The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-22
POACHED EGGS AND POISON.
THREE WOMEN SICK FROM THE BREAK
FAST PREPARED BIZ LILY OKEEFE

THREE WOMEN SICK FROM THE BREAK
| East PREPARED By LILY O'KEEFE.
She Had Meant 70 XIII hut One. with WHOM
she HsA QussTenea About Religion. and
Just Tried the Mixture on the others.
The police are looking for q comely young
bonnet maker named Lily O'Keefo. who poi
| soned three women last week. Two OF the
women have recovered but the third. who was
Ill at the time Of the poisoning. is still in Sc
rious condition. She is Mrs. Jessie Elliott, a
dressmaker OF 145 Sixth avenue. The other
two are Miss Florence Adams. Mrs. Eliott's
sister. and q colored girl named Hattie jack
son. servant.
Lily O'Keefe. the poisoner. lived with her
father and sister at 179 Waverly place. Her
father. John o'Koofe. lie Q truckman She 10
~ years old and has short, light curly hair.
She had some trouble with her father and sis
ter month ago. and she left homo and hired
furnished room OF Mrs. Elliott.
Miss Adams lives In Boston and is here on q
visit to her sister. About week after Lily's
arrival. Mrs. Elliott was confined to her bed
with q severe cold. Lily volunteered to assist
Miss Adams In nursing her and became very
intimate with Mrs. Elliott and her sister. The
two girls were fast friends until ono evening
they had . warm discussion on religious
matters.
Lily is . Catholic and Florence belongs to
the Episcopal Church. Each stood up for her
religion. and Florence got shade the better
OF the discussion. This opened breach be.
tween the two which increased greatly in
:ion came up again and LiIy was again de-
Elliott that she would like to give f Florence S
the NE ssysS .s1 LILY sent sa Hattie
turned about 8 O'clock and found her supper
dPntinc e' cup Of TEA so Hsttiee 81
feeling III. and finally had to 20 to bed. LILY
st n ssyn a9 sha A her f Illness
would be short.
a 81 sn Tus sSS mot %sr TS 1
tie i was cold. Thy said. and would stop the
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,Hatties illness increased after drinking the
cider. She was unable to get up and Lily did
all the housework: She prepared tempting
drank q glass q milk. leaving the eggs IN
LILLY hsh 0 Gd as s sssfh H Mrs. FL
Mrs Elliotts condition sS changed shortly after
Ep it, and s'k to TnsP
Things became so alarming that Florence, told
S Gg Sit d0s % s.t oP and
found symptoms Of poisoning. He admins
on all three women. They were relieved
somewhat them. and the doctor told them
they had been poisoned. This recalled to Mira.
Elliott's mind the remark Of LILY on Sunday.
up stairs and Mrs Elliott CHARGED do her WEE VIE
poisoning. all three. The girl. Mrs Elliott
says. got down on her knees and begged for
," It was not meant for YOU" she cried.
She then told how she had given the poison.
She had procured 1t at Bigelow's pharmacy in
Sixth avenue. near Eighth street She tried
to get strychnine, but the druggist would not
give 1t to her. She then bought box Of rat
poison and some sulphuric acid. She tried the
poison on The SSorsd ser Won Hattie to see
phuric acid with Hattie's tea, and gave her the
was we'll dosed VIII poison. TR The mix u cone
tanned sulphuric acid. and the toast was but
tered with rat poison. which the eggs con-
cealed
After hearing Lily's story. Dr.. Halstead had
her locked up while he went for policeman.
When he returned. she had flown She got out
OF rear window. and escaped through va
cant lot into West Tenth street
Lily 9 father called later for his daughters
trunks. He said the girl was at home. and
ask ed the women not to prosecute Lily. They
refused his request. and Miss Adams and
Hattie went to the Jefferson Market Police
Court on Tuesday and swore out warrant for
Lily's arrest- She had not been found at q
late hour last night