Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-01
0, WHATS THE UsE?"
WOMAN DRANK FATAL DOSE
Mrs. Rosa Young Tried Twice
Before She Succeeded in
Ending Her Life

Frustrated in her first attempt to take
her own life by the quick action of her
friend and companion. Mrs. Rosa Young,
wife of William H. Young. night trouble
man for the Georgia Railway and Elec-
trio company, managed to evade her
watchful friend, secured a second deadly
poison, a dose of which resulted in her
death at o'clock Saturday night.
In her home at 73S Marietta street.
shortly after the evening meal on Sat
urday, Mrs. Young, who was 81 years of
age and very pretty, attempted to Kill
herself by drinking a bottle of oxalic
acid. Miss Ruby Stokeley, a lifelong
friend of Mrs. Youngs, who for the past
two weeks has been staying with the
family, saw her raise the bottle to her
lips.
Miss Stokeley quickly jumped from her
seat and seized the bottle. A short but
desperate struggle followed, Miss Stoke
ley finally gaining possession OF the pois-
on, which she threw in the fire.
$50, WHAT'S THE USE?"
Seeing that the attempt was futile Mrs.
Young cried out to her friend:
It's no use for you to try to stop
me. 1 will end my own life and do 1t
tonight 1 will never be well again so
what's the use of trying to live
Miss Stokeley then attempted to deter
the young woman from her course and
finally succeeded in quieting her. In
few minutes Mrs. Young suggested that
they walk down to w. T. Browns grocery
store and make some purchases. Miss
Stokeley consented and together they
went to the store. After making her pur-
chases Mrs. Young requested her com
panion to excuse her for few moments
as she wanted to use the telephone.
When Mrs. Young failed to return in
few minutes Miss Stokeley frantically
rushed to the nearest drug store, the
Red Cross Pharmacy. Clerks reported
that Mrs Young had not been there dur
ing the evening. Miss Stokeley then told
them not to sell Mrs. Young any medl-
cines without a prescription. This was
promised and the young woman returned
to the Young home. She found Mrs.
Young seated in a chair in her room. She
did not appear i'll and Miss StOkeley aid
not refer to her attempt to commit sui
eide.
In a few minutes Mrs. Young became
violently ill., Still she said that she
had not taken poison, and managed to
disrobe herself, going Immediately to bed.
In a few minutes her condition became
critical and Miss Stokeley phoned for
physician. The Grady hospital was then
called and the ambulance quickly re-
sponded, but Mrs. Young was dead be-
fore it arrived.
1t is not known exactly What kind or
poison Mrs. Young used in the success
full attempt. Her end came very peace
fully, according to a statement given
Journal reporter by Miss Stokeley. She
did not appear to be in any pain.
Miss Stokeley stated that her friend was
Respondent on account of continued i'll
health. About a week ago she had an
operation performed and while it was
partially successful she had never re-
gained her fun strength and believed that
she would never be well again.
HOME LIFE WAS IDEAL.
Mrs. Young's home life, according to
her friend. was ideal She was the moth
err of a 12-year-Old son, Lester Lee
Young. and there was absolutely no fric-
ton in the family.
It was more than an hour after her
death that her husband. who was at his
work, learned that she had passed away.
Many efforts to locate him were made by
friends of the family and physician, but
at the time Of her death he was out work
ing on derailed car.
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Mrs. Young is survived by her husband
and son, II years of age.
The coroner will hold an inquest this
morning at 10 o'clock at the undertaking
parlors Of Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield.