The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-18
A YOUNG WOMAN'S DESPAIR.

ILLEy M'CArL PoIsoNs HERSELF IN A FIT
or DzsPoNDEScY-HEE SAD STORY.
In q dark bedroom tho second 1oor OF No. 469
Fourth avenue. yesterday, lay dead body OF Ellen
Mccall seventeen years OF age, who took poison Her
thin, pale hanas we're calmly crossed her breast
and tho rich brown hair fell around her shou
dcrA In the morning she In health aud spirits,
playing with her hss!e year old sing
Ing merIily. 81 noon limo found lying by
the side u the bad. partially under It, corpse
She had Just returned home last Friday from Boston
alter finishing an engagement OF two weeks with
Eics's kvaogeiioo Company. She played minor parts
for which she reserved but slight remuneration.
Durpg her absence In Bos,op household snasrs did
prosper. Her mother a visit to friends In
DuGalo aud tho young peopls-two girls and Two
boys-were lett 10 shit Tor themsesves tne consc-
quence that the rent became due and there
money In the house to meet tho
demands OF the landlord This iact was concealed
for short time from deceased not worry her
On the day OF her arrival home. Unconscious OF how
soreiy distressed her brothers and sisters she
wont out shopping on Saturday. ana with the pro-
OF her savings she bougo, herself black
mere dress aud another Tor sister Margaret. In
this way, ana IA presents 10 the children, she laid
out all nor money and b, WIS unt ,ncn that size
learned fiton Of lhe family. Shot
sister, Izze Mccall, who has been residing recently
IN ms G .ne ,.os,ea wei ~
to the wants OF tho family In FOURTH avenue. aud
this thought renewed her mind OF say Asxoty on
that score. When. however. she was Informed to the
contrary tbo news caused ber much anguisn and she
became suddenly dcspondcnt. To add 10 her troubles,
her mother arrested inc 9sh inst by Detective
Ferris OF the Central once, and locked up q charge
OF appropriating the sun, OF o. 2bo, which amount
had loft Ia her charge days previously oy
mistake. IL appears that an express messenger
called at No 469 Fourth Win a money
package sent IRON Boston Mr.. lnsha
Mrs mccall answered the messengers ring ana, as
stated, signed Tor tho package aud appropriated
the contents She has since threatened 10 bring
against the express company fnr false prsonmssI
as she maintains her nuocence Her arrcsi and I'm.
prsonmont, however, preycd upon hoe daughter
culties doubt unsettled the girls reason and
prompted her to the rash act IL appears also that
Ellen was engaged to DO married q wealthy aud re-
spectacle young man named Edward Roope, who In
employed In hat box factory on Seneca street.
Buffalo.
HOW Sue TnE POISON
On last Saturday deceased complained OF being
troubled with warts on her hands, aud In order
move them rubbed hcr hands with nitrate Of
silver or caustic. This biacksDsd her hands 10 re-
move the stains she applied Al the drug store Of Ben
jamn Dyer, NO. 400 Fourth avenue. for u remedy
do this and he told her that he could not sup
rly with the article was a deadly
poison. Alter much persuasion ncr part
no agreed to give her the poison TO
cleanse her hands, but would not take money for H.
IL small white lump Of pruss,ato Of potash, and
stains from her hands by means Of tho poison, she
wrapped thssremainder carefully IN paper aud laid
a corner stand. Yesterday morning Lizzie, tho
sister OF deceased. called Ellen The Fourth
nue. Residence Lzx,e and Margaret, sisters, then
went ous 10 purchase pair OF shoes leaving Ellen