Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1914 — MRS. ROLLAND GATES TRIED TO SUICIDE [ARTICLE]

MRS. ROLLAND GATES TRIED TO SUICIDE

Despondent Wife and Mother Took uarWfe Acid Monday Evening —Will Probably lave.

’■Mrs. Rolland Gates, whose husband is a teamster, tried to end her lite Monday evening at about 6 o’clock, by drinking carbolic acid. The prompt action of members of the family (prevented her grom getting a large quantity of the drug and it is probable that she will live, although her life still hangs in the balance. Mrs. Gates and husband and their three children live northeast of the Rensselaer lumber Co. She is a daughter of Eli Criteer, who died last week. She has ibeen in poor health for some time and this, added to an impression that she was beirig imposed upon by her husband’s father, Jesse I Gates, is responsible, so reports slay, for her rash act. Mrs. Gates seated with the family at the supper table when Jesse Gates entered the home. It is said there was an exchange of disagree able words and that (Mrs. Gates left the table and went to her bedroom, where she took the bottle of acid from a dresser drawer. Anticipating tha", she might commit some rash act/ her husband followed her to the ijoorn and siezed the bottle just as she had it at her lips. Dr. Hemphill was called and by the use of alcohol and -a stomach pump he saved 'her life for the time being, at least, and i® now of the impression that she will live unless her throat is very badly burned. Mrs. Gates is about 30 years of age.

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