The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-03
SUBMITS LYDIA LANGUISH.
NoTEI READING RENDERED EMMA
HAHN ROMANTIC

There BeipE No Romance In Having nm I'm
She Poisoned HERSELF Thinking Her
Friend Would no So-IIer Friend Didn't,
aud She Was Saved by Stomach Pump.
Emma Hahn's attempt to commit suicide at
Summit. N. j., 10 not going to prove n success
She ook too much laudanum. and she will re-
cover. Her companion. Title Duffy, who went
to Overlook Hill with her to die. and then de-
cided that she would rather live. Is now salts
fed with her decision.
Neither OF the girls is more than 19 years
old. Miss Hnhn is q brunette and we'll de-
yeloped for her age She has q trim figure
and a very good idea OF how to dress 1t. Miss
Duffy looks q year or two younger than her
ago. And che is thought to be a very attrac-
tive girl by the young men Of Summit When
Miss Hahn and Miss Duffy went to picnic or
ball they never lacked escorts.
Both OF them have been employed in Miss
Kitchelrs dry goods store on Springfield
avenue for the past year. Miss Kitchel not
only sells dry goods. but novels. Miss Hahn,
who seems to have had n good deal Of influence
over Miss Duffy. had soul above the hum
drum existence OF shop girl. Her friends
say that under tho inspiration Of paper-cov-
cred novels. in which i'm possible young women
do very impossible things. she has woven a
romance about herself entirely out OF keeping
with her surroundings, Her Algernon's name
own age. who assisted tho town undertaken.
He was her steady company" but steady
CO. Mss HsSs these tales good deal
abon. munreInited I0ye and that sounded
Mo orn ' in these delightful stories. that
seemed 30 real to her. the young women who
the tenants IAN Es%1 Of %61reG%'cd
some other poison. So Miss Hahn at the age
81 10, with a COMFORTABLE home and the
ant. whose Christian name was. not Algernon,
came to the conclusion that life was unnter
esting; and she converted Miss Duffy to her
They were very intimate friends; Miss
Hahps father s Goachm an ana he lives on
to.do halter. who lives about mile from sum
NIT. The two girls worked together. fre1uent;;
On several occasions talked calmly OF SUICIDE
Miss DuIy's stead company" was John
and fhe two Ss
went to picnics and on drives together. but
this was very tame compared to the life OF the
however. and. when life seemed too utterly
fully Of tho revolver that she carried in the
bosom OF her dress and the bottle OF laudanpm
eensoation a and her her prde. 1t seemed almost
rsts i was o.. q the osdinary: Miss Hahn An
also found grievance at homo. Her mother
did not approve OF the attentions OF Richard
For some reason which Miss Kitchell will
Miss Duffy on Saturday, Brennan and Fow;;
sss 0S as ,se for sosS snary aaa
Ing Park: Miss Duffy talked about the peace
passed the eemetery It Mburn Hahn
pointed to the headstones and said: Il will
soon be their companion"
talk in this way before and they we're not Tor;
RED They did not believe that tho girls had
any serious intention OF committing suicide
Miss Hahn's mother scoldcd her when she
eetea Ree e Tie o. RehSrd
Miss Duffy and Miss Hahn met on Monday
morning at Mrs. Con Shines house on Morris
they agreed to die together. Mrs Shine Of
They left hsr house at $3.50 and went to over
look Hiil: a prominent I point IN the eastern
their purpose: Miss Hahn had her bottle OF
They sat down on the grass under a tree
waist and ed the bottle. 1t was agreed
that Miss Hahn should drink tho poison FIRST
She drank about hall q the eontents Of the
1t was Just at this time that John Brennan
happened to be driving past In his butchers
cart He saw Emma lying under the tree ap-
sSe Was howeve and tho Sotc
marked poison" beside her convinced Bren-
nan that she had made good her threat;
ried her TO the house of her sister. Mrs. Full
ton, who lives on Union avenue. DR.. Lawrence,
with the aid OF stomach pump. saved her
life; and Yesterday the girl was said to be out