The evening world., 1903-06-08
Kathleen Sheehan's Sensitive
Soul Writhed Under the Ridi-
cuIe Her Brogue Drew from
Workmates.
INSURED LIFE, TOOK POISON.
Found WrIthlne In Death Agony In
Morningslde Park, She Died In an
Ambulance While Being Hurried
60 the Hospital.

Unable to overcome her rich Irish
brogue, and constantly mimcked and
r!diculed by her fellow-employces
Kathleen sheehan. twenty-three years
old. an expert embroidered, of No. 4SS
West One Hundred and Twenty-fourth
street. committed suicide to-day in
Morningside Park by drinking carbolic
acid. It is believed by the girls rela-
uves that she had contemplated self
destruction for some time. as she had
spent most of her earnings in insuring
her life.
Miss Sheehan was born In Limerick
When a schoolgirl she developed a re-
markable skill in ncedlework. and was
soon employed by many wealthy fam
flies to do embroidery and designing
About three years ago 1t was suggested
to her that she could secure exceedingly
lucrative employment in New York. and
she arranged to come here and live
with her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs James
]. Sullivan. at the One Hundred and
Twenty-fourth street address.
A few days after she arrived In this
city she was engaged at liberal sal
airy by Nine. Kelley. a fashionable
dresemaker at Thirty-fifth street and
Broadway.
Naturally very quiet. Miss Sheehan
was a very sensitive girl Though she
ondeavored to her utmost she could not
overcome a strong dialect she had ac-
Quired in her schoolgirl days. The ma
Jority OF the young women employed
at Nine. Kieley's were American-born
and they made constant sport of the
Gil 70 bn
orenly resented their teasing she
brooded over it day and night and fin
ally she left the place and went to
work with large department store.
She was well paid in her new place,
but she found the same treatment at
the hands of her fellow-workers as be-
fore She left there and went to work
for another store, and then another.
but it made no difference. She had
hardly been in new place week
when she W. again made butt of.
AT last she uecame an active worker
In St. Josepk's Catholic Church, joining
all its societies as a means of helping
her forget the unkind treatment she
received while at work. Even this was
without result, and she finally decided
to end her life.
She said nothing to any one, but in
ssured her life in 4 sum that represented
q handsome fortune to her relatives.
She put all her savings in paying the
premiums.
Last night she dressed herself very
carefully and went out, Sne told her
cousin. Mrs. sullivan. that she was go
Ing TO take a walk. Early to-day as
Policeman Darcy, of the West One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street sta
ton, was passing Morningside Park at
One Hundred and Twenty-second street
he noticed a young woman slip in De-
hind a clump. of bushes. He hurried to
the place and arrived just in time to
hear scream and see Miss Shcehan
fall, writhing. on the grass. She had
swallowed nearly two ounces of car
bolic acid She died in the ambulance
on the way TO the j. Hood Wright Hos
pital.
According to Mr.. Sullivan, with whom
the young girl lived, she insured her
life in favor of Mrs. Ellen Cotter, an
aunt, who lives at the Electric Hotel in
Middletown, y. Y. Her body will be
sent to Middletown for burial.