The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

A Mother Casts Herself and Her Child into the
North River-Hcr Dress Buoys Her Up and
She IL Rescued by tho Grew Of Weasel
The Trials and NIiseries Of EmiRrane
Family, &c.
''Ellen johnson, insane" the entry the dockse
Of the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morning.
which was intended for young woman who stood b.
fore the bar. holding in her very young child
There something which attracted the spectators q.
tenton moro than her manifest weariness; something
which interested aside from that sick babe lying IL
mothers breast its great blue eyes filed with
full light The figure Of the woman Of medium height,
well knit and rounded. Her face English her fsa-
regular almost beautiful and wealth Of goldsa
hair fell from beneath straw hat over her neck
and shoulders Hor light gray eyes cad and roa
led and her countenance bore an expression wretche
miserable haggard. Some trouble Affecting her TO-
deeply to allow her to take note Of passing objecs ths
crowded, curious throng the policemen either side q
her, or the gaze OF tho magistrate fixed ups .
her. She gave thought TO these and,
that would and then az her eyes upon her
babe and hug the poor weak thing 10 her breast Win
some terrible blow and could no. be induced 70 aks be-
glance from the floor ON which rested But In thae
face there was no shame-t wss not that y was gs9
tell nothing Of the womans trouble, further than thus
pacing his beat on Bank street near lie North river s.
had heard splash in the river and woman's cry. He
ne% s'ss :: g:
in the direction OF dark object which noated on the
They s :sea ps ' ss sd n The s Ss ~
the screw, and they pulled towards the pier.
Arrived there they had given INTO bis charge the prs
holding 20 her breast in s!ose embrace the bsbs ws6
was nov wsiling piisousy The officer had taken the
the Ninth precinct whore they had bssn furnished wtE
cieaa dry change OF clothing They bad there que0-
Ellen johnson they could gain nothing nom her. g
they had entered her the record Een yohmon, -
sanb; had kept nsr there over night and tho iex@
's Sc would say u o
therefore 'Eien johnson Insane" with her sckIy bsbs
e SSs. c & ;.s the :
Following hsr 70 the station house. however, and
speskng kindly % the poor woman she vssly sofsnsa
which she did interrupted BY fits Of weeping Her rgns
name Emily Campbell; year ago shs had nsr!isl
ing they might do better in this country they had
embarked on board vessel They landed in Batimose
msforuus happened. Two large chests con,auing The
greater portion OF their clothing and effects were stolen.
They reached New York almost psnness and obtained
confinement close hand and they had 10 go Into
furnished lodgings; their money had dwinded away and
The wife ssd thai her husband did complain she
thought he was satisfied On Saturday her little
RsGs Wine her hascsnd was out Al work during
the dag she had taken up her poor fcversh infant and
had gone into he street She walked hcrc there through
the crowded Broadway and up and down by strests.
past elegant and groups Of people who seemed 70
b so happy But she dad not beg; she could NOS 90
that She pondered over her troubles and gradually
straycd 20 the edge Of the river II night now, an4
she could 500 the lights flashing here and there from
vessels in the and happy homes on the distans
shore The thought came to her that she would not be
burden 10 her husband longer; II was but leap,
splash and then would close hcr and her
little one and they would give him trouble more On
the impulse she had leapcd from the pier, but Co
would let her de, and her dress had kept her up
until the boat reached her She wanted 10 60 back 70
her husband now; he lived at 147 Thompson strcse sns
did not think he would complain blame her, ana
would Be perhaps best Then the wretched motnM
looked ct her child and said that II has caugnt mo9
cold and worse could not live A. this shc so0oes
as though undons Al soon % the above facts Ye!y
learned an officer was sen a, once for the husband 70
come In hia nj n the aiatson house.