The Detroit times., 1909-02-20
MIKES OIL ! WITH
POISON TO MAKE
It SLIP DOWN
GIRL THOUGHT IODINE COCKTAIL
WOULD SHUTTLE HER OFF,
BUT LIFE IS sAvEo-ANoTHER
WouLD.eE SUICIDE FAILS.

Up i'm one OF the women's wards III
. St Mary's hospital. their beds almost
adjoining. lie two pretty Detroit girls.
i who weary OF life. in spite OF their
/ youth. attempted suicide. via the pois-
} On route. Thursday afternoon. Prompt
y action on the part OF the house phys!-
clans frustrated their plans. anu Doth
4 are glad now that death was cheated
They have concluded that life is worth
} living after all, especially N Detroit.
Emelie Bondy, ~ years old, or No.
I'll Forrest. west. and Gertrude Paget
! aged 81, living in the home OF her sis
ter, Mrs. Grace Roach. al No. go
\ Hastingsst.. were the victims BOZ i
ascrbe their attempts al self-destruc-
! ton TO illness.
Emile felt so much better. Friday
morning. that she actually injected
B little humor into the situation in Civ
ing her version OF the little episode
y that brought hel TO the hospital. The
, first report was that she Dad taken
, iaudanum, but Emile has a streak OF
originality in her make up and mixed
ner own poison.
And such mixture Just listen.
Il can't remember all the things
Lad In IT," she related. "Thert was
liniment my mother used FOR her
rheumatism. but | guess II was klEd
{ OF horse liniment. for the label says II
IS for man and beast knew II
sInar;ed awful SO | put II In 10 make
Z. 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 IL on my corn.
used two other poisons, but ! don't
b remember what they We're now AMI
quite lot OF water.
II mixed II up about two weeks n
\ and was going 10 take II then. Tor
y was feeling awful baG. but got cold
feet or something. | carried the stun
with me. though. and yesterday noon
3 Of Wood Bros laboratory where
work. | finally took ii. didn't eat
\ lny dinner with the girls, Just drank
\ some tea. | left little in the bottom
OF the cup and poured the mixture
& into shat. Then, when nobody was
looking, | drank II down.
Emile says the fact that the fore
woman called" her for playing WITH
the factory cat with she came 10 work
had nothing To do with her attempt
y 10 end her life. Neither has her ap-
n preaching marriage TO young man
j on the west side anything to do Wit,
4 the case. but he marriage has been
y postp' ned for time. The family
4 will not reveal the name Of the groom.
?, to.oe, but speak very highly OF him.
\ Before swallowing the awful mix
ture EmeHe wrote two notes, and pin
n ned them To- her dress. One was TO
4 her sweetheart and directed him to
Z come TO 81. Mary's hospital II he de-
!. sired 10 see her The other was TO
y her mother. saying she would not be
4 home.
q After swallowing the potion she
Y sank to the floor with little cry. Sew
pral of the girl employees. who were
1 at the moment dancing 10 two-steP
played by photograph, 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. raget, wife of Joseph Paget,
a messenger for the American District
Telegraph Co.. drained the contents OF
Il DOttlc vi do Sut otpOu ot
the corner OF Mullett and ST. Antoine
SITS, Thursday night. Gus Roach. her
brother.inlaw. witnessed her act from
cafe across the street, where he is
employed as q bartender. and ran TO
her side. With the assistance OF
passer-by he carried her TO the hos
pital. where the prompt and vigorous
application OF stomach pump soon
placel her out OF danger
Il 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 10
years old. Rennakamp was killed by
Grand Trunk switch engine four
years ago. There Is one child Hilda.
by the first marriage, and for her sake.
the pretty young mother has decided
TO remain in the land OF the living,
.ou, that har suicidp DlOt haQ failed