The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-31
Mrs. Tws|vetres Took Poison
After Quarrel With Husband.
MENTION OF ANOTHER" NAME.
esgan Strife Which Resulted In Death.
Drank BIchIoride Of Mercury Which She
Took From Artist Husband S Laboratory

New York. Dec. Sl.-Mrs. Anna Twelve
tree. the beautiful young wife OF Artist
Charles Twelvetree. who died at the
Roosevelt hospital early on Friday morn
Ing, was a suicide. She had taken a dose
Of bichloride OF mercury after she had
suarrelled with her husband In their
pretty little home in West Eighty-third
street
Mrs. Twelvetree was known among the
artists OF this city as one OF the most
Beautiful and perfect models that ever
posed. She was native OF Hungary and
had been in this country for several
years Before she was married she was
known as Anna FEEDER.
The Twelvetrees had spent a CHEEKY
Christmas. They were known as a happy
couple. Nobody had ever heard that hus-
band and wife did not get on well. They
appeared TO be OF a loving disposition,
and Mrs. Twelvotree was known as a
jolly entertainer among her artist friends
Just what the quarrel was about may
never be known definitely. 1t was said
that OF late the young Hungarian had be-
trayed a streak OF jealousy. 1t was said
that she was particularly opposed 10
young model, also a Hungarian. with
whom II was reported her husband was
acquainted In business.
The ffends of the couple said yester-
day thai Mr. Twelvetree happened to
mention the other young womans name
that night. and that this caused the cou-
pie to quarrel.
The quarrel became so loud and gem
eral that people living in the house were
compelled to call the ianitor. who went
TO the Twelvetree apartment and asked
them to make less noise. This they prom
Used to do
After Mrs. Twelvetree had swallowed
the poison her husband rushed for DR..
John y. OConnor OF No III West
Eighty y-third street. He saw at glance
that the young woman had taken poison.
He applied several antidotes. but was
unsuccessful An ambulance was sent
for and Mrs. Twevetree was hurried TO
the Roosevelt hospital
The young wife told the doctors there
that she had taken poison. When they
asked her why she said she could not
tell except that she recalled having had
quarrel with her husband. and that
she had taken the poison. She died at
an early hour in the morning Her hus-
band was at the hospital for three hours
after his wife's death
Yesterday the coroner held an autopsy
He soon ascertaned that dea tn was due
10 mercurlal p5iSoH.-
The police of the West Sixty-eighth
street station made a careful investiga-
ton OF the matter, and they soon be-
came satisfied that II was A clear case
OF suicide by poison. Mr.. Twelvetree
did not return to his home yesterday.
1t was said that he was stopping with
friends. and trying to arrange for his
wifes funeral.
The only trouble about this case il
that the hospital authorities did not
notify us at the time they got the woman
OF the fact that she had taken poison"
said the sergeant OF the West Sixty
eighth street station. "The woman con-
fessed at the hospital that she had taken
poison and that she had a quarrel with
her husband We don't want him. and
we don't care what has become OF him.
Mr.. Twelvetree was seen near his home
yesterday by the iceman. to whom he
paid 81 for ice delivered at the apart
ment.
The bichloride OF mercury which Mrs
Twevetree swallowed had been taken
from her husbands laboratory. He used
the poison In connection with his work
as an artist.
Mrs. Twelvetree fell overheard from a
small rowboat In the lower bay some
years ago and came near drowning. She
was rescued In the nick of time.