The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-04
MISS HEUsER's EccEyTRrcIrIEs.
Running Away from Home-AttemptinE TO
Commit Suicide.

Tho progress Of the case of Miss Louisa
Hcuser. who prctcnds 10 have been attacked
and stripped Of her clothing 10y ruffians in tho
residence Of her sister. Mrs. DR.. Hasbrouck
early last month is wat he'd with interest 10y
some Of her former associates Some respect
able and intelligent persons were found in Cor
nelia street. in this city who knew Miss Hcuser
three years ago whom she lived IN that neigh
borhooi.
Miss Heusor they say ran away from her
home about four years ago. Her father is
wel-to-do farmer. in Otscgo county these peo-
pie thought Hc is living with his third wife.
His daughter Lizzie. Mrs. Hasbrouck. is tho
child hv his first wife. and Louisa 10y the second.
When he married the third. Louisa rnn away
from home and came q her sisters in this city.
Her sister took her 20 an aunt ~ theirs the vito
~ a river Captain named Wagner, who then
lived at No. Cornclia street The young girl
soon became known to every one in the
families because Of her eee S sbn
used often ~ confess that she was very un-
happy, and that She wanted 20 die. When talk.
ing To her uncle IN THIS strain once, he replied
To her remark that she had mind 70 kill her
self. that he would 4 he was in her place. She
wanted TO know what She should ,ako to pro-
duce the the wished-fOr result and ha locularly
replied that bottle OF ink was AZ good as any
ming she wanted 70 know what Kind of ink.
purpose He treated her on this occasion as he
"a IL all her freaks In, playful way He
long afterward when sent 10y. her aunt to
bookstore in tho neighborhO0d for some
note paper she. purchased small bottle
o. rod Ink. This fact was developed atterwurd
Tho first her friends knew Of her action she
went into COMMISSIONS When the physician ar
rived he rried her teeth apart and discovered
the cause OF her condition. The ink was
pumped out. but not until the girl had cxpe-
rienced severe and protrActed conyuls ions. The
physician said she had not taken enough 10
produce death. She tried To lmplicGte the
young salesman in tho book store in the
AFFAIR. but her stories were so conflict
ing, confusing, and historical that what she
was driving at was not evident II was evil
dent. though. that he had nothing to do with the
matter further than to sell her the ink. She
had acted upon the advice playfully given by
her uncle The whole affair mndo such dis
turhance in the ncghborhood. and was withal
So ridiculous. that heruncle. Capt. Wagner re-
fused 10 let her live with his family any longer.
Her sister then removed her to friends in Will
liamsburgh,
The people who lived IN the house with tho
Wagners when Miss Hcuscr was with them say
that her pcculiaritics seem to be tho character
istlcs 81 a simple minded and emotional per-
son. Her sister. Mrs Hasbrouck. Is very fond Of
her. they say. and does not see any OF her weak
nesses In fact was indignant when obliged TO
remove her from the Wagners on account OF
them.
Ono Of the parties said that when he first read
the story of the alleged assault al Milton, he re-
marked 10 his wife that he would bet any
amount that II was simply n freak Of tho girl.
She read the story and was OF the same opinion.