The evening world., 1909-02-19
HEARD MOTHERS
CALL IN SLEEP;
SHOT HERSELF
Miss Elizabeth Brennan Is
Found Dying From a Bullet
Wound.
USED FATHERS PISTOL.
Told a Friend She Often
Dreamed That Dead Mother
Was Calling Her,
USED FATHERS PISTOL.

Elizabeth Brennan, seventeen year.
Id and pretty, an estImable and we'll
liked member OF st. Mtchael's Church.
where she is known as Sunshine"
Brennan ia dying in Bellevue Hospital
today from bullet wound through
her body. which she received last
night while walking in her sleep H.
Ter fathers home, No, All West Thlr-
tieth street.
Although there is no question that
the girl is somnambulist and that
she was asleep when she fired the
outlet into her breast, she IL held in
the prison ward in the hospital a
charge OF attempted suicide having
Seen made against her ly policeman
who knew nothing of the facts, but
who refused to withdraw the charge
even after the truth was made known
to him
Ellzabeth's mother died five years age
and this bore heavily ~ the girls mind
Her three brothers, hl- strong young
men, followed the mothar to the grave
within a year From bright, viyacious
girl she changed So that even her school
chums thought she was losing her mind
Sunshine" became known as the
Dreamer" because she would sit for
hours with fixed upward stare and
say not word
Heard Dead Mothers Voice.
Every nigh; when ! go to sleep
hear the voice of my mother Miss
Brennan told friends recently. 1T
makes me feel so queer. 1t ls my dear
mothers voice, | know. because it has
the peculiar ring that ! remembe. SHE
had before her death"
Her stepmother a kindly woman for
whom Elizabeth had nothing but good
words, tried to cheer her but failed.
That she was somnambullst the neigh
bors knew, and every one in the tene-
ment block tried their best to make life
pleasant for the Dreamer"
When she was being taken from the
house to-day with the bullet in her
body. she said to Amy McDermott. a
girl living In the same building:
Il don't remember anything but
mother calling Elizabeth! Elizabeth! |
want YOU said the dying girl. Il be-
lieve this is the last time you will see
me alive"
Miss Brennan's father Is William 7,
Brennan, superintendent OF docks al
the foot OF West Thirtyfourth street.
Mr.. Brennan has license to carry a
revolver because OF the dangerous
neighborhood to which business calls
him.
Left Revolver on Shelf
On his return home last night Bren-
nan placed his revolver on a shelf in
the kitchen before going in TO talk with
his wire ana CHlluTtH,
Mr. and Mrs. Brennan retired abou,
10 o'clock Half an hour later they
were awakened by revolver shot and
running to the kitchen, Mr., Brennan
found his daughter unconscious with a
bullet wound extending from the left
breast to the back The bullet had
buried itself In the wall. BY the UNI
conscious girl was the fathers revolver
A few minutes later she opened her
eyes and said:
why, what's the matter? What has
happened to me?"
you have only fallen out OF bed,
replied the mother. You have hur;
yourself"
II thought I was asleep whispered
the girl Then she became unconscious
again and was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital.
Mr.. Brennan then explained how hi,
daughter had been a sleep-walker since
she was small child.
Twice In the past few months" he
said, she has gone out OF her home al
night In her night gown and barcfooted
and walked through the street.
she probably saw me place the re.
yolver on the shelf when | came In last
night. and In her dreams went to looh
for It.
"Or It may he that she was. searchins
for the doll clothes she was makinl
when she knocked the revolver to III,
floor and exploded Il.
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