The evening world., 1893-07-11
SUICIDE FOR Love.
Susanna Bartsoh's Sweetheart in
Hungary Proved False.
Her Sisters Child Sat Crying Bssale
the Body.

Susanna Bartsch, q comely young
Hungarian, committed suicide early to-
day by shooting herself in her bedroom
at 1875 Park avenue, where she lived
with her married sister.
The deed was prompted by news from
the old country that her lover, who hia
promised to marry her, had fallen in
love With another girl. whom he was
going to make his wife.
Susanna Bartsch was born and BROUGHT
UP In a village near Rokos Upper Hun
gary. Her father Is 1 farmer. In COM
Portable circumstances. ~ i-N7A
susanna's hand was sought BY .numer-
fell in love with Paul Kotier. q. young
tailor, who made the uniforms for the
Kotier. before he became enaznorsd
of Susanna, was IN love With hsr
younger sister Julia, and the latter
was married to some one else ana has
Kotlsr and the fair suzanne hsp. eea-
wife when he had served his time IN ths
susann. was happy, but ~ the tins
tie army. shd it-ne6fnHG fn6wh thAe
,hsfy Tsse ;s the ss Ss .p,s nSrs s parent. oe
to purchase her wedding dress. The
lovers held clandestine meetings. after
position to the match and decided On
what course they would pursue.
Susanna's brother John was coming
sne : s ss Ss 70 y 's HasS s:ss
| who keeps grocery store At lNs PARK
Mrs Bukmann had, two children by
going to bring them over. The lovers
arranged that Susanna would come to
this country. and k0fisr P5Smi.sd ~. ner
service he would follow her and make
nc. Accosdinsly cor Susanna came over with
Her oSen saw sna her o sna befors x.
purchased her bridal veil.
His last ,,, words before tihsy inH. Rsrstso Rsoso
ne would come to America and claim
her for his wife. f.
Susanna arrived here four months ago'
Bukmann. About a month ago she
received letter from her lover In which,
he said that he was getting ready to
The news made her glad and she went
about her work In happy frame OF
'isf She was expecting her lover almost
any ny DAY. and was making preparations
for the wedding. But one day last week
another letter came from her aunt -
Hungary. which told her that Paul hsd
proved faithless. and that he was net
coming now that he was going to mss.
The news OF her lovers faithlessness
choly She went about morose and un-
Her friends tried to cheer her. but she
said her heart was broken.
o'clock this morning. Susanna slept u
q bedroom with her sisters ten-year-oid
AZ At about $40 o'clock this morning Mrs..
Bukmann was awakened by hearing
Minnie crying, Mamma" several
times.
where Susanna slept TO- see what vas
the matter. She found her sister lying
on the floor.
susanna had shot herself right
through the heart. The child Minnie
was sitting alongside Of the body cry
ing.
and Thirty-third street. was sent for
and pronounced the young woman dead.
The 34-calibre revolver with which
she shot herself belonged to Oracle
Beekman. but 1t disappeared q couple
Of weeks ago, and 1t could not b.
found
II is supposed that Susanna hid II
away where she could find II In cass
she wanted II.
1t IL believed that she had an idea
that her lover would not keep his prom
ise, and that she would make up her
mind 20 kill herself II that proved true.
She was only twenty-four years old.