The evening times., 1900-03-20

NEW YORK. March 2O.-The attempted
suicide OF a young and handsome woman at
the Players Club No. 16 Gramercy Park,
early this morning, at which time the
house was thronged with actors and their
guests, caused an excitement that marred
! the pleasure of many a supper party then
in progress.
The woman. Mrs. Mary Albrecht, twenty
two years old. is the wife Of John Albrecht
manager of the clubs cafe. They have
been separated for some time past and yes
terday she was discharged from the post
graduate hospital where she had been un-
der treatment for some weeks.
II was 2:30 o'clock this morning when
she walked into the club and asked for
her husband. Her face though very pale
and Thin was so cOmely as 10 excite COM
ment from club members who happened 70
notice her as she entered. They also re-
marked upon her weakly appearance and
one Of them handed her a chair into which
she sank with every evidence of being
overcome with fatigue.
When her husband approached the greet
ing Gatween them was very cold and for
NAL He drew her to one side and was
heard to caution her to conduct her conver-
sation in low tones. She obeyed. but az
times when her voice rose above its usual
pitch it vas plain that her words We're
those Of entTeaty-, Ii was noticed that,
while she talked. she kept her hands con-
cealed under. a light shawl that was flung
over her shoulders
Albrechrs replies to her requests were
either in monosyllables or in negative
snakes OF the head. Finally, the woman
who, it was learned later. was beg
ging her husband to take her back "a
his home. made final appeal The man
was heard to mutter something. The
woman said later that he told her she had
better go and kill herself Fe turned an
grily frcm her and left her standing alone
| muteIy watching him until he disappeared
| into the cafe.
The detected woman then turned away
| and left TIE place. A moment later a
/ piercing scream came from the street John
! Bonar OF - St Edwards Street Brook
| Iyn, and Joseph Grasheim, club attendants
/ ran out and found her writhing in agony
| on the sidewalk. They carried her be-
| tween them into the clubhouse vestibule
! where the members and their guests who
| had suddenly arisen from their tables. had
! congregated. The woman clutched in her
/ hand a tumbler in which remained a few
I drops Of green fluid.
! To a doctor who questioned her she ac-
! knowledged that she had drunk almost :
tumbler full Of water containing paris
/ green. She had brought the water and
| the poison. concealed under her shawl. q
! the club. determined to end her life. should
/ her husband refuse TO consent to recon
/ ciliation.
! When he told me to kill myself" she
| said. he gave me the courage TO do So
The woman was forced 10 take an
/ emetic. and this prompt action saved hel
/ life. said the ambulance physician who
was summoned to the club by Policeman
| Freis of the East Twenty second STREE
| station. When the woman. after a brie
| stay at the police station. reached Belle
! yue Hospital, further antidotes were giver
her and she was soon pronounced out o
| danger Mrs Albrecht refused to say
/ anything further at either the police sta
| ti0n or the hospital.