The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-09
NOBLE YOUNG WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE Miss Julia Reid of Montgomery
 Kills Herself FRANTIC FROM ILL HEALTH She Was an Expert Accountant-Ad- mlred and Beloved By All Who
 Knew Her-Whole City
 Shocked By News.
FRANTIC FROM ILL HEALTH

The city was shocked this morning Dy the news which rapidly spread to every nook and corner, that Miss Julia A. Reid, one of the most popular young women in the county, had shielded. It was soon found that the report was true and that the unfortunate girl had shot her self entirely through the head with a small calibre pistol. purchased on a trip to the city just before the tragedy
 Dr. J. L. Gaston who was called, said that death had been instantaneous. She was lying at the foot of her bed in her own room when found by her aunt, cold in death.
 Miss Reid left nothing to indicate why she took her own life but 1t Is well known
 that bad health was the cause. She be- came i'll some months ago and was forced
 to take a rest from her duties as an
 expert accountant in the office of the
 Montgomery Advertiser She was given a
 vacation of several weeks which was
 spent in North Carolina but nothing in
 the way of permanent benefit was se- cured
 After returning 1t was discovered that she was not able to meet the duties of the position held for four years and her resignation was sent in. However, she
 remained in service up to few days ago
 in order that some one might be trained
 to do the work. Since that time she has done little, being much of the time con
 fined to her room.
 Bought a Pistol. Miss Reid lived with her aunt, Mrs. Ca- mllla Reeding, at No. S04 Washington street She arose this morning and had
 breakfast with the family as usual. After i that she made some additions to her to- let and walked with her sister to the city. leaving the latter at the county court house. She then walked on down to Dex-
 ter avenue and on toward Court Square.
 She visited several places, paying num- Der of bills, purchasing a revolver, and returned home, reaching there about 9 o'clock. Her aunt was not in the house,
 having gone a block away to the home
 of MT. Henry Irwin, relative. Speaking to one of the little girls of
 the household, Miss Reid told her to go for her aunt and tell her to come at
 once. Mrs. Reeding came quickly in re- sponse to the call and not seeing the young woman any where. ran up to her bed room. There she was confronted with an awful picture. Her neice lay on | the floor at the foot of the bed, dead. | Blood was flowing from wounds in both temples. She had fired ball into her | right temple and 1t went entirely through
 coming out at the left.
 e.sI Broken in Health. 1 Help was called and the doctor sent for l Neighbors rushed in and in a few mo- 1 ments the body had been carefully laid
 upon the bed. When Dr. Gaston arrived | he saw that the end had come in an in | t,,f1 l The pistol used was a 32-calibre witt pearl handles, and was new, having. a. ! stated, been purchased while the deac l girl was on her trip down town. l The dead girl was a daughter of MT | and Mrs Samuel G. Reid, both deaf | many years. Her father was at one time | editor, and for many years part owner | of the MontgoiAery Advertiser. She was | a niece of Hon. Adolphus Gerald, chief ol | police, and cousin of Mrs. Henry Irwin
 whose husband is and has been for years assistant postmaster.
 After reaching maturity Miss Reid be came connected with the business depart
 ment of the Montgomery Advertiser, SC l long a part of the possessions of hel | father Remarkable sagacity and wonder ful business ability soon put her at th' | front as an expert in the work of hel ] hands,
 1 She became indispensable almost to tn, l paper and had the love and affection O. l every one in its employ. One of the mel 1 on the staff said today, while tears l streamed down his face:
 | Every man on the paper worshipet | her"
 l Death Instantaneous. | When it became certain that she was Il l the management induced her to take z
 vacation, for which all her expenses were paid However, 1t was productive of lit 1 tie good and 1t was found that she would l have to give up the trying duties she hat l so well looked after. Since that time | four weeks ago, she has been at home | and it is supposed brooded over her con dition until the tragedy of the day.
 The owners of the Advertiser pay hei l the highest tribute as to womanhood i sweetness of temperament and business 1 ability. Major w. w. Screws, the editor
 Mir. Glass, the general manager, and MT i V. H. Hanson, the advertising manager
 were all at the home of the deceased
 most of the morning. ready to do anything
 that could be suggested. They were
 greatly affected by the tragedy.
 Besides her aunt, with whom she lived
 Miss Reid left the following sisters: Miss i, Hattie Johnson and Mrs Maud Mailer oi Montgomery: Mrs. Emily Lawrence. post
 mistress at Livingston and Mrs. Joseph
 Singleton of Columbus.
 Arrangements for the funeral will bt
 made later.