Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-24 | Page 2 | Excited by Woman's Death in Hospital

EXCITE EXCITED BY DEATH IN HOSPITAl L By As Associated Press Pres DUBLIN May 1 23 Jt A A sensation was t caused In Dublin toda today b by the death Inthe In the workhouse hospital known as the South Dublin union of or Mrs Irl Emil Emily Ricketts Rick Rick- etts sister of or the late Charles Stewart Parnell Parnel the time famous Irish patriot Mrs Mrs- Ricketts t who formerly was Mrs Emi Emily Dickinson and well known to every ever Irish patriot was admitted to the hospital hospital hos hos- pital car early last t week week The authorities say 55 that she then gave her name nare as Mrs Ir Roberts She was near nearly SO 80 years of age ae She died In the hospital Suna Sunday and It was waR some time later that the authorities learned leared of or her Identity The authorities communicated with wih Mrs Irs RicI cette brother John Parnell Parnel who said ho he was at a lo loss t to understand the reasons which prompted her to take tako refuge refus-e in a charitable im Institution as she possessed ample means to enable her to lve live comfortably One of the time newspapers sa says s 's It J It I la Is supposed that her mind was de deran deranged de- de deranged ran ranged ed and that she was not responsible for tor or her actions at the time time Mrs Irs Ricketts wa was a writer of oC considerable consid consid- erable ability In a recent article con comm taming reminiscences of oC her famous brother she wrote It I has been said ld that ours Is the tho most tragic family In Ireland This I think Is true