Evening star., 1908-01-31
MAKES ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
MRS. CLANCY MARITIME DELHI
ERATELY INHALES GAS.
Leaves Note Asking for Forgiveness
and Giving Directions as TO Dis
position of Body.

Mrs Miriam fEdrevs Clancy MARITIME,
,hirty-cighr years of age. attempted SUI
eide this morning By turning on itc Gas
in her room at thc home OF My. and ArS.
Robert Haean. .,0I II street northwest.
sD DR. Lewis j. Battle res onded u a eau
sent him ly Mrs Clancy. ami UPON ar
rival AT the house found Mrs. Marine Ia
be III an unconscious condition. Follow
ing temporary treatment she was sent 10
the Casualty Hospital. II was stated at
the hospital this afternoon tnat she had =
chance<:o recover.
Mrs MARITIME IS the wife Of Joseph Mar
time. who was em.loycd by one of the
lccal express companies. her former nus
band having been Mr.. Michael \. CLANCY.
who was an assistant clerk ct the Su-
pr.me Court oi the District g columbia
for many wears She became th" wife 81
Mr. CLANCY about four years ago, IL IS
stated ana IN died tllre" days after his
HarTia2C.
Later she married MI Martin~. and
frienGs OF the woman say her huSbanh
LETT her about :Wo weeks after their MAJ
riage She rcmuiainr! tHat her husband
failed 10 s;ipnG1r her and procured war
rant fer his arrest. The police We're uii-
ab,- to locate him and were told that he
had left The city.
Letters Found in Room.
/ note found IN Mrs Marines room
when the police called reads:
Notify Mr =. ! Butler undertaken, Of
Cumberland. Md. Of my death. lie knows
about my lot il Pose !Iill cemetery,
bought. in the name Of Milah Andrews
Clancy. and do not wish amy other
name on tombstone if | nave. any. DO
not want any minister nor any flowers.
Simply take me from train To grave and
lay my body at rest from my enemies
my namesalr.. II any one takes any O!
my property OF any of my things ! will
haunt them aud theirs forever
Il wish my bnd% and trunks might be
sent direct 20 Mrs Anna Bell" Marein.
Cumberland. Md. and all clothes III both
closets one in room and one in bail op-
posjte my room door. all things IL closets
belonging II me My clothes and trunks
and body could he sent aI once to Mrs.
Marean rh. clothes 20 there anyway.
and body 10 uHdcrtaker.
Il do not wish amy one to look OF my
face when | am dead-ouy those who
have 10. There is none | care. for on
earth any more B'lry me- il gray silk
dress
And oblige me
''MIKAI ANDREWS CLANCY MA Il
TINE"
Asks Forgiveness.
IN a letter to Mrs Hasan the despond-
ent woman asked forgiveness for taking
her life III her house. and gave tn" in
formation that sue had been planning
suicide since last summeT Mrs. Hagan
io.d "A star reporter that Mrs. MARITIME
had been Spoudcnt ever sine. she came
To her house, She seemed to worry, sald
Mrs liaedu. because she did not get the
share OF htr former husbands eStat" To
which she thought she Was entitled. anu
She also worried over the disappearapee OF
l. hon 81, \ tNen
she stated Mrs. Marines brother came
10 see her and wanted her TO go home
with him. but she refused to go. saying
s.e would moi leave Washington.
Mrs Foster a roomer in the 2d street
house heard Mrs. MARITIME groaning this
morning about 5 o'clock. and she sum
moned Mrs. Hagan. The latter called to
the occupant of the room several times.
but received no Response. DIR. Battle
WAS then summoned and he opened tlr:
door TIE several messages that Mrs.
Martinc had written. when found In the
room. were turned over 10 the police.
Record OF the court ana police depart
ment show that she had been confined II
IN. Government Hospital for the Insane
fol a short while. but the jurors before
whom her case was heard declared her
sane and directed that she be released.
Mrs e. /. Rcichert. who conducts a
boarding house IA 3l6 Indiana avenue,
and who Drfriended Mrs. Marine. re-
~ ,lnirg one of which was directed 10
Airs Rei.hert herself and the second To
lcI brother. f.ibrrson andrews. with 4
rrtlues, that il be mailed Ia him. tn" let
icr IL Mrs. ECirher- contained references
io those whom Mrs. Mar.inr regard, d aS
.rr enemies
The l,tttr t. Acy brother. Elhcr.on An
,raws 81 Sth avenue. West Homestead.
Pa Was Il = similar nature
During ~. time Mrs. Marine lived al
Ii F.tF...,
il het. room day and nigi,!. only leaving
the EoGSs When IL WAS necessary Tor her
10 do stamping. She Told Mr.. iiagIa
that h-. faith vFnf" i look. finishing i
Il snort while before his death She said
-ile had The nIUU>cvipi and that Teia-
clveS had annoyed her ABOUT getting pos
session OF it.
Relatives Of III. wonla.l will he notified
=. he' attempt upon her life If th police
are able 10 locate Them.
The Iron City Trades Council. with fifty
eight local unions. r-preSe ting -, 90