The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-22
Wife Here PrayS for Husband
Who Could Not Face
ReVerSeS.
SALESMAN FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Trig Gordon, in New York,
Leaves Note to Spouse
and Child.

Trig Gordon, salesman, could not
bear the thought of reverses.
This was the explanation for his at
/ tempt at suicide by taking poison in
New York City cafe last night, sobbed
out today by his wife, Mrs. Gordon.
who with their children, Isabel, J.
and Billy, 8, lives at 223 L. Tenth
St
Gordon was ia a serious condition
today in the Bellevue Hospital New
York.
Illustrating her husbands love for
the luxuries to which he had been
accustomed. and which he wanted his
wife to have. the wife said:
"Once he brought me a corsage Of
sweet peas when 1t was stockings
needed"
| Leaves Note
/ Gordon left a note TO hts wife,
which, according TO q press dispatch
/ from New York. follows:
Ruth and Baby-Just last line,
dear. Have nothing left In the
! world and no hope. I wrote to j. M
/ but he did not think it worth answer
ing. Goodby, dear. and Oh, I you'd
have loved to see You and the baby
once more, but I guess you would
not want to forgive me. dear, for
the sorrow have brought you. 1t
/ Will he better for you with me gone.
Never tell Billie and Mabel how. God
/ bless you and keep you forever and
make life happy for you, and may
God have mercy upon my soul. MY
last thoughts are Of ysu always.
May God save him from suffer
ing sobbed Mrs. Gordon.
Il knew he couldn't stand It when
fl would be near Christmas, and he
thought of the children. He has
rever seen Isabel"
Mother Hugs Baby
Mrs. Gordon hugged the baby tight
in her arms. She will be 2 years old
In April He loved Billy too" and her
hand patted the boy.
Mr.. Gordon and I were married
more than five years ago" the wife
continued. HE was born IN Boston.
and his parents were wealthy. He
was educated at Heidelberg, but lived
many years in Chrtsttana, Norway.
He came to Indianapolis nine years
ago.
He was the kind Of man who
wanted to make money and to do big
things. He wanted to provide a man
sion for me, but I told him I would
rather live with him in one room
than without him In a palace. For a
time he was employed here. Then we
went to New York. He was a sales
man and he made big money. Then
more than two years ego when the
near panic came, orders were can
celed. He did not know what TO do
He left home when only 20 years
old and his parents warned him he
would starve. They were wealthy.
He had always had all the money he
wanted to spend. He did know
what it was to save. Tben.,1fe orders
were cancelled. -. -|'
'TIe planned Hat / should return
home We were( expecting our second
child. I pIeadgd with him that I re
main IN NeH York because 1 was
alone Wte'F Billy came and I didn't
wan,1crto be alone when Isabel came
hE said that business was such that
~ might be necessary for me to go tc
' Bellevue Hospital and that ne WoulC
prefer that be at my mothers home
Sent Presents
Then returned to Indianapolis
Isabel came in April. But last Christ
mas he sent the children two big
boxes of presents and toys"
II want my daddy to send me an
other big gray rabbit like he sent
me last Christmas" interrupted Little
Billy as he climbed onto the reporter S
knee.
Poor Trig, I don't think he had the
money this year.
"On Oct II, he called me by long
distance telephone. He told me the
business had failed. He disappeared.
My letters could not reach him. Then
only yesterday former business as
sociate told me of a letter he had just
received giving me Trig's address.
wrote him last night, so that he
would have a Christmas letter from
me-"