The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-26
" ONLY GOD AND
| KNOW WHY"
SAYS MRS. MARIE EDWARDS,
WOMAN WHO ATTEMPTED To END
HER LIFE IN CEMETERY.

She Is Out of Danger and Has Been
Moved to Home of Her Sister-StiIl
Confined to Her Bed and Is Very
Live for, but Sister Believes Her
Dependency VIII Wear Away as
Soon as She Receivers from Drug.
mo one but God and I know why"
Mrs. Marie Edwards, the young di-
vorced woman who attempted to kill
herself by taking poison in Laurel
Grove Cemetery during the rain storm
Sunday afternoon, made this state
ment yesterday, when asked why she
wished to end her life.
"And I would be very silly to tell"
she added after minutes reflection.
Mrs. Edwards, who is now entirely
out of danger, was moved during the
day from the Savannah Hospital to
the home of her sister, Mrs. ]. w.
Mock, No. 622 Forty-second street,
west, where she has resided for the
last year. Though out of danger, Mrs.
Edwards is still suffering greatly from
the opium poison she took and is very
nervous.
She is unable to be out of bed, but
her sister, Mrs. Mock, preferred hav-
ing her at home, where she could look
after her herself. DR.. B. Courshon, the
family physician, who has been at
tending her since she was removed
from the hospital, does not think there
is any more danger.
still Rather Dependent.
For short time yesterday, Mrs.
Edwards was seen by Morning News
reporter. She appeared very nervous
and was still respondent, though she
stated she wanted to get we'll and
find something to do.
II wish I could be contented like
Others" she said. Just to eat and
sleep, and be happy, but can't. Per
haps if 1 had never had anything it
would be all right
Turning to her sister, Mrs. Mock, she
said:
II am not like you, dear. You have
your little ones and all to live for,
while 1 have no one. OF course l have
you, but I am not first with you. The
children come first you know that"
She expressed deep regret at having
caused her sister any anxiety.
Didn't Want Sister to Know.
when first regained conscious
ness" she said, 81 told them not to
let you all know anything about lit.
didn't want to worry you, you have
been so good to me-"
Mrs. Edwards inquired minutely
about what happened in the cemetery,
when she was found. She evidently
had an erroneous idea about some of
the things that took place.
Mrs. Mock tried in every way to
soothe her. Though she is still de-
spondent to some extent, she says she
wants to get some work to do. Her
sister believes the dependency will pass
as she improves. Mrs. Mock hopes
she will be contented and the ill wom-
an is trying to be. though at times
her feelings get the better of her.
AS to the drug that she took. Mrs.
Edwards said she had had it for some
time, though she refused to state
where she had purchased it. 1t was
a preparation to be applied external
ly, she said, and not to be taken in
ternallY. Whatever it was 1t con-
tanned large quantity of opium. Had
she not been found so soon death
would probably have resulted.
Mrs. Edwards made a special request
that she be allowed to publicly thank
the nurses at the Savannah Hospital
for their extreme kindness to her aft
er she was carried to that institution
In speaking Of them she called them
white robed angels of mercy" Il
am suffering So" she added in the
note, which she sent to the Morn
ing News office, asking that the nurses
be mentioned. oh for one moment
of rest! This is worse than DEATH"