The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-10
FAILING IN LOVE
HE WANTED TO DIE
TOOK OUNCE OF LAUDANUM.
w. N. CARES EFFORT TO END
LONGING FOR LOST LOVE.

work of Physicians Saved His
Life-StiH Wishes to Die-Letters
Revealed Pathetic Love story.
Learned on Wedding Day That
Bride Had Married Another Per-
son-NOte Sunday Night Indicated
He Would Attempt Suicide.
Tired Of living, believing himself
friendless, and almost heartbroken be-
cause the woman he loved had mar
ried another man. William y. Cairo
of Richmond, Va. early yesterday aft
ernoon made an unsuccessful attempt
10 commit suicide. The attempt was
made deliberately and after letter
had been written stating the mans
last wishes. The story is a pathetic
one.
successful attempt IS a pathetic one.
Caire came to Savannah about five
years ago and secured a position in
one of the factories. He took
rooms with Mrs. Margery E. Sweet at
No. e15 East Broad street and has
boarded with her ever since. He work
ed at different trades, but at times
was idle He always paid his board
promptly and gave out the impression
that he held property in Richmond.
Recently he became respondent, but
as he was subject TO such spells. moth
ing was thought Of the matter. Sunday
afternoon he asked a daughted Of Mrs.
Sweet to go with him to Thunderbolt.
She laughingly told him she had al
ready made an engagement with an
other gentleman.
oh, we'll nobody cares anything
about me and l wish 1 could die"
Caire said.
When Miss Sweet returned Sun
day night she found a short note from
Caire which read simply Goodbye.
1 am going away" She thought moth
ing of it and laughed over the note
with her mother. Nothing was seen Of
Cairo Sunday night, and it is not
known whether he returned TO his
room after he left the house early in
the evening.
Screams Brought Aid.
Yesterday Cairo sat at the house dur
ing the entire morning, reading papers
and books. About o'clock Mrs.
Sweet, who was in the store adjoining
her residence, heard loud screams from
her home. She hurried at once to the
mans room and found him lying on
the floor, and screaming loudly for her
youngest daughter, a child of about II
years.
Mrs. Sweet called for help and sew
eral men rushed to the room. Cairo
asked to be taken TO the hospital and
begged that the ambulance be called.
The men who put him in bed discovered
a small bottle, which had been lying
under him. II was labeled laudanum.
and told the tale. Medical aid was
summoned, and after working on the
man for several hours, he was pro-
nounced out of danger.
Left Pathetic Letter.
on the table in CARES room was
found letter, in which the man had
made known his last wishes, and ask
ed to be buried in Georgia The let
ter was badly spelled, and the hand
writing showed signs of extreme ner-
Vousness, indicating that the man had
weakened as the time for the deed APP
preached. The following is the COM
plete text of the letter:
Savannah, Ca, Sunday Evening, at
P. NJ.
ITO whom ii may consern: /, w. N.
Caire, Homeless and F'riendless,-
is all gloom. Have tried to get work
but fail-fail. My Harte is smitten
with CRETE and lonesomeness.
'Pittie me, someone. God noes the
pain / suffer. / can't stand the pain
no longer. The mind can't express
the witeness of my Harte. / am
stranger TO you and a pilgrim on earth.
] was born in Richmond, Va. Came
South to gain a arrest living but failed.
I 20 with a clear consunce as living
true to all.
Rest you receive by living friends
and being tried by a certain girl, S. A.
S., which letter my grip contain.
was Faithful in Evry Service for Is
years. / wish to be buried in this State,
Ga. God bless you all and farewell.
Deth is only a pleasure TO me now.
Yours. Caire. My things at els East
Broad at NJ. +. Sweets store"
Love story Revealed.
An investigation of the letters re-
ferred to by the man revealed a pa
thetic little love story.
A number of years ago Caire began
paying attention to a young woman. He
proposed and was accepted. All ar
Tangements had been made for the
wedding, and the day was set and Caire
left for the girls home to claim his
bride. When he arrived he learned
that she had already become the bride
of another.
Heartbroken he then began his move
ments from place to place, and at last
drifted TO Savannah. Friends had often
chafed him about his losing the girl
and he had taken it all good naturally.
None supposed he was still grieving
over the affair. The pathetic reference
10 Fifteen years faithful in every serv-
fee" was the first clue to the state of
the mans feelings.
Later last night Caire sent for Miss
Sweet and again asked to be taken to
hospital that he might not be bur-
den upon her family. This was re-
fused, as the attending physicians be-
lieved IL would be unwise to move the
man. When told that he could not go
away yet. he turned YEARLY over on his
pillow, with his face 20 the wall, and
moaned: why did you not let me
die?"
Caire has been once married and has
a married daughter living in Richmond.
lie gave his age as As years, though he
IS believed to be considerably older
The laudanum was purchased at An
derson's drug store on Sunday night.
Late last night Care was removed to
st. Joseph's Hospital in the police am
bulance. Caire was out OF employ
nent.