Evening star., 1908-01-24
Two Suicides and One Acci-
dental Death in the List.
ANOTHER MAY END FATALLY.
Mrs. Daisy Wagner Shoots HERSELF
While on Public Road,
FOUND COVERED WITH SNOW
Mrs. Georgianna Harley Employs
Illuminating Gas In Agency Of
Death-Fall to Pavement.

Death-Fall to Pavement.
| Two suicides an accidental and probably
fatal case of poisoning and a death pre-
! cipftated by fall on the Icy pavements
| constituted today's record of tragedy i'm
| the National capital. Both suicides and
the sudden death were those OF women.
while the victim Of gas it is believed un-
| Intentionally, left flowing from jet. was
a Young ironworker from Pennsylvania.
Motive there must have been behind each
of the cases of self-murder, but the tan
gled skeins of judgment-warping events
have not yet been unraveled.
| Probably the most inexp,icable Of the
two suicides was that of Mrs. Daisy was-
ner. wife of H G. Wagner. local
| dealer in photographers supplies.
Young beautiful and apparently
| farthest removed from that condition OF
| mind which would cause a woman. natu-
rally retiring and modest to plan death
SO that hsr remains might be left to
the morbdly curious gaze Of whosoever
chanced to pass, Mrs. Wagner's body wa
| found soon after dawn this morning ar
| the public entrance to the Geological ,
| Garden. at 18th and Irving streets. The
storm king whose rule was undisputef
| last night, provided one of natures wind
| ing sheets. a blanket Of snow, and the
| body was frozen.
Revolver Agency of Death.
/ 4 bullet hole behind one ear and re-
| volver clutched tightly in Mrs Wagners
! hand indicated the agency Of death. Am
/ apparently well-authenticated rumor i'm
puted threat OF self-destruction to the
young woman's husband in case his wife
| committed suicide. and friends. hurrying
! to his side Immediately after the news OF
the finding of Mrs. Wagner's body, were,
| just in time TO prevent him from Ieaping
| through one ot the fifth-story windows OF
| an apartment house.
! In the other case of suicide Mrs.
Georgianna Harley, keeper OF boarding
| house at S13 9Th street. bade her husband
| an affectionate farewell last evening
| This morning she was found in bed in q
dying condition, with gas flowing from a
| tube. one end of which was tigntlN
| wedged between her teeth
| MISS Johanna Sullivan. an enplove in
the government printing of1ce. slipped
Of 1st and II street: and died soon after
! ward from an attack of heart disea Sc
| superinduced by the shock.
Thomas Rowe. who was employed as an
| iron worker In connection with the con-
| Struction of the new .Anacostia bridge
| was found in his room overcome by ga !.
! which was escaping from a partly omen I
| jet. lie is in the Emergency Hospital in 4
! Body Covered With Snow.
| Cold in death and covered with snow.
| the body of Mrs. Daisy NJ Wagner wife
| Of Howard G. Wagner, who conducted h
| Photographic supply establishment at 10th
| and + streets until recently was found in
| the roadway near 18th and Irving streets
| this morning about { o'clock. Clutclred
| in her right hand was revolver a bullet
wound in the head over the right ear max
| ing it apparent that the woman had COM
! nlitted suicide
| Il understand that her husband said he
would commit suicide if he learned thac
| his wife had killed herself" friend OF
the photographer told the police shorty
after the body was found. "and I hope
YOU will find him before he has a chance
| to kill himself.
| Mr.. Wagner was located shortly there
after. and when told os what his wife had
done he made an effort to jump from
| fifth story window OF the kenesaw apart
ment house. 10th and Irving streets.
where he had gone to call on his friends,
| Mr. and Mrs. Gratz Charles Helm. Mr..
Helm and Mr. Clinedinst caught him.
| however
Il wish I were dead Mr. Wagner
moaned.
COIOueT issues SSILluCdCe.
| The body Of Mrs. Wagner was removed
| to the tenth precinct police station. and
later to an undertaking establishment.
| the police stopping at the residence or
Coroner hewitt long enough o permit
that official to make an examination
hear the result OF the police inyestiaa-
ton and give a certificate showing that
death resulted from self-inaicted wound
The death of Mrs. Wagner and the ef-
fort on the part of her husband 10 kill
himself were the climax to alleged un-
pleasant relations between the couple.
John J. Turner and W. f. Wilson. en-
ploves OF the Zoo. were on their way In
work this morning when their attention
WAS attracted TO An object in the road
way near the entrance TO the park There
was so much snow over the onJect, now
ever that il was not until they approach
ed very near that thcy realized II WAS
the body OF a woman. One Of them stood
guard while the other went 10 the kene-
saw and asked the elevator boy. sinclair
Thomas. to telephone to the police. Where
the BODY was found was only about two
squares from the apartment house. bur
Mr. and Mrs Helm WHO had been among
the friends last to see Mrs wagner,
were ignorant o. what the young woman
ned done. The police took charge of tn.
body and hurried il TO the station. In
specto- Boz rdman heard of the affair and
sent Detective Evans 10 IldhS oil HIVES
tigation. but before he reached the sta
ton Detective Greene OF the tenth pre-
cinct had identified the remains.
Farewell to Child.
Ms Wagner whose maiden name was
Nourse, was about twenty-five years Of
age. and was regarded by her friends as
a beautiful woman. She was bright and
CHEEKY, and even yesterday after she con-
cluded to take her life. she engaged In
conversation with friends and apparently
was cheerful. Her mother resides at
1870 U street northwest. and as late as
2:3o O'Clock yesterday afternoon she was
there to see her mother and to say fare
well to her three-year-old daughter Mar
garet.
"While she was at the house yester-
day," the police were told. "she hugged
and kissed the child number of times,
and il seemed a struggle on her part to
he able to leave the little one.
Mrs Wagner said nothing about suicide,
however but made arrangements for the
child TO join her and her husband at the 4
Chapin apartment house this morning.
MI. Wagner having engaged suite Of