The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-28
The Suicide OF a Young Girl In Phiindel-
phia-Tho Body Identified

[rrom he Philadelphia Bulletin Nov. 2e.]
male had dock in hs a
Vine street. on Friday night. There doubt the
girl had committed suicide, although nothing seen
two Custom House wstchncn. The tee was low at the
time, and Is supposed the deceased let herself down
into deep water where she WAS dro Wned shawl was
found near the spot whore IL supposed she descended
and upon the wharf vial was found which stn contain
The body was placed in rough pine coffin and taken
10 the stable Of the undertaking establishment In Fifth
street Alderman George Moore held an inquest in the
The deceased had evidently been respectable post
aon in society she was very good looking and had an
Aoout seventeen Of age She rather under the
medium height robust She had dark brown hair which
was rather long She wore dark striped mousin de
laine with lace under sleeves all her clothing
Of neat and elegant dcscrptiod. There were
upon the clothing By which the person Of the
ornamental articles about her her hair bracelets
her wrists mounted with jet The shawl found the
mud Ia wcollen, stone colored with brown border The
bonnet of the deceased not recovered Those who
II on the water are under the impression that II
There was NO evidence before the acting coroner other
than that OF the Custom House officers who recovered
1he body and the jury reformed verdict Of found
The body remained in the stable Of Mr.. Cohen until
yesterday afternoon where 1t vieted by great
her opersons but none of them were able to recognize
Early the afternoon the body was renewed to the
Green House, where II visited by number Of per.
sons
Two gentlemen. who saw the remains at the Green
House and who expressed desire TO the body
dceny cared for gave directions to Mr. Cohen to have
~ decenty inferred, they ordered coro be prepared
ana covered with black CLOTH and they paid In advance
Liberal portion OF the expense Of the funeral After re-
questfng MI Cohen 70 have the intement on Tuesday
and to give notice Of 1t in the papers they went away
without leaving their names and nothing has since been
learned rs TO who they
At 10 O'Clock last night the body was taken from the
r,reen House TO the dwelling Of Mr.. Cohen and there
placed In ice in accordance with the directions a The
snkDcwp ontlmen.
This mGuang great number OF persons, who had aeon
the accounts OF the mysterious affair Ia the papers went
~ the Green House for the purpose OF seeing the body
and those who got any sacton at all out OF the chur
sh superintendent learned that the reurins had been
removed from there. suspicion then arose that the
deceascd had been handed the surgeons and ton
tdersble excitement was the result
The North american Of Tuesday ssys.-
AT an carry hour yesterday afternoon the body was at
Iast identified Is that Of Elizabeth Barr. She was be-
tween 10 and II years ofsge and resided in the family Of
- r. Fsirman, Of the firm OF Apsrach Reed 4 Co. where
re was employed ~ . domestic. On Friday evening
z@betb left the residences Of Mr.. rairman No ps nj.
street. She told member OF the family that abe
engaged 70 be married and was going no ne Her
'rds reside IN the neighborhood OF Fairmount The
ee Of the rash act Is not positively known But n 4
dtbrt tbe desperate girl had been engaged Ia be mar
'" Iiihifss ere who broke his pighted troth She
tmed "a txtfaort mary determination 10 put an end
hPf eNbsneeLrs twailowing aea " dose az l.nda-
~ and then casting herhcl iao the cold dark Yates
.le tlawafe