The Globe-republican., 1903-10-22
APPARENTLY
NO CAUSE,
Sad Aflictlon Comes to the
Home Of Mr.. Ballard.
DAUGHTER COMMITS SUICIDE.
No Reason for the Taking Of
Her Life Can Be Found.
Act l|naccountabIe.

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Act UnacCountabIe.
A message was received by MI II
Ballard of this city Saturday from Lin
coin, Neb., containing the shocking new
that bis oldest daughter had died sudden
y ". Tbe message came from the preSi-
dent Of the Nebraska State University
where Mr.. Billiards. daughter has been
attending school. Mr.. Ballard left for
Lincoln OH the first train before learning
any further particulars of his daughters
sudden death. The shock which awaited
him was Il greater one eventhan lie knew
Sundays Kansas City Star contained
a dispatch from Lincoln, Nebraska which
gives the following account Of Miss Bal
lard's death:
ga girl, freshman student IN the
University of Nebraska, took a large
dose of Carbolic acid while standing in
froutof st. 'rheresa'S pro cathedral to-
day. She then staggered into the church
and, trying to knecin pew, died while
in the act of saying prayer. The girl
at confessional yesterday is said to have
told priest that she was the daughter of
a banker, but did not give her name.
Later the body was identified as that
of,NIlss Pansy Ballard, daughter Of r. E.
Ballard, q business man at Dodge City,
Kas, who formerly was banker at Viii.
bur, Neb."
The Chicago Inter-0cean of Sunday
contains the following dispatch from
Lincoln:
"Mss Pansy Ballard, an lS.year-old
student at the state university, swallowed
carbolc acid this morning while kneeling
at the confessional in st, Theresas pro-
cathedral. Staggering to her feet few {
minutes later she whispered to the wait I
ing priest that she had killed herself !
Ten minutes later she was dead. The
girl is the daughter of Elias E. Ballard, 7
a former banker at Wilber, but now en- q
gagged in extensive milling and wheat in A
terests in Dodge City, Kan. She and her 7
sister came to Lincoln few weeks ago o
to attend the state university. The girl u
is devout Catholic and was desirous of n
seeking an education at the convent r.
here. Her father preferred that she 20
10 the university. She first went to the NJ
convent and then to the university. For IN
his she is said to ohave been gently chided ~
W the sisters and urged to break away IN
rom the university. She was to have IN
lad another interview with the mother n >
uperiOr this afternoon, but, rather than
ace her opportunities, she took tile
olson. For the past four years she has
cen Of a morose DISPOSITION. This was .
ttrbuted to the fact that several years -.
60, in spirit Of bravado, and while ~ -,
,cepting dare from companion, she m
laced herself under the influence of a 49, 49,
aveling hypotnst, who gave per- ~,
'rmaDce In her native town. The girl 49,
IT no note behind her, nor did she tell o.
ly one of her intentions or threaten at '4'
ly time to end her life. She left her ""
,arding house this morning without eat A., M
9 breakfast, and, coming down town, WV WV
rchased the acid. She repaired to the ."e
urch, and after spending an hour In ,,e NJ
aver and meditation, walked to the ~, ~,
nfessonal and swallowed the poison. I ,
10 first intimation the listening priest ' =,
d of her net was when the ear he held
the aperture caught the sound of a fall Wv, WV
groan." s.',. ~.
Upon bis arrival at Lincoln Mr.. Ballard "''
8 no doubt too much overcome by his W."
row to wire back to bis friends here as 'n1 a
intended upon leaving. Only such ,ys ~
tlculars Of the tragic death OF the :,
Ightcr as learned from tlle sources Wv
en- above have been received here. '''
he friends Of Mr.. Ballard and family ~, ,,,
Q sympathize with them deeply in N"' '
ir terrible bereavement.
Lincoln paper received here later . ps.'
es lengthy account Of the death of i'S
s Ballard, but gives really no further n C.
IiCulars than the accounts given above. wv