The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-07
She WANTED TO DIE.
But Mrs McCurdy Changed Her
Mind When Baby Cried.
Sent Boys for a Policeman to Save
Her from Herself.
Has Suffered from Melancholia Since
Her Child Was Born.

good-looking young woman. twenty
one years old. suffering with melancho!ia,
who gave her name as Ellen Mulvey, but
who, 1t is said, Is the wife Of Thomas
McCurdy. stage carpenter, was COM
United to prison for further examination
tomorrow by Justice McMahon, at the
forkvilie Police Court to-day. on . charge
OF having attempted to commit suicide
sac 10 the mother of a fve-weeks-old
paby, which she carried in her arms and
kissed almost continuously, while tears
conrsed down her cheeks.
she has sister named Bessie Nc
!ilhney. WHO is at work at East TWEEN
At 5 o'clock last evening two boys
rushed up to Policeman Crossett, OF the
East fifty-trst street station. and told
MIN he was wanted at 4i6 East Fifty
eighth street. Crossett hurried there,
ana round 4lb TO be vacant brown-stone
mousse. In the kitchen he found the
woman with the baby In her arms. On
catching sight Of him she became hyster-
She soon revived. and then excitedly
hurried out OF the room, still holding
on, to her baby. and beckoned to the
the parlor she pointed to a loaded re-
yolver on the table and then fell again
into fit.
Crossett brought her back to her
was.
II wanted to kill myself, but I did
not dare for .baby's sake" she sobbed
After awhile she told the officer that
and that her sister Bessie had often
tantalized her about having married
such an old man. She and her husband
are caretakers Of the house, which is at
present to let.
Since her baby was born. she has not
been lin good health. and. being alone In
the house all day .brooded over things
and became respondent. After her hus-
band left her yesterday morning to go to
his shop on Ninth avenue the idea struck
her to take her life.
She knew her husband had a revolver
in his trunk and taking 1t out, she ex-
amined 1t and found II was loaded She
then sat down and wrote two notes In
lead pencil to her husband They were
as follows:
Dear Papa Forgive me for doing such an act
I anu worried Pit tn. little one away In some
place where 1t will he cared for. Tell Bessie
am upset in my mind since came from the
hospital. Good-by. Pop dear
The second letter was:
Dear Pop: Be a good boy. Do not abuse tho
Good by, Pop. you can bury me In a decent
Neither Of the letters was signed, but
both concluded with q lot Of xss. which
evidently represented kisses. They were
found In her pocket.f Z
wanted to give baby. q. last kiss and then
shoot myself but baby began to cry,
and for baby's sake I decided to live."
She added that she had fired two shots
into the mantelpiece and fearing that
the idea of suicide would possess her
again, she sent the two boys for the
policeman.
Crossett told the two boys to rush for
assistance. They returned with two
more policemen, and Mrs. McCurdy with
her baby were taken to the station house
and given Into the care of a matron.
This morning she was quite calm when
arralgned before Justice Mcmahon. Her
sister, Bessie. and another sister named
Mrs. Maud Pratt, of lis East Thirteenth
street, were present. Justice Mcmahon
ton, and ordered Agent King OF Mr.
Gerry's Society. to make an investiga-
ton.