The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-26
A SAD sTeHY.
Seduction. Abaud0umcnfs Insanity and Pro-
babe Suicide Of a schoolgirl.
From the Detroit Free Press.

b0bfG SutCa00 oil a SCHOOLGIRL.
From the Detroit Free Press.
At gainesville, Ohio, Is very popular female semi
nary, where the young ladies Kept under the most
careful surveillance where would naturally sup.
pose temper could not gain admission. Except on
Wednesday afternoon male visitors not admitted, and
then opportunity is afforded for obtaining private in
Attracted by tho reputation Of this school, Mr.
John Coiwell, farmer living near Erie, Pa, sent his
daughter Den very pretty girl, some sixteen years
OF age
During one OF the Wednesday receptions young man
named Henry Brand, plausible and we'll dressed yet hav
Ing regular occupatou became acquainted with Miss
Cowe aud from the sequel Ia apparent succeeded In
making favorable Impression Evning the rules Of the
school, stolen Interviews managed between the pair
and clandcsne correspondence kept up weeks
maron Of the seminary discovering the affair forbid Miss
Coweli leaving the house after dark and put stop
the visits Of young Brand upon reception days The pre-
caution taken too late for the happiness the
girl who loving the young man, had placed her honor
and her life In his keeping She Ssetcrmned not to be
having been procured he enabled under the cover
OF darkness 10 asccud to her room, which in
second story, and there pass hours in her company
Excitement loss OF sleep aud the preoccupation or
mind upon this course OF life gradually told
upon spirits aud habits OF study Of the young girl
and she surely aud rapidly refrigerated IN her studies
until her position became one Of the worst and most I'M
enviab,e in the school Such could not be
Rod on without exciting suspicion aud remark, aud
being put upon her Mr. Brand detected while
covery /. vas Of course matter OF mpcssibIty that
she could longer 10 retained In tho institution and she
presence Of tho school, confined TO her room until her
parents could be summoned 70 conduct her home.
10 eompsnce . WITH request, Brand found means %
tue hotels in the town. and arrangements for eopc-
mcnt and marriage wore perfected between the two,
home Before this plan could be carried out Mr. Col
well arrived and found bis daughter the depot waiting
Cor the train upon which she contemplated leaving
psne-vlc He a. once took charge Of her, and after
delivering we dcssr ed chastisemont Brand started
with her FOR home. The punishment he bad received
fha af Inn
man, and he determined TO succeed In attaching the OBJ
jcct OF his desrss as cost or trouble He therefore,
unknown 10 Mr. Co'we took tho train with Thorn,
finding some means 10 communicate the fact 70 Dcia,
who, 10 obedience 70 Request from him, managed 10
in the opposite direction met them TO change and
return with her lover 70 Painesville while her father
was rapidly being whitfield along in Che opposite drec
ton Al tho hrst station Al which the train stopped
they left H. and, foot proceeded " apIaco whence
they procured oonyeyancs 70 Connsaut, Ohio, and
which was bound for Saginaw Tor q had OF iumbeg
Arriving In Detroit sbou. the lst Of July they
there lived together for short time As man and wife
although they had been married and Brand 70.
having snsssd Mss coSs found herself sIou. q Ss
come mother and the fact becoming apparent 10 her
ssdussr be- ssSs, ss,ss afraid o. The cceaueuss
city, without mousy and without fricnda
The people VIA whom she was boarding could not
her pcvss 70 svs Her sssscS preeiaasd he poss
billy of working for living, and overcome By her mis-
fortunes. enc loee NOT eeoerS ana became Wretched
wanderst without shelter and without food In thus
condition she remained until about two weeks since
whom she wss discovered IN a alley near Hastings
street. In The very pangB q labor some ehsnsbse per-
sons living 10 The visy teok her 70 their home
and her infant until yesterday mosuisG when they
missed her and her babe the room che oocuped being
vacant search fcr her resulted In nndng a. the foot
OF HASTINGS street. the shoes whioh she had and
the clothing Of the child In Al human probability abe
has sought IN w.terZ grave mat peace which she
wishous nndlag Ne bodies - either mssAsr o. child