The Detroit times., 1909-02-19
MIKES OIL WITH
POISON To MAKE
IT SLIP DOWN
GIRL THOUGHT IODINE COCKTAIL
WOULD SHUTTLE HER OFF,
BUT LIFE Is sAvED-ANoTHER
wouLp.eE SUICIDE FAILS.

Up III one Vi INC WohtoA va Auo IA
st. Mary's hospital. their beds almost
adjoining, lie two pretty Detroit girls.
who, weary OF life. In spite OF their
youth. attempted suicide, via the pois-
on route. Thursday afternoon. Prompt
action on the part OF the house physi-
clans frustrated their plans. and both
are glad now that death was cheated.
They have concluded that life is worth
living after all, especially in Detroit.
Emelie Bondy. - years old. OF NO.
til Fort-st. west. and Gertrude Paget.
aged 81, living in the home OF her sis
ter. Mrs. Grace Roach. at No. 226
Hastings.st., were the victims. Both
ascribe their attempts at self-destruc-
ton 10 illness.
Emile felt so much better, Friday
morning. that she actually injected a
little humor into the situation In CIV
ing her version of the little episode
that brought her TO the hospital. The
first report was that she had taken
iaudanum, but Emile has streak OF
originality in her make up and mixed
ner own poison.
And such a mixture. Just listen /.
II can't remember all the things
had in It." she related. "Thert was
liniment my mother used for her
rheumatism, but guess II was kind
of horse liniment. for the label says IL
is for man and beast. l knew IL
smar.ed awful SO | put 1t In TO make
III mixture stronger. Then there was
machine oil--that was so ii would slip
down easy-and iodine, which
bought at drug store. told the
clerk | wanted to put II on my corni
used two other poisons. but | don't
remember what they were now. and
quite a lot OF water.
II mixed IL up about two weeks acc
and was going to take IT then. for
was feeling awful bad. but | got cold
feet or something. | carried the stun
with me. though. and yesterday noon
at Wood Bros laboratory, where
work, finally took it. didn't eat
any dinner with the girls, just drank
some tea. left little in the bottom
Of the cup and poured the mixturo
into that. Then, when nobody was
looking, drank 1t down.
Emile says the fact that the fore
woman called" her for playing witr
the factory cat with she came TO work
had nothing to do with her attempt
to end her life. Neither has her ap-
preaching marriage TO a young man
on the west side anything TO do with
the case. but The marriage has been
postponed for a time. The family
will not reveal the name Of the groom
to-De, but speak very highly OF him.
Before swallowing the awful mix
ture. Emelie wrote two notes, and pin
ned them to her dress. One was TO
her sweetheart and directed him TO
come to st. Mary's hospital II he de.
sired to see her The other was to
her mother, saying she would not be
home.
After swallowing the potion she
sank to the floor with little cry. Sew
eral Of the girl employees. who were
at the moment dancing TO a two-step
played by phonograph, rushed to her
side.
Send me to st. Mary's hospital
murmured the girl, and then she lost
consciousness.
Emelie Is fast recovering and will
leave the hospital in few days.
Mrs. Paget, wife OF Joseph Paget
a messenger for the American District
Telegraph Co.. drained the contents of
bottle Of laundanum as she stood at
the corner OF Mullett and st. Antoine
SITS, Thursday night. Gus Roach, her
brother-in-law, Witnessed her act from
a cafe across the street, where he is
employed as bartender, and ran to
her side. With the assistance or a
passer-by he carried her to the hos
pital, where the prompt and vigorous
application OF stomach pump soon
placed her out OF danger.
II was just discouraged on account
Of my poor health" said Mrs. Paget.
Friday morning. 1T Is true that my
husband and | had words In my sis
ter's house a little while before. but
that had nothing to do with my taking
laudanum. My husband and are
not separated, as has been reported.
Mrs. Roach, the sister, was search
ing for Mrs. Paget, when, passing, the
hospital, she recognized the uncon.
scious woman being carried in as the
one she sought
Thought only 81 years old Mrs. Pa
get has been twice married. Her first
husband was John Rennekamp. to
whom she was married when but IL
years old. Rennakamp was killed by
a Grand Trunk switch engine -four
years ago. There is one child. Hilda
by the first marriage. and for her sake
the pretty young mOher has decided
70 remain In the land OF the living
now that her suicide plot has failed.
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