Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-17
ADMINISTRATIONS
ACID AND DIES IN
AGONY SATURDAY
Mrs. ]. w. Ware Leaves
Note Saying She Is
Tired of Life
WAS BEING DIVORCED
Takes Entire Contents of
Bottle of Carbolic
Acid

Mrs. j. W. Ware, wife of J. w
Ware, an insurance solicitor, dice
from carbolic acid poisoning late
Saturday afternoon at her rooms
over the Chinese laundry in the
Ford building. The acid was taken
with suicidal intent, according to all
indications, and she had told fellow
roomers that she expected to die
and left directions as to the DISPOSE
ton of her body. w..
According to testimony at the cor
oner's inquest Mrs. Ware seemed in
a highly nervous state for the few
days preceding her death. It was
said that she had been drinking to a
great extent and that her conduct
was not exemplary. Earlier in the
day the sheriff had served search
warrant to secure some articles said
to have been taken by the woman
from her husbands office, where he
had gone to sleep the night before.
1t was also stated that she had
waited for MIN in the doorway of his
office declaring that she intended
throwing carbolic acid in his face.
Mr.. Ware was suing his wife for di-
vorce, alleging infedility.
Mrs. Ware was formerly a trained
nurse, it is said, and had adopted a
little girl, who is now about three
years old, while she was serving in
a hospital in Atlanta. She was re-
lated to some prominent people in
Lakeland, where her mother resided,
also brother, who is engaged in the
wholesale lumber business. These
relatives arrived in Palatka yester-
day to take charge of the body.
COrOner's Inquest Is Held.
The principal witness before the
inquest, held Saturday
night, was Mrs. J. H. Whitlock, who
conducts the rooming house where
the suicide occurred Mrs. Whit
locks testimony was as followsi
Q.-Do you know the deceased?
What her name is and anything con-
corning the manner in which she
came to her death?
Al do. Her name is Mrs. J. w.
Ware. She goes by the name of
Juanita.. l know about as much
about her death as anyone.
Q.-Please relate what you know
it.
A.-Well, there has been a lot of
trouble about her. She came here, a
few days ago and rented a room
from me. Since then she has not
been doing right. Taking on with
men in bad way, and all those kinds
If things. Every time / would say
anything to her about it she would
Jay, That is all right; am going to
,e dead in a little while. 1 am going
o do just as l please This morn
ng Mr.. Ware and the sheriff came
Up here with a search warrant and
searched her room for a watch and
;ome things that it was said she had
stolen out Of Mr.. Wares room. She
rot mad and cut up lot about it. |
After Mr.. Ware and the sheriff left |
he went into her room, and that is |
he last / heard of her until about |
,:15 this afternoon Saturday, April |
81 her little girl (it is not her girl, |
,ut one she took from somewhere |
md kept it around with her). Well, |
ler little girl came and told me that
Mama wants to see you.' l went in
he room and she was sitting up in
,ed with her hands opening and
this way (making motions).
;hs Said, Take care of the baby; II
mn out Of my misery Then she fell
Jack on the bed. Then ! smelled
fnnny about the room and
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