Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
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Knoxville Divorce, Arrested foI
Attempt on Street, BIamss
Sister for Woe.

Probing into the mystery surround
ing an attempt at suicide by Mrs.
Marguerite Wells, who says that her
troubles began when her sister came
between her and her husband, the po-
lice Saturday found note which they
believe was the young woman's death
message. Written on the back Of a
card in her purse. this note read:
Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned. This, alasl is true"
Mrs Wells, after much question:
ing, admitted that she had planned
suicide. She was arrested with a
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
lis Mrs. NJ. -: Ballsrc Of cadiz ohius
and that she has two children, Don.
aged 8, and Rollin. 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 and LuclSie
streets, when she became hys-
terical. and, according to young
man whose name the police will
not diyulge, she tried to cut her
throat with knife. She struggled
with Policemen Dodd and Cochran
when they started to take her 10
headquarters, and once there she
leaned against the station sergeant 8
desk and wept copiously,
Nothing to Live For"
1--WE nothing to live for" she cried.
"The man 1 love does not love mel
why should 1 live? I'll kill myself
and end all this misery and troubled"
The young man whom Mrs. Wells
savs she loves but who, she says,
does not love her was with her when
she was arrested. and it was he who
called the police and asked them to
come and get her. Neither the police
nor the woman will tell his name.
II 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 well known in Atlanta and
J 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 seelhow anyone could
blame her after all the troubles she
| had had, falling in love uselessly
HIames Actress Sister.
Mrs. Wells blsmes her younger
sister. who is an actress, for her trou-
III it hadn't been for my sister, "
she says, II would be happy now with
my husband, instead Of being di-
vcrced from him and in love with a
man who does not love me.
Until about two years ago was
happy, with my husband, w. j. Wells.
who is a prominent merchant in
Knoxville Then my younger sister
came to visit me and my troubles be-
gan. She fell In love with my hus-
band and he began showing her at
tentions. / protested, and there was
a quarrel which ended in separation
and then divorce.
AFTER / was divorced had TO
make my own living, and l went to
work as a manicurist. met doc
tor, one Of the best-known physicians
in Knoxville, and before learned
that he was married ! fell in love
with him. Every day loved him
more.