| Show I LIfE PALLS AND WOMAN YOMAN TAKES POISON POISONS S Cr Caroline roline Hasard Bennett MaKes MaRes Attempt to r Kill Hill Herself S Believing that life ifo hell held no hope of 5 m for her Caroline Bennett D bett better r known as IS ilas- ilas ard rd made mado an unsuccessful n attempt terpt on her life yesterday a afternoon Tho woman wOJ wOJa wom woin- an au a was discovered in a semi conscious condition on at her ber home 78 et avenue avenue by br W. W Cobb who Cobb who had been her escort to the iho theatre Saturday night ni bt At that timo the life Ire of tho the woman is alc alleged d to have been threatened b by William E E. E Lucas a S soldier er at Port Fort Douglas As soon as 5 Cobb discovered the con con- condition of or tb the tb woman he telephoned the tl- tl lolice and she lic hc was taken to the thu emergency emer gency goncy o e hospital where Dr was us wilting After a R short time hmo tho the doctor doc doe tor for pronoun pronounced the woman out of dan dm ger r. r Sh She was ee tak taken n from tho tle emer emergency l J gency hospital this morning moning to the homo 1010 of tiC f a n friend frend Prior to the attempt on her ber Ufo lifo tho the woman left Ji tU two letters leters one of which road a as follows I do 10 not not wish anyone to be blamed for what I am am about to do so 50 write these theo row few Hues I am tired so o tired tred and ma see sea no rt rest t this side of the be grave rI r I have suffered 1 havo have u nothing thin to look forward to nothing to look back upon but misery What hat is there for met mci Appreciates Kindness Kidess T r thank everyone c who has bas been kind to me mc nn and h hope pe I my folks w will for- for h c ho mo me but J I canno cannot stand it any my longer f r only hope that I am taking I Ithe the ri right ht kind kini of tuf and me enough h of of it i. i CAROLINE CAROLIN N. N A. A I I P P. P S. S Tell E. E W. W Senior Jud Judge e. e building and there is n a letter also for I him bim on n top of my pasteboard board box at t S. S court T. T J J. 2 No o. o 1 Lambert The Tho envelope addressed to Mr Senior container contained a sealed scaled letter Jeter on the eu eu- eu of which was written with a n lead pencil To bo be bp sent rc registered to Walter Bull Buhl Ida immediately after m my death not ilot before For no noone one oDe else to lo read without his fion sion Ir Senior said this morning that as the woman was not dead he would not DOt fend the letter nor Dor would ho open it without instructions from her ber Court ourt records re show the woman has d A-d 1 a moro more or less Jess strenuous ns life for rear i A About but seven cn years cars ago Arthur 5 g then a deputy sheriff went vo o 0 tho the Ia ar home hom with a writ ri of attachment at at- nt for two horses which it i was wa Alleged J ea had been heen stolen Met ret at at Point of Rifle daughter met him and at atthe at the point of a rifle rife drove tho the officer from front the pl place ce Later she he fhe was arrestS arrest arrest- arest 1 S i 11 l on the charge chargo of interfering with wih an feer in tho the discharge of or his chit duty Tho rho trial resulted in in her hr acquittal on OD tho ground rund that tp th writ bal hu not beet bee I properly signed by a justice of tho the peace at the tho time the tle officer undertook S to o erve it i. i Cummings w was wis sned for False calse imprisonment but tho the caso case never nc an arne ame to trial trial S A fe few years cat a ago o M Miss 5 lasar married a man Inn nl named cd Bennett who wll was n n ii j at Fort Port Douglas Bennett was 1 later transferred to another r post hut but S after his bis discharge returned l to this thi city where ho i ii saul said sail to be bo living at pres pres pres- p.- p. tnt ent Alleging Alc in support nonsupport Mrs r Bennett Ben n nett t sued for and nr obtained r a divorce Prior to thi this tune timo tilo William E F Tuca Lucas Lucasa a aS S t n now nw stationed at t Fort Fart Douglas started to 11 hay his hi attentions to tho the I c to her ler friends frieDl hi 5 attentions were cre not wanted and tho the j IK 15 alleged to havo threatened to toS S 1 kill the woman Sin Sho had bad him hiD arrested ted Ii t n tho the ebar charge e but he h was wa wal acquitted renter ater she sho was vas arrested l on OIL a n charge of a u disorderly house home but was acS ac S quitted putted S Lucas Continues Attention i It I is il alp alleged allege that Lucas continued to ry n and anti force bi his attentions after theS the tho S divorce and that ho again threatened to lo kill ki her ber and V V. W. Cobb her escort i near 13 the postoffice Saturday night night S Lucas was arrested and is now in the rit i jail jail In n speaking of the tlc woman this morning morn morn- mor iu ing Mr Ir Senior said baid I 1 first firt became acquainted with wib tho family when they lived H over o tho river on Eh Eighth lh South street te t several year ago Th They Jived un-il rl J in a little tumbled down shack which had bail very every y mark of ol of poverty The Tho rather father peddled for ot a n in 1 td One ODe 11 day lie lio came to mo me 10 ul told tol m mi that his Ids laughter was Jn n the county jail ai on the hr harge c of f resisting an officer who had i. i come DO to get some Solon hor ores rj T I felt sor sorry t for fr th the girl tl and defended her when the iise mc came caine to trial I Some Somo time timo later her parents parent moved S t o Idaho leaving Ja her in this city She S. S risked asked nl mo me to 10 sign a library card cad for her herand nail and I did il so 0 For Jor the Ol last list five hc or s six S. S years warf she sho has Ims studied hard haid hail t to secure an and in addition to her studies Ila has studied music and nd nt at t the ho pre present ent time j is n a member of the J Ladies Ladies' O. O A. A Jt R. R 1 band and Shin Sho has had few fet opportunities in in life but has lias tried to snake make the best of them 1 I have havo not rn en or beard from froni frol her ber for or I several days |
