Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-23
Wronged Fourteen Ycar'0Id Girl
Ends Her Career by Taking
Strychniue,
COULD NOT STAND PUBLICITY.
Man Responsible Is Bert W, Partridge,
Whose Hearing Was to have
Begun Today.
Especial to the "Nows.o)


Provo, March PA sad case Of sui
eide occurred here this morning by
which Minnie Nielsen 14-year-old
girl, escaped thoubles which were too
heavy for her sensitive nature to bear
up under. The girl Is the daughter OF
NJ p. r. Niesen gf iMoroni, sanpete
county, and came here six months ago
to find work She became acquainted
with the family OF A. W. Partridge OF
the First ward and has made here home
there part Of the time, and from there
has gone ia work in various families.
Her last place was with II. c. Burns.
On Saturday the cartridges sent
note to the girl asking her to come over,
but she told Mrs Burns she didn't
want to go. Another note came with
the same result A third note was sent
Sunday and Mrs, Burns told the girl
she had better go over and see what
they wanted. She went over and did
not return Sunday night. This
aroused Mr.. Burns suspicious and he
related the incident TO County Atty.
Anderson, who Immediately went to
SEQ her and learned from her that she
had been persuaded, against her will,
to remain there all night. She also
told him that Bert w. Partridge the
2S-year-old son Of the Partridges. had
sustained improper relations with her,
taking advantage of her lack OF physic-
al strength, Feb, %, when they were
alone. lie had repeated the offense,
she said, on another occasion. The re-
suit was that young Partridge was ar
reted for committing a felony, and the
girls father at Scofeld was commune
Gated with, He came TO Provo Tuesday
| night and Immediately swore 10
complaint charging Partridge with the
| crime. Since then the girl has been
| living with Sheriff Harmon and the
! Burns, awaiting the preliminary hear
ing, which was set for today.
TOOK sTRYCHNINE.
This morning after breakfast Mrs.
| Harmon telephoned TO her husband that
! Minnie had taken poison and was in
| commissions Doctors were quickly
| summoned and worked over her, but to
| no avail, the girl died shortly
| after. To Mrs, Harmon she said
| she had taken strychnine which she
| had obtained at the Burns home yester-
| day afternoon, while making call
! there She said she took teaspoon
| full Of the poison, which presumably,
was mixed with oatmeal, In which form
| II was used by the Burns TO kin mice
| After taking the dose she sat down to
| breakfast, and was soon In commissions
| Before expiring the girl stated that
| she had taken this means OF ending
| her career, as she could not bear the
| publicity occasionod by the hearing OF
young Partridge.
FATHER HEARTBROKEN.
| Mr.. Nielsen, the girls father. IL heart
| broken. His daughter was a kind aud
| affectonate girl and has been treated
| with every consideration during her
stay here. She was spoken OF by all
as an intelligent, modest and well be-
J haved child, although of a very sem
| sltive nature, and great sympathy Is
| felt for the bereayed family. The re-
| mains are al the undertaking parlors
| OF Graham and Jones, where a post
| mortem examination win be held this
| afternoon, The body viii be shipped
| TO Moroni for interment.
The Partridge hearing, which was
| set for this afternoon, viii probably
| be postponed until tomorrow.