The evening world., 1894-09-07
She WANTED TO DIE.
But Mrs. MoCurdy 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.

A gooi-looking young woman, twenty
one years old. suffering with melancho,la,
who gave her name AZ Ellen Mu.vey, but
who, 1t Is said is the wife Of Thomas
McCurdy. stage carpenter was com
mitted to prison for further examination
tomorrow by Justice McMah)n, at the
Yorkvilie Police Court to-day, on a charge
OF having attempted to commit suicide.
She Is the mother of a hve-weeks-old
baby, which she carried in her arms and
kissed almostc ontinuos.y, while tears
coursed down her cheeks.
She has sister named Bessie Nc
Gibney, WHO Is at work at East TWEEN
ty-seventh street.
Al SO clock last evening two boys
rushed up to Policeman Crossett, Of the
East Fifty-frst street station. and told
him he was wantel at 4l6 East Fifty
and found ais to be a vacant browns tone
house. In the kitchen he found the
woman with the baby in her arms. On
catching sight Of him she became hyster-
ical.
She soon revived, and then excitedly
hurried out of the room, still holding
on to her baby. and beckoned to the
policeman to follow her: On reaching
volver on the table and then fell again
| into At.
Crossett brought her back to her
senses and asked her what the trouble
II wanted to kill myself. but did
not daSe for baby's sake" she sobbed.
After awhile she told the officer that
her, husband was older than, she was
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
Since her baby was born, she has no,
been In good health, and, being alone In
the house all day, brooded over things
and became Respondent. After her hus.
band left her yesteray morning to go &c
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 II out, she ex.
amined It and found II was loaded. She
then sat down and wrote two notes ir
lead pencil to her husband. They were
| as follows.
| l am worried. PIT the little one away In som,
place where 1t will DO cared for. Tell Bessi:
am upset In my mind since ! came from th'
| hospital. Good-by. Pop dear.
The second letter was:
little one Send for Bes.ie. She will see to me
Good By, pop II you tan bury me In dscsn
Neither Of the letters was signed. bu
both concluded with lot of KS. whicl
evidently represented kisses. They wer
| round In her pockets.
After they were written" he said, I"
wanted to give baby a last kiss and theI
shoot myself, but baby began to cry
and for baby's sake decided to live"
| into the mantel piece and fearing tina
the idea OF suicide would possess hei
again, she sent the two boys for tn,
policeman.
Crossett told the two boys to rush fol
| assistance. They returned with two
| more policemen, and Mrs. McCurdy with
her baby were taken to the station-hous,
| and given into the care OF matron.
| This morning she was quite calm wher
arraigned before Justice Mcmahon. Hel
sister Bessie, and another sister named
| Mrs Maude Pratt. OF 118 East Thirteenth
street, were present. Justice McMahor
| committed Mrs McCurdy for examina
| ton, and ordered Agent King, OF Mr.
Gerry's Society, to make an 1nvestiga
| ton