The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-09
TAKES ROUGH ON RATS.
Mrs. Chas. Owen, Formerly of
Denison, Commits Suicide.
MOTIVE FOR DEED A MYSTERY
Had Been in Poor Health For Some
Time, This Probably Causing Her to
Commit the Act. Well Known Here.


The f.liowing account of the death of
Mrs. Chas. H. Owens, at Sioux City, on
Wednesday, is taken from the Sioux
City Journal. Mr.. Owens was for
some time conductor on the Boyer Val
ley branch, and was well and favorably
known here. Mrs. Owens was lady
of pleasing disposition, and was we'll
liked by all who knew her. She and
her husband were very happy togeth-
er. She leaves an adopted daughter
to mourn her death, besides the grief
stricken husband.
After suffering all of the agonies in
duced by arsenic poisoning Mrs. G. FL.
Owens, residing at West Third and
Perry streets, died at 6 O'Clock yester-
day morning from the effect of swallow
ing a teaspoonful of Rough on Rats. y
The poison was taken Wednesday
evening. When MIR. Owens returned
10 the house FROM trip down town he
found mis- wife writhing in agony She
then claimed that she mad taken the
poison by mistade. Later she told the
attending physician she knew what she
was taking, but gave no reason for her
act The poison came from box Sc
cured some weeks ago to destroy the
mice around the house.
When MIR. Owens returned to the
house at about s o'clock mis- wife was
stretched out on the floor and moaning
as If in terrible agony. For several
days she had been aillng and the hus-
ba1d thought she was dangerously ill.
He ran to the home of f. A. Singer
and called Mrs. Singer to his house.
The woman was laid on the bed and
emetics administered
No physician was sent for at the
time, as the cause of the sudden attack
was not known. Later when the sec
! ond attack came on Mrs. Owens cor
tided to her neighbors that she had
taken rat poison. DR.. w j. White
was sent for and was with Mrs. Owens
when her death occurred early yester-
day morning.
| Every effort was used to resuscitate
the patient. Emetics were administer
ed, and stomach pump was used but
nothing could counteract the effect of
the poison. Stimulants were given at
intervals during the night for the pur-
pose of sustaining heart action until
the effects the poison passed away.
Shortly after midnight Mrs Owens
sank into stupor from which she new
er rallied.
No reason is advanced for admiuis.
tering the poison. That it was acct.
dental was the first thought, and, but
| for the fact that the Rough on Rats
| box was kept in place isolated from
other drugs or boxes, and that Mrs.
Ovens told the physician that she had
takes the contents of the box tina:
theory would have been adhered to.
AS far as is known, the home life o.
the Owens was happy, and the grief
stricken husband does not assign any
reason whatever for the act. They had
no children, except an adopted child
securedfrom,the Boys and Girls home
in Sioux City
Mr.. Owens is train caller at the
Northwestern station and has with his
wife lived in Sioux City since last July
They came here from Carroll
Mrs. O%ens' body will be taken this
afternoon to Lake City, her former
home, for interment. No services will
I've held here.