Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-02
Lillian Bull. Sad Fate.


SUICIDE OF FORMER CLERK THE TREASURY DE.
PARTNENT.
The wel-dressed woman who committed suicide
| at Armand's restaurant, 40 west oath street. New
York city, by suffOcanng herself by gas In her
| room, was on Saturday identified as Miss Lillian
Bull On Thursday night Miss Bull asked for paper
| and ink and borrowed a screw-driver to NIX her
shoe heels. Friday morning she did not answer
the rap at her door, and when, In the afternoon
Mr.. Armand burst open the door the woman was
found dead. She lay on the bed In new blue night
dress heavy odor OF gas filled the room. All
the cracks which might have proved an outlet for
the gas were stopped Miss Bull having tan her
underclothing into strips and stuffed them into
the cracks with the screw-drfver. The tubes had
also been taken from the gas pipe by the use OF
addressed TO her sister. Mrs. Moreland, OF Mobile
The New YOrs Tribune says: She was relative
OF Gen, VIM. y sherman. and came from Mobile.
years ago, was prominent cotton planter In Ala
bama, and the family was one OF the oldest In the
y. W. Raphael, a broker, OF No 62 Broadway Miss
Bull was unusually well endowed mentally but
possessed highly sensitive disposition. She re-
cetyed her education at a convent and afterward
became Catholic few years after her fathers
death she decided TO earn her own living. Through
the assistance OF Gen. Sherman she obtained
position In the Treasury Department during Presi-
dent Hayes administration. During one OF her
visits home Mrs. Moreland noticed that she acted
somewhat strangely. Medical experts decided
that she was suffering from melancholia- She
was placed In an asylum at Tuscaloosa remaining
was entirely recovered. Fifteen months ago She
came TO this city. She seemed deSirOus OF being
an author or actress but failed to attain success
either In literature or on the stage She made her
nome for time at the House OF the GOOD Shep-
herd. The sisters were greatly attached to her
For the last ten months She has been at various
employments, travelling as a lady's companion
teaching, &C., but she did not remain long at any
one place. her mental alteration became more
when she took her lie. Gen sherman said last
nlga that Miss Bull and he were third cousins,
not first cousins, as had been reported. He knew
the family well and had assisted the young woman
more as a friend than a relative. He had not seen
her in two years. She was thirty-six years old.
R0BBERrEs REPoRrED.-Fiannery Bros report the
larceny OF steam guage and II pounds OF eggs
Miss Margaret Lawrence No. 1888 n street, re-
ports stolen from Albaugh's pair OF Opera-glasse
valued at 81.
ISDIcrAESrs.-The grand jury to-day found in
dietments against Edward J. Hudson. for assault
with intent 70 Kill Geo. Hudson February 1; Moses
Levy, larceny from the person, SO from Thos
Healy March 10, and ThOs. Grtgsby, housebreak-
Ing In the night, at the planning mill Of W. L Sc
bree March -.
CHARGED WITH STEALING BEER-Arthur Bur-
CESS. Dalice Anderson. John Thornton and Robert
charged In the Police Court to-day with the lar
ceny OF keg OF beer from q German shoemaker
east. near the navy-yard gate. Klug purchased
the beer Saturday night and carried IL home ex-
poSeus W hasc SVVu Iituc yoSecruay, Out Wnen
he arrived at his front door he relieved OF It.
and the defendants were arrested and charged
with the larceny. Officer Branson, after the ar
rest, recovered the beer. The case was continued
until next Wednesday.
PNED FOB CRuKLrY TO HER DAUGHrER-Last FRI
day night, about 1880 O'Clock, Oficer Walsh heard
a child screaming In residence No. l2O9 Delaware
avenue southwest, and, going TO the house. he
found a colored woman named Annie stewart who
was whipping her ten-year-Od daughter The
child's head was bleeding rom a wound made by
the mother striking her with q cup Annie was
placed under arrest Saturday, in the Police
Court Annie was fined SO or 30 days and was put
under bonds 70 keep the peace
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