The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-26
WOULD END SHAME
YOUNG WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
IN TENDERLOIN.
Messenger Boy saves Life BY Deliver
ing Note to Police--Tyvo Negroes
Seen catering Another

House.
Pensacola, Fla, July 25-(Special.)--
Attempting to suicide by turning
on the gas, young woman In the
tenderloin district, known as Mamie
Reutzern. came near accomplishing her
purpose this morning, and 1t was only
through the delivery of note by q
boy to O police officer instead of talk
ing II to the person to whom Ii was
directed, that the girl was saved from
death.
The. wouId-be suicide, who recently
came here, had some quarrel and about
2 O'Clock in the morning decided to
end her existence. Before doing 30,
she directed note to the party with
whom she had quarreled. and directed
a boy to deliver II the following day.
Then she closed the doors and win
dows, and turning on the gas. lay
across the bed. There she was found
in an unconscious condition an hour
later by a police officer, who broke
open the door.
Two Negroes are Robbers.
That two persons are engaged In
the robberies of Pensacola homes, ana
that both are negroes. was learned TINS
morning when two strange negroes
made successful getaway of rob-
berry on East Jackson Street. This
was WilucSocu NY a Aooy ~ ANA
half q block distant, but being unable
to see any man pass, she was unable
to prevent the robbery. One Of the
negroes stood on a corner and watched
while the other walked boldly through
the front gate, and. turning. entered
the rear yard. They had evidently
watched and learned no one was at
home. An hour afterwards when the
family returned they found a purse
containing SIS and some Jewelry miss
ing. Hardly q day has passed dur
ing the past ten days but that homes
have been entered. but with good de-
scriptions of the negroes. the. police
believe they will soon be unprecedented.
NtrsJg Qusna Buried. ajs1ot
The remains Of Mrs. M n 3ouina,
who died Yesterday morning at her
home on East Romano street, were
placed at rest this morning, a large
concourse of sorrowing friends and
relatives attending the funeral. The
services were conducted at st. Michaefs
ChurcS. of which she had been a life
long member. and from there the cor
tege moved to st. MichaeFs cemetery.
where the body was placed at rest be-
side that of her husband. who died
alb out ten years ago.
Ten Miles of Sidewalks.
The sidewalk construction hrm.
which has the contract for constructing
twenty-five miles of concrete side
walks in the city, has reported to the
cit yengineer that ten miles have been
finished. and that all will be finished
easily within the time specified by the
contract, which is one year.
Work for Big Fair.
Committees representing the Cham
Der OF Commerce and Merchants AS
ISOLATION will commence work tomor'
row morning in the interest OF the Tri'
County Fair. and will endeavor to Sc.
cure stock to the institution to the
amount OF $4,000. 1t has been decided
to incorporate the association for this
amount. and ii Is estimated that fully
this amount will be necessary to de-
fray the expenses for the first year,
owing to the extra expense that will be
entailed in preparing for the event.