Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-19 | Page 6 | Child Seeks Death to Escape Disgrace

CHILD CD SEEKS SEES DEATH DEAT TO ESCAPE DISGRACE Girl Gir Attempts to Kill Kt Herself Because Because Be Be- cause cuse of Drunken Dunken Mothers Mother's Shae Shame Special to Chicago Tribune PHILADELPHIA Feb 15 Little Lite Little Agnes Agnes Agnes Ag Ag- nes Tato she Tato-she she is only 15 years ears old old tried to kill ki herself yesterday because she was ashamed of her own mother who has become an habitual drunkard In the presence of a group of her playmates playmates playmates play play- mates the girl swallowed a cupful of turpentine at her home heme 1020 Euclid street and was taken to St. St Josephs Joseph's hospital The doctors say will wi probably recover but she declares she would rather die The mothers mother's thirst for liquor has proved the ruin of an others otherwise ise respectable respectable respectable respect respect- able family She acquired the habit of drink ten years ago and jt it grew upon her until every effort to reform failed All Al the money she could get went for fot drink and th there thre re was no money she pawned the household goods and pone the childrens children's clothing