The Detroit times., 1909-07-24
NEAR-sU|C|DEsEEKs
TO SHIELD HER
LOVER
Don't Blame Jack" Says Mn.
Gruber, Who Tried To End Life
After Quarrel With Married Man
With Whom She Eloped.
Yearns For Children, But Fears Hus-
band Will Kill Her II She Re-
turns Home.

Hollow-eyed and pitifully weak ar.
ter her narrow escape from a suicides
grave. Mrs. Adeline Gruber. who stuck
the end of gas tube in her mouth
and lay down to die In her room at
No. 2S5 Wabash-ave., Friday morning.
insisted that no blame be placed on
Jack" Byrne, for whom she left her
husband and four children In Findlay.
o., while he abandoned his wife. He
Is 81 years DID, she. 81.
He was not TO blame. for what l
did" said the woman, almost pleading
ly. as she sat In St. Vincent's ward, In
st. Mary's hospital, Saturday. II was
unhappy because am separated from
my children, and on account OF news
that my father Is seriously Ill. And |
don't dare to go to them, for fear that
Gruber would kill me. He mas warn
ed me that II ever appear In Findlay.
he will kill me. He doesn't caro- about
me. SO long as stay away. but lac IL
afraid will steal the children"
Mrs. Gruber was told that Byrne
had said that she tried to end her life
because she was jealous of his atten-
tion to other women. and because they
had quarreled violently over such mat.
tiers. She denied that they had quar-
relied, and added:
Mr.. Byrne wouldn't have anything
to do with other women, and am not
jealous OF him. He had been jealous
OF me. though unjustly. but thaS mad
nothing to do with my attempt at sui
eide. Really Mr.. Byrne Is not In the
least to blame"
Then she expressed her wonder at
the fact that Byrne had not been to
see her. She was told that he had
been taken to Trumbull station for In
vestigation. and her face lighted up
wonderfully.
"Oh, that explains it all" she said.
But when told that Byrne had been
released, and that no one seemed TO
know where he is now. she sadly re-
marked: II can't understand why he
doesn't come. / haven't any suitable
clothes to wear when | want to leave
here There has been no trouble be.
tween US. Mr.. Byrne has been very
good to me-"
She at first denied writing letters
to Byrne. referring to quarrels be-
tween them, but when shown a letter
In her own handwriting she started to
cry, and weakly admitted that she had
written 1t. The letter follows:
Jack. my own dear. could not work
y1 love me dear? 1 do love you Just
as did year ago, and that Is with
all my heart know you love me dear,
me names like you called me this morn
ing. But / want you TO love me and
see II We can't quit quarreling SO. TOT
! want to stay with you II you VIII
love me.
In the following letter, addressed TO
her mother, Mrs. E. V. Smith, OF No.
I857 Summit-st.. Findlay, o., Mrs.
Gruber tells of fearing death at the
hands Of her husband IL she appears
In Findlay, to satisfy her yearnings
to see her Oldest child, Mary. aged IL:
had planned to come home this week
but l heard II straight that Gruoer
said he would kill me the nrst time ne
saw me, SO what can l dot Also !
heard that he had planned to send
Mary TO Bryan. but was afraid that
would steal her. God knows that al
out TO see them all. l will not do any
thing like that. l will live this way
as long as can. -
She asks If 1t would be possible to
send Mary here for a visit, and says
that she feels impelled to 60 home to
help care for PA" on account OF his
illness. but fears to go on account OF
Grubers alleged threats against her.
yes, am Gruber's wife. and
have never been divorced. but ! new
er cared for Gruber," she said. Sat
urday. II married him when I was
10 years old. and have four children
that he is keeping from me-"
She said that Byrne used to 1.-Two
near her home In F1ndlay. and that he
had been separated from his wife q
long time before abe eloped with him
She left her home last November. she
said. and went to stay with her sister
In jackson, but left there few
months ago. and Joined Byrne In this
city.