The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-04
BROOKLYN CITY Intelligence,

MELANCHOLY SuIcIDE-Andrew Cakes ESQ. one of
the Coroners of Kings county called upon yester
day hold inquest the house of Henry A. Hurlbut
Esq No % Pierpoint st. ee upon the body young
man named Ann HARDWOOD Cor Howard) whoj committed
suicide under circumstances Of truly melancholy ma
ture She had been engaged but two weeks a domes
tic in the family and during that period much de-
pressed IN Spirits IN consequence (as was subsequent
dscovered) ofhavng been heartlessly abandoned by
husband TO whom she had secretly been united only
three months ago. She employ ed by Mrs Hurlbut
At Intelligence Office in Grand street. New York.
and when employed represented herself to lie n
spins,ress She asked permission OF Mrs II. that young
nan (wnose name she did not menon) might OCCASION
ally visit her, which request granted, condition
hat her friend should not be too proluss fequent
attentions, and should not remain long when he did
II appears that he called ulol the girl but twice
md that his second visit somh angry words passed
them on account Of his having taken from her
eleven or twelve dollars literally stripping hor of ali
money that she possessed. She told him make
appearance at the house again until she for him.
and lie too rgidy obeyed her injunction Tor she
again him. She several times after this oh
served shedding tears by of the members OF the
family and Mrs Hurlbu ultimately determined to know
the cause OF her evident dependency and grief On
being thus Intercepted. she admitted the Young
whom she had spoken her husband; hit they had
privately married because of his stating he
entitled TO property when he became OF ageD and
that any publicity given to their union would be nuri
to him; that he was silyersmth silver platter,
by trade; that his father, collector, lived in North
Moore street, New York; and that he worked for MIR.
Bailey in Brooklyn. Placing implicit reliance in all his
staements she consented TO become his wife and tie
end of her bief and unhappy career is now known
has from day to day anNiously sought for her
ant husband without until she became dishear
ened and-to her worls-until she r. cared not
VIII at became of her" From the statements which she
made to her truly benevolent aud kind hearted employ
err il would appear that she orphan-her father
aud mother having not long since died in New York
and having other relatives in this country than sis
Ter and brother who reside somewhere in Pennsy lvana
She was discovered in dying state in her bed yester
iay morning about oclock-having the bottle close
beside her which had contained the fatal opate la
bel marked "laudanum" found in another part OF
Inc room, which had been detached from the VIAL but
upon which published by which the adj
dress of the druggist could be ascertaned Doctors
Mitchell and Brown attended the unfortunate woman
until she died, rendering her all the assistance that
could possibly he afforded under the circumstan ces
rhe utmost kindness and attention were paid
TO the deceased by the members of the family
in which she lived and TO their honor be it said they de-
termined to give to the corpse, at their expense,
respectable funeral II is TO be hoped that the man, If
such he be called who has thus, by his unprnciped
and cruel conduct sent to premature grave pure and
conidng girl may BIO discovered, and made to pay re-
tribuon for the pangs which his victim has endured.