The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-07-07
SUICIDED BY DROWNING
Former Anna Woman Ended Unhap.
:. ply Life at .Paducah Early
Tuesday Morning.

The Paducah News Democrat gives
the following account of the suicide
OF former Anna, ILL.,, woman, who is
we'll known in Cairo:
Unable to care for her three lit.
tie tots and having a divorced hus.
band, who could not, 1t appears. earn
them living, Mrs. Mollic Coats took
her own life about 80 o'clock Tuesday
morning by jumping into the Tennes.
see river near the N. C. a. st. Louis
incline, at the foot OF Norton street.
Her desperate circumstances, coupled
with her grief over her mothers death
drove the unfortunate woman to death.
In an incoherent note which she penn
cd just before taking the final plunge
she gave her reasons for the act
The tragedy was deliberate and pre-
meditated. Mrs. Coats left her home
on Jones street, near Eighth, and walk
ed to the foot of Norton ftreet, dis
lance of fully half mile Her foot
steps attracted the Waterman al the
Paducah furniture factory He was
in an clubhouse overlooking the river,
He saw her leave the incline and
cross to two barges Going TO the
upper end of the outer barge she
stepped upon the edge and turned
around BY that time the Waterman
realized that something was wrong,
but in an instant she had leared into
the water. Before the man could
reach the spot the form had gone down
for the third and last time. Mrs.
Coats did not utter a sound after go
ing into the water.
Following is the note written by
the dead woman and read at the cor
oner's inquest
"Paducah.( Ky. July 5. 4 o'clock
in the morning., Nellie Coats, write
this so there will be no dispute as to
my death. 1t will be my own self
that does this-takes my life ! am
very unhappy and hsye been ever
since the 18th of last July, 1903. My
mother died in the town of Anna very.
suddenly ! was left all alone and
finding | could not feed and clothe
my three little babies, Francis, Bios
som and Helen, by myself brought
them and came to their father for
help. but as he disable 10 support
them and my constitution is worn
out, | can't do no more. and | now
make my last request. Give them TO
the good sisters. Don't never parT
the three If it Is in Gods power to
keep them together. I am not insane.
Please don't ay was. Only I am
an obstacle in childrcn'g way. They
will be better off with the sisters than
with me. II anyone doubts this being
my hand writing. show IL TO Mr.. Cy.
rus Harrell and wife Of Paducah. And
there are others who will testify TO
it, My home and birthplace Is Anna.
H.. my age %, and birthday the Bird
Of February I am widow divorced,
but my husband. ]. X. Coats is the
father Of my children. Francis was
the thirteenth of June. Blossom wa
Z the 2sth of November and Helen was
) on the cath of January I bid my
friends and babies adicu."
MOLLIE COATS"
Mrs Coats was % years old. She
was born and raised IN Anna. III Be
sides her divorced husband. three
survived her. They are:
Francis l.. Coats. year Blossom |
Goats. : years and Helen Coats. |
years. Her life was insured In the |
Court OF Honor. at Anna, for 81 .o00 |
in1 for s157 here in the Prudential |
She was the only member Of her /
'ather's family living No funeral ar
have been made. but the /
body will be buried Of Anna. NJ