The Washington herald., 1909-05-25

Despondent because Of the fear she
would lose her position IN the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing, Miss Margare,
Moran, thirty-tw0 years old. living at
1913 L street northwest. swallowed a guam
tity OF chloroform at so o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the law Offices Of Leckie.
Fulton & Cox. in the Colorado Building.
Miss Moran lost consciousness soon
after taking the drug and was taken TO
Emergency Hospital Her life hung IN
the balance for more than an hour. but
at the end Of that time DR.. Sparks. who
attended her. pronounced her out Of dan
ger. At an early hour this morning Mss
Moran was stil1 suffering from the shock
and was in a highly nervous condition
While friends Of the young woman say
they know o. no reason for her act. aside
from worry about her position. the police
are skeptical and believe Miss Moran had
reasons other than those made public.
The case Is surrounded with mystery.
which o1ly the woman herself can clear
Up.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock yesterday after
noon Miss Moran went into the law Of
fees 10 see Greed ". Fulton. Mr.. Fulton
talked with her few minutes and then
stepped into the hallway 10 speak 70 an
other client He was out Of the room not
more than FIVE minutes
Sees She Is III.
When he returned Mr. Fulton found
Miss Moran sitting in a chair near a win
dow. She had raised the sash and was
leaning on the sill The lawyer was
startled by her appearance, and asked
what was wrong. She declared she was
IL
Before a physician could be summoned.
Miss Moran became violently fl. ana Mr..
Fulton telephOned 10 the Emergency Hos
pital for al ambulance. When the am
bulance surgeon arrived Miss Moran was
unconscious. She was removed 70 the
hospital where a diagnosis showed her
% be suffering from chloroform poison
ng.
Mss Moran regained consciousness
later, and had messages sent 10 friends
at 1913 L street Miss Cunningham.
daughter OF the woman with whom Miss
Moran boarded. and several other friends
visited The hospital. but the patient was
too weak 10 see any but Miss Cunning
ham, who refused 20 talk about her
friend, and said Miss Moran had given no
reason for her act. Other members Of
the party declared themselves unable 70
throw any light on the case. although all
acknowledged that Mss Moran had been
respondent for more than a week
Greed n Fulton. the last person 70 see
Miss Moran before she took the poison,
said last night that the only reason he
could assign for her act was dependency
because OF business troubles. He de-
ciared Miss Moran had been n poor
health for some time, and had been ad-
vised that she would have 10 seek en-
ployment other than that in the bureau
o. break down entirely.
Tried 10 Get Transfer.
The young woman was making efforts
10 get transfer 10 some other govern
ment department, said NJ Fulton. when
she heard rumors Of a wedding out OF the
employees OF the bureau. Fearing she
would lose her position. said the lawyer,
Miss Moran brooded constantly. and about
TWO weeks ago began 70 interest friends
Il her behalf 10 get a transfer TO some
other government department Mr.. Full
ton said she had come TO see him about
this matter several times before. and had
presumably come On the same business
yesterday. He said several Representa-
tives in Congress were interested in her
case. and had lent their efforts 70 Obtain
the desired transfer.
At the house where Miss Moran boarded
Il was learned that she came from Omaha,
NebT. Il was said she had lived there
only about three months Other friends
declared her homa 70 be n. Pennsylvania.
and said she had bcen IN Washington for
about ten years. No one could be found
who would tell anything Of Miss Moran's
personal history.
A friend Of Miss Moran said that she
had not been 10 her Office for three days.
and that it was the general belief that
she had lost her position