The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-14
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ENDS
N WEDDING BELLS TODAY
Mrs Edna May Currie and Alde Hart Were Married at
the General Hospital This Afternoon Wedding
Dinner Celebrates the Event - Woman Gives Daily
World Letter Intended for Dying Statement.

The attempted suicide of Mrs. Ed
ma May Currie yesterday has happily
developed into a wedding which &C.
Cured this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Wenatchee General Hospital.
DR.. Stevenson pronounced Mrs. Cur
RE and Allie Hart man and wife.
This was followed by wedding din
ner furnished by DR.. Mccoy and Mrs.
Egbert, matron of the hospital.
Last night and this morning Aldie
Hart held conferences with County
Attorney Fred Kemp and Sheriff Fer
guson. All the circumstances of the
young mans relations with the I'M
fortunate woman who yesterday
made an attempt to take her life,
were rehearsed. The county officials
were convinced that the young man
wants to do what is right AMI they
were equally certain that Mrs. Cur
rie is a good woman. They recon-
mended forcibly that a wedding
should take place at once, After the
talk this morning with the attorney
and sheriff. young Hart went to the
hospital and talked the matter over
with Mrs. Currie. She told him she
could not and wenid not live with
out him, and he replied that he did
not know that she loved him as well
as she does or he would have mar
ried her long ago. At this sugges-
ton the hour for the marriage 10
take place was set for this afternoon.
Mrs. Currie Tells Her Story.
Shortly before noon today, re-
porter of the Daily World called at
the hospital and had long talk
with Mrs Currie at her bedside. She
is regaining her strength rapidly
and DR.. Mccoy thinks she will be re-
leased from the hospital in week
or ten days. She had no difficulty
in talking freely this morning.
The letter which was printed yes
lished by mistake. | wrote that let
ter to Aide and did not want any,
one else TO see it. When DR.. Mccoy
phoned out and asked me whether
wanted the letter published
thought he referred to the one in my
stocking and which | had written to
explain to the world why | wanted
TO die. | did not know he had pos
session of the other letter. 1t was
an unfortunate thing and places me
in a delicate position, but anyone
who knows my past history, cannot
find anything to show that | have
not been a good woman.
Supposed Dying Statement
With some reluctance Mrs. Currie
was persuaded this morning to give
the Daily World reporter the follow
ing letter. which is the only one she
wrote as her dying statement in
tended for publication:
ITO those who may be interested
in NV affairs: Do not think anyone
- killed me. l am taking my own life,
for I cannot bear it longer, am
without home or friends, for they
have forsaken me since | fell. TO-
day | was to be made a bride, but
his mother wouldn't let him, and /
cannot face it alone, so | thought II
: | could just sleep never to awaken,
no more trouble, nor sorrows, nor
partings, no more tears to shed. on,
girls, who may get hold of this, re-
member me as an example before
Won. I hope that God will forgive
me for what | am about TO do, but
can stand it no longer. | am afraid
| shall lose my mind, for at times
am doing. | would rather die than
90 TO the insane place All will soon
be ended. Oh, how sweet to sleep!
goodbye to those who have befriend-
ed me in my trouble. | have three
cartridges in my pistol but do not
intend to use them only on myself,
for fear one won't take effect. This
is my dying statement"
An Unfortunate Career.
From outside sources the Daily
World has learned something about
the past history of Mrs. Currie. Much
of this she confirmed in the CONVEX
sation this morning.
Five years ago she was member
of the Methodist church at Everett.
She met Jack Currie and thought
she was married to him. He indulg-
ed in dissipation and would have
nothing to do with her unless she
Joined him in his haunts and debau-
cherry. This she refused to do and
they were in constant strife. Com
ing to this city last June he repre-
scented to her that he had reformed
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