The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-17
STILL ALIVE, BUT DEATH
 IS MOMENTARlY EXPECTED
Si9ned Herself in Letters as Broken Hearted Wife.
The Unfortunate Woman and Her Illus band are ReEistered at Mer- chants Hotel, Giving Mil-
 waukee as Their
 Home City.

Mrs. Fred Edwards at midnight iast night drank the contents of two ounce bottle of carboTfc acid in the presence of her husband in their room at the Merchants Hotel. at the corner of Blob and Coosa Streets.
 At an early hour this morning, Mrs. Edwards wSs still breathing. but the attending physicians declared, that her death was but a matter of few hours. m; d seml-conscious condition. she re- peated the name of her husband. "tred! Fred! Fred!"
 Married in Montgomery on Feb. 20 bysa justice of the peace. hrs Ed wards signed herself in several notes which she left to her husband ana relatives as a broken hearted wire. Most pathetically in her note to her husband. found in her hand satchel. the young bride begs her husband to think always of her as loving ana trusting wife. who would not stand his infidelity, but who left no re- brooches for him behind her.
 TO her sister, the young bride asks that her body be taken to Milwaukee, ' Wis, the home of her childhood. and that 1t be buried alongside those ot her mother and father.
 R. E. Hunt, proprietor of the New Merchants Hotel, stated last night that Mir and Mrs Fred Edwards had regis tered at his hotel about week ago. and that both seemed to be pleasant and happy in each others company
 Last night at 12 o'clock. as MT. Hunt came on duty for the night, Edwards rushed from his room hysterically cry ing:
 tors quick, My wife has taken caroollc acid"
 z Physicians were immediately sum- moned, but 1t was twenty minutes oe- fore one of them arrived. It was found that the woman was in an un, conscious condition, her throat and mouth being horribly burned by the powerful acid.
 stomach pump was used imme- diately. and the antijote for carboilc acid, whiskey, given. Mrs. Edwards was unable to swallow the whiskey, and the pump was used for the stom- ach in giving the antidote. The enorts of the attending physicians finally be- gan to have some effect for about , o'clock sort of consciousness res turned.
 Gasping for breath, her husband sit- ting by her side, heard her frequently call his name, and the efforts of the physicians were continued in the hope that they might eventually effect a recovery.
 Carried to Hospital.
 The woman was taken to St. Mar garet's Hospital in the police wagon shortly after o'clock in the hope that appliances not at hand on the emer- gency call. might save the woman's life It was stated. however. that there was little hope of Mrs. Edwards recovery.
 Edwards said last night that he was sitting in the room with his bride when she suddenly said Good bye Fred" and turned the bottle of car bolic acid to her lips. emptying 1t be- fore he could reach her side and knock the vial from her hand. That Mrs. Edwards had contemnIat- cd the step for many days, is to be Seen from letters which were found in her hand bag. To her husband. her note Is short and unsealed, written on a scrap of yellow paper. There is no dote, and the signature is Your brok- en-hearted girl"
 To her sister and relatives in Mill waukee, notes are written on paper from Columbus (Ga.) hotels. but are not dated. It is perfectly evident. however, that the unhappy bride con templated suicide for many days. and was waiting for a convenient time. A time when the cord of love would be broken by the supposed infidelity of the husband.
 Little is known of the Edwards couple at the hotel where they were registered The proprietor of the es- taoHshment stated that they had regis tered about week ago. and that they appeared a most happy couple The register showed that their home was In Milwaukee, Wis. It was learned, however. last night that Edwards Is connected with the street fair business. and that he had met his bride in Mil waukee during the last fair in that place. Her maiden name was Hilda Brown.
 Removed to St. Margaret's Kospital early this morning. Mrs. Edwards con dittons was reported to be most critical Full consciousness had not returned. but In broken whispers in the patrol wagon and at the hospital she was calling to her husband In a gasping. choking voice.