The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-08-25
WOMAN NOVELIST
COMMITS SUICIDE
Mrs. Myrtle Reed McCul-
Tough, Was not Happy.
Gives Servant $1,000 and Says
Spouse's Unkindness Caus-
ed Her Deed.

Chicago, Aug 21.--Mrs. MYRTLE Reed
! Mccullough, author of "LAvander and
Old Lace Love Letters of NIusi-
cian,' Love Affairs of Literary Men,
and many other books,w found dead
at her home last night, and reports to
the police indicated that death was
caused by an over dose of sleeping
powders, taken with suicidal intent.
Mrs McOullogh's body was found
by Miss Annie Larsen, her maid, to
whom she left note and a check for
81 1000. Mrs. Mccullough was thirty
seven years old and was born in Chi
cago.
That death was Intentional was in
dictated by the following note, which
the writer left on her maids dresser:
Dear Annie: | am leaving you
check for $1,000 for your tire and
faithful service during for years. If
my husband had besm as good and
kind to me and as considerable as you
Il would not be going where am
now.
'NIRS. MAC"
Inclosed in the note was check ft1
Ell ON Annia a,-c.an tho III bad
gone out, and found the note in her
room when she returned at $3.50. She
rushed into Mrs. McCulloughs room
and found her dead.
The reference to her husband in the
note was a surprise to friends of Mrs.
Mccullough Paradise Flat" as her
home is known. had been a favorite
gathering place for a select circle of
the writer's acquaintances. She gave
many uniqe entertainments.
Among these was model hus-
band contest which took place last
year. Each woman guest entered"
her husband for the honor of being de-
signated the FINEST husband in the
world" The men paradad. sewed but
tons and deported themselves at their
bast, and their wives extolled their vir-
tues in written essays. On that oc-
casion, largely through the eloquent
praises of his wife,Mr Mccullough re
osivad first prize as the model hus-
band
Mrs. Mccullough undressed and Ne
tired in her usual manner before TAX
ing the fatal dose. The maid aroused
the neighbors and called two physi-
clans, but the police were not in
formed of the death until three hours
afasr it had occurred Upon discover
ing the suicide. the maid ran for the
family physician. DIR. Newton ID. Lee
said
Mrs. MoCullogh had been troubled
with insomnia for some time and /
understand that she had been using
sleeping powders. She died from an
overdose of some drug and most pro-
badly 1t was the one she had been
using to induce slumber.
There was pretty romance connect
ed with her marriage to Mr.. McCul-
Tough, a romance that some said was
clevenly described in her story, "A
Spinner of the Sum-" published about
the time OF her marriage in 1906.
Miss Reed, as she then was.w in
her girlhopd days one of the editors o
The voice.pubhshed by the pupils at
the West Division High School. James
Sidney Mccullough was editor of a col
lege paper in Toronto. Canada The
Voice was ON her exchange list He
admired the writings of Miss Reed and
a correspondence between the two,
that enslled for number of years.
was opened.
In 1906 Miss Reed and Mr.. McCul-
tough, who had by that time made
Chicago his home. Slipped away quiet-
Yly to Grand Haven. Mich, and were
married.
Mrs Mccullough entertained some
original IDEAS ON the subject OF the
Sf'sterner SEX" II had been her delight
20 poke good-natured run at the OPP
poaie sex. For insanoe she has writ
ten:
Us the average man only a little
better than the mushroom; ait his
best delioacy; at his WORST apoison
Most wives are expected 10 run a