The sun., 1896-12-09
SHE DRANK CARBOLIC ACID
NO Racket At HER WAKE
WANTED BY MAGGIE MOONEY.

h Letter Written Before Poisoninr Her
self she Asks Her Mother, IA Lnundress
In Henry Hiiton's House. to Forgive Her
for tho Trouble Sho Has Caused Her.
MaGHie Mooney. q social outcast who fire.
quented tho Bowery and adjoining streets,
drank carbollc acid with suicidal intent yeeter-
day in her lodging at 220 Chrystie street, whore
she had just gone to live with young butcher.
His name Is Charles jackson. He and another
young man named Edward Connolly who also
occupied a room in the house. were arrested and
locked up In the EldridRe street station on sus-
picion that they were in somo way responsible
for her act. They were discharged later In the
Essex Market Police Court.
Tho young woman before taking tho poison
wrote letter addressed to Mrs. Golden. West
Thirty-fourth street. 1t read as follows;
NEw YoRK q9s CmYsrir STREET, Room q
DEAR MOTHER: now write you these few lines to
let you know have ended my hardships at last Dear
Mother, hope you will forgive me for the trouble
caused you. Take care OF Florino for my sake and
remember Dear Mother, have suffered enough since
l left home Paddy does seem to change. md z
have nothing to live for now. have been heart
broken since. and did not know where to go for
ISOLATION. Mother. always thought of you and Mamie
but tho world seemed against me aud wish to end
IL all.
Tho only thing ask please give one last look
and think OF your poor unfortunate daughter Mag
gle and give your last blessing, Dear Mother. and
pray for me. hope Mamie Ia getting along well with
Ted. and hope her life will be happier than
mine Ask her to do for Fiorrie what she can and
oblige her unfortunate sister, MAGGIE
p. a-Omit any racket at my wake Coed Bye Dear
Mother and all. Yours to tho last, MAGGIE
Farewell for ever.
Crosses at the end of the letter were evidently
intended to signify kisses The house where
the girl poisoned herself is kept by Mrs.
wilkins. She said that Jackson had a room
alone for about three weeks He told her Mon
day that he intended to bring young woman
to live with him. She did not come to. tho
ing. She was Maggie Mooney. jackson,
who works at night was asleep at tho
time. The girl did not awaken him. She
went wen. into, into the room occupied BY Goa.
for some " hiskcy. Then she sent Kim out for a
bottle of carbolc acid. saying that she wanted
II for bathing: Connolly got her the acid. She
handed him the let,or she had written to her
mother. and said She would pay his car fare Il
he would take 1t uptown. Then she changed
her mind. and said she would send IT. by mail.
letter on a table. whero 1t was afterward found |
and opened by the police.
After leaving Connolly the girl went to her |
room. drank half the carboic acid. and then
He was awakened. and div!ned what had hap |
pered. He hurried Connolly out for n police |
man. and an ambulance waa quickly sum |
moned. The girl was taken to Gouverneur Hos
pital, where she died last night
1t is supposed that the Paddy" referred to |
in her letter is her husband. and that u is from
him she got the name OF Mooney. Florne is
thought Ia be her child.
Henry Hilton lives at Wcst Thirty-four |
street. AT the house it was learned thnt Mra.
Golden had been employed there as lanndress
Golden had heard OF her daughters act and had
gone to the hospital.