Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-10
SHE WANTED TO DIE.
White Girl of Des Nioines Attempts
Suicide-Loyed q sNegro BOY.


Suicide--loved a Negro Boy.
Des Moines, Jan. To-" Because She
Loved Him So, and he didn't love her,
an Anglo-Saxo girl aged y years. re-
siding ait 211 East Second street, swal-
lowed two-t thirds Of a two-ounce bottle
of carbolic acid at s o'clock last night.
and now lies at Mercy hospital WITH
every prospect OF dying before noon to-
day. Maggie moved to the city few
weeks ago from Boone. and quickly be-
came enamored of a colored Soulh
known as Doc Smith. 1t was case
of love levels all, the difference OF
race being ignored by both until last
evening, when Maggie thought that she
had discovered that her lovers lieart
mad grown cold. Unable to live With
out his love. she determined to die, and
attempted to take he. own life. the
prompt arrival of couple of doctors
and a stomach pump postponed the ne
end, but failed in all probability in
stopping the death she coveted Inc
story, as related by Maggei's sister,
follows.
Doc Smith went to see Maggie last
evening The sisters and the caller
rooms which compose the abode of the
Ayers girls, corversng on ordinary
Itopics. Everything ran smoothly until
Maggie asssrted ssae believed Doe no
tlonger loved her. Doc did moi deny
the charge and Maggie rushed furious
as from the house.
Then I'll kill myself. she said.
/ can nor live without your loyss.
al mot
sanses she was on the street, making
after her and after a merry chass cap-
l.tnred her and compelled her 70 go back
Into the house.
Well, if you won't lei me get any
thing else know what 4 II do. II take
something I've got already, said Mag
lsgie, when once again within the shelter
Isof home.
With that she ross and walked into
1.-THE back room Doe and her sister
ibid not follow her as they did not be-
!, In al few minutes Maggie reappeared.
've done 1T, she exclaimed. We
settleel things i'll can't have you and
live I'm going to die
4 She exhibited 4 small vial labeled
two ounce bottle full OF carbolic acie
VAS The same, and twe-thirla Of iht
lsfluld was gone.
Hlsil go for a doctor You take car,
giof her,, aaid Doc, grabbing his hs
Il and coat and running out. lrltll Ion,
Z gle had been sent 10 the hospital ht
!,
q physicians had sss.n or heard Of HIM
After Doc. had left Maggie Was Iu
\ to bed. where she Immediately becam
neighbor to go fpi a doctor and i Is 5
arrived at $50 He found Maggie er
8 tsirsl W der: he feets II 4 HI d rig r
Il could feel scarcely any " use. He ar
piled the stomach pump, and a fe'
minutes later the assistant city phys
clan, DR. e. i, Spain. arrived. The "
worked OYER the girl for over an hou
a and had the satisfaction Of bringins
q back nereepti bic heart action and see
ling her regain partial conscious es's
ls-About $3.50 the ambulance was esgilej
land she vas taken to Mercy hospital
IN drinking tbs acid she spilled a III
tie on her mouth and neck. which arI
ioasily burned. Almost tbs entire III
8l5terior Of her mouth, he, throat am
land the i,ltestir and stomach are sup.
i pased 70 be in the same condition
While sFrious results IL llpt always aacs
I.safapany the direct effect Of the acid
there are always after effects and com
sI8plicatinns Which rarely ALLOW the pa
i siant 70 escape death. especially il tn,
H.,
i by Maggie AYERS