Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-27
NOW WANTS TO LIVE
Woman Who Attempted Sui
eide Changes Her Mind.
HUSBAND VISITS HER
MRS. GRIssoM EXPRESSES DESIRE
TO SEE HER SON.
Happy Ending Of Saturdays Unfor-
tunate Affair Predicted by Hospi-
tai Attendants.
HUSBAND VISITS HER

Robert Gillian Grissom divorced husband
OF the woman who attempted suicide In
Farragut Square Saturday. arrived in this
city early this morning from his home in
Spray, N. c., and went directly to the
Emergency Hospital where he had long
talk with his wife. The wounded woman
was very much composed during the two
hours her former husband remained at her
bedside and he did not appear to be greatly
agtated when he came from her room He
was not inclined to discuss what trans
pired between Them and when asked If
the tragedy had brought about reconcilia-
ton said he did not to discuss that
question at this time.
she Is nothing to me from a legal stand
point" said Mr. Grissom, but 1 came here
in the interest of humanity and because of
the past to see that everything is done for
the wounded woman 1 have made salts
factory arrangements with the hospital
authorities and shall see that she gets
everything she needs.
What about the boy asked the re-
porter.
He's ours. was the response OF the
North Carolinian, but L dlan't bring him
with me-
In the event of the recovery of Mrs.
Grissom will she return to Spray?
|. That" responded Mr.. Grissom. rs a
matter for future consideration and mat
ter that don't care to discuss now As
1 said before. l don't care to discuss the
question at this time.
After Mr.. GrisSom had finished MS taik
with the wounded woman he saw DR.. mite,
the resident physician, and MADE the neces-
ssry ARRANGEMENTS with him for the care or
his former wife. Then he went TO call upon
Dr. Ru!tin, thinking the patient should nave
the benefit of the services of a surgeon not
connected with the hospital. He SAID ne
intended TO return home this evening. In
conversation with a Star reporter today
Mr.. Grissom said he knew nothing OF the
tragedy until about noon yesterday, al
though his home Is only about twenty miles
from Danville and he has a telephone in
his room He Is a sslaried employe of the
mills at Spray, but. he says, he vii! not
let anything remain undone i'll supplying
what Is needed to save her life.
Reconciliation May Have Been Effected
The attendants at the hospital think that
the past troubles of the couple have been
healed and that they will be remarked in
! event of her recovery. She seemed much
brighter after the departure of her former
husband than she had since she has been
admitted to the hospital. Mrs. Grissom
anticipated the arrival of her former hus-
| band and expressed a desire to see
her son. Lawrence Cirissom. Her converse
! ton and manner today indicated that she
| had undergone q complete change in her
views of life and instead of insisting that
| she wants 10 die she now seems perfectly
| satisfied to get we'll and promises to do
| everything she to assist the surgeons
| in their work. Her condition is still serious,
| the bullet not yet having been located or
| removed. When an operation was per-
| formed upon her Friday it was not deemed
| advisable to make too deep search for the
! piece of lead. She rallied from the opera
| ton and seems quite cheerful now.
Divorced Four Years Ago
| Robert Gillian Grissom, the former hus-
| band of the woman is native of Raleigh,
! n. G. He left there about 1850 and went to
| Colorado, where he was in the drug bust
! ness in Cripple Creek and Denver get
| ting married while in the latter city. He
| lived happily in Denver until about four
! years ago. when the wife obtained a d-
! vorce on the ground OF incompatibility.
| Mrs. Grissom remained in Denver and her
| divorced husband returned to North Caro-
| line. where he became secretary and treas
| urer in a wooden mill. DR.. Eugene Girls
! som. his father lived in this city after he
| had served as superintendent of the State
! Insane Asylum al Raleigh for about TWEEN
| ty-iive years, making his home at the
| house of his son, Eugene Grissom jr
| 1221 G street northeast, where he COM
mitted suicide two years ago. Yesterday
| the brother-in-law of the wounded woman
! called upon her at the hospital. At that
| time she was still anxious to die and
! did not seem to want her former husband
| to know what had happened to her She
| told her brother-in-law that IL he did
| come to see her she hoped he would bring
! the boy. During the years that have
elapsed since the divorce was granted and
| the time the woman shot herself, her d.
vorced husband had provided for her He
| said the boy was as much his as his
| mothers and he felt 1t his duty to provide
| for him.
Formerly Lived Here.
! Mrs. Grissom had lived in this city with
| her boy for about four months prior to
| the time she went to Spray to take the boy
| Under the terms of the divorce the father
| and mother are each to have the boy six
| months at time, and it was for the
| purpose of complying with the terms of the
| decree and for the further purpose of eff
/ fecting a reconciliation that Mrs Grissom
wentto Spray, At houses in this CITY where
I she lived she was looked upon as a highly
| intelligent woman. and always showed her
| devotion to her boy. 1t is stated that when
| she mad to surrender the boy to the father
at the end of each six months that she had
| him she became Respondent