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Show PREFERRED DEATH TO SEPARATION St lyjuis, Aug. 5. Preferring death to pepuratlon from her sister and oetc-ntion in a reform school, Carrie Meyerkord. 15 years old, last night evaded a policeman and ended her life by drinking carbolic acid. Patrolman Pa-trolman Krewitt was in the house at the request of George Meyerkord. the father, who Intended to place tho child in a home for lncorrlgibles. Carrie left the room where the police- officer was sitting, after say-ti.p say-ti.p she was going to wash her face -stead she went into the yard and entered n shed, where she barred ihe door and twollowed a half-ounce of ju Id. She died in the ambulance on the way to the North End dispen-sr.ij |