The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-20

suycrs,, ~ Two s,sis d. Ifa~ehesssr, " u.
Relative % ne suicSe os the two young lsdjw ~
kAbrhettr, N. H., nlIude6 10 by telegrapn DAY Oh
two siGce we learn IL sdos"u irom the boston pa
pers that one or them was Miss Cathsrine b. Custom,
O Pownal, Me-. aged ~; the other miss CAts Cs
Cochran, eyed 10, Dative OF New Boston, W. WnC
has lately had home with brother, residing I'D
Hopkintoo. They roomed together at No "a Man
chester Corporation. Miss Cochran had frequently
indicated purpose to drown herself. Both mao
talked freely az dCinR 80. Their whole proceedings
were marked by great cnolness and delibeYahon,
Both Of them lett letters TO their friends announcing
their purpose and giving dire lions IN regard 70 the
ee,e ent Of their sifars. Love the occasion OF
the act Having arranged all things for the event.
thew lett their bssrd ding house on Sunday evening.
protected hand In hnnG and with great apparent
aLeerfuDess u the bridge crossing the upper canal,
leading IN the Manchester mills, stepped together
up0n the stone wall OF the canal just above sns
bridge. and together leapea into the water.
Below we insert the letter Of Miss Cochran TO her
sister at Hopkpton written just be ore her untmey
deoease, and carefully placed in her trunk =
MANCHESTER August IA, 1885,
DEAR sr1ER: raeelvsa your letter last Wednesday,
and conrsry to YOU Custom answered Is sns hns ep.
prrtsDi'y Though knew 1t was hsy,ns tsa9 ana OF
course You o. al To do still fes pro-
Ned ~ your ,il-rc Ysu and Ant Achsah are my
only ponSeps-. bnt md shsn answer ana O.
M have begun 10 as % wrtso 70 yoS
and 10 Jssso to-day Am ei-d 10 hear chat Louisa IL with
lung y.u probably shan es. yoa ssaia IN life;
you ecese this letter h~il 10 In the silent Rsalns
Of the Gesdl Start dear annie, shudA0r, Tor
What there ss 10 Dragging out wsahsons Me,
deprived of all ebioymsD,f sn only burden 70 my.
sell and se .ho interest themselves IN my
welfare Give my love 70 Jo-eon TO Martha and to An
WHO for me, prsf<tdt z, Bury NE in vermont
by tbs si0e Of ny notGer Ind have msnay enough 70
pa9 AL funeral exosn'e l oye Mrs Maria Fcss, my
mate 50 Mrs JsooD. 81 % ard % for my board,
and tbe L. So Que the Amoskeag counting.
rom there is anysh,og lett OF my money after pay
ing my fupsrs want 70 lie a. snoap As
possible AID paying my dsots, send IL, together with
his letters T. och Jon si dsd Ia my posket), TO John
Ii sherSir No lac Fulton teer, New Yosk.
Jei. and Joseph probably sell enough of already,
SEINE good cosy of shsksoere sh,ch l have lent
John j. eobs should Ike 20 have have; the rest
my clothes aud other th'Dgs you may divide Is you
rec fit
Ard now good bJei Mourn not for mo- friends tel,
jesse would lie bin before die, but
80 ''' = $500 CLARA c oocuRAN
To Mrs Ann Cochran. Hopkiptn N. H.
Fovssrd quickly, for It tells Of oesth
The following was written upon the opposite shoes
Of the letter by Miss Cochran and evidently intend
ed for the eye Of her lOver:-
AND NOW IEARnr: write you few lines, though
you receive taat pennsd thea will bO
colo In desth Do not thok OF with regret SOY NJ
better that IL sbopb
"One unfO tuna q weary ofhreath,
Rashly I'm 20 tupS'e gone to her death"
forgive ali who injured me and pray FOR forgive
Of you, hsve erred aud know have Be happy
not be wicked to cast tn ught and NO ono weut
love you the lees for IT, shall Ihope, be barred m YER
mont By tbs side Of my mother FxreWeD.
She also enclosed in her letter scraps Of poetry.
which no doubt expressed her feelings at the time Of
writing,