Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-06 | Page 1 | Mrs. Massie Tries to Commit Suicide

MRS MASSIE TRIES TO GO COMMIT MIT SUICIDE Principal in Honolulu Assault Case Regrets Divorce GENOA Italy April 6 ShIps ShIp's Ships Ship's officers of the S. S S. S Roma said today that Mr Mrs s. Thalia Fortescue Massie principal figure in the sensational Honolulu assault case of 1932 attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted suicide by slashing both wrists and throwing herself from the liners liner's top deck on the voyage from New York Professor Darrio Borelli director of or the nervous ailments clinic cUnic in Genoa where Mrs Massie has been taken since the ships ship's arrival l yesterday yesterday yester yester- day cIar confirmed the officers' officers report The director said that Mrs Massie told laId him she attempted suicide when the steamer was wag three days out from Genoa because I wanted to die I 1 regretted having hav hay ing got Kot a divorce from my hus hus- band Mrs Massie and Lieutenant Thomas Hedges Massie U. U S. S N N. were divorced di divorced at Reno Reho February 23 Despite Despi e her f 11 of nearly 20 feet fed Dr Borell said that Mrs Massies Massie's I physical injuries were not serious