New-York tribune., 1882-03-09
4 YOUNG GIRDS 4TTETPTED SUICIDE.

Rebecca Beamer, age fifteen, of No. 31S
West Thrty-nnth-s. attempted to commit suicide last
evening by taking Of lead While officer McAuley.
OF the Nineteenth Precinct, stsudingat Ffy-eghth-
Sixth-ave. At D. NJ he noticed two handsomely
dressed young girls waking up the avenue one OF them
was Rebecca Beamcr; the other Mary Jackson, age
eighteen, OF No 273 West Thirtyci-hth-st. As they
approached the whore the officer stood, be saw
Miss Beamer stag-er minute later she sat down on
some building material which the walk. Her
companion tried TO raise her. but could not, and the
officer then went TO see what the matter. He found
Miss Bcamer unconscious. Miss Jackson said that her
companI on had attempted commit suicide by taking
sugar Of lead The officer placed the girl on ber feet and
walked her 70 st Luke's Hospital. She was there
given an emetic aud grew RAPIDLY better, but
she refused to give her to state
why she attempted TO destroy herself She cautioned
Miss Jackson against giving any Information. Tie
latter however, was induced to tell the following
story:
Miss Beamer called at our house early this morning
She complained Of being tired and sick. She lay the
bed for time and slept In the afternoon she felt
much better and suggested walk We went toward
sixth-ave At Miss Beamer's succ- stion we stopped
at ]. y. Burg's drug store at Sixth-ave.
and Thirty-sixth-st., where Mis- Beamer bought
small quantity Of sugar of lead We then re-
turned home and -ad short time. Miss Beamer then
suggested that walk in the park a. we had been ac
Eighthave. near Thirtynlntbst ana go something u
eat While there, Miss Beamer opened the pack
OF OF lead md swallowed tOO4t uaf an ounce
IL the poison. did not then know what il After
ward We went Sixtbsve. took The elevated road
getting ont at fty eghth--t. During The trip up Miss
Beaner became sick and after descending the steps she
grew 40 weak she could Walk 10 Ihrtier Inc oiicer
then came 20 us'
tNo 81 West Tnirty-ninth-zt. it was learned that
orphan aud i deI endeut on an uncle
named Levy who a broker ana lives IN IWentyhrst--f
Miss BeaUer had been until about three months ago, IN
boardng--ch0Ol Mount Carmel she leit the school
then aud came 10 this city. mouth ago sue was
placed uudor the u Dr. Clauss at No. Us West
Tstrtv-ulnthst he treated fOr mental d-ran cement
Ihis wa not serious nature, bur sufficient 10 war
rant treatment. She under restraint and soon
Obtained complete control OF her facuites On Tuesday
she left Dr. Clauss without ssying where she
was going. As she did not return, her
uncle was Informed. and II feared that her Cd
Ioaady might return the uncle thought T. best 10 send
ont an alarm. Later in the day. DR.. CBUss out
driving, he Miss Beamer at Tb!rty-fourth-
her where she was going. She replied,
Down town" As she seemed to be IN her night mind
he questioned her no farther. Another Acquaintance
met her iater to whom she said che was going to tue
Everett House To remain night with two women.
he aid there aud nothing more known fhrr
until she came to Miss Jackson yesterday morning. An
stated that she had had some trouble With
u relative aud that this might have preyed upon her
mind