Andrew Johnson - Mistress

[RJNorton]

Was the suicide attempt real or fake? Jenny once posted:

The Evening Star of April 15, 1865, pg. 2, Col. 6 gives details: "THE MISTRESS OF BOOTH ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Ella Turner [no idea where that came from unless she adopted her sister's technique of taking a different last name], the mistress of John Wilkes Booth, No. 62 Ohio Avenue, attempted to commit suicide this morning by taking chloroform. About 11 o'clock, some of the inmates of the house entered Ella's room and found her lying upon the bed apparently sleeping. Efforts to rouse her proved fruitless, several physicians were called in, when it was discovered that she had taken chloroform. The proper remedies were immediately applied, when Ella soon revived and asked for Booth's picture, which she had concealed under the pillow of her bed, at the same time remarking to the physicians that she did not thank them for saving her life. The house No. 62 Ohio avenue is kept by Ella Turner's sister.