The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
THE SECOND ATTEMPT
MISS ANNIE STORY TRIES TO TAKE
 HER LIFE.
The Pitffui Case of An Alabama Girl Now in Pensacola Arousea Much
 Gossip and Genuine sympa-

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 23.-(Special.) Miss Annie Storey, the young laoy from Montgomery who attempted to end her life several weeks ago by shooting herself, again made rash at tempt on her life early last night ny swallowing a quantity Of caroonc acid, from which she Is now Tn q cFit'- cal condition. She has been taken to the woman's Home, an institution kep. up by private donation. and the report this morning was that she would prop ably recover although the burning or her mouth and face by the poison she attempted to swallow in a vain endeav- or to end her trouble will marx nee features all of her life. The iaay swallowed enough of the poison to XII her if left alone. but strong emetics were promptly used and she is now comparatively out of danger. In fact the attendants at the home stated witn positiveness that she would get "eA entirely. .F
 This young lady has greater share of her troubles than is usually given to one of her age. While residing on Bayou Chico a few weeks ago. ana while living with her father ana other relatives, she shot herself while leIt momentarily alone. A few minutes at- terwards she became a mother.
 This attempt at suicide had the ef- feet of causing an investigation, and the father of the girl gave an expiana- tion that she had been married ana that her husband, who was or no ac- count. was away from her. It was this and other things that prompted her 70 the deed.
 After she had survived this shot the investigation was further pursued by interested parties, and the lady, when she thought she would die, told stories discriminating some people who were far from being relatives, and which served to place an entirely dlnereht structure upon what the father or the girl had given out. Suffice IL 10 say that as soon as the father had learned of inc girls story and that she had told things which would have given him q lot of trouble to explain, he left Yesterday, however, 1t was stated that he was in the city himself and when he heard that she had again attempt ed suicide it was told by those who knew that he left again. The glrA seems to have a horror of meeting her parent, and is said to have been promp- ted in her rash act of yesterday py hearing that her Isthet was S'A''"s w see her. ....
 There are some good people in this citv who have interested themselves in the girl and yesterday when 1t became known that she had again made an at- tempt to kill herself, they began to tell what the girl had told. It was stated that she was not married as her father had claimed, but when there IS a certain arrest effected the true facts would be given out for publica- ton. ....,
 Yesterday evening in some mysteri- ous manner the girl procured auanu- W of carbolio acid. It is thought she hsd this concealed for some days ana was only awaiting a chance. buIihs the day yesterday she telephoheu to several points and asked if the gentle men she talked to had seen her IaInel; If was clearly shown that she naa dreaded to meet her father for some reason. In the meantime she appear ed animated and there was no thought of suicide One person whom she calIed m by telephone asked why she wanted to know of her father ana she said in a little while you Will ma ont" One of her requests during the night. when she thought she was dying' was that her 2-months-old cnlio pc not given to her people and that 1t De not Siven to any institution, but that IL De Turned over to some family who would core for 1t as she herself would have done had not her life been of such a nature as to make 1t anything but worth living After begging TOT some time for people to kill her and thus end her suffering, she called for one or her very intimate friends and whisper cd to her to blow her brains out. Tn every way she tried to end her life ana this second attempt was the most
 The father cannot be found in tho city today although the police have been asked to pick him up. While there is no charge against him, IL ap- nears that the mayor wants to have some satisfaction from the father, in view of the rather dark reports which bava heen circulated about him.
 The girl came here with her father 5
 ta,oilv some two years ago. They went
 from Mont tgomery to Elba, thence to
 Florala, Lockhart and other places, and
 analIy to Pensacola. While at Jack
 son. Ala, the father says he lost all he | had when a mill burned there.
 The attempted suicide of the girl last
 night has caused much sympathy to go
 owt to her in her troubles. and there
 are many merciful women in this city
 today who are willing. able and ready to help her in her hour of trouble ana
 to make 1t exceedingly unpleasant by
 thA application of the law for the per
 sons responsible for her depioraole con |