Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-12
YOUNG WOMAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Cta1ed With jealousy She Took a
Dose Of CarboIic Acid,
WAS EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD.
Inmate Of q Commercial street He'
sort Saw Her Lover Fiirtiug, ana
CoDciuded 30 XIII Herself

Crased with jealousy because she
caught her lover flirting, Mamie stell'
an lS-year-old inmate OF Madge Daniels
rcaort at 40 Commercial street COM
mitted suicide between . and 4;3O
o'clock this morning, by taking large
dose Of oarbolic acid
The body Is now at O'Donnelrs under
taking parlors where an autopsy VIII
be held tonight According TO the state
ments of the officers and other persons
who investigated the AFFAIR, the woman
yesterday saw one George Lake, a bar
tender at the Road House saloon, with
whom she was madly In love, talking
With some women on the street. she
became enraged at his actions ana de-
manded an explanation Last night
Lake went to the resort, and accord
ing to his statements TO the officers
everybody got drunk, and there was a
violent quarrel between him and the
woman After time the affair was
smoothed over and he went TO the
young woman's room He says that
about o'clock this morning the Steil
woman awakened him and asked him
to hand her a bottle which was on a
shelf, and whisky glass. She said the
hottie contained medicine which she
was taking for severe cold Lake
complied with her request, and pour
the bottle she drank t. In short time
che was seized with commissions, She
told Lake what she had done and he az
once aroused the household and DR..
Benedict was hastily summoned The
physician was quickly on the scene and
pumped the poison from the woman's
stomach. She never rallied from the
effects Of the powerful stun, however,
and about 4:3O o'clock died In terrible
agony. Officers simpson and Burt were
notified of the facts, and II was to them
that Lake told his story. lie was cor
roborated by inmates OF the house with
reference TO the quarrel, and after ques-
toning him closely ne was permitted
to so. No arrests We're made at all.
Justice Dana T. Smith was notified
and after learning the facts, ordered
the body removed TO O'Donnell's UNDER
taking parlors Asst County Atty,
Loofbourow also made an investga-
ton OF the case and decided to hold an
autopsy, but thought an inquest was
unnecessary.
The young woman was daughter of
a Mrs, Meets who resides on Franklin
Avenue. Mrs. Meets was convicted
some years ago on the charge Of pro-
curing and served q term In the state
prison,
The Stell woman was married when
but young girl, to man named
Young, from Oregon, From what con
be learned of her past life, Young
caused her downfall and was forced to
marry her They separated some time
after. and Young went to Oregon,
where he was convicted Of a felony and
served time In the state prison of that
state. II Is said he is here now and
that the police are looking for him.
They had one child, u boy, who It Is
said, Is now under the care Of the Meets
woman
After her separation from Young. the
unfortunate woman entered house OF
IN fame. and for several months past
has been an inmate Of Madge Daniels
resort, No arrangements have as yet
been made for the funeral.