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Show BY FIFTY GHAUTS OF MORPHINF. "Mrs. B. II. naynor)' Attempts to Solve the Problem of Whether Life Is Worth Living. Late last night a woman living with a family in tiie frame house east of the Metropolitan Hotel attempted to commit suicide by taking morphine, and early i this morning a Democrat reporter called I at the house to get information concern- I ing the matter.' A lady came down stairs in answer to the reporter's ring at the door, and informed him that for any information in-formation concerning the matter Dr. Potter Pot-ter would have to be seen. Accordingly, the reporter went to Dr. Potter's office, in the Union Block, and learned the following follow-ing particulars of the case. About a week ago she went to the house i mentioned, having previously been at one of the city hospitals, where she had remained sick for a couple of weeks. She had no home, and was taken in out of charity by the family living iu the frame house. Suspecting that something was the matter, with her, the people went to her room, which they found fastened, and were compelled tn chop their way in with an ax. They found her in a comatose condition, and at once gave her ah emetic and also sent for Dr. Potter. On the doctor's arrival he found her almost entirely unconscious He administered an antidote and bean Cher treatment to arouse her, which was partially accomplished. - She took about 50 grains of morphine which had been purchased at Smith's' the firuggist. Dr. Potter has no hopes of her recovery, such being his report when he last visited her this afternoon. The woman left two letters, one to the lady she was staying with, telling her all about her troubles, and one to a voting gentleman in this citv who bai hi. friended her. In this latter letter she said she was tired of living, liv-ing, that she wished she could see her husband before she died, that she hoped she would not be brought back to life, and imploring the young gentleman not to write her relations in the East anything any-thing regarding her troubles, but directed him to send word to her uncle that she was dead. Both letters are signed "Mrs . " Raynor." The doctor savs he is quite satisfied that she was an honorable woman, and not, as it is reported, re-ported, a woman of bad character. The lady with whom she has been for the past week says she has had no callers, and that fact goes to confirm the statement, bhe had not at any time been sufficiently ?ledl- g.'-ve a?y intelligent statement, and by this time is likely dead. |