The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-27

TAKES ACID
Woman, Hungering For Hus-
bands Love
TAKES POISON, WILL DIE
Mrs. Andrew ]. Borden. Who Belongs
to Wealthy Newton Family, Failing
to Effect a Reconciliation, Thought
Life Was Not Worth Living.
TAKES POISON, WILL DIE


feet a reconciliation whit her husband,
from whom She recently parted, Mrs,
Andrew }. Borden, who made her home
ii Newton Highlands with her mother,
Mrs. Emaline Crane, took vial Of car
bone in the Narragansett hotel, here,
early yesterday, and is dying in the
Rhode Island hospital
Mrs. Borden Il the daughter 81 the
late Moses f. Crane. a well known in
ventor, who owned a fine estate in New
ton Highlands Her husband il a pcla-
tive of the Bordens Of Fall River.
When the young woman. suffering
terrible burns from the acid, was be-
ing removed from the hotel, her hus-
band arrived He tainted at the sight
o. his wife. He was carried uncon-
scious to one 81 tho rooms Of the hotel
and was later removed to his apart
ments at a. Lillian avenue. where he
has lived since his separation from his
wife.
There i an air II strange mystery
surrounding the case While manifest.
ing the deepest love for one another,
the couple had remained apart. Borden
who is successful business man and
reputed to he wealthy, cried out IL an
guish for his wife when he regained
own apartments He j. in a serious
condition
Mrs. Borden. who Is % years old, and
dresses in the height Of fashion ar
Nanaganseft hotel Several times she
telepaonei TO her husbands apartments
according to the police and hotel an
thorities who have been investigating
the case, She talked To her husband
when Size first called. but when lie learn
ed who was At the other end of the
wire he rang or. He refused TO ans
wor other calls which size made to him.
He also defined 10 meet her.
Later, She again tried To ret her
husband bv telephone, but without
SUCCESS 1t was early yesterday that
a bellboy passing the door Of her room
heard a commotion that aroused his
suspicious. He notified the night clerk
No Response was received from inside
aud the door was broken in. The Young
Woman was found living on the bed, IN.
conscious. her face terribly burned. On
the bureau, side II her bed. was an
empty phial that had contained car
bolic acid
Two physicians arrived at the hotel
~ response to hurry calls and revived
the woman 50 that siie was able 10
talk, She refusal To tell why she had
taken the caYbolc acid. She called
frequently for her husband. Later on
she became unconscious again.
IT was while she was being taken
from the room to an ambulance that
her husband rushed into the hotel and
dropped to the floor when he saw big
wife No hope Is given by the hospital
physicians 81 saving the woman's life
Mother Surprised to Hear Of Daughters
Act.
Boston. March 81. Mrs Bordpn's
mother. Mrs. Moses E. Crane Of 219
lake avenue, Newton Highlands, YES
terday received a telegram from Proyi
dence which read
Berths Borden dying at Providence
hospital
"That IS all know Of the affair
said she when seen by a reporter for
The Herald. ~ son. Newton, has
gone there to investigate supposed.
nntil received the message, that ms
daughter was il Eoston
'Sinee she separated from her nus
band at Christmas, she has been en-
gagged IN literary work. She wrote for
new spapers and magazines She did |
some work for the Cambridge Times |
and for one If the Boston dailies.
she has always been very smart /
and capable gigl The fact is She was /
, bliged Ia support herself At least that /
+ tie way sIe looked at IT. Her hus-
band She says wasn't a good provider
and that Is the reason they separated I
Mr. Borden IS a mechanic Ny
met him while she was teach
ing school a Westpart The match was
rot sanctioned BY The parents Of either,
but they ran away and we've married I
| don't think there IS any question I
about their love for each other.
They have two beautiful children, <
Vivian. aged q. ana Beatrice. AIRED s. K
Until Il few days the ehihfren had been I
living with a niece It mine, Mrs. Brown /
who lives on Lowell street, I.indham, I
hut their father appeared there early 4
10 tie week. and said he wanted them.
He carried them to Providence
Il don't know why my daughter
should have been led to 10 anything like I
His Sine has been married l0 years.
She graduated from the Newton high \
school and from Smith college in tie
Sass Of 1896 After leaving college she
started teaching, and then met Mr..
Borden
Mrs Boedsns maiden name was
Bertha Crane. The Crane family IS ono
81 the oldest and most prominent il
Ihe Newtons. The Crane homestead is
near the shores Of Crystal lake and
commands an ideal view
Mr.. Crane acquired a large fortune
from dozen or more inventions. ono
IF them relating TO the fire alarm sys
tenn.
Mrs. Crane said yesterday she was
losing the hense 20 spend the rest at
Ter life in san Francisco. She has
mother son in Spokane