Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-28
GOES AWAY TO DIE
Miss Harriet Eberhart Suicides
in a Hotel at La Sale
Last Evening.
SHE HAD GROWN DEsPONDENT
Tells Attaches OF House, by Whom
She is Discovered, Not to
Call Physician.

Miss Harriet Eberhart, of Moline,
Suicided with carbolic acid in the Har-
risOn hotel at La Sale, ILL.,, at 5
O'Clock last evening, leaving nothing
to indicate the reason for destroying
herself On the dresser in the room
there was found a card giving her
name and address. She was the
daughter of Mrs. Emma +. Eberhart.
Miss Eberhart had been employed
for several months as saleslady at
the cigar stand in the Manufacturers
hotel at Moline. Yesterday afternoon
she boarded the eastbound Rock ISL
and train at Moline, buying a ticket
for La Sale. where she met Harry
Hoffman, Chicago travelling sales
man.
Goes to Buy the Poison.
She registered at the Harrison
house and was assigned room No. 4.
She and Hoffman spent an hour to-
gether in the hotel parlor, playing the
piano and chatting.
She had supper, went again to her
room. and about Z O'Clock left the
hotel. going, it was afterwards ascer
tanned, to the drug store of Green
wood q Murray, where she bought
quantity of carbolic acid. She re-
turned to her room at the hotel,
drank the poison and threw the bottle
away; at least it could not be found
when the room was searched. and
presumably was pitched out of the
window.
Two women employees in passing
through the hall heard groans eman-
ating from the room occupied by
Miss Eberhart. They opened the
door, which was left unlocked, and
found her stretched across the bed,
apparently in great agony. She was
still conscious.
Asked what was the cause of her
suffering. she stated she had taken
poison for the purpose of killing her
self She admonished the women not
to call physician; that she was tir-
ed of life and wanted to die and il
would all be over in a few moments.
One of the women rushed from the
room and summoned DR.. II. NJ. Moore.
Miss Eberhart was beyond all human
aid when he reached her and died at
Sis
The cOroner's jury returned a YER
dict of suicide after an inquiry into
the case this morning. Rock Island
relatives were notified by wire, and
f. c. Eberhart, brother of the young
woman, went to La Sale. and accom-
panied the remains home for burial
this afternoon.
Dependency Cause of Deed.
An unfortunate marriage. the loss
of her position Saturday night and
other griefs are thought to
have made her respondent, al
though she never intimated suicide
to her relatives or friends. Miss
Eberhart was 20 years of age. Two
years ago she was married to young
man named StOckwell. He took her
her after a week. She returned to
Rock Island. where she had since re-
sided. She had since been known by
her maiden name.
The young woman registered at the
La Sale hotel as Mrs. Harriet Eber-
hart-Stockwell. There is current a
rumor in Moline that she was in love
with a prominent young man of that
city. They were engaged, according
to the story, and he was to assist her
in securing a divorce, after which
they were to be welded. But recent
ly, it is said, he suddenly ceased his
attentions to her. This seemed to
weigh heavily on her.
The funeral will be held at the
home of the brother, +. c. Eberhart |
1907 Fifth avenue, at 2 p. IN. tomoT-
row, and will be private.