Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
WIFE KILLS HERSELF
Poison Succeeds After Two
Failures at Suicide.
DUE TO FAMILY DIsC0RD
Mrs. Kremb Left Husbands Home
to Go to Mother Last Night.
GAS DETECTED BY BROTHER
Woman Goes to Benning Bridge,
But Passers Prevent Her
Jumping Over.

Determined to die. and frustrated in at
tempts to kill herself by gas and by
jumping or Benning bridge, this morn
ing Mrs. Laura A. Kremb. compelled to
suicide by the intensity Of her unhapp
ness over domestic troubles. finally ac-
complished her end. drinking carbolic
acid In new building at lib 7th street
northwest, expiring in a few moments.
Mrs kremb was thirty-two years old
and the wife of Edward Kremb, collector
for furniture dealer. She was the
mother of three children. agci thirteen,
six and four years. respectively. The
family dwells at All r street northwest,
The suicide was sister Of Ms. Flynn
and Mrs. Gordon, widows of Policemen
Flynn and Gordon. Her maiden name
was Thompson. Her parents lived on
New Jersey avenue near d street a num-
Der of years ago. Her mother and brother
now dwell at 623 street northeast.
Goes to Mothers House.
Mrs Kremb left her home last night
shortly after 10 o'clock and went to the
home of her mother on 1 street. She
told her mother and brother the story OF
her troubles. and retired to q rear room
on the second floor.
Mrs. Kremb appeared greatly dis
tressed when she went to the room to
retire. She said nothing, however, to in
dicate she meant to end her life.
The odor Of gas in the house awakened
members Of the family this morning about
O'Clock. Mrs. Kremb's brother soon
traced 1t to the room his sister was occu-
pyfng.
Family Guards Mrs. Kremb.
He broke open the door and found
the gas flowing from a wide-open fixture.
He shut of the now Of gas, raised the
windows and made his sister 70 to an
other room.
sne seemed sorry for what she had
done: Members Of the family. however
Old their best to guard her until morning
ABOUT 1daybreak. however, they fell
asleep. Mrs kremb hurried from the
absence was noticed and before sue.
cessful effort could be made to oyertake
She went from her mothers home
wpassa siSns ens 5enning road to the bridge,
suspaciously. She was there for the Dur.
pose OF jumping overheard Those who
saw her conversed with her and made
certain that she returned to the city.
1t was about 1880 O'clock when sha
reached a drug store in the easterr
section OF the city and purchased a
small quality OF carbolic acid and a
package of chalk. telling the clerk the
acld was to be used as q wash. There
was nothing about her conduct in the
drug store to excite suspicion. Mrs.
kremD gave her correct name and ad-
dress.
Enters New House.
New houses on eth street northeast
attracted her attention. She entered
one OF them. Paperhangers were at
work. When the woman entered they
inquired why she was there.
I'm thinking about buying one Of
the houses" Mrs. Kremb said.
Mrs. Kremb placed the bottle OF
poison to her mouth and drained IT'S
contents. Turning toward the paper
hangers she shook the bottle at them.
In an instant she fell to the moor.
The workmen hurried to her assist
ance. and detected the odor of car
bolic acid.
Physicians from the Emergency Hos
pital responded 20 call for assistance.
Life was extinct when they reached
the building
Coroner hewitt visited the building
later in the day and made an investi-
cation. certificate OF suicide was
given. An undertaken removed the
body and prepared it for burial