Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
WOMAN WHO
TRIED TOD|E
RELEASED

Mrs. Marguerite Wells, who at
tempted suicide an the climax to
unhappy love affairs which she claims
were caused by her younger sister
winning the love OF her husband, was
released from police headquarters
late Saturday afternoon, after she
had been prisoner since midnight
Friday, on her promise 20 reform and
abandon the idea of suicide as solu-
ton Of her troubles.
Mrs. Wells release was effected by
two weIl-known Atlanta social work
ers, who became interested in her
case through Mrs. Mary Bohnefeld,
police matron. After a conference
with the woman, they asked Chief
Beavers to release her, promising TO
take care Of her until she could OBJ
tain employment. They stated that
they would take her to a home satur-
day night. and she will be cared for
there until they can find her q job.
Cured Of Suicide Desire.
Mrs. Wells declared that fourteen
hours spent in fail had cured her Of a
desire to commit suicide
aI'm going to bury the past. she
said; I'm going to forget that ] ever
loved anybody. I'm going to work
and try to do what is right I'll
never try to commit suicide again"
Detectives who searched Mrs. Wells
baggage, which she had left at 4
downtown hotel, found what they be-
lieve was her supposed death mes-
sage Written on the back Of a
card in her purse, this note read;
Hell hath no fury like woman
scorned. This, alasl is true
Mrs. Wells, AFTER much questions
ing, admitted that she had planned
suicide. She was arrested with q
knife in her hand and admitted that
She had Intended TO plunge It into her
heart
Lost Children With Divorce.
The young woman said her mother
is Mrs NJ. r. Ballard. Of cadiz, Ohio.
and that she has two children. Don.
aged 8, and RoIlin. 4. both Of whom
she lost when her husband secured a
divorce.
Since three weeks ago. when Mrs.
Wells came to Atlanta from Knoxville.
Tenn. she has been stopping at the
Aragon Hotel. She was arrested
shortly after midnight Saturday
morning at Peachtree ana Lucl<ie
streets, when she became hys
terical, and, according to a young
man whose name the police win
not dlvulge, she tried to cut her
throat with a knife. She struggled
with Policemen Dodd and Cochran
when they started to take her 70
headquarters. and once there Bhe
leaned against the station sergeant's
desk and wept copiously.
Nothing to Live For.v
i've nothing to live for" she cried.
THE man l love does not love mel
Why should ] live? I'll Kill myself
and end all this misery and troubled
The young man whom Mrs. Wells
SKIS she loves but who, she says,
does not love her was with her when
she was arrested, and 1t was he who
called the police and asked them to
come and get her. Neither the police
nor the woman will tell his name.
Il won't get him into trouble Just
because / am having hard time
the woman said, Il love him and,I'm
going TO shield him.
Mrs. Wells declared that the young
man Is we'll known in Atlanta ana
that his parents are wealthy.
Saturday after sleeping eight or
ten hours Mrs Wells was calmer.
and denied that she had tried TO cut
her throat She admitted. however.
the police say. that she had threat
ened to commit suicide, and declared
that she didn't see how anyone could
blame her after all the troubles she
had had, falling in love uselessiy
Blanes Actress Sister.
Mrs. Wells blames her younger
sister, who is an actress, for her trou-
bles
"If IL hadn't been for my sister,
she says, Il would be happy now with
my husband, instead OF being d.
vorced from him and in love with a
man who does not love me
After I was divorced had to
make my own living, and went to
work as a manicurist. met a doc
tor, one OF the best known physicians
n Knoxville. and before learned
that he was married / fell In love
with him. Every day ] loved nin1
more. si..-----