The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-04
.ELEAN0RA WOLD
CAUGHT BYP0L|CE
Widow Of ForelgnNaval
Officer Arrested on
Ugly Charge.
RECENTLY TRIED
TO KILL HERSELF
Former Trained Nurse, Who Has
Figured Extensively in News
papers, Shows Indication Of
Early Refinement and
Education-Two Others
Arrested.

Mrs. Eleanora Void, trained nurse.
widow of a naval officer and wo-
man who still shows traces of high
education and early refinement. was
arrested early yesterday morning. in
company with Otta Dell and Joe VIII
liams, on charge OF being disorderly
on the premises at 1873 East Main
Street.
During the short time she has been
in Richmond--only a few months
Mrs Void has been frequently before
the public eye and frequently before
the police Early in June she was
found Unconscious in the Capitol
Square, but whether she had been
overcome by whiskey or had attempt
ed to poison herself the physicians af-
terwards could not say. But she de-
clared she wanted to end 1t all. as
she had lost her reputation and dis
graced her husbands name, and 1t is
believed that she drugged herself and
then lay down in the Square to die.
She showed appearances of having
been drinking when arrested early yes
terday morning. She became Ill later
in the day, and an ambulance physician
from the City Hospital attended her.
Last night she lay down on the floor
of her cell, groaning, uttering impre-
cations and wishing that she could die.
Widow of Naval Officer.
II was born in christiana. Norway"
she said. "and married a naval officer.
We came to this country eighteen
years ago. but l have since been all
over the world. into every port and
into every country" She suffered so
intensely that she could hardly speak.
and little of her past life. except that
which had been learned before, could
be obtained from her.
Mrs. Wold lived formerly on East
Franklin Street. She went to the house
on East Main Street two days ago, and
admitted that she was under tho influ-
ence of whiskey when she went there.
She had also had good position with
wealthy business man of West Frank
lin Street, who offered her position
with his family at their country home
near Gordonsville. IN Orange county.
II wish had gone with them" she
wept in her broken accents. But I
got with evil companions and began
drinking whiskey, and now I'm dis
graced.''
AS an indication that she is highly
educated, Mrs. Wold can speak seven
languages, having been educated in a
school in Copenhagen. Denmark.
Once Tried Suicide.
After her attempt at suicide she was
arrested on a lunacy warrant, but the
commission which examined her decid-
ed that she was sane. and she was
freed. There seems to be something
vitally wrong with her. whiskey al
ways leaves her In hopeless detection.
and her mind begins to wander. She
stated with the first revival of con-
sciousness after being found In the
Capitol Square that she attempted to
kill herself because OF her hopeless
love for business man on East Main
Street. He denied having had any love
affair with her. but said he had tried
to help her to recover a pension from
the government in whose navy her
husband was an officer.
Before refusing to talk further, Mrs.
Void said that her brother, a man
named Won Lied, as near as could be
determined from her confused pronun-
citation, was In Richmond. having, come
here to help her. He Is a Lutheran
preacher and lives in Wisconsin.
The Dell woman took affairs more
calmly. She has been arrested before.
she admitted. She said her homo was
In Ohio. Williams is said to be the
proprietor of the house. He was not
bailed