The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-21
Mrs. B. C. Nance Drinks Car
bOlic Acid Through
Paper Quill
LEAVES NOTE TELLING ALL.
Husband Almost Frustrated When He
Comes Home and Learns wife
Is Dead.
CORONER'S INQUEST TODAY.

Desperate over family troubles,
Mrs. b. C. Nance. of 425 South
Third street, wife of B. c. Nance
blacksmith at the Paducah marine
ways, and a bride of eight weeks,
committed suicide this morning at
1880 O'Clock by taking carbolic acid.
She was discovered at S o'clock this
morning by Mrs. Henry Grief, of 500
South Fourth street, who called in
DR.. J. @. Freeland. Mrs. Nance never
regained consciousness, but a note
was found which was turned over to
Coroner Eaker. She died at $40
O'Clock.
Mrs. Nance was % years old and
had been married to Mr.. Nance eight
weeks. As far as known they had
lived happily together. Mrs. Nance
lis the step-daughter Of Bud Elrod.
Mr.. Nance was at the marine ways
when notified of her death and was
almost overcome to find her dead.
He made a move as If to take the
|carbolic acid left In the bottle him
self, but Mrs. Henry Grief snatched
the bottle, emptying its contents in
the CRATE.
When found Mrs. Nance was lying
across a bed in the back room Of
their home Mrs. Greif came over to
see her as she had promised Sunday
to come to Mrs. Greifs house Monday
morning to show her a note she had
received. AT first she thought Mrs.
Nance was resting ON the bed, but az
the body did not move after she had
placed her cold hands on the face.
she went to Fisher e. Farley's veterin-
airy hospital next door and telephoned
to the doctor.
Returning, she washed Mrs.
Nance's face with a wet towel. When
DR.. Freeland arrived he pointed out
to her the bottle of carbolic acid
which was standing on table near
the bed Everything was done to re-
vive Mrs Nance, but she died shortly
after the doctor arrived The bottle
was half empty and was Of the two
ounce size. On the floor paper
quill was found. which she evidently
had used to swallow the fiery acid
without burning her mouth. on the
opposide side of bed, some grenish
matter was found which she had
vomited, and which it was thought
indicates that she took something be-
sides the oarbolic acid.
Apparently the suicide. though
meditated, was decided upon this
morning. She had done her market
ing. The vegetables for dinner were
in the kitchen. Mrs. Henry Greif
saw her on the street a short while
before she went to her house but they
were square apart and she did not
hail her. Mrs. Nance had a basket
on her arm.
]. B. Williams, an employee OF
Fisher G. Farley. was standing in the
door Of the office at o'clock this
morning when Mrs. Nance came oui
of her door and as she passed he told
her that her husband had just enter
ed the back door. at doesn't make
any difference to me If he has" she
answered. He said she turned down
Adams street toward Cooneyis drul
store where the acid was bought. II
buying the acid she did not give hel
right name, but told the clerk tina
she was Mrs. Link. She bough
one and one-half ounces and 1t 4
known Mrs. Nance was the purchase
because the clerk remembers that sh'
had a basket on her arm. When Mrs
Greif saw her on the street she had I
basket. Isis
Husbands story.
tIor husband said this morning