The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-29
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE
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ing ard that night wont t" the A'a"''S
AID.
Did rnu 500 John"
John was in bed when ! came nome
How about Thursday"
II. said he wouldn't hr homo To dln-
ncr so went Ia town 10 get my tecIh
hut I got Il coat and I didn't reich inc
dentists. John went out Thursday ana
I was looking for company. | had to go
down to get some bread and Johns fntn-
or was there and he told mr J"hn hau
LET; ten minutes before. went nAcN
home. John came homo at Il O'CLOCK
He asked me if had amy whIskcE anu
then said he had Il bottle and got II.
He got Il quart hottie and said ne han
another pint.
Girl Was Nice"
l asked him when he was gong u
Quit and hc STid he had been hittlng 'ne
whiskcy pretty hard lately. He oranN
from the bottle and talked ABOUT 'ne
store and tho girl. He told me not |"
nc angry at the girl she IS Such Nc
girl and that he liked her ana nc I'M"
me too l asked him 10 soil the lur'i-
,,lrr and take me and the children. away.
He said all that this girl did Tor MN
was done for me TOO. Ttr Whispered
about lawyers ~ NHiS gu ANSSo'
he would fall asleep
Up All Night
He kept me up all night and TAXED
10 me about tho asylum. l couldn't un-
der stand him. 1t all seemed like
mystery. l thought perhaps he had the
house wired for whenever he said ugly
Things about me he whispered
Did va ugo to bed the next morning?
No. l. washed his face and hands ana
conlhcd his hair then | laid his CLONES
so he could go To the store
How much did he drink that night!
He drank a lot. Tie WAS there tle
! biggest part OF the morning. aho SieV< AL
! 4 chair.
bid his father come up?
Yes, in the afternoon.
! That afternoon he cursed me ana ana
cot next" He backed me up against the
! wall and took me- by the throat. Thch
| he said nc was going away and meyer
would s,ee him again. l asked him what
! in the world he expected 'ot me- =,
Just then his father came IN and l
asked who in the world was taking care
| John had stepped away. from me and
said this girl was; -o
I got supper. We had tc" NOR
! three times. I asked him TO quit MS
Proposed Suicide.
He looked downhcarted and / asked
him what WAS wrong. he tolq me
-- were going tn sue us.
He said there was only one way OUT
that was if I was dead
She Agreed.
said, John if you take care OF inc
children Ill end it all. l kissed nm
/ tho children. l picked little Gene NJ
| and kisscd, him goodbye and cried AMI
I Rugged him.
Helen said. mother. amt YOU going to
| get ME ready for church. told her |
| mad forgotten about church
| Jnhn said he was going to the StorH
/ and not to do anything until he was
H. went out without supper and said
he was going TO Bridgeport
| How did you intend 10 do that!
| With the pistol.
Did "a YOU know the razor was in the
pantry:
ON Friday were you in the pantry7
Changed Her Mind.
! Why didn't you do what. you
promised John?
got to thinking OF tho babies
and what they could do il l was
gone and 1 just couldn't do IT.
When the defendant broke down court
| recessed for 4 few minutes.
| You changed your mind. didn't YOU,
thought maybe We could find anoth'
When did John come back?
! About IL o'clock.
! What was hts condition?
! Flo WAS intoxicated.
! Did he have a bottle?
! Yes, a quart Of %hiSkey.
f, When did he go to bed: A..
coaxcd him up and helped HIM tG
co He went to my room and hclped
| him to bed and covered him over ano
n' that's all that's the end
Had he talked of trouble before you
went to bed?
Yes, he said there is only ono way ~
! ont When he came home he SAlo' 4
tboueht YOU would be up stairs
didn't get my clothes of, was SO
sleepy. $40
! hp cot up and went dawn stairs and
read some letters he got from Texas
then / vent up and woke him but nc
went back soc to s(s to Sec him Sf H bed
! More whtskey.
! About o'clock John got up and came
down and asked where ms wh VIM <eS,c was
had put tho bottle in the pantry. He
! ,tot n couple Of drinks The bottle was
On a shelf higher than the razor hut
, after he drank the ItAot lay n'NN w lin
bottle ,.r.. ,r,--+,.
He kept saying. Mary Martha. Mary
Martha. only don't you chang" your
WHY don't you get this lis off c; ySuT ami m"S 4;
asked him what in the worid wa wa
kept calling me, Mart In and saying
went UP to him and he said there
was still one way out:
! Mytery' handkerchief.
went out in tho yard and found on
Of my handkcrchiefs all rcd, 80 tont
it to the cellar and burned 1t IN INT
ee' When / busted around. Their" lay :
handkerchief on the dining room tanle
asked the little girl if. II was hers
and ne said "tha's mine.
Was: there an initial on that?
Yes. the letter M"
! What did you do with the handk"r'
chief?
Threw It in the fire.
The Suicide Note.
Had you written u letter that morn
ing?
wrote a note early In tn" morning
before he got up.
Did YOU ever see this note h"forA'
Tic defendant was handed Il note by h''
attorney.
Is that the letter?
Yes, sir.
What did you do with It"
put in on tho back of picture.
Did you tell anyone:
showed lIclcn where l put II an
void nc rto tell someone il anything hap
;,rn"d 70 me.
What did YOU tntcnd 10 90:
TO end il Ill.
rho note was Offered as evidence u
: pDint.