The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-05
Tragic Act of Miss Elizabeth
Moore, Formerly Mrs. c. L.
V. Whiteman, Today While
She Was Despondent.
WOMAN'S ACTION WAS
CAREFULLY PLANNED
Some Time Ago She Had Her
Husband Arrested, a Result
Of Very Sensational Shoot
ing Affair.

Good bye, mother. Good bye, Ed
ma. BE a good girl. I'm going to die
now" And giving her aged mother
and daughter one last, loving en-
brace, Elizabeth Moore, aged 35 years
seized a small bottle of carbolic acid,
drank the contents and laid down,
quietly and without murmur to await
the inevitable end. The rash act was
committed in fit of dependency at
the woman's home on North Six
teenth and E streets at about $50
o'clock this morning. Death resulted
almost Immediately.
The WOmans name was fOrer1y Mrs.
G. l.. V. Whiteman. but she was
granted a divorce from her husband
over a year ago and her maiden
name of Miss Elizabeth Moore was
restored. She had been married twice
her first husbands name being Chris
topher Markey. but she was granted
q divorce from him about fourteen
years ago.
A Shooting Affair.
pals in sensational shooting esca-
pade which occurred in the east end
about year ago. At that time she
registered complaint to the police
to the effect that her husband. c. l..
V. Whiteman. had threatened to kill
her and that she feared that she
would be murdered. Patrolman Lam
bertson was sent to the woman's
house one evening and hid in a Sc
cluded part of the yard, the woman al
leging that he husband had vowed
that he would kill her when she re-
turned home that night.
The woman drove into the yard
rather late in the evening and imme-
diately on seeing her, Whiteman
who was in hiding in the barn, opened
fire. All of the shots went wide of
the mark. however. Patrolman Lam
bertson came to the woman's rescue
and grappled with the man for sew
eral minutes before he finally dis
armed him. He was charged with
shooting with intent to kill and the
case was tried in the circuit court.
However, the evidence failed to bear
out this fact and Whiteman was re-
leased. He is at present employed as
blacksmith at Hollansburg, o.
Wes Very Despondent.
For the past two weeks Miss Moore
had been very Respondent, it is said,
and had repeatedly stated that life was
not worth living. She appeared to be
in fairly good health. The woman
had threatened self destruction on sew
eral occasions and q close watch was
kept over her to prevent her from car
rying out her rash purpose. She stated
yesterday to her daughter that life
meant nothing to her. but hardships
and care and she believed that she
would put an end to all her troubles.
No special attention was paid to the
significant remark at the time, for the
woman had often made such declara-
tions.
Miss Moore arose at the usual hour
this morning and ate a hearty break
fast. The suicide was carefully plan
ned. Even the most minute prepara-
tion. such as fixing her hair had been
attended to and attention was given to
every detail of the plan to prevent any
thing from hindering her in carrying
out her purpose.
Calls Them to Her.
Shortly after breakfast, the woman
called her mother, Mrs. Rebecca A.
Moore and her daughter, Edna L. Mar
key, aged Il. to her side, and bidding
them tragic farewell. accomplished
her design in their presence. A guam
tity of the acid was spilled on Miss
Markey's right arm while attempting to
prevent her mother from swallowing
the deadly liquid, and slight burn re-
suited. A doctor was Immediately
summoned. but life was extinct before
the arrival Of the physician. The de-
ceased is also survived by another
daughter. Miss Edith Markey, of Ea-
ton, O. No arrangements have been
made for the funeral.