Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
WOMAN WHO
TRIED TOD|E
RELEASED
Knoxville Divorce, Arrested for
Attempt on Street, BIames
Sister for Woe,

Mrs Marguerite Wells, who at
tempted suicide as 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 to reform and
abandon the idea of suicide as a solu-
ton of her troubles.
Mrs. Wells release was effected by
two well-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 home Satur-
day night, and She will be cared for
there until they can find her a job
Cured of Suicide Desire.
Mrs. Wells declared that fourteen
hours spent in Jail had cured her of a
desire to commit suicide.
I'm going to. bury the past" she
said I'm going to forget that l ever
loved anybody I'm going to work
and try to do what is right III
never try to commit suicide again
Detectives who searched Mrs Wells
baggage, which she had left at 2
downtown hotel, found what they be-
lieve was her supposed death mes
sage Written on the back Of &
card in her purse, this note read:
Hell hath no fury like a woman
scorned. This, alas! 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
is Mrs NJ. r. Ballard, Of Cadiz, Ohio,
and that she has two children, Don,
aged s, and Rolin, 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 Lucke
streets, when she became hys-
terical ana, according to young
man whose name the police Will
not divulge, She tried to cut her
throat with a knife She struggle
with Policemen Dodd and Cochra n
when they started to take her 10
headquarters. and once there she
leaned against the station sergeants
desk and wept copiously.
Nothing to Live For"
i've nothing to live for" she cried,
The man ] love does not love ma!
Why should ] live? I'll kill myself
and end all this misery and troubled"
The young man whom Mrs. Wells
she loves but who, she says,
does not love her was with her when
she was arrested, and it was heNwho
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, 3"
the woman said, - love him and I'm
going to shield him"
Mrs. Wells declared that the young
man is well known in Atlanta and
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 sayl-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 uselessly.
Bsmes Actress Sister.
Mrs. Wells blames her younger
sister, who is an actress. for her trou-
bles
IF it hadn't been for my sister"
she says. 81 would be happy now with
my husband, instead Of being d.
vcrced from him and In love with a
man who does not love me.