The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25

IT WAS 4 BRIDoKPoRr GIRL.
Iasntincatioa OF tho Grand Unto. Hotel
Suicide .. Maggie Lawicr.

Suicide .. Maggie Lawior.
young man called at the Morgue Yesterday
and identified the body Of the Grand Union
Hotel suicide as that OF Maggie Lawler. . fac
tory girl OF Bridgeport. The man said he he'd
known tho Lswler girl for some time. but
didn't care to give his name because he was
married. and was afraid some trouble might
arise from It. The man said he used to live
next door to Miss Lawler when she had
room at Mrs. MAINS boarding house at 185
Fairfield avenue. bridgeport There was no
doubt about the identity Of the woman. he
said, as the peculiar setting OF her front teeth
made him absolutely certain. The girl worked
in . corset factory in Bridgeport. and had
homo in one OF the suburbs Of tho city. The
man thought sho had had unhappy love AZ
fairs. but he was not sure
According to dispatches from Bridgeport.
Maggie Lawlsr left that city on Wednesday
afternoon last to come here. Before she left
she went to Ballerstein's place In Bridgeport
and bought hat. She went to the store with
a girl named Mary Clark. After purchasing
the hat she went to her boarding place and
said zood-by to the mistress OF the house. .
Miss Cooper. Her last words to Miss Cooper
were: You will probably, never see me again"
The girl formerly worked at the Garfield Rub
Employment Ei for some time. The Clark girl.
who worked In the factory with her. said yes;
tsrday that she had heard the LAWYER girl
Miss LAWYER has an uncle truckman namsd
Daniel McAulitfe. who Is TO remove the body
1t will be remem bered that the hat found on
marked ''I K ,san.rs.sin. Bridgeport ' we"
Charles N. BrocksieDer Of 70 Suydam street.
Williamsburgh, was ap2ng those who thought
the body was that OF Mary BoRart who dis
appeared from his housc last Monday. Brock
sleeper telegraphed to the woman's relatives,
and on Friday two sisters arrived. and they
also identified the corpse as that OF their sis
ter. They promised to have the body sent to
day night at Brocksieper's house there was q
ring at the door bell. and to the surprise OF
every one in the house the woman who was
BRfDGEpoRT. Feb 2i.~When 20 years old
Maggie Lawler met Theodore yeit. a brother
in-iaw OF 4. Winter. the brewer, They fell 10
for two years when Neit was called TO Ger
many to claim an inheritance. He died in the
fatherland. His death FRUSTRATED his sweet
heart. and for time II was feared she would
lose her reason. In few months she seemed
TO have forgotten her bereavement and was
again her former self. About year ago Mag
another man whose name Is yet unknown.
Miss Cooper says that she knew the man by
sight. and that he was travelling man. but
Miss Cooper says that Maggie told her u few
weeks ago that her second love had discarded
her and she had nothing more TO live for. She
gave Miss Cooper TO understand that she was
going to leave town In search OF work. but 1t is
believed that at that time she was contsmplat-
ing suicide.
Maggie had been working but little Of late.
and thus she had time TO brood over her trou-
blss. Although she had saved money. her
bank account had melted away during the de-
burden upon some one. She had often told
her friends that she would rather die than be
dspendsnt nnon any one FL, Her uncle. Daniel
would not accept II.