The Washington times., 1905-11-25
VIRGINIA WOMAN
SEEKS TO END LIFE
Tries to Commit Suicide in
Park.
EVEN CHANCE TO LIVE
Begs the Doctors to Let Her Die
when They Reach Her
Side.
EVEN CHANCE TO LIVE

Al AAAtutiAtiAAtu White aOluuAs twenty
five years of age. of Danville Va, at
tempted suicide this morning in Farra-
gut Park.
The young woman. who has every
appearance OF refinement. left Danville,
Va. last night, for Washington. pur-
chasing Pullman car Ticket numbered
+ 0. 5o,060.
After arriving in Washington she
walked from the Pennsylvania railroad
station to Farragut Square, a distance
of more than d mile.
At the base of the statue of the ad-
miral. she shot herself in the breast.
At the Emergency Hospital, where she
was takensllt is stated that while the
wound is serious, tits not necessarily
fatal
Refuses Her Name.
The woman refuses to give her name,
and to almost every question asked her
she says:
oh let me die. want to die. Don't
bother me"
To Detective Tyser. OF the Central
Office, she admitted that she was mar
ried and thirty-three years old In her
handbag was found a Pullman sleeping
car ticket good from Danvilie to Wash
sngton. Tyser asked her il she was
from Danville and she replied with
nod of her head. When Tyser com
mented on her having a gold eye-tooth,
she closed her month and bit her lips
SO her teeth could net be seen
No motive was assigned by the woman
for shooting herself. and no. notes or
letters that would shed any light on the
attempted suicide were found The
woman was asked why she wanted to
die. and she replied;
Because / DO"
That was the nearest she came TO Civ
ing a reason for using the revolver on
herself.
Stylishly Dressed.
Shortly before O'Clock the woman
was seen 10 enter Farragut Park from
the Thirteenth street side She wore
stylish blue suit, hat to match, and
carried black leather bag in her hand.
She seated herself on a bench near the
center OF the park. and remained there
for flfteen minutes or more, with her
elbow on the arm of the bench and her
right hand on her cheek.
Gerald Gleason. a plumber living IN
Takoma. D. c., was passing through
the park just as the woman opened her
handbag and began looking for some
thing IN IL. The man passed on, buS
before he had gone far he saw the wo-
man draw out a revolver and place
II 10 her breast. Before Gleason could
gel 10 her she discharged two bullets
md fell the grass UeHinu the DenCn.
The new black-handied revolver was
clutched in her right hand, and she at
tempted TO. use II again, but was too
weak 10 raise her arm.
Belize OF the Third precinct were in
formed OF the shooting. and they tele-
phoned for the Emergency Hospital
ambulance which arrived in a few
Moments The woman had suffered
much from loss OF blood. but was con-
Scsous. When placed in the ambulance
sne begged to be allowed 20 die and
Is n rot
the bullets ont of her side.
Had s25 in Her Pocket.
In the park where she attempted to
xiii herself. the handbag and her blue
hat were found by a policeman and sent
70 Captain Boardman at Police Head
quarters. The revolver she used was
made by the Thames arms Company
Of Norwich. Conn. and had six cham
beFs. two of which were empty
The wOmans black Kid gloves bore
the following inscription: "Manufactur-
ed expressly for the A T. Lewis and
Son Dry Goods Company The gloves
were size s. and had been worn bur
Few times. a pair of goId-framed
spectacles We're found in her handbag
Two SD gold pieces, s. dollars, and some
change were found in a small pocket
book
Detective Tyser learned, upon investi-
cation, that William Harvey, Of Tenth
and streets northeast. was cOnduc-
tor on the sleeping car Olympia, on
which the WOmans ticket was good
Harvey Informed IySer that the WON
an boarded the train in Danvllle, hav-
ing a ticket good 70 Washington
The woman walked to the last car
and sat IN q reclining chair from short
~ AFTER o'clock this morning, when
the train started from DanvflIe unfiI
us O'Clock. when II reached Washing
ton Harvey could shed no light on her
identity. but was positive that she came