The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-18
Young Girl Attempts to Commit
Suicide Because She
HAD BEEN CAST OFF
Sy Her Home People, Who Lives at Pac
olet, S. c. The Ffiendless War.
derer Drank 8 Big Dose Of
LsudaEnm Alter Getting
8 Letter from Home.
8 Letter from Home.

SIS u WISN ISQNGlOA esuO wy s AAk
for more. With the ayDwed purpose Of
ending her life, girl Of eighteen who
gave he, name as Annie Turner, OF
Pscolst, was arrested Thursdsy az
ternocn By Officer Alexander ard
locked up st the city hall for safe
keeping, says Fridays G1eenville
News.
It developed that early in the
morning she had gene to the livery
stable Of Briscos s Douglas, on W7st
Washington street, and asksd for
water, saying that she intended tax
ing the contents Ct bottle CT lauG-
nun which she carried In her hand.
George Douglass tex the drug from
her and E. u c il OIL The ground, and
she went away weeping bitterly.
When sr5ested she Aas begging
hysterically tor work, saying thst she
had been discharged from the cigar
fsctcry because she couldn't leaan how
to make cigars and that she couldn't
work In the c,tton mill On account CT
her weak lungs. She declared herself
willing to do any honorable labor il
order to make l:V,pE.
Her story, told os.ween byscerical
sobs, as she clpng to tie door Of her
cell an5 pressed her hot 1sce seainss
the cool iron bars, was that she is the
second dauahter OF J. e. Turner, once
8 second hand In the Pacolet Mills;
that last October she ran away ano
married a sewing machine agent nan-
ed Marsh Green, only to fnd that be
already had a wife; that he beat her
and finally deserted her and her peo-
pie furthermore would rot bsiie7e
that she had been married to him;
that her child died soon after It's
birth, and was taken away so that
she never saw it, and that in oespera
tion st the abuse and scorn OF her
home people she came to Greenv1lle
with friendly stranger WHO pronis-
ed to fnd work for her here. At this
point her sobs became so violent that
she was unable to go on for so0etime,
because, she said, her first and only
transgressIon OF the social law was
then. Rain was falling heavily wheE
she reached Greenviiie, according IC
her stoSy, and the nan finally persua-
ded her to go 70 g lodging house al
nan and wife, assuring her that nt
one would take her in st that hou:,
otherwise. Sne went with him, but
left the nexs day and sought employ
nant. For while she worked ID the
cigar factory on Court street boarding
with q family block away, On Falls
street, but she gave Up tie Effort tt
live honestly and deceatly when she
was discharged from the cigar factory
and received in addition letter for
bidding her return ho1e. she saic
that she hsd been drinking laudanun
st intervals all Gay. Her conaiulol
proved the truth CT her assertion.
The police gave her all the stten.
tion possible at police barracks, and
she became Quieser and weaker ats:
the effects o. the drug passed CT. H-f
parents will be notified and CONS cls
position made Of her. The facilities
at the disposal OF the police do nos
contemplate the caring OF such Gases
and her presence is rather emba1rasS-
ing to the kind hearted fhcerS.
The letter from her younger sister
which explains the whole dramatic
story and is rather interesting IN it
self, follows:
Dear Annie:
- will write to let you know We
received your letter aad was glad sno
surprised. Papa says ycu can't ccms
home any more. You would not be
have when ycu were here, so yol
can't come home. I wish you hacn'i
done ike you have.
Now, Annie, you must be Gooe
girl and work hard and maybe some
day We will meet again. Renenbs'
poor namns. how hard she tried K
make US what We ought to be. Sh;
will be dead eight years Easter morn
the morning Christ died for Us. H
died that so Se might be cleanset
from our sins. Woac sre you doing
We Will write 10 you, but you can
come home. Do the best you can
You won't stay anywhere long, In
afraid. Answer as soon as 3ou &c
this"