The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15


IN saIinoyille, at which many of the rail-
road employees take their meals She had
been there some time when this engineer
scraped an acquai ntance, sud, little by 1T
tie. won her confidence. Finally he pro
posed marriage, declaring himself single
man. EGsctiDg his base purposes, be pro
posed that she accompany him TO this city |
She consented, and, a year ago last month";
was brought here and conducted TO an es
tablishment on St. Clair street, where her |
destroyer said she might board few days,
while preparations for their marriage were
being made. She soon discovered the
character Of the house che had been thrust
into, and also learned that her clover
was married man, the head of a family
living on - street. The intelligence fell
with crushing weight upon her, and che
sank under 1t into the slough of crime.
Meantime sho received occasional visits
frcm her " faithful" who sometimes was
so considerate Of her health as to provide
her stealthy drive through the streets of
the city.
When the paternal roof was caVed in by
the police, she betook herself TO another
house, on Champlain street, whore she
served as servant maid, and seemed To have
r, llied somewhat from the effects OF The
cruel deception which had been put upon
har, as well rs from the reaction Of her
own disgrace and criminsl misfortune.
We will state here although it is snticips-
Ia gf
Mr.. Engineer was drafted into the military
service of the United States, and beirg
somewhat s.raightened for funds, appt aled,
the conjecture IS, 10 his betrothed, who con-
sented 10 appropriate TO her and mis- use the
! goods Of the fsmIly iuto whose house she
had moved, as well as those Of the family
which she soon after entered in the oapaci-
| ty of "heIp." Oue day gold watch and
| chsiu of tuo proprietor's wife WAS missed.
! About this time Ada went home, and ON
| her return she was arrested. The evidence
was clear against her, aud she gave up the
watch and chain on the promise that she
! should not be- prosecuted If she should delv-
or up the effects. This quieted matters, and
! she returned 10 her work. Three or four
weeks later she WIS arrested by each of the
two parties with whom she had been living,
on tho charge OF numerous thofts. Officers
were cent TO her home near Salineyille,
where a large number of articles were
found, including wearing apparel, bsd
sheets, quilts, pillows, muff, etc. Her pa
rents profussed ignorance and innocence,
aayiug that Alkaline had sent them from
time to time as Pressntsj they supposed
she had earned them, NC., &c.
She was arraigued on charge of grand
larceny, and, waving an examination, was
committed to the county jail on the 10Th Of
March last, where she has been ever since.
Her trial was set for the present week.
About week after she was thrust into
Jail her father was brought up here, and
asking TO see his daughter, was allowed
that privilege-the Sheriff accompany ying
the man to tho grated door and listening,
as is customary, to the conversation. The
parent upbraided her in the most severe
and cruel manner, cursiDg and swearing,
and forbidding her ever to cross the thresh-
old Of his house sgaIn. His manner and
talk grew 30 outrageous and brutal that
sheriff Nicola compelled him TO desist and
60 away Tho girl took it sadly to heart
and sobbed and moaued several hours after
the interview.
Lust Friday afternoon the unnatural ia
thor came TO the city again, and wished tc
see Adaline He conducted himsolf at The
second meeting in the same harsh and
savage manner as on the first occasion, and
even went so far as TO tell her she had bot
Ter hang herself, as she had brought hersol
aud ihe family into such disgrace. sh,
went nearly frantic under mis- goad S, aud sob,
he'd away the hours of the afternoon in the
greatest mental sgOny. In vain the officers
tried to sooLho her by dwelling upon the
possible and probable happy issue of hel
approaching trial. Nature spent itself in
grief, and it WAS not until morning, the
morning of the fatal day, thst she seemed
to be calm. There WAS nothing in her ap
pearauce during the day to inspire any feal
or even suspicion that she contemplated
suicide. She talked freely and ovou ioeose.
| Y r
called from the window of the unoccupied
upper chamber in which she had fut
liberty, to a woman in ~ adjoining yard
asking him to send his boy to summon
thither FREUD on Bank street. She ate 8
hearty dinner, aud when the turnkey went
between two and three O'Clock, to takeaway
her dishes, she talked IN happy and hope.
ful strain of her trial. and asked q score ol
pleasant questions. he went up again about
four O'Clock, aud IS he opened the door, saw
her hanging by the neck, by means Of a
twisted bed sheet suspended from the iron
grstiag in the ceiling of the bgll. Mr.
Smith rau down TO the Sherfi7s Office
and summoned Mr.. Nicola. Dr. Roeder,
the County Physician, was Immediately no.
tilted who pronounced life extinct, although
the c3rpse was still perfectly warm and the
natural color still Inantled the face. Slim
! ulsnts, however, were used, and every eff
fort made for half an hour To bring her to,
but in vain. Coroner Prentice was called
in, but said ther5 was no propristy in hold
ing inquest.
/ AAt CNlAiAS 3 u tuo uifpSE hdil VI bHe lall
is n0Tmore than six or seven feet high
The Ioupg woman had placed stool under
the ION CRATE in this ceiling, standing on
which she could easily fasten the twisted
sheet around the bars. One ED of it was
tied around two of these cross bars, and
two talf knots were taken in it besides s.
The sther end WIS made fast in moose
about her neck, the knot being placed on
the hack of her neck 80 that there could bo
no obstruction or delay in the process Of
struggling. She wss found resting on her
knees, with her hands down by her side
The stool stood beside her, and hor back
comb had fallen on the floor by the wall.
Il Is stated that man answering TO the
description of her father, was seen about
three O'Clock that afternoon, stsndipg in
an al-y nesr the jail and talking in sn er-
cited manner To this unfortunate girl
stationed at an upper window. lie was uu-
doubtedly her father, as be was hanging
about, and deposted himself like heather
when info med of her death. Stung to
rgoty by his terrible words of censure and