Bottoroff - Anna
ANNA BOTTOROFF
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review Nov 24, 1910 p 7
Waynetown Nov 22 - Miss Anna Bottoroff, who drank carbolic acid Sunday evening while despondent over the supposed faithlessness of her sweetheart, Homer Warrick, died at the home of James Gray near here about midnight Monday. Heroic efforts were maid to save Miss Bottoroff's life but they proved of no avail and she passed away in terrible agony. Her funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Union Chapel Church and burial will be made in the cemetery there. Homer Warrick, whose supposed faithlessness was the cause of the terrible tragedy is said to be heart broken over the untimely death of Miss Bottoroff. The two young folks had been going together for some time.
Of late, it is understood, they had several disagreements but as far as known all trouble had been smoothed over. Sunday evening Miss Bottoroff was expecting Warrick to call on her and after waiting several hours for him to come, she quietly retired to her room where she was found some time later by members of the Gray family. It is thought that, had she been discovered sooner, her life could have been saved. She had given no hint of her intentions to take her own life. Miss Bottoroff was about 20 years of age and had lived in this vicinity all her life. Her parents are dead and she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Eva Heath and her grandfather, Elijah Bottoroff of this place. Before taking the potion of acid Sunday night Miss Bottoroff wrote a farewell letter to her sister, Mrs. Heath and left directions for her funeral. These will be carried out. The tragedy has cast a gloom over the community where Miss Bottoroff was well known. She was living at the home of James Gray, 1 1/2 miles south of here.
Same page -- Waynetown, Ind Nov 21 - Despondent because of the failure of her sweetheart, Homer Warrick to call on her Sunday evening, Miss Anna Bottoroff, 20 years of age, drank a portion of carbolic acid at the home of James Gray, 1 1/2 miles south of here Sunday night. She was discovered in an unconscious condition in an upper room of the house at an early hour Monday. Her body was cold and she had the appearance of being dead. Dr. AN Hamilton of Waynetown was summoned. He applied restoratives but her recovery is doubtful. Miss Bottoroff had kept company for a long time with young Warrick, who is a son of a farmer. Of late the pair had had several quarrels. As a result of these unpleasantnesses she was sad. However, they had always made up friends again. Sunday she expected the young man to call on her and when he failed to come she was broken-hearted. She said nothing to alarm the family but retired quietly to her room. There she wrote a letter to her sister, Mrs. Eva Heath, recently married, and left arrangements for her funeral. She told her sister how she wished her personal property disposed. Mrs. Heath lives near this village. Anna had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. James Gray since she was a little child. She is considered an estimable young woman. - kbz