry up" call. When
they entered the parlor. they found a
number Of women there, but none among
them appeared as though they had sus-
tanned any injury and expected to he
taken TO another room to find their
patient. when the young woman herself
informed them that she was the person
whom they were in search of. After the
parlor had been cleared Surgeon Fordyee
made an examination Of the wound and
found that the bullet had pierced the left
breast just over the fifth rib and then
following the course of that rib il lodged
under the left arm After an anaesthetic
had bee administered by Sergeant Beltz
the latter assisted DR.. Fordyce IN renov-
ing the ball
The only reason that can be assigned
as cause for the bah not entering the
heart as had been intended, IS the fact
that the woman held the weapon too
close TO her breast and consequently did
not give the bullet sufficient force. Had
the pistol been held about four inches
from the breast, the bail would have en-
tered the heart and death would have
resulted. The wound IS an ugly one and
even as it is. there is great danger that
the woman Will not survive her fooIhardv
attempt to end her life. There IS danger +
that some OF the wooden fbers from her
undertaking may have become fmbedded
in the wound and if this is the fact. an
liberation is likely to develop. which win
cause death. DR.. Fordyce dressed the
wound and then caused her to be re-
moved to st. Francis hospital Late last
night she was reported to be resting
easy and so far no complications have
been noticed
When the waist Of the would-be sui
eide was removed an ounce phia1 Of car
bolic acid dropped from her bosom The