Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-08
SUICIDE motive
is REVEALED IN
The LONG AFFAIR
Finding Of Empty Poison Phial
Followed by Complete Con-
fession of Woman.
LIFE ATTEMPTED BEFORE
Spurned Advances Towards Married
Man Causes Young Mother TO
Essay Rash Deed.

The story OF married womau's es-
arrangement from her own husband the
neglect Of her four-year-O.d daughter.
and Of her infatuatiou for another
man who is married and has a family
In Rock Island, was disclose. ta.s
morning, following the find NJ yf an
empty poison bottle IN the alley back
OF the Diamond saloon summer garden
and the subsequent grilIing of Mrs
Eva Long, who was discovered on the
ground almost lifeless yesterday
morning
II was learned tina, the woman ac-
tually did attempt 70 commit suicide
by drinking carbolic acid yesterday
morning, because her advances to-
wards the married man with whom she
10 alleged 70 have been intimate for
some time past were repulsed on
first examination Il was thought that
the woman was merely under the in
huence OF liquor. but this morning she
confessed TO Commissioner Hart that
she had taken poison to end her mis-
cry, following an all-uight carouse,
and that a similar attempt had been
made a week ago.
LOVED ANOTHER.
According TO her own statement
MN. Long fell desperately in love
with G married man In the city some
months ago. The couple have been
together constantly and the police
AIlege that they have stayed at shady
hotels both in Davenport and Rock
Island, registering as man and wife.
Fearing possible exposure and a bll
scandal, the man in the case has of
late sought TO dlsentangie himself from
the meshes which have slowly but
surely frightened about him, threaten
ing 70 blast his entire future.
Is SPUHNED.
During the past week this man hai
steadily refused 20 see Mrs Long anC
has told her that the affair must end
that he owed something 20 mis- wife
and family. Overwhelmed by hel
great owe. the woman has pleaded anl
demonstrated, telling her lover that
was now TOO late 10 turn back auJ
protesting that he should have thought
her pleas, Mrs. Long attempted sui
eide week ago. she bought a botrl,
OF CarbolIc acid at local apo'he
Cary's shop. out owing TO the s-rugau
laws covering the sale of poisous, wa
able 20 get only diluted solution Th.
was swallowed. but aside from NAH
ing the unhappy woman deathly SICK
failed To aCcompI.sh her urrmedi-aLa
design of ending her existence.
o. WILD SPREE.
Thursday night was spent. $50 ir D.
alleged IN debaucu in company wit
male companion AwaAniug
the early morning the woman
thoughts again reverted to- her love
Overcome with rsmOrsc aud siege
with an insane desire O. bring ro
conclusion her unhappy eNistenc,
which would be but a barren and GO
Orless one without her chosen son
mate, the 2O-year-old wife waudere
out into the cold gray dawn and stol
ping in the alley back OF the damon
saloon, drank the entire contents ,
the phlal containing carbolic acit
Staggering into the old summer ga
den she fell 70 the ground, where sh
lay moaning until discovered by on
Ger Kell. The woman remained In
stupor until late last night, but toda
was little the worse for her eXpe
ience. the fact that she Is still aliy
being due 70 the diluted condition