New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
LONG ISLAND.
SHE TRIES AGAIN TO KILL HERSELF.

Another chapter was yesterday added to the un-
bappy marital relations Of A. G. Butterfeld and his
Wife whose troubles have recently driven the woman
10 attempt suicide and led 10 "A shooting ARRAY ana
separation. Yesterday morning Mrs Buttcr!led left
The boarding house OF william Raynor. In Good Ground
clad only in her night dress, and was found In the
afternoon lying In a cump OF bushes In cataIeptic
state In the latter part Of June the troubles OF Mr.
and Mrs Butterfeld which had been In existence for
a long time. led Mrs. Buteried to attempt her life
by taking poison at her home AT Rockaway Beach.
At that time Mrs. Bucrt"ld said that the cause Of
her rash action the poverty which threatened
the pair. The outlook for the future was Hack. and
she did not to be burden upon her spouse and
thought she would better OF the world than In It,
The ncishbors OF tho couple said Mr. Butterield was
lnsaney Jealous Of his wife, who less than thirty
years old and goodlookng. while he had passed sixty
years. Mrs. Butterhed left Rockawny Beach and
went TO Good Ground. She first went to n boarding
house kept by Mrs. Oliver Tanning but alterward went
TO one kept by william Raynor. Al times she seemed
melancholy and depressed and at others she seemed
Mrs Buttcrfeld retired early sunday evening
and nothing more was heard or seen OF her until >
O'Clock yesterday morning. when the announcement
that She had disappeared created sensation among
the boarders. When Mrs. Butteridd did not go 10
the breakfast table Mrs. RaynOr AT once sent servant
girl upstairs TO call her. The girl raped several unes
upon the door but there was no response. The door
locked. The girl downstairs and tod MIS-.
RaynOr who. after repeatedly knocking on tic door
and receiving no response. caused the door TO be
chair hung Mrs. Buttcrilcld's dress and
animation OF her closets showed that nohe OF her
wearing apparel missing except nightir's'
10 became evident that at some time during the night
Mrs Iuttcrhed had left the room and house by the
window. This entail,d Jump OF several feet 10 tle
ground. and the marks where she bat landed were
plainly dscernablc. ON table In Mrs. butterted :
room found a letter addressed TO Mrs. Kaynor
which stated tat In all probability by the time the
letter was opened her body would he at the bottom
4 ShinnecOck Bay. In IL Mrs. Buttcreld also said
that she nothing but trouble In the fliuir ana
that ths was her cause for becoming de-pJnd.n'
and not caring 10 I've.
The news Of the disappearance soon spread throuch
The little village and every one turned out u search
FOR the mis- sing woman. The letter caused every one
10 seek the shores Of ShnnCcOck Bay. and fishermen
went 20 work at once 10 drag for the body In the
meanwhile. anxious to dn something, the crowd began
10 beat through the woods ard sand hills along the
-hores OF the bay. 4 more carfd search was mean
while made at the RaynOr house. and second en-
vclOpe found containing sum OF money which
the woman directed Mrs. Raynor to TAX" f'r he
board. AZ D. III. OF the parties found Mrs
nttcriled lying IN clump OF huslc, hort diStanc,
rom the Raynor house She UNCONSCIOUS ana m
nAc to move n muscle. Her arms and limbs. wei
AS her head, fell-hack -limp" when moved and 10
all onward appearance she dead. \ more
mi examination showed that life not extinct
Medical assistance summoned. hut si' Ind not
revived last night and lies In II cntarptic stat" Hen
movements and Che sudden impulse which I'D her to
her act ion oil the morning cannot be asccr;aned until
rrvivcs.
Mr. Buttcrfeld when seen Mt Iocsawav Beach
.ould give no reason fOr his wife wishing To end hcr
life