Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
ILL AND LONELY,
SHE KILLS HERSELF
MRS. p. III. MAUND COMMITS SUI
eide IN PRESENCE OF TRAIN
ED NURSE AND BABY-LEFT A
NOTE.

ITO Whom 1t May Concern: Oh! God,
forgive me. 1 am so tired of this miser-
able life. No friends. If my poor soul Is
lost can't help it. p. H, be good man.
Pray for Annie. Hun you would have
stayed with me had you known this,
wouldn't you? But it's too late"
Shortly after writing this letter, and
within four feet of her four-months-old
baby, Mrs. P. H. Maund, of 51 South
Pryor street, ended her life by shooting
herself through the heart with .SS CAL
ibre Smith & Wesson revolver wednesday
afternoon at o'clock. The bullet went
entirely through her heart and death was
almost instantaneous, Mrs. Maund taking
but two gasps after firing the fatal shot.
The coroner's jury held an inquest at
the residence Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock and returned verdict Of suicide.
The body was then removed to the under
taking parlors of Greenberg, Bond &
Bloomfield. where the funeral services
will be conducted.
Ill Health the Cause
Mrs. Maund's act is due to i'll health
and the fact that her husband, Preston
H. Maund, travelling salesman for George
Mueller & Co., cabinet makers, is out Of
the city most of his time. Mrs. Maund
had threatened on numerous occasions 10
take her life, but her friends thought
nothing of it, and when the usual threat
was made Wednesday afternoon no one
thought that she would really end her
life.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Maund went
to the city to do some shopping. She re-
turned about 2:30 o'clock, complaining OF
feeling very sick and tired After taking
a drink of whisky to brace her up, she
decided to take nap. Just before going
to the bed Mrs. Maund went to the dress
er and secured a scratch pad on which
she wrote the note. Mrs. Powers, train
ed nurse and friend of the family who
has been with Mrs. Maund for the past
year, was in the room at the time, rocking
the baby in a crib nearby. After writing
the note she placed 1t on the dresser and
then went to the dresser drawer and Sc
cured the pistol left there for protection
by her husband.
Concealing the weapon in her clothes,
Mrs. Maund returned to the fireplace and
had a long conversation with Mrs. Pow
ers. While talking, Mrs. Maund remark
ed to Mrs. Powers: 81 am going to butt
out my brains if I don't feel better in q
short time, or if that doesn't succeed, 1
will shoot myself" Immediately after
making this last statement Mrs. Maund
put on a kimono and went to the bed and
lay down.
GOO0Dye, FIOfence'
Goodbye, Florence, I'm gone" she was
heard to say after Tying down. Almost
Immediately after speaking these words
the report of the pistol was heard and
Mrs. Powers at once rushed to the bed
to investigate She found Mrs. Maund
almost dead and her clothing was on fire
from the discharge of the pistol. With
the assistance of DR.. T. r. Cooke, who
has a pharmacy next door, the flames
were extinguished.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Maund moved to 541
South Pryor street about three weeks ago,
having resided on Whitehall street and
Central avenue for the past two years.
They have been married three years and
have one child, John Francis Peyton
Maund Mrs. Maund was very attrac-
tive woman, % years of age, AT the time
of the tragedy Mr.. Maund was in Lenoir;
n. c., and was at once notified. He
caught the first train for Atlanta and was
expected home some time Thursday.