The New York herald., 1867-04-11
STRANGE CASE Of ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Two yomng Girls Resolve "a Die Together.
very strange Of attempted suicide by poisoning,
The victims OF which are two young girls from New
Jersey came light yesterday afternoon in the Twenty
second precinct The facts Of the arar follows:
II appears thas young girl named Rosanna O'Donncl
aged fifteen, who lived with her parents at No. l6s
Bloomfield street, above Fourth in Hoboken, in the
habit Of choosing her daily companion in her walks
and social pleasures another young GIRL named Elizabeth
Barry, aged sixteen, who also resident Of Hoboken
Although TO all outward appearance the latter what
Is called 10 parlancs respectable in mode and
manner she foosd favor in the syes Of Miss o DON
ners father who. for rsascn best known TO him.
ssl did not consider hsr "a company for hs daughter,
on several occasions took opportunity inform her. at
the same time prohibiting her beine found anywhere
or N any srss offence ns . ana on
Sunday last aer her father had scolded her severely
for having disobeysd his commands she showed
evident signs OF extreme displeasurc. and II would
resolved 70 dssmbarsss hcrsef from hcs fathers i'm
snd FOR ihis Il city where ere they intended g de ossshsr
This resolution she carried into ecct on sunday nghf
ansSs % % ~S ss1 Of ns Where
she and her companion stayed In this city from tho
hour Of thsr arrival hero has not besn asccrtaned but
the first trace OF the runaways vas found on Monday
night by officer Whitman, OF the Twsnty-second
precinct, who happened 70 notice them riding
about eight o'clock. he again discovered them
entering The gate OF the weehAwken ferry At the foot Of
Forty second street, and short Time afterward ho
called upon by . lady from the Jersey Shore who in
formed him that she Of the opinion that the two
girls had poisoned themselves, they thcn lying
IN an insonsble condition the highway, half mile
from weshawken On being told By the officer that he
could the river for such purpose the woman
returned 10 the boat and the unfortunate girls were
Afterwards brought 70 this side wagon on
tho boat 0fIcsr Whitman tbcn took them in charge
and had them conveyed to the Twenty-ssco pre-
cinct station house, where on examination two
Walls labelled "lnudnnum' found In their
dress pockets. Tho vals had been empted OF one
half their contents The inanimate bodies were then
ssnt 70 Bellevue hospital whore everything n now
being done toward saving The lives Of the unfortunate
girls, and the pbyscans in charge have good hopes
of their final recovery.
Tho following ettor which, 70 judge from its soiled
and worn appearance must have been written several
days ago. was found on tho person Of Mas Donncl
DEAR MoTHu--I left Hobokcn on Sunday night my
self and Rose We went away and stopped away until
Tuesday following. whom W ended our lives have
never had any comfort since 7 back from the
country. hope 10 meet with ycu In heaven Fare
we'll, dear mother and sister. forcvermore kIss se
Kittic for me, NOT forgetting Paddy and Jennie and ne
little baby. We both died In tho saue way and IN the
Same plaza ny heart is broke NY love % NJ end
MrR Maloy. ny SISTERS residence e ~ los Boomnefd
street. above Fourth. ELIZABETH Akkr.
II R0sANNA WDOkNELL
Goodby, eoodby goodby. We were always together
to1. always loved ono anosher nsFssoao~ We disd
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