The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-27
GIRLS kNEEL IN PRAYER ON
STREET, Then DRINKPOISON
T0CARRY OUT SUICIDE PACT
Beatrice O'Donnell and Stella
Hurried 4fag=Hgs-7
pital and Lives Saved
SORRY ATTEMPT FAILED
One Girl Worried Over Mothers
Death, Other Over Deser-
ton By Husband

"Oh, God, have mercy on our souls.
Commenting their spirits into the
hands OF the Almighty. Beatrice
ODonnell. OF Beat" as she prefers to
be called, Is years old and pretty,
and Mrs. Stella Lipe, also Is and at
tractive, knelt down on the steps OF
a house on Chene-st., near Champaign
St, late Monday night, and planned
to carry out a suicide pact by swal-
lowing iodine. Stella first gulped
down a draught from the bottle and
then Beat came through" with her
part OF the bargain, drinking freely
Of the poison.
Their act was soon discovered by
people inside the house and DIR. Henri
L. Grafton, No. 1872 Chene-st., was call
ed to attend them. He gave them
temporary attention and had them re-
moved to st. Mary's hospital They
were soon out of danger.
Lying side by side in the hospital,
Tuesday morning. both girls bemoan.
ed the fact that they were still alive.
They had nothing to live for. they
said, and strongly intimated that they
might try the poison route once more.
Il have no mother" cried Beat,
as she writhed in agony, her tongue,
throat and stomach being sore from
the poison, land | don't seem to be
able TO 1--WE without her. She died 10
years ago. but | can't somehow forget
her. | went TO theater, down town,
Monday afternoon, and | saw play
let, in which motherless chile was
prominent. When | heard the child
say she had no mother that started
me crying and / had TO leave the
playhouse. Memories, fond memories.
oh, how dear, OF my mother, came
back to me, and Simply had to cry
was out of work. too, and that az
fected me, also. guess. Altogether
was awfully blue, and | just decided
that there was no use living any
longer. Later. | met Stella and we
arranged TO die together.
I'VE went TO little party In g.
house on Chene.st., near Champlain.
with Miss Dolly Schwab, of No. 997
Pennsylvania,ave,, where | boarded,
and while we were there we made
arrangements. Stella and I, to take
our lives. | went out and bought
some idodne-I bought iodine BE-
cause ! didn't think | could get car
bolic acid. | was in the act OF TAX
Ing this myself, when Dolly canie
along and Knocked the bottle out IT
my hand. The stuff went all over NY
cheek. See here" drawing the at
tention of the reporter to her riglt
side OF her face, lis where It burned
me- do hope thereSwilI be no scar
Still, think would be better dead.
have tried three. times now to end
my life About year ago, took
carbolic acid; a month or so ago,
took iodine and now the third at
tempt has failed"
"You ought to cheer up, now that
you are still here, and perhaps you'll
get a good husband to take care or
you" was suggested to her.
HUSBAND" she laughted; what do
want with "a husband-I've sot
troubles enough now"
ITS easy enough to get a hus-
band, but the trouble is to get good
one" piped Stella from the opposite
bed Il thought was getting a good
one, but he footed me-"
Stella was even more Respondent
than Beat" She Is now Obliged 10
make her own living, and she finds
it pretty hard work.
81 have been working in the dining
room of a restaurant In a big down
town department store, getting only
81 a week." she said. Il had to pay
my board out Of that, so you can imag-
inc what | would have left. The con-
ditions discouraged me and / can't
see anything better ahead of me. My
husband deserted me and don't
know where he is now. We were
married in Windsor, last June. My
father has a good home, out in st.
Clair heights, but don't want to go
home. OF late, have been boarding
with my sister, Mrs. Stanley Brazier,
No. 997 Hamilton-ave., | think | would
be better dead, and I'm sorry he
poison didn't do its work
Stella is a pronounced blonde, In
striking contrast TO her friend. Beat
who is a brunette. The latter's last
position was with the Rands Manu-
featuring Co., Nos. $3.50 Fort-st. east,
where she worked in the factory.
Howard Brady, young man, said to
be- her t"bean,@Xas with her at the
party, Monday night, but she said,
Monday morning. that she had had
no misunderstanding with him. as re.
ports had represented.