Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1914 — DELPHI GIRL IN SUICIDE COMPACT [ARTICLE]

DELPHI GIRL IN SUICIDE COMPACT

Miss Grace Plant and Married Sweetheart Tried to Suicide at - Tecumseh Trail Sundayr Miss Grace L. Plant, daughter of Mrrand Mrs. Joseph Plant, of near Delphi, and Emil Beuhrer, of ToJedo, Ohio, tried to carry out a suicide pact Sunday at Tecumseh Trail, near Lafayette. The Plant girl is 21 years of age. The man is 35 and Js married and has three children. His wife is a cousin of (Miss Plant. Last March Mrs. Beuhrer visited Miss Plant and the. latter accompanied her home. Beuhrer became infatuated with her arnd she returned his affections. His wife became aware of the mutual admiration and recently began suit for divow*. BeuhT«T came to Delphi to see Miss Plant and they arranged to end their’ troubles? by Taking their lives. Poor, simple, love-sick idiots. They took the 7:30 o’clock ear to the trail and locked in each others arms in a secluded spot beheath a large tree they drank the poison. Beuhrer staggered to the main entrance of the trail and fell unconscious. He was seen by several and an ambulance was called and he was rushed to a hospital. The girl was found later and she, also, was taken to a hospital. Heroic efforts saved their lives. Each admitted IKelr love for the other attd letters which they had written on Saturday night explained to relatives that they had entered into an agreement to die together.