Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-16
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
WOMAN IN A POLICE COURT CELL
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
Strips From an Underskirt Were Used
Her Mind Believed to
Be Affected.

Carte Carroll. a colored woman about
thirty years Of age, made two unsuccessful
attempts to end her life by hanging herself
shortly before noon today while incarcerat-
ed in a cell at the Police Court. while wait
ing transportation to the workhouse, she
having been convicted on a charge Of dis
orderly conduct and sentenced to a term Of
six months in that institution by Judge
Bundy earlier in the day.
Carrie was passing the Police Court this
morning about $50 o'clock, when she
stopped in front of the building and exc
cuted dance. Policeman NJ. ]. Flynn of
the court squad ordered her to desist, but
she repeated the performance. which re-
suited in her being taken into custody on a
charge of diSOrderly conduct, and she was
given six months on the farm by Judge
Bundy. who decided that she had disturbed
the peace and quiet In the vicinity or the
court building.
After being sentenced Carrie was removed
to the cell in which the female prisoners
are confined, but the woman created such
disturbance and interrupted the proceedings
of the court that she was transferred to a
cell by herself, in the tier on which the
male prisoners are confined. She amused
herself for awhile by shouting at the top OF
her voice.
The woman finally quieted down, and
few minutes later Detective Kemp of the
fourth precinct who was passing the cell
her suspended from bar at the top Of the
cell door. The detective pulled out his
pocket knife and cut her down. and she
was none the worse for her experience, not
having been tied up long enough A white
belt which she had tied around her throat
and then attached to the cell door was
taken away from her but she declared that
she was going to end her life. Sergt.. Lom-
hardy. who Is in charge Of the cell rooms,
and Policeman Sawyer, kept a watch on
the woman. fearing that she might attempt
to make a second effort to end her life
She requested Policeman Sawyer to get
bag Of tobacco for her. which he did, and
on returning he called to her. but she did
not answer. The officer peered through the
grating and saw the woman lying under
the bench. but she did not pay any atten-
ton to him when he called, and he opened
the door and entered the cell and struck
match.
Carrie had torn some strips from white
underskirt. tied it around her neck and
crawled under the bench. which is about
two feet high from the floor. and, lying
stretched out at full length, had fastened
the other end of the cloth to the Stats on
the bench and pulled it tight, raising her
head clear from the floor Officer Sawyer
had called to Policeman Hatton in the
meantime, and together they cut the string
on the WOmanS neck. and she was found to
be in an unconscious condition, remaining
in that state until after she had arrived at
the Emergency Hospital. to which institu-
ton she was removed. Carrie soon respond
ed to treatment. and she will be detained at
the hospital until her mental condition can
be examined by the board of police sur
geons. as it is believed that her mind is af-
fected, being caused, it is said, by the use
of cocaine.
Carrie Is well known to the police of the
city having been arrested a number of
times during her early life but lately she
has behaved herself. and today is the first
time she has been arrested for sometime.