The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-20
AWAITING BURIAL.
THE ropY OF poor ELLIE M'cALL nor YET
INrERRRD-GRAvELEss ron WANT OF NON
rY-soME HEAIrHENDISG SCENES ABOUT

INIERRRD-GRAvELESs FOR WANT OF MON
Ex-soME HEAHrHENpISo SCENES ABOUT
THE CORPSE OF THE YOUNG SUICIDE
The body of the young actress. Ellie Mccall, lay In
an iced coffin all yesterday In front room on tho
second floor OF No. 400 Fourth avenue. The girl has
now been dead since Wednesday, when she poisoned
herself IN melancholy ut on learning that sne was
deceived by her lover, Eugene Eberlc Anew ma
ony ladies and young girl, an old friend OF Eliiss
watched around tho dead. The mothcr arrived In this
city from Buffalo yesterday morning at about eight
O'Clock, aud she, too, was in the room
with tho watchers The bo1y lay unburod be-
cause tho dead girls family had no. money
enough to have it Inferred friends who might DO
counted on 10 assist this emergency were absent
from the city. The HERALD reporter on visiting the
place was Informed that assistance needed 10 bury
the untor innate girl this Is The fourth day the
remains have lam in tho coln il VIII be charitable
deed tho part OF those xho may be willing to lend
a helping hand to como speedily TO tho famy's AID
cnAzED FROM Gxikr.
As the remains lay In the coffin yesterday the face
Of dead girl exposed and IL was very beautiful
in DEATH Tho brown hair which toll richly over the
forehead was parted aud the features bore most
Tranquil expression cvidcncing not the slightest dis
,or,ion. There melancholy impress on the lace
even in its licless form, but who saw It could
contrast to tho sentiment OF tho poor girls death
was the days story OF tho rest oil the
family John the son, had II was stated, been drink
ing during the night TO relieve the profound grief he
felt Tor his sisters sudden death. he 1ad not eaten
anything since tho ciess body nrst met ms eyes after
tie sad, ncctonxto and silent parting she had nal
with nm. shortly after six O'Clock yesterday morn
ing he went out 10 tho street and In a lew minutes
ailerwnrd he fell in NJ and It took several mcn 10
carry him into The house Ono 81 tncsc men he bit
the arm while IN paroxysm. Immediately
alter entering Que oil The outer rooms NO
stru nj quilting him.
and sczed with his hands the arm oil his dead sisters
friend with an iron grip. but fortunately did nor no
serious hurt. John IL powerful young man OF about
nineteen or twenty, and u was NO easy matter 10
manage him. A doctor was sent Tor, who recon-
nendsd 70 DO sent 10 hospital When the Violence
Of passed The young fellow himself desired 10
| be taken somewhere away from nis dead SISTER he
called her name again ana ngan anu so1oeu ~ ~:
situation in The house. soon arrived aud conveyed the
young man 10 Bsii.vre Hospital! where dur.
| physicians ana away from all exciting causes
improved considerably, and no fears were enter
| tained oil serious consequences In his case.
THE SISTER scEyE.
| more painful account WAS given relative to the
conduct OF dead girls sister, Lizzie She appeared
on the scene during the forenoon, and according TO
the statements made about her, acted III very tcsty
manner, 10 say tue least, toward her mother She
was accompanied by u gentleman friend and did
NOT remain long. But while she was IN tho
room her mother and herself had very
over the dead girls cofin which harsh BIT
and lamcnlabic for Others 10 hSa:. Curses werc
freely the scene, represented, very
painful male friend Of the family said to the
rcpor,cr-''Lizzis had diamond ring on her finger
upon which she could realize all the expenses ncces-
sary.' And the mother SAID, ~ wish 1t was
she iLizzc) was there that coffin instead Of poor
Ellie. II was all Lzzc's iault that VIC are in this
position now only Tor her talk, saying that wc had
plenty OF money 10 bury poor klnc our trends would
have given us all needed yesterday, whereas TO-
day We do not md Il SO easy 10 see those we know
will help us''
THE MOTHERS TROUBLE.
The mother also has u story Of her OVID, and is
~l~d nj Hrto t!v hae
She gave expression to tho great chaerin sho
felt Al the unfair way beloved The New York pa.
pers had treated her. She Is lady OF about iorty
two or forty three, keen eyed and determined,
with very little sentimentality about her. SO far as
her conversation might be taken as an INDIGESTION.
about which she complained, her story was
folows:-it was true that recently she
arrested In the city aud brought back to Buffalo
10 answer u charge made against her But the CTR
cumstancss were not all givon and therein lay the
comp she had TO make. In the first place II was
not July forth complainant was her law
iul, weddod husband, and the tact that whom the
Judge had learned all the facts he
her liberty had yet been iuiiy SGT forth.
several mont s ago. she said, she married man IA
Buffalo, believing all tne pcotestasions he had msde
10 tho happy lie she would have Dtore hoe
In welded STALE especially ~ 10 the good thnss
be would purchase Tor her and present 10 her. He
promised hcr diamonds, tho aggricved woman sai,
ana Jewolry, but she found mat hc did not Keep
his word and, besides the stcp-daughter aud herself
by expr css 5000 aud when she found out how thing
wero gong she pocketed the $500 and 'cleared
QUIZ II was Tor the recovery oil TINS
5000 that she arrested tnis city aud
taken on to Bunaio 10 answer. According TO
tho statement made by the lady yesterday she pro-
duced, when arraigned In court certificate Of her
marriage, and this was conclusive IN tho Judges
mind IN connection with other testimony, that no
charge OF larceny could be sustained, she NC
cordIngly discharged. So II would appear that the
mother o! the unfortunate Ellie has burden OF gr,cis
OF her owe bear. StiIi, she Ia IN great hurry Ia
got back Buffalo, and for that reason expressed her
self ANXIOUS " have the funeral over ms soon MS
possible.
AWAITING INrERMESr
Few gloomier abodss might be Iound In the city last
night tnau this which the body OF the beautiful
sui~ide lay 30 calm aud needless In Death Tho low
frIcnds nrst eervicsnble began to wane
In their attentions aud though The girls fate awaK
ened ~ tho hearts OF the women deep COMMUNICATION
atm there ltc TO attract them TO continuance o
friendliness Ia last Offices TO the dead There
are doubtless. however, Kind hearts enough atnoni
tho theatrical folks in tho city AMI people with sym
patty enough Tor betrayed girs feelings TO give Inc
dead young actress decent burial and help 70 lny bc
IA tho resting place she so rasby craved The boui
for the funeral today will depend on tue receipt o.
the money necessary for expenses