The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-18
SHE TRIED HARD
tt. END HER LIFE L {.
Ma. Percy Campbell Anxious to
Shuttle OF This Mortal Coil.
FOUR ATTEMPTS IN ONE DAY "
Pseveated frsa Lsaples off hayes Bridge
asd Lsckel Up, She Attempted First to
Strapxie Herself aad Later to Cut
Her Throat With Garter Buckle

Presidency and determination arp the
TWO most striking characteristics of Mrs.
Percy Campbell, who tried four tunes
yesterday afternoon to commit suicide
First, she tried to leap from Mayo.s
Fridge, but was stopped and turned over
to the police. In her cell an hour later
size tore her linen into strips and tried
IT, strangle herself. "A few minutes later
she tried to cut her throat with a garter
buckle. and still later tried again to
strange herself. Meanwhile, hoping to
rid herself OF Policeman Werner, who
hsG been detailed to watch her and see
that she did herself no bodily harm, she
told him that she had taken laudanu1n
AID he 'phoned to the aln1shouse for an
ambulance. The laudanuln story proved
tn be without foundation.
From the time Of the woman.s arrest
yesterday afternoon and all last night 1t
vas found necessary to keep man be-
Gde her all the time She seemed to be
Suffering from q suicidal frenzy, possibly
c1lo to a certain extent to drinking, and
half 4 dozen times the watching police
man had to take strings which she tore
from her clothing away from her to keep
he7 from strang1ing herself She will
give no reason for all these attempts on
hcr life, and will say nothing as to who
she 1s or anything about herself She
~ill be taken before Justice Crutchfeld.
Su0 3OllCC Sou1Ss Lille AOIlIlhSp WiSA
It will b decided what 10 to be done with
Is coMELT WOMAN.
d It seems that tho woman, accompanied
by her husband and one child, came to
this city some two months ago. and since
tte1 she has become well known figure
here. She is comedy in appearance. about
twenty-five or six years old, and well
dressed. Some day or SO ago it eeems
that her husband went to Philadelphia,
accompanied by the child, and since thcn
the woman has been drinking. To-day
will not be her hrst Police Court e1pe-
I1sncs; she has been there before for
1GtnkinG.
6everal men were at work for the
ooutheen Bell Telephone on Mayo's Bridge
yesterday when they noticed Mrs. Camp
bell walked from the center of the bridge
over to ono OF the rails and climbed
through. She was balancing herself on
q string piece preparatory to jump
0laan the men seized her, dragged her
hack and turned her over to Policeman
Charles Hughes. He took her to the sta
ton house. There she was locked up.
I! hen followed the various attempts on
her own life. She absolutely refuses 10
say why she has n1ade these repeated Ell
forts to kill herself, and seems to be IN
lp,bued with the one idea OF self-de-
e1ruction.
TRIED TO USE BUCKLE.
After the first attempt to stranGle her
self with portion Of her linen. torn INTO
strips. Policeman Werner, who was put
~ duty to guard her. turned his back
for a moment, and when he noticed her
again she had removed her garter and
,as irving to cut her throat with the
buckle. He interfered again and look
The buckle away from her, after which
sin tried again to strange herself with
tat result. Finding that all these plans
n,isca1ried, she told the policeman that
she had, taken laudanum. As women
prisoners are never searched. and bot
lie of laudanum might easily have been
concealed in the folds of her dress, 70
liceman Werner believed her and rang
for an ambulance.
Dr. Murrell responded. He made an ex-
srr.ination Of the woman. found that she
had taken no poison of any KIND ana then
returned to the almshouse All last night
It was necessary to keep policeman
constantly On guard at her cell door.