The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-06

THREE WERE
TIRED OF LIFE
Suicides al Geneva, Warren
and NorthbT|dge, Mass.
BY POISON and DROWNING
Several Families Plunged Into Sorrow BY
Tacts Of Two Men and Pretty
School Teacher.

When John J. Cuton Of Warren tod
his mother at their home on State street,
sNarren. last night that he had drunk
poison and that II would be useless To
send for doctor. II was a hard state
ment to believe. but I'm less than half an
hour he was dead after terrible suffering.
ID. Conway MAS In attendance before he
died but al that medical skill could do
was unavailing TO save his life.
A bottle which had contained strych-
nine was found. and only about 10 grains
have taken about 40 grains.
.sDr. Nelson X. Hail, the medcal exam
etner. decided that death was due to an
overdose OF strychnine taken with sui
The young man secured the bottle at
Smiths drug store. according TO a stata-
ment before he died, but as he was very
well known there the clerks state he
must have got IL without the aid OF the
clerks. The amount which he took was
enough TO kill about 80 men, the doctor
Istated.
ysThe young man was unmarried and
nyed with his mother and father and
has worked on a laundry team UP to
Saturday. No cause for his act Is known.
"a PRETTY SCHOOL TEACHER.
Miss Jessie Vanier. a pretty and clever
school teacher OF Northbridge. Mass. was
found alone in her quiet home on Quaker
street on the morning OF July 4. She was
dead. and had been so since Thursday
night. the physician stated. The young
woman was last seen Thursday. and
when she did not appear AT the neigh
bors' house where she took her meals IL
was supposed that she had gone away
Cor a visit She had evidently made all
dsiiberate manner. and had dressed in
fser best clothes and taken % grains of
morphine. She then stretched out on
s w,h pSa nSsy SaqeT Seq ssr
cloth saturated with chloroform had been
placed over her face. From letters which
she left II is thought that she was not
The cause is not known. but desponden-
ey Is thought to be responsible for her
act. Her father. Frank p Vanier was
a section foreman on the Worcester d
vision OF the Consolidated until about
elk years ago. when his wife died, and
ne was much overcome at her lost Since
then Miss Vanier has grieved at her
mothers loss and had also other troubles.
Miss Vanier was for eight years n
Teacher In the Rockdale. town OF North
bridge. schools. As teacher she rank
ed high with the Northbridge school COM
mttee She attended the Universalist
Sunday school when in Woonsocket Az
ter graduating from the Woonsocket high
school as vaiedictorian. in 1891. she en-
tered Smith college. After graduating
from that institution she accepted a posi-
tion as a teacher in the Northbridge
schools and had retained T.
The news OF her death was a great
shock TO her many friends IN woonsocket
and In this city.
= While others were celebrating the 4th
Thomas Costello of 90 Veazie street left
his home and drowned himself In the
Mill pond about half mile distant
The body was discovered by Joshua
Ogden who was rowing. and sped the
body In the shallow water. He notified
Chief of Police @. +. Willis OF North
Providence and he took the body from
ihe water until after Medical Examiner
Charles A. Barnard had made an exaIni-
nation.
The man was about 10 years of age
and had been employed for many years
tn foundry when his increasing years
caused him to be taken of the work he
had been accustomed TO do and caused
q decrease OF hts weekly wage
He was lad OFF some time ago and was
very much discouraged and had left his
home with the avowed intention Of taking
his life.
s When this information had been devei-
oped the medical examiner pronounced
81 a case OF suicide and gave permission
TO remove the body.