New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-06
MAN WEEDS, WOMAN DIES
DISCARDED FOR BRIDE, DESPAIRING
FINN SHOOTS HERSELF.
ANGEL OF HARLEM" APPROACHED TO
OFFER AID AS BULLET ENTERED HEART
POLICEMAN HYMN THERE.


Despair. resulting from unrequitted love and
the knowledge that the man she loved at
the very moment being married to another
woman, caused Sophia Sarie, Finnish woman.
thirty-two years old. who lived at No. IA East
e-Hundred-and-T hirty-second-st.. 10 pause in
East One Thirty ffth-st.. between
Madison and Park aves.. at I o'clock last night
and send bullet through her heart. She did
not speak after firing the shot and was dead
when an ambulance surgeon arrived
The woman who was 4 servant. was noticed
walking on the street by Mrs. Mary Callwell.
OF No. % East One Hundred and hirty-fourth-
ST. who is known in Harlem as the angel or
Harlem" because OF her philanthropic work
among unfortunates. When Mrs. Caldwell no
ticed that the woman was crying and seemingly
in great distress, she FASTENED toward her with
the intention Of sccosting her and learning II
she could not aid her. She had almost reached
the weeping woman when the latter quickly
took the revolver from her BOSOM placed it TO
her breast and fred She uttered piercing
scream and collapsed. heap on the sidewalk
Mrs. Callwen kneeled by the side Of the pros
trate woman opened her dress and tried TO
stanch the flow Of blood. II was futile. 1t was
in vain also that Mrs. Callweu tried TO make
the dying speak
Policeman Hymn, Of the East One-hundred-
and-twenty -sixth-st. station. who had heard the
shot and scream made his appearance mo-
ment later. having run 10 the spot He sent a
hurry call for an ambulance 70 Harlem Hos
pital but DR.. GreL who responded. could only
pronounce the woman dead. The body was
taken to the East One-hundred-and twenty
sixth-st- station. where persons in the large
crowd that had gathered told the police that
the dead woman was a sister OF Mrs. Kate
Nicholson, Of No. 2092 Madison-ave. Mrs
Nicholson was informed, and at the station
identified the body. She showsred kisses on the
face OF her sister and exclaimed:
THAT man has killed my sister"
In explanation Of this statement she told Ser
geant Mott that two years ago her sister met
a painter, and that they became fast friends
Soon II was rumored that they were TO be
married She was stricken with smallpox and
taken to North Brother Island. When she re-
turned to her home the fellow did not seem to
care for her Two weeks ago she told her sister
that she and her fellow had quarrelled, and
that he had said he wanted nothing more TO do
with her. She found that he was keeping COM
pany with another girl. who lives in East One
hundred-and- thirty third-st. Sophia said she
was heartbroken. and did not know what TO do.
August Newholm, a painter. boarding with a
family named Jacobson. at No. 2.195 Fifth-ave..
was married last night to victorine Lindroist
hirty-third-st., where she lived with the family
of K R. Nynon The bride and bridegroom.
surrounded by a merry party Of guests. were
seen Immediately after the ceremony, while re-
ceiving the congratulations of friends. Mr..
Newholn was asked II he knew the woman who
had committed suicide. He said he did and
was about 10 say more when his friends spoke
TO him in Finnish He admitted that he had
known the woman. and that he knew "al about"
the suicide but that he had wanted nothing
more to do with her and had nothing to say.
The face Of his bride unclouded as though
she knew nothing OF the tragedy Of the evening
/ II was learned from Mrs Jacobson that
Sophia had visited No. 2.195 Fifth-ave. and
had asked for Newholm. When told that he
was not there she said she would wait for him.
and, according 10 Mrs. jacobson, she sat on
the stairs in the house for hour and a half
waiting for the man to appear. Mrs. Jacobson
said she noticed that Sophia fingered the bosom
of her waist nervously. and that when she was
told that Newholm was TO be married she re-
piled:
him and myself"