Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-06
SARAH DIED FOR LOVE.
Though Only Twenty Years Old the SirFS
Woes Made Life Uncomfortable.

OHAy NNANN ANe-~o -
Woes Made Life Uncomfortable.
New York, April Sarah Muller,
twenty year old Polish girl, whose faith
er acquired a fortune by furnishing
supplies TO Russian troops, ended her
life here to-day during fit Of melan-
choly produced by unreQuited love.
The young wOman's mother had been
sufferer from melanchOlia aud not
long after Sarah was born the mother
committed suicide by throwing herself
in well.
Sarah Inherited her mothers trouble.
She was OF An exceedingly nervous dis
position and suffered from melancholia
from childhood up. When she grew up
to be seventeen years of age her father
took her to Warsaw where she was
treated by the best specialists in the
place. The treatment did her some
good, but the melancholy disposition
did not leave her entirely. The rather
married again against the wishes OF his
daughter who did not get along well
with her stepmother.
Sarah made up her mind TO come 10
this country last summer aud her father
made no objections. She came over on
one of the steamers which were held at
quarantine during the cholera epldem-
lie and suffered a great deal while IN
quarantine, aud endured hardshipS
which for a girl Of her temperament
and state OF heart were too great a
strain.
When she finally got ashore she was
broken in health and more melancholy
than ever. She went 70 live with Mrs.
Wegman, OF no. 314 East Sixty-second
street, who is sister of her fathers
second wife. She stayed with the Veg
mans until fortnight ago, when she
went to board with Mrs Goldberg, az
No. $50 Cherry street, whose husband
whose husband is a teacher OF the He
brew language. Recently she made up
her mind 10 90 back 20 Russian Poland,
and had written 90 her father for
monev. He sent her the money TO pay
her passage, but she spent IL tooliShly
for other things.
A young man named Reuben Stone
boarded With the Goldbergs. Miss
Muller fell in love with him, but he did
not reciprocate her affection for the rea-
son that he was out OF work and was
not anxious to marry az present. The
Young woman took his indifference
much TO heart, and yesterday made up
her mind to go 90 work so IS 20 occupy
her mind. She worked part Of the day
in shop making buttOnholes, but came
home early and said she gave 1t up
because she felt sick. Late last night
Mrs. Goldberg's daughter, Annie, saw
Miss Muller writing something on a pa
per bag, but paid no attention 20 her,
The young woman got up at five
o'clock this morning and went out. She
came back in an hour, sank into q
chair in Mrs. GOldberg's rooms and
cried for water. She was put into bed,
and never spoke again. In half an
hour she was dead, from carbolic acid,
OF which she had taken large guam
tity. Where she got 10 is not known.
In the young wOman's room was
found the paper bag on which she had
written a farewell letter. This is a
translation Of the letter.
"a person without a character must
not live In this world. / am going will
ingly into my tomb. You should all be
well. Don't blame me. II must be so.
5. NJ.
"P. S.-If 1 only would be able to
live 1 would beyond all doubt live.
Don't write to my father that am dead
by my own hand
The Coroner was notified OF the young
,-&AnanJs suicide. Miss Muller was
dark and quite pretty. Her relatives
will be Informed Of her death.