Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-31
YOUNG LADY
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Miss Daisy Buce, Swallows
in the Presence of Her
Sweetheart, in the Store
room of Hotel Jefferson.
RETURNED HER RING
RETURNED HER RING
Taken to Her Home in Carriage and
Revived BY Three Physicians-Link
Says He Was Only a Friend Of Hers
That's All,

While her sweetheart, George
Link, a steward employed at the
Hotel Jefferson, was in the act OF
taking a gold ring from his finger
TO return it to tier, after she had
gone to his place of employment
ard requested him to accompany
iler home, Miss Daisy Buce, .;
years old, a pretty young lady who
was formerly employed by the Bel
telephone company here as operat-
or, lifted a vial containing deadly
poison, to- her mouth and swal-
lowed the contents before those
around her could knock the polst
from her hand. She fell uncon-
scious to the floor and was hurried
ly removed to her home, No. 407
physicians were called and succeed
cd in saving her life. She was re-
ported to be improving at last az
counts and her physicians say sh
will recover.
The exciting incident took place
in the storeroom of the Hotel JET
ferson Wednesday night shortly at
ter Z o'clock. Miss Buce, with
whom Link has been keeping Com
pany for some months, called there
and had an apparently friendly chat
with the steward. Several others
were at work in the storeroom al
the time and nothing passed be-
tween them that attracted their at
tention.
Finally Miss Buce arose from :
chair and asked Link to accompany
her hou,e. lie told her, he says,
that he could not leave the place.
as he was on duty and could not
get away at that time. She then
asked him to wa short distance
with hcr, but he again told her that
it would be- impossible foxa him II
neglect his duties. She then re-
oueyted Link to ring her up cater
availe" and he promised to do so.
Turning as il to leave the store
room the young lady pulled a via
from her bosom and after placin=
he bottle to her lips, swallowed
the contents. at the same time
throwing the bottle to the floor
She uttered an unearthly scream
and fell! across the chair, apparent
" ,ife,ess. Link hurriedly called
a carriage and the unconscious
Young lady was taken to her home
by a Mr.. Locke, who is also en-
ployed in the storeroom. THREE
nhysicians were called by neigh bors'
Miss Buce's sister being away from
the house at the time attending
church. The doctors worked with
the young woman for some time
using the stomach pump with good
effect She was soon revived and is
now reported to be out Of danger.
Mr.. Link stated yesterday that he
and Miss Buce have been good
friends for several months, that is
all, and that he never once Until
mated to her that he intended to
marry her. He says she gave him
the ring for Christmas and that
she was 50 persistent in calming at
his place Of employment that ne
made I'D his mind to "call things
of" and was taking the ring from
his finger to return 1t. when she
made the attempt to end her life.
Mr.. Link vas much worried yes
rerday as to the young lady's com
dition and had friend telephone
to her home several times during
the day to learn how she was. ne
said he would not want her at
tempt to prove successful. as hs
sympathised with her. IS