The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-08
WHITE WOMAN
ATTEMPTED TO
KILL HERSELF
TOOK A DOSE or LAUDANUM,
STABBED HERSELF AND FIRED
PISTOL AT HEr HEAD, BUT DID
NOT SUCCEED IN ENDING LIFE
WROTE LETTER ADDRESSED
ITO THE WORLD"

While in a fit of dependency, ap-
parentIy caused from brooding over
her troubles and from reading sensa-
tional stories in the newspapers, Laura
Sullivan, wife of John D. Sullivan, OF
217 North l>eVilliers street, attempted
to commit suicide yesterday afternoon
about l o'clock. The woman took q
dose of laudanum, stabbed herself in
the breast and in the head, then fired
a pistol at her head. but the bullet
went wild. Despite all her efforts, the
attempt was futile and, according to
the statement of the citv physician,
who attended her, she is not consid-
cred in a serious condition, although
she lest a quantity of blood from the
wound in her breast, a blood vessel
having been cut. The woman is, ap-
parently, about thirty-f1ve years of
ace. She is said to have remarked
since receiving medical attention that
she was very glad that she did not
succeed in ending her life.
Wrote Letter.
When Officers Benjamin, Barter and
Kelly, who were sent after the woman
when the matter was reported to the
police station, arrived at the house
they found a blood-stained letter which
the woman had written before she at
tempted to end her existence. The let
ter was address ITO the World" A
copy of the letter follows. the only
changes being in the spelling of some
of the words:
ITO the World:
Il have not shed anybody's blood but
mine, but the world has turned its
back on me because l have Sinned, and
I have asked help but no one wanted
to help me; if they had have showed
me that they had have wanted me to
come back and help me, why. I would
not have tried to kill myself, and I
hope the world will forgive me as well
as God.
Il left my husband because he didn't
seem to want me any more, not be-
cause I cared for anyone else. Now,
if any poor woman asks for a helping
hand, don't scott at her and do her as
I have been done. Give her a helping
hand and try and lift her out of her
troubles. and if I am the cause of any
BODY being killed am so sorry. or how
sorry, that ] turned my back from my
home. I have done little things that
were sinful, but not anything that
would harm anyone.
IF / only knew where my husband
is L would be so proud for I want to
ask him to forgive me for leaving him
and I am so sorry that him and ]
could not get along and don't never
never turn a cold shoulder to a poor
fallen woman. Pick ! up out of the
ditch and give her a helping hand and
let her be lady if she wants to.
Now will you all take care Of my
child and raise him up right? Don't
never drive q poor fallen woman to her
death, whatever you do, and don't
never go and mistreat her for things
that you hear because God may hold
you responsible.
Now will the world look over me-?
Written by
"a FALLEN WOMAN"
AS soon as the city physician had
finished dressing the wounds of the
unfortunate woman, she was turned
over to the Salvation Army and was
from the city Jail to the head
quarters Of the army. 1t is understood
that she will be sent to the Rescue
Home in birmingham as soon as she is
p BILE TO travel