The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
FOUGHT HARD TO DIE,
Novel Rosetta Czeisler Drank
Carbolio Acid.
She Is Fourteen Years Old, Pretty
and Full Of Romance.
Mystery In Her Young Life Which
She VIII Not Reveal.

There Is romance in the life of
pretty little Rosetta Czeisler. fourteen
years old. of 1872 Stanton street. but just
what 1t Is neither her parents nor the
other people who live In the house can
tell. That 1t Is very serious and
tragic romance to little Rosy--as she is
known to all her friends-is certain, for
last night she made desperate at
tempt to kill herself
At few minutes before midnight the
child staggered from the dark hallway
OF ~ Sheriff street. Charles Steckler, of
226 Rivington street, was passing and he
caught her in his arms to keep her from
falling. Then he called Policeman Har-
vey. OF the Delaney street station, who
was near by. 1t was seen that the young
girl was suffering. and the odor OF car
bolic acid was strong on her lips. An
ambulance was called from Gouyerneur
Hospital. and 1t was o'clock this morn
Ing before the physicians succeeded In
getting her out of immediate danger.
She had taken nearly an ounce Of car
bolic acid.
Policeman Harvey went back to the
hallway of the Sheriff street tenement,
and by the aid Of the light from matches
found little bottle which had con-
tanned carbolic acid. The label on the
bottle had been partially scratched off
and 1t was impossible to discover what
had been written on 1t. He also found
little white handkerchief ana a novel.
The novel was old and well thumbed.
1t was called THAT Pretty Young
Girl"
nj hA xs-risN
"tred Montebello," and beneath the
name was this passage:
Lottie Is sinking fast. She will not live the
week out. Signed. EARL OF DUNRAvEN.
One Of the pages was turned down at
III you lead Mrs. Trevalyn to the altar
1t will be over my dead body. Ny cunse
that i love you. Remember these
., Hell hath no fury like a woman
At Rosy's home. 1872 Stanton street, her
parents had Just learned OF her attempt
reporter called. Her father. Louis Czeis-
ler Is furrier. and the rooms IN which
the family i've are comfortaoiy furnished
Il cannot think of any reason why
Rosy should do such a thing" said her
stepmother, as she strove to keep back
her tears. she was only a little girl,
surely had no sweetheart, She worked at
making artificial flowers at Prince and
Mercer streets. and was always home
by o'clock every evening. She was
evening to go out for awhile. She never
stayed out all night before
Mr.. Czelsler was equally at loss to
account for his daughters attempted
suicide. He said that she had never had
any trouble at home, and was apparently
happy at all times He mad searched
high and low for Rosy. when she did not
were Visited but thew could tel nOfh ing
about her.
At the hospital Rosy struggled so
fiercely against medical aid that 1t took
Ave of the assistants to hold her. She
kept calling out: He told me so. He
told me SO to-day" over and over again.
y Al first she gave her name as Mamie
1t was not until after three O'clock this
morning that she would give her right
name At that time all OF the poison had
been taken from her. and although her
was out Of danger,
The people who live In the tenement
where the Czeislers have their home
always had a novel in her hand, and
that she would read for hours on the
front steps and wherever she happened
to be. The novels were mostly Of the
found In the hallway when she tried
to kill herself. Rosy took great Interest
In the novels. for she would often talk
auout tne heroes ana herolneS as II they
were real people.
About month ago Rosy did something
which. In the light of her action last
night, has a peculiar sgnifcance. She
began toying with her stepmother's
wedding. ring. Then she asked:
II l should come home with a wedding
ring on some day. what would you say?H
few days after Mrs. Czeisler lost her
wedding ring. She had taken II OF as
she was going to do the family wash
ing. she has never found II since.
AT the place where Rosy worked max
Ing artificial flowers II was learned this
morning, that she was laid on about
nve weeks ago on account Of slackness
OF orders. They had seen nothing OF
her In all that time. This adds a new
mystery to the affair. for II was said
at her home that Rosy always brought
day.
Where she has been passing her tim.
and from whom she has been receiv-
Ing money. no one can tell. She refused
to say anything about her actions at
the hJspltai. AMI her father. who ca"ed
there this morning, was not permitted
to see her. The only thing she has sail
In the hospital which can bear upon the
cause for her act. is
HE told me so. He told me so to-day"