The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04
A Mysterious Affair.
A YOUNG WON AN ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT
SUICIDE-PROBABL SEDUCTION.

From Chicago Tribune of Saturday.
On Wednesday night while officer Perry
was patrolirg his beat, be observed young
girl about eighteen years of age leaning
against building on Clark street and act
ing in mysterious manner, which at once
provoked close scrutiny of her actions.
He watched her for some time and deemiDg
from he manner that she was meditatiDg
mischief, he went up to her and accosted
her, inquiring her name and residence, to
which interrogatories che made no reply,
but seemed to be studiously endeavoriDg
to conceal something.
The air being filled with the fumes of
chlOroform, he at once suspected her de.
signs and managed to secure bottle of
that liquid before she had succeeded in con-
cealing it. He then attempted to remove
her when she fell senseless in bis arms, from
the effects of the drug she had taken. He
procured assistance and the unfortunate girl
was removed to the Armory. A physician
was summoned just in time to save her life.
For the past two or three days she has been
confined to the witness room and every care
and attention has been shown her which
would tend to restore her health.
Frequent endeavors have been made to
draw from her the secret of her troubles,
but she has constantly maintained an ab.
stracted and taciturn mood, hardly speaking
or noticing anything. Yesterday she called
for officer Perry and signifed that she
wished to go out for minute. Permission
was granted, but Immediately on reaching
the hall she rushed to an open window aud
flung herself out, falling upon the roof of o
shed l8 feet below and severely sprained
her ance. Medical aid was again called,
and she is now once more under the physi.
clans care. Since her fall she has become
more communicative, but still only gives a
disconnected and partial account of her
trouble. She has given two names-Gracs
Montrose and Adele Morrison, but will not
disclose the residence of her parents at pre- g..
ent, and throws no light upon her family
farther than that she has a married sister
living in the city of Milwaukee, and that
she herself originally came from Peo-
ria, Illinois. She says that some time
since she made the acquaintance of
a merchant in this city, whose name she
will rot disclose. That under promise of
marriage he seduced her, and finally pre-.
vailed on her to go with him to California.
Some few weeks since the two left this city
and went to New York to take passage.
Arrived there, the merchant deserted her,
and left her almost destitute of money. She
returned to this city in search of the wretch
who had thus cruelty left her, and for days
had travelled the streets night and day try
ing to find him At last giving up in
despair the poor Fantime, without money,
without friends, utterly lonely and utterly
wretched, seeing nothing behind her but
wretched memories and before her nothing
but misery and ruin, attempted to put a
period to ber sad existence by taking chlo-
roform. She still avows her intention not
to live. She is remarkably handsome
and intelligent girl, with dark brown hair
curly and cut short, hazel eyes, forid com
plexion, medium height and good figure
and from her ladyike appearance has created
universal sympathy amongst those cognizint
of her sad history.