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Show NERVE FAILED HIM AFTER SHE DIED Man Tells How He Broke Suicide Pact Saw Woman in Convulsions of Poison and Couldn't Take Dose. , Forger MilHgan Describes Death, of Girl Who Eloped With and Died for Him. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 24. Arthur Henry Mllllgan, alias E. S. Terry, alias Arthur Henry Smith, alias Arthur Henri' Brown, with whom Florenco O. Groves agreed to commit sulcido at tho Hotel Blatz and who backed out after sho had fulfilled her agreement Monday morning, was arrested ln Raclno tonight and brought back to Milwaukee. Mllllgan calmly detailed tho story of his life and tho Incidents of the woman's death. Ho said that Florenco Groves took carbolic acid In his presence at the hotel aftor sho had mado threo attempts to kill herself. Mllllgan was not married to Florenco Groves. Tho couplo left tho Groves resl-denco resl-denco ln Chicago and eloped with tho Intention In-tention of marrying, but lack of tlmo prevented pre-vented the carrying out of their plans. Knew What End Would Be. "Florenco Groves know what tho ond would bo when sho decided to olope with mo, and she was eager to die with me," Mllllgan said. "Sho was engaged to a Bchool teacher, Clyde Brown, of Orland, 111., but sho loved mo better. I told her that tho day nho married him I would kill myself, or elso would tako my life on her birthday, January 27. Every day that wo woro at tho hotol we planned to kill ourselves. Finally we set Monday morning morn-ing a3 tho date. "Sho begged, and Implored mo not to go first, as sho did not want to boo mo dlo. Sho asked mo to pour out the acid, and I illlcd a wineglass with It. jVs her last request, sho asked mo to hand It to her, but I refused repeatedly. At last oho nerved herself, snatched tho glass nnd swallowed' tho dose at a single effort, dropped tho glass on tho bed bccldo her and lay back, gasping, as sho did so. Watched Her Die. " 'Don't leave mo,' she Implored In a dull whisper. I Boated myself on tho bod nnd watched hor through what seemed to mo llko hours. As I watched the tcrrlblo convulsions that sho undcrwonl. tho foam spreading on hor Hps, tho agonizing staring star-ing of tho oyes, and tho mortal pain expressed ex-pressed ln her every movement, my norvo failed mo. I didn't havo tho courage to follow her." Torry says his right name Is Mllllgan and that ho la wanted In Boston for forgery for-gery nnd larceny. Ho also admits having forged a check while working for tho Hubba Publishing company, New York. Whon he left Now York he went to Boston, Bos-ton, whoro ho wa3 employed on the Boston dally papors at different tlmos. Whllo employed In a clerical position on tho Herald Her-ald ho ndmlts having forged the check which lod him to depart for tho Wost. |