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

Exactly why Tillie 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 do so is evidenced from the
quantity of Paris green she took.
Tillie is 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 Ii seven
teen years old, have until lately worked
as domestcs. The last place they
worked was at 125 East Houston street
for o. Hausser. baker.
1t was said at the bakery to-day that
the girls had been well liked and had
given satisfaction when they WORKED
there, but that their mother was the
cause of them leaving.
her as %Stses saa osifn
ser, land scolded them SO and made
such a fuss that had to discharge
them to get rid of her: Tiliie had a
see once a week and every other Sun
day. She said she was going to marry
him. but not for four or Ave years, as
she wanted to give all her money to her
mother
Last night TITLES mother, who is a
stout German woman of forty-hve
years, scolded the girl for some trihing
household matter mans; And finally 1t he's Is
bedroom and called to Lizzie to come
to her, but Lizzie did not pay much
attention and did not go.
At about $50 o'clock the mother heard
room, found the. girl writhing with
pain, and a lot of Paris green strewed
on the floor and bed near her. 49,, u,.u,
DIR. P. T. Leyendecker, Of ~ FIRST
street, was called. and he promptly ad-
ministered an emetic and later an anti,
dote for the poison. The girl was taken
a half hour later to Bellevue Hospltaii'
where she now lies in critical condi.
ton. Although conscious, she may NOT
be out OF danger for a week.
Lizzie Meyer said this morning to an
Evening World reporter:
II SsnnEt tel Why my siSte pr tFied sh es
said laughingly to me: Let us take
was a joke. My mother struck her las,
night nnt she had often d0ns named
Traukot, and mother did not approve OF
him; Maybe that was why she wanted
The neighbors in the tenement SAY
that the mother often beat the girls cru
ely. The mother called at Bellevue thi,
morning to inquire about Tillie, ant
seemed much aUeCteQ AZ neT COnultioh,
While the girl was suffering last nigh
the mother went to l49 East Fo ,linl
He was not at home and she left wore
10 tell him that Tillie Meyer was dyini
and wanted to see him.
The Young man, whose name is Trau
kot Ludyie. and WHO is only Y Nil nin ct 81
Inc breakfast table about the message
He did not answer and went on eatint
his breakfast. after which ne went te
work.
why, Ludwig, never cared redo, for an, any
morning. HE often said that he hat
no use for them and was sosslg Sin5g ,n TO 81
trious and saves his money, but he Ii
only a boy"
Mrs. LESS daughter said that young
I,idwig did have a sweetheart about 9
year ago, but that she threw him over
board, and that since then he has fore
sworn girls society. At,
pr. Leyendecker said he thinks thinks, tina ma
Title simply tried TO Kill herself De
cause she thought 1t would be a ro
mantle thing TO do.