The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
JEALOUSY IN THE GREEN ROOM
A Newark Actress Love. Dcspcusesey. s.a
Atsempt ~ Suicide.

Susie J. Mumert went to the managers
room Of Egyptian Hall to tell the story OF hor
attempt mt suicide In Newark on Saturday even
ing. I'm only o ballet girl now" said she.
but the proprietor Of this theatre has another
strong girl in training and in week or two she
will be pitted against me TO wrcstle."
Miss Mumert's stage name IL Youths. Six
weeks ago she first went on the stage in Central
Park Garden with Alyou IA GrBco- Roman
wresters. Alyou's real name ia Minnie Do
lands They went into training together at tho
City Hotel In this city. Their quarrel led to tho
attempt at suicide. Il hope never shall 500
her again" said Youths she has always been
agai INST me. She used to take wrong holds and
hurt me. and when i came her turn to fall she
wouIdn,t AL. aud then I'd get spunky and
wouldn't TALL. l used to yet worn out somS-
stronger"
Alyou il tall athletic blonde. but plain look
!ng. Youtas is n brown haired. comedy faced.
symmetrically formed girl Of twenty ycnrs.
ries in Newark YESTERDAY. tho following account
OF the circumstances that have brought the Two
before the public was glcaned:
While tho Columbia Opera House Company
travelled recently. the stage manager. j. stan
sill. WIS attentive TO lOutas TO such an extent MS
Youtas says. became jealous Afierward STAN
sill became stage manager OF wards Opera
House In Newark. and the two GRECO Roman
place Youias mover drinks beer. She
has sworn that she will not touch II so
long IA she remains on the stage. Sho
IL o,s'usion for IT, but she will not drink beer.
On Friday might S;ans went into the barroom
waited for him there because no was eccus-
tome, TONED 70 go home WI, her whlle
soms oher ers encred ' T6Sy e
her that Mrs. stansill was -, outside.
with pistol ready TO shoot her. What they
said made Stanslll drink "A great deal more. At
length shc went home alone. She now believes
that these girls were only guying her, though
sill got very angry and broke u lot Of
furniture in rooms in Newark on hearing
Of the intimacy with her husband. she did not
wards she heard of 1t. and WIS very angry. but
she has forgiven him for that. bcc'ruse sho con-
was. On Saturday tho girls Of the troupe
told her that stanslll had spoken
~ Of her. having said among other things. that
him. and he promptly denied 1t. She also heard
from the girls that Alyou had gone into the box
during performance. and had told Mrs. stan
sill about Mr.. stansilfs attentions to tho lair
wrestler, and thus had been the occasion OF all
The trouble. AiteTwnrd the girls told her that
she need not belieye his denial. THIS made her
very downcast. She did not caro- what she did.
She told some OF them that she was going To-
commit suicide. In tho evening she bought
three one-quarter grains of morphine ut Or.
alleged at O. i. inzey drug Store. Alter the
pct WAS through she went right home TO her
boarding house. II was then about II O'Clock;
As Alyou returned home at O'Clock she found
Susie unconscious on the bed. Antldotes saved
her life.
she talked ncohercutly. demanding that Stan
sill be brought 10 her. She Threatened to drown
herself. She said somebody had betrayed her
confidence. and was overheard TO speak name
that sounded Ike Tom Costello She said she
wanted To- see him and tho little girl. In her
room was found hymn book carefully
wrapped up. and as was said. directed 10 her
mother At Hot Springs. Adams county. Va.
Yesterday morning Miss Mnniert hal recov-
cred sufficiently to GO 10 New York. Lust even
Ing she WIS in good spirits and said She would
never got into such trouble again. She denied
uIut She lntendnd " takr nrsnnie.