Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-19
D-lstresainE suicide.
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Yesterday morning, = young and habdsoms
woman, America c. Rice, residing with her
sister and widowed mother, at 81 Mound street,
received a letter from a young man occupying
the position Of a book keeper in a printing es-
~abishmsnt on Third street-We refrain from
giving his name and place Of business, belirv-
ing that he has already deeply suffered, and be-
ing unwilling 10 increase bis sorrow in the
smallest deEree-Nhich letter che read with the
deepest and most painful interest, but said
nothing respecting II. twas evident, howsy-
er, the communication left a deep impression
upon her mind and rendered Der strangely
nervous and restless. she could not ST stills
and her face expressed deep suffering, al 2
which her relatives did not uctice until the
dreadful denouemeHt had occurred.
The Eirl said she would walk out, as she had
a letter to put in the Poet Ofice to her cousin,
residing in Nashville. She went and returned,
a friend, a Miss Jennie Hinson, No. 4lR Third
street
In fifteen minutes after America arrived al
Miss Hinson's residence, looking deadly pale
and exceedingly melaBcholy. When questioned
BY her friend ~ 10 the cause, she said she bad
swallowed poison, and throwing a paper INTO
her lap, remarked that that was the wrapper
Nothing viii save me" she continued, "for
purchased sufficient stryrhnine at a drug
store 70 kin three men, and I have swallcyed
II an" The poor girl requested that her
mother should Be sent for, which Jennie did,
and also for a physician, with orders that he
should come at once, az life and death depended
upon H.
America began to suffer greatly, and vas
placed upon the bed, where she had several
spasms. II a short time Mrs. Rice arrived.
and the Interview between her and her daughter
was affecting in the extreme The girl told
her mother she aid not want 10 live longer /;
that Il was better she should die, and in less
than eve mihutss expired in her widowed pa
reat's arms.
ne physician came a few minutes after she
had breathed her last.
The letter written 70 America we have been
requested not 10 publish and we comply, but we
will say It referred to the love Of the Young man
for her since childhood, and up 10 the boar Of
lis being written. He hsd loved her too well,
as she bad him. Their passion had resulted
unfortunately, and he had determined, notwiih-
standing his affection, to separate from Der
forever, for he had made a sacred oath he
would do 30.
This was the Intelligence that had induced
America 10 take her life. She had been devoted
% her love, and had often declared she could
not live without him Some years previously
America had first been destined 10 love IN
wisely and since then Der existence had been
Swallowed. She was young, pretty and inter
esting, and had many warm friends. II is 70
be hoped, poor creature, she viii find in the
next sphere more congenial loves than those
that darksned her spirit here.
Corener Carey held an inquest upon her
body, and the jury returned a verdict Of suicide.
Americas lover, we learned last evening,
was nearly beside himself with grief, and ii
was feared, If left alone, he would follow his
dead mistress to her early tomb.-Gncinnatf
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