, 1866-08-24
L SAD CASE,
a TonnG Womnn Attempts to Commit
Suicide by Jumping from Suspension
bridge.

Il Tonns Womnn Attempts to Commit
Suicide by jumping from Suspension
bridge.
From The Nashville Dispatch, August a2.]
On Saturday afternoon, y young woman
attempted 10 throw herself from the Slspcu-
sion Bridge, hut was prevented by gentle
man passing. at that time, whose attention
was attracted t,y tic strange demcanor Of the
woman. She was LANDED over to MI officer
lest she should again attempt violence on
herself, and that something tniglt be learned
Of her reasons for attempting to pcrpc~
trate so rash IN net as self destruction.
She was taken to tho Mayors o1f1cc,
where she sobbed and wept bitterly, for
tions. AT last, however, little By little
the leading points in her history were drawn
ont. She formerly resided in Jackson
County, Alsbama, where she still has
mother and sister living In good circutnstan-
ccs.. About three years ago, in company
with an aunt, she went to Illinois, where,
fellow, who, after abusing and ill-trcating
her, got all her money und then brutally de.
serted lcr. She lived in Illinois tor year
longer, working in family US domestic, aud
then went to Indiana, where she stayed for
another year, and then, having earned
enough money, she returned TO tic South,
aud went to cousin Of The family residing
In Northern Mississippi.
After short time she returned home to
her mothers in Alabama. There younger
sister abused her to such an extent th1t she
lcas home In despair after aboat TWO weeks,
July. She obtained > place in Eisedcld to
| do houscwork, aud with this family she re-
| uaincd up to few days ago, when they in
titnated that they should need her services
no longer, as they had concluded to procure
aue%ro servant, as such one would be much
| 1cea frNnh3n rcr11 ii sr1~t
they would not be compelled to furnish bed
for the negro woman to sleep upoa. The
poor girl, thus cast OF, knew not what to do
She had no friends In the city, and beside:
had been In poor health for nearly year.
Hope gone, and weary Of life she wandered
out courage 10 seek another place. Al
length, tired out, and seeing nothing
but 4 prospect Of gloom and despafi
sAead, she determined to destroy herself ant
several days since attempted to jump from
the Suspension Bridge into the river. She wa.
made to learn her story. Yesterday sh,
again renewed her efforts at self destruction
in the same plucc, but was prevented a:
we have bcftrc stated. The case Is sal
ono the chances cr III. oil gone, the go1
spafring soul and o broken heart. Friend
less and alone, the future all darkness. tn
past full OF bitterness and suffering; dccciv
cd and finally abandoned By one who ha:
swozn to lore 4anl project her, driven on
from home by one who should have lore,
instead Of hated-it Is hard to conceive
sadder phase Of human life.
The young woman is about twenty years q
agc, has All honest, pzepossesstns connte
nance, and gives her name Us Sarah Comb:
That she Is honorable aud yirtuous Is full
proven by the fact that she had determine
| Inther to destroy herself than to entrr uno
a life Of vice and crime She will be pre-
; vidcl with home where kind trcatmeu
may di*silatc the despair which had close
down upon llcr existence.