Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-10
YOUNG WOMAN
TAKES POISON
Miss Jennie Wolstencrost of
Moline Commits Suicide
With Strychnine.
WAS CROSSED IN LOVE.
Is Thought to Have Brooded Over
Fact That Her Mother Did Not
Approve of Sweetheart.

Miss Jennie Wolstencrost, 2034
Fifth avenue, Moline, committed sui
eide last night by taking poison of
some kind. No definite reason for
the deed has been found although
there are several theories. Coroner
j. F. Rose conducted an inquest oySf
the remains this afternoon ~
o'clock and number of witnesses
were examined before thF/1ury
The girl made her hone with her
widowed mother, Sarfh Wolsten-
crost. Yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
a relative and she was gone until
relative an dshe was gone until
about 9 o'clock in the evening.
When she returned she found her
daughter in the kitchen. She was
coughing violently and gasping for
breath. Her mother questioned her
as to what was the matter, but she
got no answer, she says.
Goes Out on Porch.
The girl left the kitchen and went
to the front porch. Mrs. Wolsten-
crost became frightened and sent for
Martin Carlson, the girls sweet
heart The young man soon arrived
and to him the girl made but one
statement which she repeated several
times and which was, mother is to
blame" She insisted however that
she did not know what was the mat
ter with her and so it was thought
advisable to summon a physician.
One came and the girl was removed
to lounge in the house. She rapid
ly became worse and it was soon ap-
parent that she was dying. Before
she did so, however, she admitted
that she had taken what she said was
rat poison" but what the doctor
believes from her actions, was strych-
nine.
Was Crossed in Love.
The general theory among the
neighbors is that the girl made away
with herself because she was crossed
in love by her mother. The latter
had forbidden her to go with Mr..
Carlson, who is an employee OF De-
saulniers Printing company. by
which the girl was also employed.
1t had become necessary for the two
to meet clandestinely and this wore
upon the girl and made her despond-
ent,, They had been going together
for two years and had hoped to be
united in marriage some day.
Mrs. ]. Barton Simmods, a neigh
Dor, states that during the evening
the girl came to her and asked her
how was the best way to kill ones
self. 1t sounded like a joke to Mrs.
Simmonds and she laughingly replied
that she believed shooting was the
best method. The girl said that she
had no intention of taking her own
life but that Mrs. SImmonds should
not be surprised if something like
that really did happen.
Was 20 Years Old.
Miss Wolstencrost was born in Mo-
line, Sept. Il, 1884, and she spent
practically all of her life there. She
has sister living in Moline, broth
er living in Davenport, and two half
brothers whose homes are in Moline.
Mrs. Wolstencrost gives as her rea-
son for refusing to allow her daugh-
ter to keep company with Mr.. Carl
son, the fact that the latter had on
one occasion struck the girl and
frightened her so that the mother
thought he was not a proper person
to be with her Mr. Carlson denies
having had any trouble with his
sweetheart at any time.
Park Concert Tonight.
Petersen's band will give a concert
NJ orl- h t. i,,,r h.