New-York tribune., 1911-04-24
TWICE STAGES SUICIDE
TO WIN BACK HUSBAND
North Adams Woman Tries to
Create impression of Having
l.eaped in Sound.
LEAVES ARTICLES ON BOAT
Arrested at Pier 10, North
River, She Tells Police Of
Futile Struggle Against
Big Odds.
LEAVES ARTICLES ON BOAT

Two attempts at creating an impress
sion that she had committed suicide
with realistic stage effect. caused the
arrest Of Mrs. Olivia p. Maxwell at Pier
10. North River last night. Detectives
Bowling and Vaughn brought her TO
Police Headquarters. where she told an
unusual story Of her strange mania.
on April 8 Captain Henry q. Nicker-
son. of the steamer Providence. Of the
Fall River Line. reported To tho police
on his arrival that q woman passenger
had disappeared from her stateroom
when the boat was on its way To New
York on the night of April |. She had
left behind her several articles or
women's wear. photogra phs of boy and
a girl. and a sstchel bearing the name
Gilbert Maxwell. North Adams. Mass.
The police Of North Adams were told
recognized as those of Mrs. Maxwell.
Her husband was told that she was
dead. but on April he received letter
from her. on April u. the police say,
she tried the same thing on the same
boat and since then they have watched
the pier for her. This time she ieft
pictures of her children Olivia and Gil
bert and more trinkets and letter un-
addressed
Part Of II read:
"One steamer is as good as another.
Gods broad expanso Of water has rocked
many an unfortunate into eternity.
trust now he will be satisfied. NV heart
Is broken for my baby. His brutality
drove me from his home and takes me
from the world | tried 10 face it out
and TO brave Il out have lied and have
used all sorts of subterfuges. but all Is
useless against his money, so / gave up
the FIGHT and pray that my poor. deserv-
ing. distracted soul may rest In peace.
7 forgive all who have wronged me.
II have been bounded for three months
by the merciess persecution OF the brute
I married. ! would rather die than en-
dure 1t any longer"
Mrs. Maxwell said she was thirty-eight
wears old. She wore an expensive trav-
cling costume and an equally costly hat
on each Of her suicide" trips on the
Providence she left articles of value be-
hind her. in addition tc the photographs
and the letters.
When arraigred before Magistrate
Herbert IL the woman's night court
the woman's eyes were red and the de-
tectiyes who accompanied her from
Police Headquarters said she had sobbed
continuously. She told Magistrate Her
bert she had started divorce proceedings
against her husband i'm North Adams.
Mass. in September last. and that at
that time she had taken her two chill
dren to Springfield. Mass.
one day her husband had appeared at
her new home with a policeman and
presented a court order. and she had
been compelled to give up her children.
who had been taken back 10 North
Adams by their father.
She had travelled from FAN River.
Mass. to New York city on the steamer
Providence frequently since the first Of
the wear When asked by the court
about the letters she had written say
ING she had committed suicide, she ad-
- itted that she had done so for the pur-
nose of deceiVing her husband.
ON the recomme ndation OF the detec-
tfv.s the woman was committed to
bellevue Hospital for five days. for ex-
on,ination as their testimony was that
Tho had talked mcoherently when ar
=. sted and lad acted i'm queer manner.