The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-28
HER SWEETHEART DIDN'T CARE
Went on Eating When Told Tillie
Meyer Was Dying.
No One Knows just Why She Tried
to Kill Herself.

Exactly why Title Meyer, Of 1877 East
Fourth street. tried to kill herself last
night is not quite clear. In the absence
OF a statement from the young woman
herself, but that she made desperate
effort to d, so IL evidenced from the
quantity of Paris green she took.
Tilie is a pretty. buxom young Ger
man girl OF twenty-one years, and she
has been living recently with her mother,
sister Lizzie and stepfather in the third
story of the tenement In East Fourth
street. She and her sister. who is seven
teen years old. have until lately worked
as domestics. The last place they
worked was at l25 East Houston street
| for o. Hausser. a baker.
1t was said at the bakery to-day that
the girls had been well liked and nag
given satisfaction when they work ,ea
there, but that their mother was the
cause of them leaving.
"The mother came here 50 often after
her daughters money, said Mr.; Haus,
ser, land scoldei them so and made
s sHeh 10 f ssi r idat Of he na' Tille had
sweetheart, a painter, whom she used to
day. She said. she was gong to marry
him. but not for four or ftve years. as
she wanted to give all her money to her
mother"
stout German woman OF fortyznye
years, scolded the girl for some trihing
household matter , and a finally INTO beS
to her err but Lizzie did not pay much
atten ton and did not go.
Tiilie sroaning:, and. on gong to her her
pain; and a lot Of Paris green strewed
on the floor and bed ne near IA her her u. FRS,
street, was called, and he promptly ad-
ministered an emetic and later an anti
dote for the poison: The girl was taken
where she now lies In critical condl.
ton. Although conscious. she may not
be out of danger for week.
| Lizzie Meyer said this morning TO an
Evening World reporter:
II cannot tell why my sister tried to
XIII herself; Last Saturday night she
p peis ,a asd die but me- only thought it
was joke. My mother struck her last
night. but she had often done that be;
Traukot, and mother did not approve Of
him; Maybe that was why she wanted
The neighbors in the tenement say
ely. The mother called at Bellevue this
morning to Inquire about Title. and
seemed much affected at her condition,
While the girl was suffering last night
i the mother went to l49 East Fourth
/ street, where the girls sweetheart lives:
| He was not at home and she left word
| to tell him that Title Meyer was dying
| and wanted to see him.
The young man. whose name Is Trau-
kot Ludwig, and who Is only nineteen
| years old, was told by his landlady nj
| the breakfast table about the message.
He did not answer and went on eating
his breakfast, after which he went to
| work.
"Why. Ludwig never cared for any
girl" said Mrs. Lies. his landlady. this
| morning. He often said that he had
no use for them, and was going to be
an old bachelor. He is sober and indus
trious and saves his money, but he Is
| only a boy
Mrs. LESS daughter said that young
Ludwig did have a sweetheart about a
year ago, but that she threw him over
! board, and that since then he has fore
| sworn girls society.
| DIR. Leyendecker said he thinks that
Title simply tried to kill herself be-
cause she thought 1t would be ro-
mantle thing to do.