Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-10
SHOOTS HERSELF.
Mrs. James h. Taylor, Just Home from
state Hospital at Norwich, Attempts
Suicide,


Tuesday afternoon, Hattie. wife of
James II. Taylor, colored residing at
50 CHESTNUT street, shot herself, about
O'Clock. The bullet pierced the left
| breast and lodged in the stomach,
lnfilcting wound from which there
is but small chance for recovery. She
lies In q critical condition in st. Jo-
seph's hospital. Mrs. Taylor has for
number of months past been an in
mate of the Norwich state hospital
and had but Sunday returned to her
home on six months parole.
The hospital authorities had eau
toned Mr.. Taylor that he must be
around with which she could injure
herself and in every way possible
guard against anything that would ex-
cite her. She was very anxious to be
with her children. and the hospital
authorities, believing that her con-
dition had improved considerably, per-
mitted her to come home on parole.
Mr.. Taylor had taken every precau-
ton to hide every weapon with which
she could do any harm and had locked
a revolver in the bureau drawer so
that she could not reach it,
Tuesday forenoon Mrs. Taylor was
busy with the homework. having the
assistance of Miss Queenie Duffy,
whom Mr.. Taylor had employed for
short time. In the afternoon they
had sat together and talked and
laughed until a little after o'clock.
Mrs. Taylor then left the room
where Miss Duffy was lying on the
sofa and going into the room where
two of her children were. and going
to the bureau pulled out he two top
drawers. Hidden IN the bottom draw
er, that was locked, was revolver
of the bulldog type 32-caliber be-
meath a pile of clothing She picked
oh cn1F i1, he Inft
breast.
Miss Duffy heard the shot and ran
into the room and found her in an
unconscious condition upon the floor.
Miss Duffy got the children out of the
room, AMI then Mrs. Stokes Watson
came to her aid. DIR. f. F. Wilcox was
passing, and hurried into the house.
Noting Mrs. Taylor's serious condi-
ton. he had her removed to St. Jo-
seph'S hospital where it was learned
that an immediate operation was nee
essary and DIR. Owen O'Neiil was
quickly called. The surgeons were
unable to locate the bullet. it proba-
The examination indicated that the
bullet had entered the chest. penetrat-
ed the liver and lungs and became lost
in the back. Mrs. Taylor was suffer-
ing from internal hemorrhage when
she was taken to the hospital.
IlidJ the ACT WIS preIu0ulIdltO 10
proven by the finding of a number of
letters in the house. Capt. f. II.
Richmond was notified and with Lieu
tenant KillOurey came to the conclu-
sion that the woman sustained the
injury at her own hands. Mrs. Tay-
Tor. besides her husband. has a family
of four small children.
Temporarily Insane.
1t is the general belief that Mrs.
Taylor was temporarily insane when
she committed the act. March 81 she
attempted suicide by. taking carbolic
acid and laudanum. Then the family
lived on upper High street. At the
same time she tried to do away with
herself with her husbands revolver.
On the 22d of March she was commit
ted to the Norwich institution and her
children were looked after by neigh
bors and friends.
October 81 Mr.. Taylor received a let
ter from the hospital authorities stat
ing that in their opinion his wife was
sufficiently recovered to be safe at
home.
Cards to Hospital Friends.
Mrs. Taylor must have thought well
of her acquaintance in the hospital,