Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-07
AGONY OF A SOUL
ENDS IN SUICIDE
Mrs. Myrtle Reed McCullough's
Last Letter to DR.. Sugg Read
by Order of Court.
TELLS FORMER ATTEMPT
"Donged for q Home and Husband"
Writes Author, ''but Got Only
n Drunkard."

Chicago, Feb. 7.-Heartburnings |
such as Myrtle Reed Mccullough |
rever inflicted upon the heroines OF
her books have been revealed as
the cause Of her suicide when a letter |
which she had written to her physi- |
clan, DR.. Edmund G.. Sugg, was pro-
duced in court.
DIR. sugg's claim OF $1,000 for pro- |
fessionsl services in treating Mrs. Nc
Cullough was dismissed by Judge Cut
ting, but the physicians lawyer said
II would be followed by another claim
against the estate in the near future.
The letter revealed, among other
things, that Mrs. Mccullough had
made a previous attempt upon her
life months before the night when she
actually committed suicide in Para.
disc Flat II was her longing for
real home. she wrote, that prompted
both attempts.
Il wanted a husband and a home"
she wrote. "and | drew a house and
drunken loafer instead"
LAST LETTER TO PHYSICIAN.
Mrs. McCullough's last letter reads
as follows.
Teddy Dear have al last opened
the Little Door for myself and gone to
the Never Never Land. have broken
the promise l made YOU over a year
ago and set myself free.
Forgive me, please. II may not be
the brave way, but II Is my way. and
have TO 20. am sorry you saved me
last summer when / tried H. / shall
make II sure this time. IL has been a
year OF torture and torment. with nv
husband drunk most OF the time I've
done everything and tried to be brave
hut I've come 10 the end. asst night
vas the 18th anniversary OF our meet
ing. He was 20 come home early and
bring me some flowers. Instead of
that he came home after O'Clock so
drunk he could not stand up. This
morning he went out OF town without
even saving good-by 70 me. do not
know where he is or when he is COM
ing back
HUSBAND SELDOM SOBER.
lie viii probably be drunk when he
comes. ] very seldom see him sober,
ana once in four nights now he is out
all night spending my money on a
crowd OF barroom buns.
TEDDY, dear. all that a man could
do for tortured. brolSen.hearted
woman you have done for me since
the dag YOU opened my door at Win
netka over two years ago. You
haven't failed me. When I've needed
you you have been within reach. You
have made my body well and strong
but my broken heart and my tortured
soul are beyond your reach. I've done
the best ] could for the five miserable
years, and / failed, failed. failed
wanted a husband and a home and
drew house and a drunken loafel
who made it his business to fail me
at every point
ASKS FORGIVENESS.
Forgive me. please. thank 70,
for all you have done for me and FOL
ell you tried TO do. | am so rich tina
J cannot work. For the last twt
years, as you know, l have beef
obliged to go away alone in order t,
do the work which has supported u
both. II seem to fail, you know, for
give me. You and mother will under
stand. You've been the best friend
tOrmented broken-hearted woman eve
had. and for the last two years 70
have kept me sane. I'd have bee
dead ever since II it hadn't been 70
you. Yours always,
MYRTLE"
This letter was produced yesterda
by DIR. Suggs on an order by the cour