Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-15 | Page 1 | Movie Girls Try Suicide

MOVIE GIRLS TRY SUICIDE Detective Says It Is Time Timeto to Call Halt Halt in iii Hollywood HOLLYWOOD Cal July 15 my By B The Associated Press Two Two Holly holly- Hollywood hollywood wood motion picture extra girls are in hospitals one in a critical condition as the result of their suicide attempts early today toda Virgins Burke 17 17 swallowed two kinds of poison after leaving a party part held by other film extras at the home of Marjorie Stewart She Is in a critical condition in the psychopathic ward of the general hos hos- hospital pital I Miss Stewart said the girl walked I out of ot the party when she found that a man she was crazy about was not to be b there Genevieve Taylor 20 the other film extra was given ghen treatment for deep slashes m in her wrists She said she shedid shedid did It Just for fun ton Her condition Is 1 not serious and she was returned to the he home of her sister Madeline who had brought her to the hospital After leaving the party Miss Burke engaged a taxi to ride around a while athile The driver later found her unconscious and called the police pollee She was revived at the hospital but re reused re- re refused refused fused used to say anything about herself herselt or her act Captain of Detectives Detect James Bean Dean head lead of the homicide squad ordered the girl placed In the psychopathic ward saying that any girl who drinks poison polson because she is bored with life or or- crazy about a man or seeking a thrill In that manner is In my opinion Insane I will ask Insanity commit commit- commitments commitments commitments ments in all future cases The time has las come to put a stop to love lo crazy Urn film struck girls attempting their own lives