Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1909-07-23
KILLS HERSELF IN
AN HYSTER|CAL
IMPULSE

Last Monday evening, shortly before
twelve o'clock, Mrs. Essie F'rancyse
CHERRY, a bride ol five weeks, and the
wife of Howard W. Cherry, the well
known newspaper man, and editor OF
the Lovelock Review, swallowed an
! overdose OF carbolic acid, and in IL
few minutes passed away. MIR. Cherry
was at home with his wife at the
time. lie heard his wlre groanIng and
opened door OF a room into wnicn
sne had gone shortly before retiring
he asked what was the matter, where
upon she burst from the room, fell
INTO his arms and asked for milk anu
eggs to counteract the burning acld
AIR. Cherry detected the acid ON his
wife's breath, and although nearly
prostrated by the terrible tragedy,
took what steps he could to save her
life. lie called for help and gave his
wire all there was at hand. But 1t
was of 10 avail. The unfortunate
woman collapsed and was carried to
the bed, where she was breathing her
last when help arrived.
The community was shocked by the
unexpected nature of the news that
Mrs. Cherry had taken her own life
In their five weeks of married life
both she and her husband had seemed
to enjoy the greatest happiness.
No cause has been found for this
. rash aet-the testimony at the coro-
ner's inquest, which was held Tuesday
and which determined upon suicide as
being the cause of death, did not de-
yelop any motive sufficient to cause
her to commit suicide. A slight quarrel
with her sister was all the unpleasant
ness that 5she had experienced recently.
$50 it was evident, that in commit
ting, this rash act, she was acting on a
Sudden hysterieal impulse.
-The: story of the suicide, as told by
the bereaved husband before the coro-
,ner's jury, is as follows:
Yesterday evening | went home at
the usual time, about 'clock, and my
wife was in unusually good spirits.
She asked about her sister, Mrs. Van
Kellork, who was sick, and L told her
l had not been to see them. She I'M
mediately became morose and sort of
melancholy. l cheered ner up, and told
her we were going to the theatre with
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins. Sne appeared to
eel better, and we went to the show.
After we got back from the show she
again appeared morose and melancholy.
! tried my best to cheer her up. We
prepared to retire and went into the
front bedroom, and | took off my
clothes and laid ON the bed. She laid
down ON the bed, and l didn t say very
! much | talked with her and told her
i, to forget about it, and tried to appear
, cheerful. Presently she got up and
didn't say anything but walked out
into the back bedroom, it being her
custom to go there just before retlr-
ing. She closed the door, as she al
ways did, and was in there perhaps
two or three minutes, which was moth
ing unusual. / thought / would go get
, a drink of water, and as | walked back
, into the kitchen, heard her say, con,
! am dying" | rushed to the door,
and said, "Francyse, what $ the mat
ter?" She fell into my arms and said,
, Give me some milk L got the
milk and gave it to her, and stepped
to the door and yelled cray" calling
for Mr.. Collins, who lives next door.
Then ran back again and gave her
some eggs. She retained those Then
i ] tried to give her more. She couldn' t
swallow them. | kept yelling for
help, and finally Mrs. Mcintosh came
in Mr.. Collins and several others
also came in. Before Mrs. Mcintosh ar
, rived I picked my wife up in my arms
and carried her to the bed in the front
bedroom. She didn't say word after
that.
: O.. Did your wife tell you she had
taken this acid2
A. / don't remember whether she
did or not. i smelt it on her breath
: when she came from the room
O. You did not see her take it did
youi
A. No.
@. Did you know the acid was in
the houseP
A. Yes.
@. Did your wife buy that acid or
did you buy ita
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