Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
THREADS OF LIFE
krL Timmsns Essks to Cut Them by
Taking OarbOlio Acid.
HER HUSBAND HAS HER UNCLE ARRESTED
Protector of Woman, Accused of
Being Author OF Her Trouble. De-
MES Allegation and Protests
~nnocenc of Conduct.

Al 1890 a. m. yesterday in her room
at the boarding house OF Mrs. Beverage,
1914 Webster street, Mrs. Lydia Timmons,
aged rs, drank carbolic acid In an attempt
to end her life. w. w. Flowers, uncle of
the woman, is In the city Jail pending an
investigation.
Mrs. Timmons is the wife of J. T. Tim
mons of Edwardsville. Kan. Several weeks
ago she wrote 10 her uncle w. w. Flowers
and said she was in trouble and needed
assistance. In answer to the letter she
was invited to come to Omaha. She ar
rived here three weeks ago and engaged
board in the same house with Flowers.
Wednesday she gave birth to a boy.
Flowers Immediately telegraphed to the
woman's husband and he arrived in Omaha
yesterday. The two men had never met
before. After becoming acquainted, and
after Timmons had talked with his wife.
the men went out together for breakfast.
They returned to the lodging house in time
to see Mrs. Beverage rush out into the
yard, screaming that Mrs. Timmons bad
killed herself. The men rushed for the
room and found the woman on the floor,
suffering great agony. DrS. Vance and
Clark were hastily summoned and did what
they could to alleviate her ~sufferings.
Charge Against Flowers.
Flowers left the husband and wife to-
gether and went down town. Shortly after
flowers had left Timmons went to the police
station and charged Flowers with being the
cause Of his wife taking the poison and be-
ing the father Of the child. and that he de-
sired him arrested and an Investigation in
stituted. Flowers shortly after returned
to the house and was arrested by Detective
Mitchell and Oficer Woodbridge.
The woman was formerly Lwdia Vint and
resided in Des Moines with her aunt, q sis
ter of Flowers. Seven months ago she
Timmons, whom she had met in Des Miones,
but has since removed to Edwardsville,
Kan. where he lie in the dairy business.
what Flowers Says.
At the station Flowers said: There Is
no truth In the charge Timmons makes.
am the uncle Of the girl and she has always
made her home with my people. l re-
ceiyed a letter from her several weeks ago
from Edwardsville. stating that she needed
money and was in trouble. wrote for her
TO come TO Omaha and that l would help
her all / could. She came here with her
husbands consent and have been paying
her expenses since she arrived. think
more OF her than Of any OF my nieces and
would do more for her. What l did was
done because she was my relative and be-
cause ! did not want her to suffer. She
has been In Omaha before and on one coca
sion | went to see her in Kansas City.
don't know why I should be accused.
never saw Timmons until this morning and
then introduced myself to him. He has
been writing to his wife regularly and she
has been writing to him. She was sicl
and doubtless took the poison In a At o.
insanity"
Bears a Good Name.
Flowers is employed by the Kelsey pape
store. He has a father and mother ant
other relatives residing in Bloomington. Ill
He is not married. The police say that h
has been a hard working man and this Il
the first trouble he has been In here. HI
people in Bloomington are highly respected
The meeting and marriage of Timmonl
and bis wife were romantic. Timmons wa
a soldier serving in the Philippines abou
twenty months ago. During his absence
from home he frequently wrote TO hi
family and girl friends. One Of thssl
friends showed one OF his letters to Lydi
Vint The latter wrote to Timmons and
correspondence sprung up between the two
When Timmons returned to the Unite
States he met the girl in Kansas City an
the TWO were married.
Il ToId by TimmOns.
Timmons says: my wife told me tina
Flowers was the father Of the ehilS