Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Girod, Mrs. Paul June 19, 1902
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Walnut Valley Times, June 20, 1902 Volume XXXIII Number 22
Suicide

Mrs. Paul Girod Takes Poison - Laudanum and Carbolic Acid. She Wanted to Die

Mrs. Paul Girod, committed suicide at her home in the southwest part of the 
city last night by taking a dose of landanum and a few minutes later a dose of 
carbolic acid. Mrs. Girod is a daughter of Mrs. J. M. Parrick, wife of the 
veterinary surgeon, by her first husband, J. E. Buckner. She was twenty-one 
years of age.

The story which lead to the terrible deed of last evening is a sad one indeed; 
Something over two years ago Paul Girod, an honest and hard-working young 
fellow and his wife came to the city from Fairview township. Girod worked at 
the Delmonico, learning the baker's trade under instruction of L. A. Bush. 
Later Bush acquired possession of the restaurant and some time later sold out. 
Mrs. Girod was working him at that time and Mr. Girod was employed in the 
bakery. Mr. Bush sent his wife back east after he sold the place, ostensibly 
intending to join her within a few months. While she was gone he roomed at the 
Girod home which was then in the first house west of Allebach's shoe shop on 
Central Avenue. A growing intimacy sprang up between Bush and his apprentice's 
wife, and Girod, becoming suspicious of her infidelity and finally becoming 
convinced that there were improper relations between the two, made the 
accusation to her and threatened to abandon her. She filed suit for divorce on 
the ground of extreme cruelty and the case in pending at this term of the 
district court. The court granted her temporary alimony and made an order on 
Girod who immediately went to Iowa presumably to escape the order.

It is said that Bush's wife became cognizant of the state of affairs here and 
had returned to investigate. At first her fears were allaed and nearly 
dispelled but someone told her of rumors that had been around and she again 
became suspicious. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bush met Mrs. Girod and her mother 
on Main street and accosted them, asking an explanation of the relations 
between her husband and the other woman. They went to Bush's homek north of the 
G.A.R. Hall on railroad street to talk it over. Bush appeared while the women 
were there. Mrs. Girod confessed the whole matter and Mrs. Bush offered her 
husband the alternative of choosing either his wife and child or Mrs. Girod. He 
decided to stay with his wife. The three talked and wrangled for several 
minutes and ended up by the two women attacking Bush, fighting, scratching and 
choking him. They were separated by Mrs. Parrick who took her daughter home.

As soon as they arrived home, about 7:45, Mrs. Girod went into her bedroom, the 
southwest room in the house, and took about two teaspoonsful of laudanum which 
Dr. Parrick had kept to use in his practice. Her mother discovered that she had 
taken poison and informed her husband, who went to a neighbor's after an 
emetie. While he was gone Mrs. Girod eluded her mother and snatching from its 
place of concealment a four ounce vial half full of carbolic acid, drank the 
contents at a single gulp and fell on the bed, writhing in horrible agony. She 
soon became unconcious. Drs. Miller and Koogler were called, but it was nearly 
half an hour after the act was committed and it was impossible to do anything 
to save her life. She died at 11:50.

The funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 o'clock.

Bush left town after midnight.

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