Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 15 | 'Tiger Woman' Tries Suicide

H MGER W WOMAN MAN y TRIES SUICIDE r 1 r tiara Clara Phillips Serving f. f Life for Hammer Murl Mur- Mur I d t. t l er r SI Slashes as h es W. W Wrist J QUENTIN IAn Cal Sept 12 12 Clara AP-Clara the th tigel woman vho ho d Alberta Alberta- Meadows vs with Ith a a hammer at Los Angeles In n 1922 still n was being kept under guard here t 19 ay ar after her unsuccessful attempt at- at I at-I tempt to commit suicide by slashing slash slash- ing her wrist with a razor blade J that might be used y t Q c weapon has been taken from Mrs Phillips who announced d' d her i intention or of trying to take her own life again at t We the first opportunity QUARRELS WITH FRIEND Her He was made in solitude or of her cell on Thursday Thurs Thurs- I da day nl night ht September 1 Warden Varden r names ames B. B Holohan said Mrs Phil Phil- f. f had been morOSe and recently r Quarreled with a prison friend Eleanor leanor Buddy Walling serving ive years in connection with witha a bank robbery at Taft After Arter t le lockup hour at S 8 clock Mrs Phillips cut a gash in inter t jer left wrist with a razor blade t she had used in embroidery york She wrapped a towel around r r wrist and It with a weater to avert by prIson officials S l he was unable to stifle her sobs and Mrs James S a. a rion m matron tron investigated and learned what had happened The finding the cut superficial the wound despite too pris- pris liners liner's protests and made no report WILL TRY AGAIN The The next morning another matron v Sam Broyles also learned of je attempted suicide and reported ij to John Carpenter acting yard captain c They gave me a life sentence for hat I did down south Mrs Phil Phil- r tips lips is reported as ae s saying Well WeIl I k 1 life liCe can be fifty years or an hour f Ill TI make it as close to an hour as Ill I'll try it again Its It's no nor r se trying to live in prison I wish wisht t had bad made a good job of it