Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-27
SHOOTS HERSELF WHILE
FRIEND WATTS FOR PISTOL
Mrs. Russell, Wcstbrook Salratorium
Inmate, Found Dead in Old
Stone QUARRY.
MRS. KELLY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
nnervcd by Watching Her Friend
kill Herself. She Shoots Wide OF
Mark, and Is Expected to Recover.
Note ENoncratcs Every One.

Wandering away from tho institu
ton early last night two inmates of
tho Wes;brook SanatoriIui. C;jn,or
iark. attempted suicide by shooting
themselves with IL .32-calibcr revolver
AT tn" old stone quarry, on the Iicr-
mltaSe Road. beyond Joseph Bryan
i'ark Mrs. Roberta l.. Russell. forty
thr"o years old. Of Wilmington. n g.
was dead with a bullet hole through
her temple, and Mrs r. G. Kelly
twcnty-scveu years old. of Ashboro
y. G., in serious condition when
searching attendants found them. Mrs.
Kelly WAS rushed to the Johnston
Wills Sanatoriur,, where il was stated
carly this morning that she was OK
peGtcd Ia recover.
Mrs. Russell, who is said to have
been widow. left a notr addressed
10 Dr. Paul V. Anderson. supcrin,cn-
dent of the Institution. telling him OF
her plan to Kill herself So far as
could be learned last night there was
no motive for III" double tragedy both
women having appeared to hospital at
t"nG7ntS as in a norma! condition Or
j. Fuilncr Bright. coroner of Hcnrico
county. was notified last night. hu;
after an investigation deemed an in
quest into Mrs. Russclls death as un-
necessary. II was clearly "A case of
suicide. he said
HAD SPENT SEVERAL.
HOURS IN SHOPPING
Both women had unusual liberty at
The institution. and even yesterday af-
tcrnoon spent several hours i'm Rich
mond. They were allowed to visit, and
TO 80 shopping in the city Returniuc
IN the Sanatoriuni late in tho afternoon
they both appeared IN excellent spirits.
and their actions were such as to eX-
cite absolutely no alarm from attend
ants.
That they had planned the double
suicide was apparent last night. Pre-
sumably they stole away from the
sanatorium shortly after supper, about
I:30 o'clock. attendants thought They
were missed from their rooms shortly
afterwards and Il search was Instituted
for them. The quarry to which they
made their way is located about ono
mile from the institution and about
half that distance from joseph Bryan
Park.
There arc no houses situated in close
proximity 10 the spot whore they were
found In fact, ii is i'll r secluded part
of the quarry, and. so far as could hc
learned by city and county police au-
thoritics detailed to invcsticatc tho
tragedy. no one heard the shots
FIND BOnr or MRS. RUSSELL.
IN ABANDONED at iRHY
torum attendants finally decided To
look for the two inmates in the old
quarry This was about 10 o'clock.
ire
the ground with gaping hole in her
temple. Her death had probably been
instantaneous. Mrs. Kelly was stand
ing against an old shack with :, bad
wound in her forehead They were not
found for some time after the tragedy.
but Mrs Kelly was rushed to hos
pital and is expected to recover.
After being brought TO tn" hospital
late last night Mrs. Kelly told Dr.
Anderson how she and Mrs RUSSELL
had planned the suicide inquiry by
police officers. however. failed to dis
close how or when tho revolver had
been secured. only one weapon WAS
found. and it is presumed that Mrs
Russell. who left tho mote absolvinG
every one from blame. was the first to
use the revolver. Mrs Kelly then at
tempted her own dcstrnction and that
her attempt was not successful is
probably due to the highly excited
condition of her nerves after witness.
ing Mrs. Russell's death
All five shots in the revolver had
been fred hut i'm the darkness last
CONTINUED on Fonrth Paee.)
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