Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20
FATAL DOSE -OF ACID
MISS MARY GILLIAN ENDS HER
:
LIFE TODAY.
No Cause Assigned for Rash Act
Takes Poison on Street
Corner.

Miss Mary Gillian, nineteen years Oh. OF
1905 South Carolina avenue, committed sui
eide this morning by swallowing carboiic
acid on the street nearSths park at rem
sylvania avenue and Sth street southeast.
Her brother John Gillian, sixteen years
DID, happened to be near by and saw her
when she drank the acid and threw the bot
tie away He hurried to where she was
standing and picked up the bottle, then ran
across the street to the confectionery store
Of w. F. Pollen and had the proprietor tel
ephone for an ambulance. While this was
being done Policeman James Ciscle OF the
White House squad came along In buggy
Miss Gillian had then eased herself to the
pavement by the lamp post. Ciscle placed
her in his buggy and hurried to ProVioence
Hospital. She was unconscious when the
hospital was reached and the doctors real
lied that there was no hope for her. Anu
dotes were administered. but she did not
rally Ia.
her oversight and had been under treat
ment in a Baltimore institution most or the
time for two years She returned nome
last Thursday from the Baltimore lnSu-
tuition to spend her vacation. aer nlo' .sa
and three children occupied one floor OF the
South Carolina avenue house MRS. Hil-
liam, who Is widow. Is employed IN
house on A street southeast ana was d.
her place of employment at the t,tne G Hes
daughter swallowed the dose OF acio. one
was communicated with and went 10 the
hospital. but Miss Gillian died peiore
she arrived. There were put IeW pe' IN
near the place where MISS diliialu soo %
the noison and Policeman Ciscle acteo 81
promptly that but few curious ones ieaf hea
If what had occurred until after the dying
woman had been taken away.
Unpleasantness Suggested.
Neiphbors of the Gilliams were told that
tbare had been an unpleasantness OF some
kind between the mother and daughter
s,nce the latter's return homo to spend her
vacation. Miss Gillian was rather quick
tennered II Is said and friends think she
was smartine under what her mother nau
said to her, and decided to END ner NE.
was reported that the young woman nau
remarked this morning that she "ouio r no.
return home alive when she went ou.. one
left home a few minutes after O CLOCK.
and went to drug store In the neighpor-
hood where she bought glass or SODA
and then bought the caroonc aciu. oh9
presented a bottle in which carbol1c aclo
had been purchased q number OF times De-
fore. and was therefore not questioned con-
corning its use.
Residents Of South Carolina avenue. near
the home of the Gilliams say that Mrs GIL
liam has worked hard and spent large
amount Of money on her daughter In her
efforts to save the latterS eyeslght Be
cause or the young woman aiiiiceion INC
mother had paid her more attention than
she had her other children. they said.
Mary Gillian was asleep this morning
when her mother left home to go to work,
and nothing was said between them. 1t has
been only few months since young Wo-
man who lived opposite the Gillian home
ended her life by inhaling Illuminating gas.
This mornings act revived talk Of the other
case, but. 1t is stated, the two young wo-
men were not friends, although Miss Gill
liam probably recalled the fate Of her
neighbor when she contemplated taking her
life.
Coroner hewitt was notified Of the death
of Miss Gillian. and made an investigation.
He examined the several witnesses. and
gave a certificate Of death from carbolic acid
taken with suicidal intent The body will
probably be removed to the home of Mrs.
Gillian late this afternoon.