The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-11-03
TWO WIVES GROW
TIRED Of LIVING
One Took Iodine After Quar-
rel and the Other Choose
Wood Alcohol

Philadelphia, Nov. 3.-Two young
women, both attractive and married
but q short time, who tried to end
their lives this morning because of
quarrels with their husbands, are dy-
ing in st. Joseph's hospital.
Mrs. Ethel Hess, % years old. 1882
North Lambert street, after upbraid-
ing her husband because he left
Halloween party in progress at their
home and did not return until early
this morning, drank nearly six ounces
OF iodine.
Mrs. Margaret Olmstead. "a years
| old, who came to Philadelphia from
pertinent with a sort of trial di-
vorce" plan for two weeks. repent
ed of her decision and drank a pint
OF wood alcohol.
Physicians at the hospital have
worked hard to restore both Of the
women. but little hope is given by
the doctors for their recovery.
Throughout the evening Mrs. Hess
was the life Of the party held at her
home. The usual Halloween games
were played. The young woman bob
bed for apples" with the others and
seemed in particularly happy mood.
1t was nearly 1 o'clock when the
guests began to leave. One Of the
departing men suggested a visit to a
nearby club to her husband and he
accepted the invitation.
Mrs. Hess threw her arms about his
neck and begged him not to go be-
cause of the late hour. Hess laughed
and went.
1t was 2 o'clock this morning when
he returned. His wife had not retired
and at once started to upbraid him.
Hess spoke Grossly, 1t is said, and the
woman is said to have hurled knife
at her husband, the keen blade of
which inflicted deep wound across
his nose. The man hurried to st. Jo-
seph's hospital and had the wound
dressed.
AS Hess ascended the front steps of
his home on returning from the hos
pital, he heard means. Pushing open
the door, he found his wife uncon-
scious in the hallway, an empty iodine
bottle clutched in her hand and her
lips and face burned by the fluid.
Hess shouted for help, arousing his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Scott,
who was asleep upstairs. Mrs. Scott
| telephoned to the Nineteenth and Ok
ford streets station and patrol wag-
on carried the woman to st. Joseph's
hospital.
Hess was at once placed under ar
rest and locked in cell. Magistrate
Morris, however, decided that he was
in no way responsible for his wife's
act, and discharged him this morning.
| Hess Bursts into Tears,
At the hearing the man burst into
tears and begged to be allowed to
hurry to his wife's side. His face
still swathed in bandages. he was
taken to the hospital in the patrol
where Mrs. Hess is being cared for.
the cot on which the woman lay un-
cry.
A curious feature of the case is the
fact that about four weeks ago Mrs.
taken to st. Joseph's hospital in
serious condition as result Of drink
ing iodine from the same bottle her
daughter used this morning. Mrs.
Scott's narrow escape from death,
| however, Wds uuo 10 ner mlStaklng
the iodine for cough medicine.
Mrs. Olmstead came to the Fifteenth
street address about week ago. She
told Mrs. Mary Wallace, the boarding
/ mistress, that she had had quarrel
with her husband at her home. in the
western section of the state. and that
they had agreed to live apart for two
weeks and see whether or not the alb
sence would not make them more
fond of each other.