| Show DEATH BY strychnine sad eikel ending ng of a young girls life miss corinda B laub whose death it is our painful duty to record today breathed her last at this morn morning inz she has been residing at the honie home of her sister mrs john W snell in the eighth ward and retired last night about A quarter ot of an hour later mr and mrs snell were aroused by strange sounds in the young girls room mrs snell went in and found her sister lying in bed and acting strangely she exclaimed 1 I am dying I 1 am dying and mr snell was called the unfortunate garli garl said that she bad taken strychnine i and dr belle anderson was immediately summoned dr benedict was also called in shortly afterward between the convulsions miss laub talked rationally and said she bad taken twenty five grains odthe of the deadly poison n she was questioned as to the cause of the rash act and replied that she wanted to go to her mother who died several years ago to further in quirles queries qu iries she stated emphatically that there was no other cause for the deed that she had always been treated well by her associates but bat that she was so lonely without her mother that she wanted to die the physicians made every effort to counteract the effects of the poison but it was a hopeless task from the first during detring one of her quiet spells miss laub muttered they said grains would cause instant death after about nine hours of agony she passed from life the blow fell on the family with terrible weight the deceased was twenty years of age last july andaas and was the youngest child tn in the famal family she was of a melancholy choly disposition and has been given to spells of grief ever since her mothers death deatha recently Becent ly she has been affected with intense 4 pains in the head bead and has been heard beard to make remarks ou on a number of oc as in reference to a an n article of clothing ill 1 I shall never wear wea r th that t again the coroner was wag allied today to day but after inquiry into the circumstances an inquest was deemed unnecessary from Miss Laubs recent act actions ons there is no doubt that 8 she e committed the get act while tn in a state of temporary insanity induced by treat mental depression she has relatives and friends in various parts of the territory to whom the news of her untimely death will be a source of P pain mn ang and mourning |
