The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
MRS. ], P BROWN COMMITS SUICIDE Shoots Herself While Sitting In
 Bed SHE WAS IN ILL HEALTH Dies In Few Minutes After Husband and Physician Reach Her-The Governor Names Delegates
 To Tampa.
SHE WAS IN ILL HEALTH

Montgomery, February S.-(Special.)- Hearing a shot in the bed room of his wife about midway this morning, J. F. Brown rushed in to find her dying from a pistol wound in the head, having shot herself through the temple with intent to commit suicide She was dead in a few moments. She left no note to say why she took her own life, but bad health is known to be the cause. For some time she suffered very severely from an ill., ness that she feared was fatal, and it is thought she did not care to live and suffer longer She was 3S years old and leaves one child.
 When found Mrs. Brown was lying upon her bed with both hands lying near to- gether upon her breast, the right hand grasping a pistol and the blood trieking from a wound in the right temple. She was breathing feebly.
 It was thought she was sitting up in bed at the time she shot herself, after which she fell back, her hands naturally falling in the place as found.
 The physician who reached her during the five minutes she lived after she was discovered, said that 1t was a case of Temporary insanity" There was nothing in the surroundings of her life to account for the deed. She had everything of a material nature for her necessities, her daughter had married a man two days ago whom she approved
 She had been in excellent health up to several months ago. but had since then been subject to nervous attacks, with in tense nausea and sometimes considerable pain.
 This morning when he got up at 6 o'clock, MT Brown told her to lie as long as she wished, and he would go out and milk and deliver groceries to customers. He came back at o'clock and found her still in bed. He advised her getting up and dressing. This she did, and said she felt better. He went into the store, which adjoins the dwelling, and when he returned in a short time afterward, she had lain down on the bed and was cov cred up. She complained of an intense pain in her stomach-the result, she thought, of medicine she had taken. Called out into the store again, MT. Brown was wrapping up bundle when he heard the muffled sound of pistol, which he thought might be tirecracker in the street.
 He went to the door and looked out, when some one asked, What was that?' He opened the door of his home and found his wife upon the bed in a dying condi- ton. Dr. Sadler was sent for, but she expired in few minutes.
 Mrc Rrorvn Ia survived bV her h1ls sDan an 1S-year-old daughter and mother, Mrs. Anna Scroggins, all of Montgomery.
 Delegates To Tampa.
 The governor appointed today the fol- lowing delegates to attend the meeting of the Southern States Immigration con- vention which meets in Tampa, Fla, February F:
 J. A. Wilkinson, Montgomery; Walker Percy, Erskine Ramsay and s. Hech- finger, Birmingham; Carlisle Jones, Selma; James A. Minter, Tyler; J. O. Banks, Eutaw; W. B. Ingle. Greensboro; John T. Yeager, Morgan Springs, and Robert Pryor, Perryville.
 The request for the appointment of delegates came from Gov. N. B. Broward of Florida.
 Cut of His Ear.
 Laura Cruse, a negress, was arrested at S:1$ o'clock this morning on a war rant sworn out by neghbor, Mary Pitts, another negress, for assault intend ing to murder The Cruse woman. who lives near North McDonough street Earle street, it is alleged, attacked 8 negro man. supposed by the police to be her husband (his name was unknown, with an axe. The negro's ear was sev- cred from his head and a deep gash was cut into the head across the ear, the blade sinking into the head to the corner. of the eye and extending back behind the head.
 It is said the wounded man bled most profusely and it was a wonder to the police that he was able to get up and walk. He received surgical attention The negro seems badly wounded.