The evening world., 1903-07-17
SAWYER To
SEEK DEATH AGAIN
Actress Who Missed Her Heart
in Effort to Kill. Herself De-
cIares She Will Yet End Her
Life.

Harriet Sawyer les in the New York
bullet she intended should wipe out life's
failures on the stage and in matrimony
missed her heart by an inch. The
beautiful young actress declares that
her life is her own and that she will
make another attempt at suicide which
will be successful.
Miss Sawyer is a daughter d James
Sawyer, n prominent Milwaukee Board
OF Trade man. and for ten years was
one of the most prominent society girls
of that city. Six years ago she came
10 New York to complete her musical
education and mot John Cecil Clay, the
artist and magazine illustrator, who has
VI studio at No. 0 West Thlrtieth street.
They were married, but quarrelled three
years 6 and have lived apart since.
About ten days g Miss Sawyer. who
was singing In the chorus OF a Broad
way production and understanding a
principal, was discharged from the COM
pany because she lacked sprigntHness
and was
Were Handsome Gowns.
A week later the tail, statuesoue
blonde, who is noted for her superb ag-
ure and handsome gowns, went to the
Martha Washington Hotel.
Miss Sawyer in her room there fred
three shots at her heart. One bullet
passed completely through her body. an
inch below her heart.
Tba ,,oi5 eoraorel op5 t,ohaior ~Ir,s
came swarmlng from every direction,
demanding to know the cause Of the
shots. Many OF them thought burglars
had been caught in the hotel and q
fight had ensued. When some OF the
guests saw Miss Sawyer stretched
on the floor they became hysterical,
adding to the confusion.
One Bullet Took Eject.
Manager Case kept his head and sent
for a physician, who had the woman
taken to the hospital.
At the hospital the detectives found
Miss sawyer was able to talk. She
said:
IT was lonesome and Respondent and
I did not care to live. My life Is my
own, and 1 have n right to do with 1t
as please. no matter what the law
may be. L was hot successful this time,
but ! will do better the next. There
is no room for any more romance in
nv life. Shccess on the stage and hap
piness are not for me. L Intend to die"
Miss Sawyer is twcnty-three years
old. The physicians say she will re-
cover.
When she obtained her divorce from
John Cecil Clay three years g Miss
Sawyer went to board Will a Mrs.
Jonas, at No. lis East Thirty-fourth
street. and remained there until three
weeks ago. The landlady said to-day
that Miss Sawyer became 50 hysterical
and acted so peculiarly that she was
forced TO intimate It would be better IL
the actress secured other quarters. IT
was afraid of her." declared Mrs. Jonas.
Miss Sawyer used to talk about her
husband and how dearly she still loved
him. She expressed the belief that she
had been too severe on MI. Clay and
wished she could have a opportunity
TO remedy the effects OF what she con-
sidered now her hasty action.
Jonas. that Miss Sawyer could have
advanced more rapidly had she been
less u~nbending. She Is a woman who
keeps much 10 herself and has nothing
to do with men. She always had
plenty of money. which came from Bal
timore. Then her father. who Is a
wealthy man. constantly supplied her
with funde
'She was stage struck and in love
with the man sine divorced. l think
these two things hav partially unset
tied her mind"