The sun., 1894-11-18
LAUDANUM TO CURE LOVE.
REYNOLDS TooK IT IN BROADWAY
BEFORE MS LADT's EYES.

BBEOhB HIS bADI'h GtES.
Yes Cant Die That way r. New Torh-
Miss Margaret H.nors.. . Fsir-h.ir.a
Typewriter, Hsa Refused Rsyreids May
Tr-es, sna Is 20 Marry Asother.
George Reynolds. compositor. met the girl
he loved in Broadway, nenr Bleecker street, ~
she was returning from work last evening, and
because she would not consent to marry him he
swallowed laudanum in her presencs In the
street. Laudanum Is q slow poison. and there's
no use taking 10 in public II yuu want to die.
Reynolds was relieved Of the poison and
locked up.
He is 80 years old. and IL IL said came from
Syracuse, where he has mother and sister.
About two years ago, while he was boarding at
SO East Ninth street, he made the acquaintance
Of Miss Margeret Halloran, Bridgeport girl,
now about twenty-five years old who was liv-
ing in the house. Miss Halloran roomed with
Miss Boyce, dressmaker. Miss Halloran Is a
fair-halred typewriter, and is at present en-
ployed at % Bleecker street.
Halloran and she became friends. He worked
nights, but he was with her every chance he
got, and frequently took her out. After they
had been acquainted about two months he asked
her to marry him.
II told him. she said last night. "in the kind
est way possible. that appreciated his kind
ness to me. but that had only friendly feeling
toward him. He persisted, and then fatty told
him did not love him and could not merry
nim."
Try, try again
was written for Just such cases. Reynolds kept
on trying.
About fifteen months ago, when she moved to
4s East Tenth street, he engaged room in the
same house. Last April Charles Sullivan. .
lawyer. who has an Office at 90 Chambers street.
came TO board in the house, and was attentive to
REYNOLDS then redoubl-d his efforts to win
hs sss s' tSs sS Il hss
would oS refuse to have anything to DO with him.
Reynolds soon afterward left the house, but
of and on he would return for week or two
wrote letters to the girl and sent her flowers and
SS r. a hS S asus e tc .y%S 1nSx
noids holds told Miss Hsiioren thu. his love for Ssr
thing dreadful would happen 70 Miss Boyce and
Sullivan who. he said, were influencing her
Miss Halloran suggested that either one. Of
them had better leave the city. and tried to
Sp s h Ss
meanwhile she and Sullivan had become en-
About three weeks ago Miss Halloran removed
to another house in the neishborhood, but
moved MOI % to the % same place Two weeks ago the girl
returned TO 4s, and when Reynolds came bach,
S sne nsd HsS they dsciaea unknown to him 70 nd
''LI Lawyer sullivan moved to e3s West Fourth
three rooms on the second floor OF the house Tor
the two women; One of the rooms. however,
tSa. night Reynods s ieSpnsd IN some
;as SaI & s.s & .ns hi
Boyse 70 get Miss Hslloran Away from him. s Hs
Miss Nj: % Boyee. telling her that she did not let
him see Miss Halloran the following night be
cause the latter to break the engagement.
Afterward, though. he tore UP the note, and
decided to go away. because he was convinced
that Miss Halloran didn't love him and would
Miss Halioran made an appointment with Sui
at noon time was detained at the ONCE for .
while. While Sullivan was waiting in the street
for her Reynolds came along, and the two men
bad long talk about the Eirl When M ennis Miss ia, Hal
nolds mold met her. though, and took, her to lunch.
In the restaurant he suddenly said TO her: -,
wtSUass yca % ri end ali
here"
He made movement as III TO take something
from his pocket but she stopped him. She
begged him TO walt and have q further talk over
1t. and offered to meet him at I o'clock. To this
he consented.
AT the stated time they met again and walked
together TO the branch Post once In Houston
street Reynolds went over the old story of his
love, and declared that he would kill himself
rather than live without her. After leaving the
Post Office they walked to Broadway, and when
in front OF the Gable building met Sullivan.
As the three walked slowly up Broadway on
the west side Of the street Reynolds continued to
talk OF his love. He was very excited, and Miss
Halloran and Sullivan were trying to calm him.
when, within three doors of Bleecker street,
Reynoldsstopped and handed n card case TO
Miss Halloran.
As she put out her hand 10 take II she noticed
that Reynolds was uncorking q small bottle.
She tried TO grab the bottle, and 50 did Sullivan,
but Reynolds put IL to his lips and Aad swal-
lowed most OF It's contents before Miss HallOran
finally knocked IL out OF his hand.
Policeman Lake took Reynolds and Miss Hall
loran to the Mercer street station. An ambu:
lance from st. Vincents Hospital responded
quickly to a hurry call, and the surgeon pumped
the poison out Of Reynolds beforeit had had any
effect on him.
Reynolds will be arraigned this morning in
Jefferson Market. He was without a cent. and
the only thing OF value he wore was Water
bury watch. He also had a small package
labelled Green, aniline." The bottle from
a A. n. l.II