Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-28
NURSE 6 SUICIDE
SEEMS SUSPICIOUS
Circumstances Surrounding the
Death of Mrs. Della Lewis
Regarded as Mysterious.
TOOK. 25s GRAINS OF MoRPH lNE.
Nan Called at Her Rooms Yesterday
After Which the Woman Swallowed
The Drug Came from Idaho. 81 4

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A 5suicide with surroundings that
4 brought to light by the death at 1
O'Clock this morning OF Mrs. Della
Lewis, q trained nurse, aged 25 years.
The young woman died ut the Aztec
loomlnghouse, First South and Broad
way streets, from morphine poison
ing. The deadly drug was taken be-,
tween 9 and So'clock last evening and
although two physicians worked over
her fot' several hours the poison could
\ not be counteractcd and the young
woman passed away.
Tlie facts that Mrs. Lewis did not
( leave a. note or explanation: did not
lnaketany threats of self destruction;
did not complain of being despondent,
and that mono of her friends being able
to account for the deplorable affnir,s
or unwilling TO give information IL
Z they have any. are regarded by the
authorities MS suspicious and myster-l
iois features. The general opinion is
that Mrs. Lewis killed herself as u res
# suit of dependency brought on by d
Il love affair.
STRANGE MAN CALLS.
4 & i + Il
s IT was reported to the police that d
strange man called upon her Mt her
room, No. 90 yesterday afternoon and
left ather suddenly 1t was also said
that he returned after She had taken
+ tho poison and again went away, NOT
to return. Two women, one OF thelH
al trained nurse. friends of Mrs. Lewis,
y also called during the afternoon but
4 their names We're not learned.
DOCTORS CALLED IN.
About. 5 o'clock last evening Dr..
Given Light was summoned to the.
a room. where Mrs, Lewis was llncon-9
sclous: He worked over her for sew.
4 era hours, using every known means
( was unable to do so. DIR. Steel was
4 then called in and the two. physicians
did all in their power to save the wo-
iran bit without satisfactory results
4 At 1 o'clock she died and by order of.
Justice Dana T.. Smith the body was
sent to an undertaking establishment,
4 IT is said that Mrs. Lewis took nearly
2 grains of morphine enough to kill
half9a dozen persons.
CAME HERE FROM IDAHO.
q Mrs. Lewis came here several
months ago from some point In Idaho,
presumably Albion, She worked III
5y ne 1nlpnS6 I1OSpllifiS{ttt US ii
trnincd nurse and about a week ago
took rooms at tho Aztec rooming- :
house. She had been heard to speak
5sof her little daughter in Idaho. In
Siiier room were several postal cards
addressed to her from various Idaho
points. The police are OF the opinion
that she had a disagreement with tho
man who called upon her yesterday
4 afternoon and becoming desperate de-
sSeided to take her own life. Detectives
were detailed on the case but UP to
this writing have been unable to OBJ
tain any definite Information as to the
cause OF the suicide In all probable
ity an Inquest will be held tomorrow
by Justice Smith vi
MEssAGE from SISTERS.
This afternoon a telegram was re-
I ;eived In this city from two sisters Of
Mrs. Lewis, from Albino, Idaho, stating
4 That they would arrive In Salt Lake
tomorrow. and make arrangements for
the disposition Of the body. In the
meantime the remains are at 0'Don-
& ilell's undertaking parlors and the pro-
liabilities are that they will be shipped
TO Idaho for burial.