The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-06-18

Mrs. F. e. hubbs, Who Attempted
Sslct1e b Savaaaah, Recovsrs
- Returns to Dsytosn.


80 Rstsras 70 Dsytoa.. +
Mrs. F. E. Hubbs, who, doubtlesS
IN o moment Of mental alteration
attempted to commit suicide in Sa-
vsnnah on April Is last, arrived IN
Daytona Wednesday, she having re-
covered sufficiently to return to her
mother. Mrs. Hendricks, who resides
on Ridgewood. near Live Oak street.
Mrs. Hubbs, appearance gives evil
dence of having won fight for her
life by q narrow margin. The ball
pierced her liver, one kidney, one
lung and went through the stomach,
cutting the intestines in several
places, and she 10 now a mere shad-
ow of former average robust and
prepoesessing lady.
The Gazette News copies the fol-
lowing statement made by this lady
to the Savannah News on the eve of
her departure from that city for her
home in Daytona:
Some people think am sensitive
about the affair" she said, but I'm
not 1t seems like a dream. my
married life and the shooting. The
man has passed ont of my life and
think of him only as a friend | once
knew will never take him back.
Il know where my husband is all
right enough, though | have had No
communicates with him. He want
ed to write to me but my sister for
babe 1t, as she feared it would
have bad effect on me. ! am sure il
would have made no difference |
think he is at home with his mother
at Bridgeport, Conn. | could com
municate with him any time ! de-
sired.
To-day was out on the stree,
for few hours and feel almost well
| had to learn to walk again when
got able to stand on my feet
weigh Just 6S pounds, when | used
to weigh more than a hundred
Everybody has been kind 10 m,
here, the physicians, nurses and
Everybody came here stranger
and they've saved my life and I'm
grateful to them for it. One of the
doctors said that nothing could Kill
me, but don't care TO take any
more chances.
About the shooting? Oh yes. II
tell you about that You see never
wanted to marry Mr. Hubbs, but ht
Insisted and declared that woulc
never regret it. ! WAS married once
before, but had gotten divorce
from Mr.. Brown-that's my first hus
bands name. Ny married life haC
mot been pleasant, and | had no dc
sire to try matrimony again.
But he insisted, and said woulC
Though I told him did it nnwlll
ingly. | loved him then and for
! long time after the shooting, hut iii
all over now
well, his mother did not like m'
because ! was a Southern woman
She kept after him to leave me, an'
though I know he loved me, | wa
afraid to let him 60, afraid that h
would not come back.
1T was on Friday that the thlnt
happened. He was to leave me OIL
Sunday, and though he said he wa
going to come back, | did not belev
lit. We were both dressed to go OF
the street. We were roomIng thel
at No. 5l9 Henry street, West IA
vannah. and taking our meals acroS
the street.
Before we left went upstairs I
our room 10 write a letter to m
lmother. had no intention OF shoot
! ing myself when ! went upstairs
lTha, was all an after thought. lher
was pistol in the bureau drawer
, land Il there hadn't been there wonl
have been no shooting
We'll, | started to write that lei
ter and began pouring our III
troubles to- my mother. When
thought of my situation e'ery'h'h
looked so bad that IN a moment
,Loucht .IlI end If all, and got Ii