The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-03-31
WOMAN FROM NEW MEXICO
TRIES SUICIDE IN DENVER

YER Tuesday, in which a woman from New
Mexico and an emplove OF the Bell Ranch
in the northern part OF the territory are
the principals, the woman having attempt
ed to take her life. On the affair the Den
YER Post has the following:
Her money squandered by a man who
protested to love her, then beaten and de-
serted by him, Mrs. Grace Harker Judd,
sister of DIR. Joseph Il. Harker, president
of the Illinois Woman's College, of lack
s~onville, H., and daughter OF a highly re-
spected old English family of that place,
tried to send her soul to eternity this morn
ing by swallowing a quantity OF laudanum.
The unhappy woman was almost dead
when discovered by the lGadlady at 1855
Eighteenth street, and a call sent in for
the police ambulance. Police Surgeon
Barta responded, and by the hardest work
he succeeded in r~eviving the woman and
saving her life. He hurried her to the
county hospital. and there she is reported
out of danger.
n lClCiNCb NiIH hipl iiib ~ "'
admirer of Mrs. Judd on the Bell Ranch,
in New Mexico, added to her depression.
This letter was folded with the farewell
note she wrote, which reads:
''Well, | have reached the limit, and of
course | must tell about it-woman like.
ITO begin at the beginning, | am the
daughter of Ralph and Mary Harker. En-
glish people, who live in Jacksonville, Ill.
| was the youngest of eight and was raised
as all straight. strict people raise their
children in an old-fashioned town. But |
suppose | was always bad by nature. We
will draw a curtain over a long, misspent
life until one year ago.
II was working at the Queen City bak-
cry as a cook and living but, oh, rats
what is the use OF writing all thisl
IF you want to know why | killed my
self. ask William Small. whom you will
find at Dan Denevan's saloon at Twenty
second and Larimer streets.
IF | die, let my brother know. His ad-
dress is Di. Joseph Il. Harker, president
of the Illinois Woman's College, Jackson
vile. H."
Then the letter from G.. b Hanna, her
cowboy friend down on the Bell Ranch.
He wrote;
BELL Ranch, n. NJ, Mar. 10.
Mrs. Grace Judd, Denver, Colo.
Il will answer your most kind and vel
come letter, which came to hand Wednes-
day evening. Wa truly glad to hLar from
you, but would much rather see you. This
leaves me we'll and hope it will find you
the same.
IL am making ready to cave Bell Ranch
as fast as | can. 1t will be a week or ten
days bsiore | can get away from here. |
have given up my horses. Last Sunday |
sold my bed and | am getting ready as fast
as can. | will write you when leave
here and when ! get to Willard.
You dom know how | miss you. |
get so lonesome here without you | cant
hardly stay here. When | come in at
evening everything seems so different. 1t
don seem like the same place. | will
close, hoping to see you soon. | remain
as ever your own
&c. b. HANNA,
Bell Ranch, n. NJ
Mrs. Judd said she came in from the
ranch two weeks ago, and that she had
saved up over S26o,
Small met me at the train, William
Small. | mean, and he brought me up here
and we lived as man and wife. lie has
taken all my money and spent it, and now
| have but SO left. He has deserted me,
and when | found out that he had, | went
to a restaurant at 4457 Larimer street, and
secured a position as cook.
II had been housekeeper for the man