Show TOOK A young lady of parada Attern attempts pt to commit lucido miss lizzie roberts roberta the 17 year old daughter of joho john L D robeina Robe iti of paradise attempted to terminate terminal nat her earthly existence lat last fridy friday morning by taking a large lare dose dosa of strychnine previous ioui lot he morning of the day mentions menti nid ond it is in not noi known that she ever ent i ii stained an idea of doing away with herself but it seems that her reso resolution lotion t to commit the rash act was formed suddenly in a fit of anger as aa the fl following ling resume of facts in the case as reported by individuals intimate with them shw sh w it appears that on friday morning in about S 0 clock a discussion arose between mr roberts and his daughter relative to some rome altercation that had passed between the girla girl brother and her sweetheart some time previously the father taking the part at af his son eon ail and the daughter espousing the cause of her lover hot words passed and finally the man became so enraged at the girl s stubborn defense of the absent one that he struck or slapped her in the face livid with anger and shame the daughter cried out that her father would never strike e her rai again even as ile he had never done so beffi e A few minutes later she ehe was discovered in the throes of mortal agony frothing 0 at the mouth and displaying every of having taken poison A n glance at the cupboard showed that the strychnine nine bottle was gone ind and the terrible truth was known A telephone message was immediately sent tit for a logan physician until he could arrive the family were advised to rd administer minister antidotes upon the arrival of the doctor the girl lad ead thrown up most of the poison and after further treatment she was pronoun pronounced ceil out of danger though having had a very narrow esca escape it ov from death it is said the father regrets very much his hig hasty action be it eaid aid to his credit he never did anything of the like before and doubtless will preserve his ry nr angood here after the girl is gaii to be still very despondent but the act wa done in ill a fit of ration and when her reason a gain again asserts itself she will doubtless pr why the exper ienco and be thankful that the commission odthe of the terrible crime of self seif murder wa nt consummated |