The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-30
IRISH LASS A SUICIDE.
Faithless Man Causes Columbia Girl
To Kill Herself.-Twenty Years
Of Age.

COlumOla NOfeAOCA -'' ~
love-vain promises that bore no
fruit-visions of happy married
life blighted by desertion-caused
pretty jeanette Calder to take her
own life. Her body lay in an under
Making establishment this AFTERNOON
Rwaiting a message from her far
hvav home. There was none to mourn
her death, none to place flowers
around her grave with loving hands:
It was only few years ago tnaS
Jeanette came to this country from
her home across the seas IN Ireland;
A maid in the home Of resident OF
Columbia, she dreamed as she went
about the home, singing as she work
ed Of a day when she would return
10 the land of Erin and see her old
friends and, perhaps, settle down to
live. But her girlhood day dream was
shattered, for man came INTO her
life A diamond he gave her and
other gifts, and withal promise to
marry. says her best girl friend:
= Once in a spirit of despair she erled
ont: "I want to die; he has rulneo
my life"
A little over one week ago she went
to the doctor; feeling badly, she SAID:
! Medicine was given her, but she did
not take it., That very night she
! arose from her slumber and crossed
the room. Her girl friend, Eugenla
Cassell, told her to come back, as she
\ would catch cold, but she did not
kbeed, and went INTO the next room.
Here il was she took the poison that
cansea her death. Biehloriae OF mer-
cnrv one tablet Of which would Kill
the Strongest man, was the drug tax
en- bv this frail girl to end her days
Five tablets she swallowed, according
TO her own statement. That was one
week ago. When the doctor came sne
was very i'll, though apparently she
WAS Going to recover. She could not
retain the poison, and that IS Wha1
saved her life at the time, but the
noison caused congestion afterwards:
and. lingering one week at local
hospital, Miss Calder died at an early
hour today.
A1+honoh she limited to her friend
tha one incident of her bhghted Lie
that caused her sorrow, Miss Calder
would give no reason for taking the
ooison to DR.. Lester further than to
say:
81 was running short on money"
This was not the case, it IS stated,
because she was offered money by her
former employer, and he had told the
swo girls that if they ever needed
anything to call on him. That there
was something back Of the wish to die
was not brought out until the inquest,
which was held this afternoon, ,and III
the brief statement made by her room
mate and friend is contained the sad
leaf from the life book Of tie pretty
Irish maid.
In the hospital, Miss Calder prayed
that the doctor would not try to save
her life. II want to die,' she re-
peated over and over again, but the
fear of death was even then upon
her. She said: sOh, must [ burn IN
hell forever and forever?' In the
very next moment she cried out to die.
Ph, sicians wished to take her to the
asylum and preparations were made
to draw up the necessary papers.
Then the girl grew worse. She
still raved, but her condition was
such that she could not be moved. SO
she stayed at the hospital, and death
ended her sufferings today.
Strong men wept as they heard the
story of the girls life from Miss
Cassell. And when all the evidence
was in Foreman Cook, Of the jury,
arose and said:
llMr. Coroner: I hardly think 1t
necessary for us to leave our seats TO
reach a verdict. It was suicide, no
doubt." And silently the members
of the jury walked over and signed
the verdict.
A brother Of Miss Calder living in
New York State, was wired tor IN
structions as to the disposition OF the
BODY by Coroner Walker. The testl-
monv Of all witnessed was very con-
elusive that the girl, who IS hardly
more than twenty-five years Oh age