The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-07
THE WORLD ALL WRONG
GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-An uniden-
titled young woman. whose bearing de-
noted good breeding and refinement,
and whose clothing was of the finest
material, entered a ladies' parlor at the
Hotel Astor and in the presence OF a
maid shot herself.
At the Flower hospital today it was
announced that the young woman
would recover.
Three notes, one addressed "to
mother" another ITO sister" and the
third ito Blanche" give slight inkling
as to the cause OF the girls attempt to
end her life.
The note to her mother read:
do not reproach yourself for what
I am about to do.
II hate the insincerity the sordid
ness and the disillusionment of life.
ut is really deplorable that a girl
cannot get along honorably in New
J York.
"In some things I might have sue
ceeded had | acCeded to the wishes OF
men. They were cultured, yes, usu
ally with money-yes but never
moral. l couldn't submit to such
things. Death is preferable"
The letter appeared to have been
signed "Norah," but the signature, evil
IDENTIFY blurred with tears, is undeciph-
cradle.
The girl apparently is not more than
% years OF age.
Girl Is Glad She Is Going to Die.
In periods OF consciousness the girl
wept and pleaded to be allowed to die
in peace.
ITS no ones business who | am"
she said, Il made a failure of my life.
but l wronged only myself. | do not
want my relatives and friends to wor-
ry. Let me die and then bury mo in
the potters field"
, When told that there was no hope
for her recovery she smiled and said:
. "Thank God, I'll be successful in one
= thing at least"
l Hides Identification.
She had removed every mark of
. identification from her blue silk opera
( cloak, the tasteful clothing and dainty
D lingerie. AS she fired tho shot she
o cried: "rve shot myself l did it my
n self, and now | want to die"
y The girl refused absolutely to tell
e over her failure to end her life.
The letters addressed ito sister
5 and "to Blanche" refer to a family
c disagreement and through them the
= authorities hope to establish the iden-
G tity of the wouldbe suicide. manu-
y script, in verse, entitled "Thessalia,
closely written on seven pages, was
found in the girls handbag. With il
was penciled note reading, This is
v my pet story. | want to have il
buried with me. would like to have
my books with me on my long jour
k ney 'wither bound whence.
= A purse containing $1.75 was found
# but it had no cards, handkerchief oil
v ether object likely to throw light OF
l. the girls identity.
$ Her Condition Worse.
l. Later the girls condition took I
= turn for the worse. symptoms of per
It itonitis having developed,
n The police gave out the letter ad
1t dressed "to Blanche" 1t reads d
It follows:
o "You may think mo foolish, but
d had made up my mind to do it at tn
st time dear daddy died. I have not hat
st many happy moments, but 1 am &C
J. countable for what / intend to do ant
am willing to take the chances.
l. women writers in the newspaper
lie print foolish nonsense about thes
l. things. Generally they are far from
n the real truth. They seldom give tn
ID real reason for acts such as l an
10 about to commit Usually they sa
ID it was the result OF a love affair. II
D. this instance, you know love had moth
ing to do with it. AS with King Mid
r as where everything turned to gold
,e so in my case everything turns t
a failure.
is "Think kindly OF me. 1 feel, lik
se Sidney Carton, that its far bette
ID thing that | do than have ever done
l. it's a far. far better rest that [ go t
K than | have ever known. [ Nigh
n have been happy but for mine un
lie happy life"
sit A man and two women called a
err the hospital this afternoon but wer
in not permitted to see the patient
The letter ITO sister" reads as TO
w lows:
Or rot course you will disagree wit
n me on this, as you do on every othe
ne topic. We both have been at fau
ana unfortunately my disposition ma
y, been such that 1 could not always Sc
mt things as my friends have. You neve
ne understood me and my only way {
rk doing things.
K Now that our wills are about
clash for the last time, you ma
"a think kindly OF me.
ad within the last two years l hav
IS been tempted several times. rs l hay
he been tempted now, to do this. l wi
#, be successful for the first time in m
life. 1t is hard to do this and l SUI
la pose it will be still harder to und
he it. DO not grieve for me. for l nevC
e. have Intentionally said or done an VI
If kind thing in my life.
II realize that my life has been