New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-07
WITH PISTOL, ROPE AND POISON.
FouR SUICIDES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

| A WOMAN POUND BLEEDING IN CENTRAL PARK
THE BODY OF MAN IL FoIDHAM WOODS.
| Park Officer Armstrong while patr0ling his
beat near the Ninety second st. entrance 70 the Central
Park between the West Drive ana Eight ave- at 122o
a. IN yesterday noticed seated on one OF the
benches It was long past the hour when persons are
permitted 20 remain in the Park, and supposing that II
was some belatel reveler from Saturday night dance
stopping 10 rest herself the policeman walked up TO her
| and the following conversation cnsned:
Policeman Cgruniy)-wLat are you doing herei Move
on!
Woman 0cebly)-Tm shot
Poiceman-shot Who shot you'll
WOman-I shot myself.
Armstrong took ont a box Of matches and Sinking
light Doked al the woman BY the 1ckerng and trans
tory Hight he the face Of dark compleXioned young
woman dressed a tghif;tng red jersey black dress
aud dark hat With white lace thinning on It. In one
hand tie woman led a small and shining revolver She
pointed ragged hole In her jersey the LEFT side
There wero biOodstIias her dress and hands. Tho
policeman took the pistol nom her and asked why she
had shot herself
Oh don't want to liyo" she replied YEARLY. have
wanted TO die since WAS six yeas old. and am sorry
I dll not kill myself just What was born for,
anyhOwT
Al first she refused 20 give any name or address, but
when assistance vas ol tai cd ana she taken 10 tho
Arsenal In reply questions OF CaDtanBcaity she
said that her Mary Burg, her age twenty
and she was native Of Asace. she refused TO speak
further. An ambulance took the wounded woman 10
The Presbyterian Hospital where superficial exam!na-
on showed that the bullet had entered her left sdo just
below tie heart The weapon vas a 22-cahbFe
Colts revolver Hal u been larger she would certainly
have killed herself No effort was made 10 probe for
the ball. and during the day the young Tomep lay on her
cot with her open. staring straight ahead OF Ler
To Superintendent Wall said that she dress.
maker and had como from Chicago reaching New York
nm gufu Il "A is IA daF
in complexion as qundroon. While her condition Is
critical doctors believe that she viii Cap
tain Beatty keeps tie pistol 10 had evidently lnst been
bought Tor tie pistol box ahd descnl'e circular were
found the bench beside her II has seven chambers.
and the carirlgcs and blank shell were found IN H.
Captain Beatty does not believe that she came from
Chicago
the Thirty fourth Precinct Police 70 nd the body OF re
spectablY drcs-ed man, apparently about sixty
Tor several days. aud gha'tY wound IN hls iet sue
showed plainly the cause nediurn sized revolver lay
al his side Tie body was taken 70 the police station.
and when scarobed he papers found ~ le pockets MI
Gated thai the mans name was ssntemino Diclot OF No
The h0use No - West Tmrd-st. IL large tenement
house and is inhabited principally by French people u
for the last I'VE years lie was jeweer by tnle ana
lad litle shop OF Ms own at 10 l13 broadway. lie
has been n comfortable circumstance but OF lac years
age td Affected his ability as workman anl be hhi
gradually lost ground TIE aged couple had nnnasei
came 10 ask for rent Mr. Diol0i was able 20 pay him
only portion on account Ait.r tae departure OF the
landlord the Old told his wife that he ~as about dis
couraged and he thought would be better II he put an
end 10 his existence. The wife apparently talked HIN
ont OF the notion IN the afternoon DC left the house
and had not been by his friends since The nrst
news they heard Of hn through the visit OF the
reporters after Information concerning the dead
daughter OF John Wesil0w. OF No 80 Priuce-st,
Bf pokIyn vent into the Of the house ye-ter
day aud was h0rhed to mud her father hanging dead
from rope. lie hfty years old, and had suffered
from family trouble that his mind affected. and he
had threatened 10 commit suicide His wife aud he we're
separnted. and 10 lived with his daughter
Nrs Nora Haste age thirty servant IN the family OF
Mrs Leah Porter al No l-- MOnfoe-st. Brooklyn.
killed herself with dose of chOrofDun yesterday No
cause Is known iOr the act she had been employed n
the family "a month