The Forrest City times., 1906-09-14
ENDS LIFE WITH
 CARBOLIC ACID. Desrendent Girl a Suicide- Mabel smith QuarreIed With Lover and Sought Death

anu sought Death.
 In it of despondency which had grown out Of love affeir Mabel smith aged l6, swallowed a fatal draught of carbolic acid in a roominy house at l79 South Front street at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and died at o'clock that night in the city hos pltal, where she had been removed immediately after her act was discoy- cred. The girl was formerly a tele- phone operator and her parents live in New South Memphis. Her sister. Bertha was at the house at the time.
 She said that Mabel had been crossed in love, and had been very de spondent for the past few days, but that she never thought that she would do such rash thing.
 When she came to the house Tues day afternoon from her home in New South Memphis, Mabel carried with her not only bottle of carbolic acid but box containing morphine tab lets. One of the girls at the house discovered these and tried to get them away from the Respondent girl, but she refused to ,giye them up la0ghing and declaring that she was only fooling. :. This had the effect of putting the other inmates of the house off their guard and gave the girl a chance to take the fatal dose Her sister went to the room and asked her if she was going home that night and she replied that she was. The sisters kissed as usual and Bertha went down the stairs to the street.
 Before she left the entrance. how ever. she wG.s called back. To one of the girls she had stated with tears in her eyes, that she would never see her sister again. This led to the diseoy- cry that she had taken the poison and her sister was called back. Mabel de- nied that she had taken the drug, though her lips were badly burned by it, and she could scarcely speak for the intense pain. In moment the bottle with half it's contents gone was found under the pillow. A minute later the girl sank back upon the bed and lapsed into unconsciousness, from which she never was aroused.
 The frightened girls notified the police station and the patrol wagon, with Capt. Brennan and Patrolman Deyine hurried to the scene and re- moved Miss Smith to the city hospi tai. where she received treatment. but the draught was fatal. She was near deaths door when the officers from the police station reached rhe house, and it was believed that she would die before the hospital could be reached, but unconscious nature fought hard battle and she lived much longer than was expected by the attending physicians. Conner cial Appeal.
 Mabel smith was daughter of MT. and Mrs. G. B. Smith, formerly of this oity. Several months ago the family was broken up, Smith leaving for some place unknown to the writer, probably Hot Springs, and a short time afterwards Bertha went to Hot Springs and was soon followed by Mabel. Mrs. Smith who is crippled in one limb was left here to make her own living. She has lately been cooking for Mrs. Eugene Williams.
 Another sister, named Alice, com mitted suicide in this city about two years ago, and the mania seems to run in the family. The Commercial Alp peal is mistaken about the parents of these girls residing in Memphis.