The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-08-18
GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
II Am Tired of Life at Seventeen ~
She Wrote.

Pee Dee Advocate.
Miss Nellie McLendon, seven
teen Year old white girl, who is in
jail for disorderly conduct in Ben
nettsville, attempted suicide in Jail
Tuesday night by tightly tying and
| twisting a scarf around her neck.
In note left for Deputy Sheriff
Hyatt she said Il am not going to
see another day dawn in this place
ii self murder will prevent 1
am tired of life at seventeen"
The girl was arrested in Ben
nettsville on July % for reckless
driving and being drunk and dis
orderly in company with Jim Davis.
Mayor Crosland had previously had
several complaints about her con-
duct in and near the city. He SEN
fenced her to 500 or 80 days in Jail.
She failed to pay the fine. and after
she had been in Jail a week, Mayor
Crosland had her released on condi-
ton that she would leave BENEFITS
vile and remain out of the city. On
August 4. less than a week after she
vas released, Chief Cunningham ar
rested her at night, near the depot,
and put her back in Jail, where she
Las since remained She occupies a
cell in the female ward on the first
floor.
Jim Brown, the old negro who is
serving a life term for murder and
: Is the sexton at the court house,
occupies another cell on the first
floor, which remains unlocked Be
fCre day yesterday morning Jim in
passing through the hallway. going
10 the closet, saw a note hanging by
a of loJ
; cell. Jim then knocked on Mr..
Hytt's door and told him about see
ing the note. Mr.. Hytt rold him he
would get it when he got up. After
day Mr.. Hytt got up and got the
: note 1t read at follows:
Mr.. Hytt- l am not going to see
another day dawn in this place if
self murder will prevent. | am 60
ing 10 kill myself tonight When
you find me in the morning | hope
l will be dead. My people don't
care for me. l am desperate from
remaining in Jail so long. Am tired.
iof life at seventeen. Good bye AS
ever Nellie McLendon"
Mr.. Hytt then went into the cell
and found the girl in a semi-eon-
soious condition, with scarf tightly
tied and twisted around her neck. Mr..
Hytt quickly removed the scarf and
summoned DR.. j. +. Kinney, the
county physician. Dr.. Kinney said
that life was almost extinct, and that
in few minutes more she would
have been beyond help. He admin
istered stimulants and restroatives,
istered stimulants and restoratives.
Miss McLendon is a member of a
good family, a daughter OF b. Frank
,McLendon, of Richmond county n.
, c. She is said to be an incorrigible
daughter, her parents not being able
to keep her at home or do anything
with her. She is good looking and
intelligent. The note, which she
tied out side her cell is written in
a good hand.
,Abodt two Yeas $50 the same
S;Il attempted suicide in the Dillon
coui:y jail. She foll"A ed a carnival
to Dillon and was arrested for alleg-
ed immoral conduct. While confined
in the Dillon Jail she attempted TO
hang herself with scarf Deputy
Britt discovered he in time to save
her life. She was only d hild and
promised to begi', fife er again
Mr.. Britt got her 1 positioi She held
the position s'ave al days d gave it
ccmmunica'z sV.h ber 2. .ents @ and
they came : Dillon Az ook her
home)