Show GIRL TAKES CARBOLIC ACID clara mccloskey in fit of despondency commits suicide salt lake jan 10 clara mcclos loy swallowed the contents of a two ounce bottle of carbolic acid aej died shortly after midnight this morning the suicide boak toak place in the home of tho girls father john poplar arcada at 10 last night mccloskey who Is 69 years of age came here from chicago after a disagreement with his wife several years ago for the past year he has been employed as a laborer and according to his story hag not been able to make over 10 a week for u long time two of his daughters shared ills home edna the younger sister had been since she came to salt lake city but notwithstanding her weaken ed condition she hag been taking a business course with the intention oc making her own way in the world several months ago mccloskey told his daughter that it would be necessary for her to find employment of some kind she left her fathers roof and according to the story she told she had a very hard time making enough money to supply her wants A week ago she came home and begged her father to admit her yesterday he told her that she must again leave and find some way to support herself she went to the dayton drug store second south and state streets and purchased a two ounce bottle of carbolic acid the father who had been working hard all day sat watching clara clear up the supper table when she left the room he turned to the family bible and following a habit 0 years he read a chapter before going to bed the daughter interrupted him to tell him that she was going to end her life she said youve had a ty hard time of it father ever since I 1 can remember mamma write us any more and im a burden to you you will not have to support roe any longer I 1 am going to end it all the old man did not take bid daughters threat seriously and when she quit the room he continued reading his dible alow moan brought efm to her bedside in the other room he found her with her face buried in a pillow sobbing on the bed beside her an empty bottle told the story the father hurried to the nearest telephone he says he telephoned four doctors who told him they were too busy to attend to the case dr thome responded and made a desperate effort to save the biros telephoned tho holy cro assy hospital and the po lice station for ah ambulance officers and harris left on the police ambulance for the scene after the girl was taken to the emergency hospital at the cia jail dr S G paul was summoned the physicians worked for two hours with a slender hope of restoring the girl to life but she was past all help and died in frightful agony |