POISON TAKEN

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1932, Page 5

POISON TAKEN

ACTRESS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. AFTER ANNOUCING ENGAGEMENT (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) .. / (Received this day at 9.2 b am) iLOS ANGELES, July . 29. Lina Basquette, a twenty-five year old actress, swallowed poison to-day a few hours after she had announced her engagement to Teddy Hayes,' formerly trainer to Dempsey, to stifle the rumours that she might marry Dempsey. . .Reside the actress the police found a note addressed to Jack, reading: “I love you, aud only you. I couldn’t help * it. I couldn't .go without you.” . >. -- Physicians said that her was 1 critical. Miss Basquette, who has been twice married,- took f a caustic poison, after spending the, evening with Hnyes. She had been sb despondent' that Hayes said that 'he had telephoned her after he had taken 'her home. ' “Are you all right ?” Hayes had asked. ‘‘Sure I’m all right. I have just taken poison,’’ was her reply. He; rushed to the apartment aud adminstered first aid until the police arrived in answer to an anonymous phone call. The actress was writhing in agony on a . divan. The police said it' might be several days before she was out of danger. Miss Basquette had attempted suicide once before in 1930, after an unsuccessful effort to obtain' the custody of Iter child, from Harry Warner, the brother of her husband, Sam Warner.