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Show Unhappy Woman iies by Own Hand Qriof Over Separation From. Husband Leads Mrs, Eva Cooper to Commit Suicide. So fast had misfortune followed her footsteps that at the ago of 30 years Mrs. Eva Cooper yesterday morning ended a Ilfo which had seen moro trouble than many of twice Its Jont'th- Sho died, it la thought, by her own hand. An overdose over-dose of etrychnlno did the work. Sho was a professional nur30 Her husband. H. S. Cooper, according to a letter sho wrote when expecting death, Ib in Farm-ington. Farm-ington. New Mexico. Separation from this huBband, ana blighted hopes of reunion, seem to have caused the deed, If such It was, A soroam alarmed roomers In the St Omor, at Jli South Second West street, during tho mornings early hours. Thuy ran to Mrs Cooper's room and found her writhing In agony on tho floor. In a short tlmo, In splto of Dr. Gibson's efforts, tho unhappy woman had died. According to lottors and to a story of her life, which sho had written In blank verso, Mrs. Cooper hnd fought against mlsfortuno slnco sho was a girl- Sho married mar-ried at tho age of 15. Later a boy was born. Ho Is now with tho father, who Is a shuopmnn. Separation followed. Then camo efforts at reconciliation on tho part of the wife. Theso apparently might havo borno fruit. It would also seem that the husband had contributed to hln wifo's support. For some reason things did .not movo smoothly and tho reunion failed to como about. Then camo death. Roomers In th St. Omcr say Mrs, Cooper was suffering from heart troublo. Thoy say sho took strychnine for this. But tho doso sho had taken was far too largo for anything of that sort, Mrs. Cooper had stayed In tho house nlnco November. No-vember. Sho was behind In her room rent. She had written a letter, which who failed to mall, to hor parents, tolling them that she was soon to rejoin her husband. |