The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-19
ROSE EYTINGE POISONED.
SMILES BEFORE THE FOOTLIGHTS
AND sORROW At HONE.
What Looks Like "A Deliberate Attempt nj
suicide-The UDhnppy Years Of Married
Life Of MIR. aud Mrs. ueorge II, Butler.


What Looks Like n Deliberate Attempt nj
suicide The Unhappy Years Of Married
Life Of MIR. aud Mrs. oeorge II, Butler.
From, the nIloaukes { W,s) Sentinel June Is.
The rumor ran through the Newhall
House last evening thu Rose Evtinge was dying
in her room In that hotel. TIE story was that,
by either accident or design. she had taken an
overdose Of land9num and ina, her i'is vas de
inge who had been out walking, informed her
cousin, Mrs. Juin. WHO Is travelling with her as
cOmpaniVn that she was going TO her room TO
take a nap, and that she did not wish TO be dis
turbed tin O'Clock. She then retired. Shortly
Receivine no answer and finding the door fast
ened, she became alarmed, aud summoning aid.
the door was brokeniin. Miss Eytinge was lyinz
on the bed unconscious. A tbrec-ounce bottle,
mnrkcd Iaudanum, was empty on the { ble by
her side. All efforts to arouse her proving una
valing, medical aid was summoned. The ply
ticians applied stomach pump and gave her an
emetic. Although 10 partial stupor and un.
30 great Is her strength that three or four men
were necessary to hold her. After two hours
hard work ON the part OF the physicians she
showed signs OF returning animation and con-
sciousness.
1t required great pnd constant efforts on the
part Of her watchers to keep her from falling
again into siA,s Of stupor, aud violent rene
dies, such as priexinR her flesh with pms, aud
shaking her, had to he kept up constantlv Tor
hours. She strUve as soon "a she knew what
was going on to be let alone and begged to be
allowed to die. Five men we're called In, and
they kent up the prirkine with pins and sw y
ing her body, though she protested that the
effects OF the poison had passed away, and that
she wished 10 sleep. She repeatedly said that
she wished to die and would not.live. she rec
ognized those about her, and thanked them,
but said several tunes that " was no use trying
to save her. as she was bound TO die; she had
determined upon this three days ago, and would
not be baked OF her design. She knew what
she was doing, she said, and had deliberately
planned her death. Her friends demonstrated
with her, but she was innexihie;
na.. ~ has ria mt A
"I'ts glad to see you alive" Miss EyiinGe said,
"Im not glad to be alive" The girl replied that
she must be glad, and Miss Eytinge said, You
must not tell me | lie / wish ! were dead"
Ater nat under tns pr OF s nqd hs Ss
came calm, and when last seen by the reporter
was lying quietly propped on pillows on the
floor, calmly conversing with her friends. The
physicisns then considered all danger past. and
were sanguine OF speedy recovery. lhey say
that she took enough laudanum to Kill several
ordinrry women, and that nothing but her i'm
mense physical strength and ROBUST constitution
saved her life. At midnight her manager Nj;
| Mayer, felt encouraged TO believe that she will
\ be able 20 appear aa Rose michel again tonight,
but this Is somewhat doubtful, az great prostra-
| tion must follow her illness.
why she took the laudanum is not clesr. One
| theory is that she had been troubled for some
| time with sleeplessness aud took II TO induce
sleep, that by accident she TOOK too much. with
the painful results given above. She slept none
the night before. and this lends probability 10
| the theory. On Tuesday night, after PLAYING
| remarkably well. abe returned to her hotel III
nich spirits. That al ernoon she consulted her
| manager about employing an attorney TO draw
| up some legal document for her. YESTERDAY
| forenoon she went out alone. and returned ri
| about noon, having the document with her. II
| IL understood to be power OF attorney TO her
! cousin, Mrs JUN, TO take charge Of her propert,
| in New York. Wnile out, IL seems, she procured
! the phial OF laudanum.
| Another theory Is that family troubles In
| duced her to thus try to end her sorrows. Hei
| life has been checkered one. Fun OF brilliant
and wel-earned trumphs on the stage, II ha;
| contained more pain and intense suffering III
private than would Kill most women. Five oi
| six wears ago sue married to Mr.. George III
| Butler, then o prom sing New York Journalist
| lie Is n nephew Of Gen. II njamin i. Butler. He
| WIS for time editor OF UHhcs' Spirit Of M
| Times. and was widely known as one OF It's cor
| RESPONDENTS over the nom de plume :" Rihe.
| About i've wears ago he was appointed bl
| President Grant Consul to Egypt, but was re-
| called owing To his participation In adisgrncefu
| ARRAY. After his return he resumed hts posi-
| zion n a journalist, and was until few months
| ago editor OF the 1rrudtrn. Since his connec
tiou with tn At journal ceased be mas been com
past lew months he has been in Washington a
newspai CT correspondent. Their married lie
| by all accounts. was very unhappy. She wa
| greatly attached to him, but his dissoiut
| courses filled her with grief and covered lie
| With shame. beautiful fUur-year old DO,
now with hts mother. Is the sole fruit OF tn
union. Last week. while she was 1lling an Ell
they lived together In the Motel. she spoke %
her near trio to san Francisco, and lac said h
would precede her aud engage rooms Tor hei
lie then retained To Washington. IL Is not i'm
probable that her domestic difficulties were tn
cause VI her act yesterday.