The evening world., 1905-07-05
GIRL TRIED TO
DIE FOR Love
ON PARK BENCH
Pretty Sadie Dalton, Dressed
in White for Death, Took
Big Dose Of Poison.

Dressing herself all in white Sadie
Dalton, a very pretty girl Of seven
teen years. sat down on a bench heal the
bride path in Central Park early to-
day and took a large dose of paris
green. Nothing but the fact that a
park laborer, with plenty OF presence OF
mind. came along a minute or two
later and found her lying unconscious
on the bench saved her life.
The laborer had his lunch pail with
him and In the bottom was nearly a
quart of coffee still hot. He poured the
coffee down the girls throat when he
realized what she had done. then got q
hose and forced water into her stomach
until she elected most of the poison.
He mex got the assistance of a police
mLn and the two walked the girl up
and down the path until an ambulance
which had been summoned by another
iaborer came along n took her to the
Presbyterian Hospital.
Because Of the prompt action of the
laborer, whose narne is John McNulty,
Sadie will get we'll, although she took
enough poison to kill a dozen people.
She tried to take her own life because
she had quarrelled with her lover.
Loved the Foreman.
Sadie is one of eight children. Her
mother is dead and the children 1--we
with thelr aunts at different places IN
the city. Sadie lived with one aunt.
Mrs. Maggie Fitzgerald, at No. 5Oy Tenth
avenue, and she worked in Hills binc.
cry, at No. 90 Pearl street.
According to Mrs. ~tl,Hgerald, Sadie
was In love win the foreman o. tne
factory, VINO Is Known TO ncr onIy as
Matte, his first name.
TINS man Is very much older thar.
the girl and Tor some -eascn mat shc
would not explain. Mrs Fitzgerald mas
opposed Eer niece having anything to
III love WIN him. however, and per.
sisted in receiving his attentions.
Sa.urday afternoon the aunt and
Sadie had words about the man, ana
Mrs. Fitzgerald said to-day that she
threatened to put Sadie IN an Insti u
ton IL she didn't keep the foreman
away. After this tiff, she says. Sadie
dressed herself all in white and went
out. She did not return hat night II
Mrs. Fitzgerald could lind no trace Of
her.
The, search was kept up among. her
found. Mrs. Fitzseraid Was a bout pI e
Gail in she police when she heard to-
My " ''uu'' - "AA'itilN "A lSIN
Nervcd Herself for Death.
In the Presbyterian Hospital Sad
refused TO discuss her owe affair. al
though she admitted that a love affair
was responsible for her attempt at
sell -iestruction. Neither would she
say where she had been since Satur-
day night.
1t doesn't matter about all that"
she said. 1T is enoui It | wanted
10 Gr. / w4n Intv the park ear!y this
morning to end my lite, but didn't
know Just how ! would do It. | walked
TO the lake and looked in, meaning TO
jump in, because l had heard that
drJWpinS was an easv way to die. But
1t locked so dark and gloomy that l
couldn't do 1t.
Il had a little money, so I went over
TO a drug store al Third avenue and
Ninety-tifth street, and bought several
ounces of paris green. Then | re-
turned 10 the park and sat on a bench
beside the bride path.
Il saw n lot ,os people ride bv on
horseback, ana | waited for them to
get by. Then / got up my courage and
took the poison. That Is all that | re-
member until now, l do not care
whether l get well or not. / would
not have taken the poison II I cared
anything about living. l want my aunt
10 know where / am"