Milford chronicle., 1909-12-10
FORLORN WIFE ENDS
LIFE, HAND ON BIBLE

real or fancied. against her, Mrs.
Maud George. az years old, killed
herselfon Wednesday morning, De.
cember rst, in Philadelphia, by in
haling gas.
To explain her act, she left be-
hind her a pathetic note, which
was found on her bureau. By it,
hastily written on a scrap of paper,
were two stanzas of Pope's dying
Christian to His Soul, " including
the famous apostrophe, 30 death,
where is thy sting?" By the body
was a Bible, on which the suicide 5
hand rested.
Rarely has a suicide been attend
ed by more touching circumstances.
Broken hearted, because she was
separated from her husband, the
young woman killed herself because,
as she wrote, This is the only
thing in sight for poor, unhappy
creature like myself" D."
The young woman was employed
as a servant in the home of James
Campbell, 2o9 FairmOunt Avenue.
She was pretty and refined looking,
qualities which helped her get the
place when she applied for it Friday
morning though the family wonder
ed that a woman Of her stamp
should take up domestic service.
Campbell was in he'd when he
smelled gas He traced it to the
room of the new servant, and call
ed a policeman, who broke open
the door.
On the bed lay Mrs George, fully
dressed, her right hand laying on
the open Bible. In her mouth was
one end Ofa tube fastened to the gas
fixture. On the bureau were two
scraps of paper. One contained the
poem, the other this note.
''This is the ending OF four unhappy
years of married life. As God is my judge,
! was not guilty OF what he said 1 love
only him. I've asked him to forgive me.
but he refused nor will he aid me. Con-
slant very has u. fitted me to earn my
living and this is the only thing in sight
for a poor, unhappy creature like myself
"My watch and chain and a gold pin
go to him, as he is the giver and posses.
scr of all that have-my love Although
| try to forget him, | cannot May God
forgive him. We all have 10 CO. and now
it seems the time for me. As the clock
slowly ticks away the hours, so do they
tick away my miserable life. Were it not
for the aid and hospitality bestowed upon
me. this would ha happened sooner
"Kindlv notify my husband at 1905
North Fifty-ffth Street and also Mrs
w. f Hurd, of Fetton. Del.
MRS J L. GEORGE"
The poem, written On the scrap
of paper, to a morbid mind reads
almost like an invitation to suicide
Hark they whisper-angels say
Sister spirit, come away.
V hat is this absOrbs me quite,
Steals my senses, shuts my sight
browns my spirit, draws my breath?
Tell me, my soul, can this be death?
The world recedes, it disappears,
Heaven opens m my eve
Nv ears with sounds seraphiC ring,
Lend, lend vOur wings, / mount ] fly.
o grave. where is thy victory,
0 death. where is thy sting?
Beneath this was written:
"Come not when am dead to drop thy |
foolish tears around nv head and veX the
dust thou wouldst not care. 'Iis then |
farewell"
George was notified, as his wife
asked, and almost collapsed. He
said he had never accused her Of
anything, and that the reason they
separated was because they could
not live together without quarreling.
Mrs.George came of well-known
delaware family. Mrs. w. Z.
ard, Of FELTON,, who was ijon-
"a in letter LETT by Mrs. HHe,
IS a sister of the dead woman. she
was notified by long distance tele-
phone of the suicide by Deputy
Coroner Rowland.
Mrs George S marriage to ]. L.
GGOA kG Was AllG lGSuil vi d lOLuduNG3
which had its inception in Della
ware, while ne was visiting here.
They were introduced at a dinner
party in FELTON,. Soon after they met
again in Philadelphia, and their
followed.
The couple had been separated
sor four months. The suicide of
Mrs. George occurred on the fourth
anniversary other marriage. In the
tote she termed her wedlock as
four unhappy years of married life"
OF the three sisters who were a
ew years ago the bellies of FELTON,,
ut one now remains living, the
ther two having taken their own
ives. This one is Mrs. w. E. Hurd.
Mrs. George was Miss Maud Kill
"a before she was married to George
hen only ~ years old.
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