New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-18
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG ACTRESS.
ELLA IcALL ENDS HER LIFE WITH CYANIDE Oh
POTASSIUM.

ELLA McALL ENDS HER LIFE WITH CYANIDE OF
POTASSIUM.
A peculiar case of suicide occurred yester-
day az No 400 Fourth-ave.-that of a girl only
seyenteen years old good health surrounded by
lily and friends. Ella Mccall, the suicide, was an
actress aud belonged to Rces Evangeline Troupe.
Though young she had gained fair measure OF success
an utility actress. Her engagement with this company
ended last week, and Friday she to this city
from Boston, joining two sisters and brother living
tho above named place. She appeared somewhat de-
spondent at times since her return but nothing was
thought OF IT, About yesterday she began washing
some clothes and remarked TO her brother John that
that would be the last washing she would do. Even
this attracted no attention. Sitting by the
window in the front he her fall heav to the
floor and when reached her he found her unconscious
with froth on her lips and tightly grasping cup half
full OF an almost colorless liquid Before physician
could be summoned she dead. Deputy Coroner Mil
Ter made a postmOrtem examination last evening, and
I'm the stomach discovered unmstakable evidence OF
poson-eyanIde OF potassium, showing clearly Of
suicide.
Margaret Mccall, a sister OF the dead woman, was
closely questioned by DR.. Miller She said that her
sister was born in Buffalo, aud actress by occupa
ton. She came to this city last Friday Like Berse
she was much troubled with warts upon her hands, and
both used nitrate Of silver TO remove them Last Satur
urday they went TO Dykess drugstore at Thirty
frstst aud FOurtha and asked for something 10
move the stains left By the silver nitrate The clerk
them lump Of cyanide OF potassium, telling them that
It was enough TO kill dozen men, aud labelling It poi
SON" Yesterday morning she started down town with
her sister LIZZIE also actress, to purchase
Things and when in Fourteenthst she thought of the
potassium which up TO this time she had refused TO usc
and returning quickly TO the house. found that 1t hsd
been taken from the place where she had put It, UpOn
returning to the house, she found her sister dead
John Mccall, the brother stated TO a TRIBUNE re-
porter that his sisters suicide must have been due to
love affair. He said that she had been very intimate
with one Eugene Everly actor In the company,
and recently had felt ageved &c his seeming neglect or
her. EVERY had called upon her every day, he SAID uce
her return from Boston, but IL would seem that they
were not reconoled. She continued TO be despOndeur
complaining OF headache, but no one supposed that
she meditated any attempt upon her life.
The further investigation suggested no other reason
for the suicide II is supposed that she must have taken
the poison from the when talking to her brother
and returning 10 the kitchen made solution which she
drank The powerful poison had immediate effect
Three sisters Margaret, Nettie and Ella. and the
brother John, lived together Fourth-ave. The
mother. who gained some nOorety here account OF
her arrest upon charge Of obtaining money
pretences has been In Buffalo, but expected here this
morning.