The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
FOUGHT HARD TO DIE,
Novel Read 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 a 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
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 Steokler. 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 Gouverneur
Hospital and 1t was 3 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 it was impossible to discover what
had been written on 1t. He also found
a little white handkerchief ana a novel.
| The novel was old and well thumbed.
1t was called THAT Pretty Young
on on one Of the pages was written ten
name was this passage:
Lottio Is sinking fast. She will not live the
week out. Signed, EARL OF DuNRAVEN.
One Of the pages was turned down a,
| this passage:
| "If you lead Mrs. Trevalyn to the altar
1t will be over my dead body. Ny ours,
is that love you. Remember thes'
HE. Hell hath no fury like woman
At Rosy's home: 1872 Stanton street. he
parents had just learned Of her attemp
reporter called. Her father, Louis Czeis
Ter. is a furrier, and the rooms in which
the family live are comfortably furnished
and cheerful.
~ cannot think of any reason why
Rosy should do such a thing" said hei
stepmother, as she strove to keep back
her tears. she was only little girl
making artificial flowers at Prince ant
Mercer streets, and was always home
by O'Clock every evening. She was
cheerful when she left here yesterday
stayed out all night before"
Mr.. Czeisler was equally at a loss to
account for his daughters attempted
suicide. He said that she had never hac
any trouble at home, and was apparently
happy at all times He had searched
high and low for Rosy, when she did no
were visited, but they could tell nothing
about her.
At the hospital Rosy struggled S,
dercely against medical AID a., tha IL 1t tool S
kept calling out: He told me so. II,
told me SO to-day" over and over again
AT first she gave her name as Manic
1t was not until after three o'clock thi
morning that she would give her RICH
name, At that time all OF the poison ha,
mouth and lips were badly burned sh
was out of danger.
The people who live In the tenemen
where the Czeislers have their hom
always had a novel In her hand, an
that she would read for hours on tn
front steps and wherever she happene
Se T aro nov School, Sere , msssy OF tn
found in the hallway when she trie
to kill herself. Rosy took great interes
in the novels. for she would often tai
about the heroes and heroines as if the
were real people.
About month ago Rosy did somethin
which, in the light OF her action las
. night, has "A peculiar Significance. Sh
began toying with her stepmother'
IF should come home with a weddin
ring on some day. what would you say ?
wedding ring. She had taken II of a
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. 1t was learned thi
morning that she was laid off abou
Ave weeks ago on account of slacknes
Of orders, They had seen nothing q
her in all that time. This adds a neN
mystery to the affair. for II was sal
at her home that Rosy always brough
home her weeks salary svery Satur
day.
Where she has been passing her tim
and from whom she has been recei,
4 Ing money, no one can tell. She refuse
: to say anything about her actions a
!, the hospital, and her father, who cafe
Y there this morning, was not permitte
70 see her. The only thing she has sal al
| cause for her act is: