New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-10
Affecting Suicide.

The cork Constitution gives the following romantic
and affecting account OF the suicide OF Noide' III
the frenzy Of love- " Some weeks since a pilsa,e
soldier OF the 40th Regiment, quarterel IN the gdfH
SON named Alfred WInStanley. an Engishindn ABOUT
2s years OF age, became acquainted Win young
woman named Mary Low. the daughter OF nilllary
penSioner. His proposal Of marriage was accepted,
with the provso that he got leave 10 marry from MS
commanding officer. This he was reluctant 70 ASK
for some cause which remains Unexplained anu iieI
parents considering II lmprudent TO sahc'loh Ine
marriage OF their daughter under any o:her condition.
determined 10 conclude the intimacy between her
and Wnstaney by sending her on viSh to an uncle
In London. On June Is, he got leave TO remain OUT
Of barracks until II O'Clock. and NIsltel Low houSe'
where he remained until l0i. During tins time ne
learnt that Mary to leave Cork the neXi morning
al O'Clock. by the Ajax steamer iOr LOnuOh ne IT,
turned 10 barracks within his leave and ai'er reporting
himself scaled the walls and escaped, and AGAIN re-
turned TO Lows and entreated to be admitted, out
was refused though ne threatened IL nol, ID lHtO"
himself into the river Early the next morning lie
again endeavOred to gain admlttance INTO Low - Du
was refused, and eventually left, declaring ne woud
destroy himself He then went INTO an adjacent
house and borrowed breakfast cup FROM tlls ne
proceeded to the OIL and color shop OF Mr.. Denis
Connor in the North Hdln-st., where ne asked Tor
half-pnt of oil of yitriol for As he sad, removing
stains from his cross belts. Having got the yitriO IN
the cup, he burned along Kyrls-quay 10 LeYitt $
quay where he met Mary Low with her nolher ana
sisters on their way 10 the steamship. In rcnzled
manner he asked her " IL she would deceive hlli-ll
she was about TO leave him who was so iond OF her .
She moved ana ne followed, anu hpltlhs w NV
cupsald d" Mary YOU know love you,and II you don't
stop and marry me this will end my existence. You
know can't live without you, and TINS must pun me
out Of pain Her mother then pushed her IRON hlin
when ne Immediately drank the vtriol, threw the
cup into the river, and leaped several feet from the
ground. screaming frlghtfuly. AT TINS moment
private soldier of The s4th Regiment came M. when
Winstanley, pointing after Mary Low. SAID. " There
there she Is she's the cause OF II II Is she's 10
blame Acting constable Edwards then came up
and removed the unfortunate man 10 he Norm IN
hrmary. where he was at once attended by DE- IOp-
ham and Surgeon Gordon, who administered car
Donate OF nagnesa and the usual andotes, Out the
corrosive effect of the poison were so immediate as
to render all efforts unavaliing. DR.. Haverty, the
surgeon OF the 4Gth subsequently, HIM. and con-
tnued, with DR.. Popham, 70 attend nun un,ll Ms
death which took place a, O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, after Undesirable suffering, which ne bore
with patience. During Thursday, although writing
With pain be asked of every person who entered the
ward IN which he lay, Is she coming for II get
but one glimpse of her II VIII remove all my pam
and shall die easy" Deceased had medal and
for several engagements III India, where ne had
| served with credit.