The evening world., 1911-01-09
BRIDE AND GIRL
IN SUICIDE PACT
NEARLY KILL EIGHT
Child Agrees to Die With
Aunt and They Turn
~ on the Gas.
FUMES FILL THE HOUSE.
Pair and Six Others Uncon-
scious When Rescue Arrives
Had Been to Picture Show.

Nrs. Mary Eagan. . bride OF four
months. after entering into q suicide
pact with her eleven year -old niece.
Cara Hartman. who was visiting at
tie Eagan home. No. 100 South second
street, Williamsburg. tried to kill her
self by gas and nlled the house with
fumes, O using the six children of WILL
am Wilson 20 become unconscious.
Mrs. Eagan refused TO explain her
reasons for attempting to n her life.
and after spending several hours In the
Herbert street police station was ar
ra.gned to-day in the Bedford Avenue
Court.
Mrs. Eagan. an unusually handsome
woman of t~wenty-npe. eloped with
Jamee Easan last fail and Is said to
nave married against the Wishes of her
family. although Eagan Is declared to be
q hard working. moral man.
Runors Of unkappIness.
since their marriage there have been
rumors that the bride was not happy.
The Hartman child. whose parents live
time will Mrs. Eagan. Clara was called
BABE by the aunt.
Mrs. Eagan took Clara to q moving
picture show last night. The two re-
turned home about 10 o'clock. Pagan
was asleep and did NOT near them enter.
The woman n girl hen agreed to end
their lives. Mrs. Eagan obtained four
teen feet of rubber piping. Then she
went to the main hallway and turned on
tho gas on the first. O and third
roor.
Placing the end OF The piping 60 her
mouth and aflxinG the othSr end IN
the gas stovs. she turned on every sas
Jet In the room and with Clara In her
arms lay down on . sofa to die.
Mrs.. Wilson was awakened by the
smell OF gas. h ran into the rooms
occupied by her children-Charies. elev-
en-: Edward. nine: william. even: May.
six: Joseph. four. and John. nine
months. All were unconscious. The
as was traced TO the three jets below
ia the hal! and the cocks were turned
on. Then a hurry call wa ssnt q
Williamsburg Hospital for doctors.
Aroused by . Fall.
About the same time EaSan wa
awakened by a heavy fall. He also
snelled gas and traced It to the from,
room. When Mrs. Eagan lost conscious.
ness the hid In her arms also became
helpless and fell from the sofa. II wal
this noise that awohe Eagan.
Eagan quickly drew the pipe from hi
wife's mouth, turned on the gas and
opened windows. While he waited 70,
q doctor he resorted to artificial respir
alton.
The doctors had little trouble with IN.
six Wilson children In bringing then
around. but they were half an hour Il
reviving the Hartman child n Mrs
EaIan. Mrs. Eagan then was arrested
A. she was leavia. her home she turne,
10 her husband and said:
You'll md a note written to you OF
failed. / won't fail again. 1 didn'
want Babe to die with me. but sh
loves me 30 and ! love her and sh,
wanted to go with me. so l consented
I'm nave better luck next time
Eagan found the note, 1t read:
Jim. l hope my attempt at su.eid
ma prove successful. as l have notnih,
10 live for. Ny poor Babe /, within
to die with ne. | have begged he t
go with her mother. but she refuses {
cave me. MARY"
Eazan said he could not imagine vi
his wife wanted 10 end her life. un!es
size had seen some pictures at tho sho,
last night which made her moroid