The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-07-08
From the Chicago Times, JulyGl
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE /

A Daughter of q Wealthy New
York Family ElOpes with Ras-
cal---He proves TO be n Gambler
aud Drunkard, and Deserts Her,
Yesterday morning desperate attempt
TO commit suicide was male by married
lady named Elizabeth Warner residing at
No. 1874 South Ualsted street, which but for
the prompt manner in which relief and an
tidotes were administered, would undoubt-
cdly have been successful. Family troub-
les, the dissipation and desertion of a de-
prayed husband. the destruction by her
.husbsnd's prodigautyI of a competence
which shd hhdinhstibed, andthe total eev-
erance, through his means, of the ties
which linked her TO respectability and
wealthy relatives, were the impelling mo-
tives of the rash act. Some years ago, Mrs.
Warner resided in New York city, the only
daughter,0f one of the snost Fespeutable
families. Herparefts, biessed With wealth
and occupying high social position, be-
slowed upon her an education suited to
their wealth and standing, and adapted to
the requirements of the brilliant future
which they had anticipated for her. Dur
ing her years of tuition at the school of
Madame Hoffman, she formed clandestinely
the acquaintance of her future husband.
Henry Warner. Like all young ladies OF
a certain aye, she was endowed with a
gushing degree of romance and given in
solitude to the construction of airy castles.
aud peopllng them with masculine ideals.
Her Intercourse with tiati was but limited
and when Warner first made her acquaint-
ance she saw in his handsome face her ideal
retllHed-itYwas easy thelrro ioyeRDd com
nmiheate ~ % a4NEA IEGEN
Their Subsequent. interviews were nu-
merous, and notwithstanding the exclusive
NN
ance, Warner and his future wife main
tanned an unbroken correspondence and
held frequent interviews. They were as
sisted mlthisk by q younger sister Of War
ner's, who was an inmate of the school
and looked with favor upon the love of her
brother for her fair schoolmate. 1t is
needless to add that the surreptitious in
terviews were but the precursors of a Sc
cret marriage and an elopement. The
young lady had some property In her own
right, bequeathCl her by a b9chelor uncle,
and as she stood upon tlIe Threshold of her
eighteenth year she executed power of
attorney authorizing Warner to Cc.vert
her Inheritance into stocks and money.
When this was effected they were privately
married at midnight by prominent New
y ork clergym all aad be fore the next morn-
ing sn narose they we're Tar ON their Jour
ney TO the great West. 1t was not until
young lady was noticed at the school and
then the utmost CONSERVATION prevailed.
Her parents were informed of her disap-
pcarance. search was instituted In every di-
rectiOn, but no cluego her whereabouts
was Obtained, until the flight OF the airl
and her lover was disclosed by Miss War
ner She told all, the love, the marriage.
the elopement. The parents were over
powered with shame ct the conduct of
their child, but from that moment they
discarded her, removed her portrait from
the family drawing-room, and never by
word was mention made of the erring
daughter. The lovers came to Chicago
engaged suit Of rooms at the fremont
House, and, reveling in the buoyancy of
their affection and the vivacity of youth
passed the time pleasantly away. They
consciofss ofsthe error of tHeli WAYS, but
not attempting reconciliation with the
girls parents.
About six mouths after their arriyal
Warner's affection for Ids fair Nife exbibi-
ted a perceptible decline, and sbefoFe-a year
had crowned their matrimonial career the
innate rascality of the man began to mani
fest itself. He frequented the gaming ta-
bic, and squanflered reclSlessy v the money
which his wife Inherited, until, at the ter
mination of two years of welded life, the
couple found themselves with an infant
child and penniless. Warner had also con-
tracted "A thirst for liquor, and night after
niXht his drunken form was brought to the
door of her chamber by the porter of the
hotel. Often during these debauches he
would apply terms of indelicacy to his
loving wife, and not infrequentiy would
he resort to physical abuse.
When the mohey was exhausted, the
couple removed to the house on Halsted
street and lived there eheerlessly and un-
happily, often without the means of pur-
chasing a meal. Warner still fre0uented
the gaming hell, managed to raise a stake"
occasionally from which lhe some tifne es
realized-frequently lost. = About NJ Ak
months ago he got employed as dealer I'm
a faro bank, but was soon discharged on
account of his drunken habits5g He then
left the city and went no one Knows where.
deserting the wife who had suffered and
sacrificed all for his sake and leaving her
with sickly infant TO buffet the waves of
adversely as best she coaild. The poor wo-
man was heart-broken at his cruel
conduct, but lived on in hopes
that he would soon return. Through
the chaTity of neighbors and by
working little now and then herself she
contrived to exc out a precarious existence.
Yesterday, however, broken In heart and
body, she purchased a vial OF morphine and
endeavored TO pnt'an end to her miserable
life. The act was discovered by a neigh
Dor, and medical assistance Summoned,
DFrL, p, Clarke, of West Van Bnren street \
was called, and BY. the adAii itratIoh ofl
proper antidotes tho wepian was resched
from her perilous position. She is still
very low and unconscious, but strong hopes
are entertained of her ultimate recovery.
The circumstances Of her life becoming
known TO some gentleman, steps have been
taken to inform her parents ofher deplora- |
bic condition. slt iste be hoped th girlisIiT
indiscretion will be pardoned and that she |
will be again restored TO the happy home Of |
her childhood, where, secure from her de- |
praved husband, her future years will be |
devoted to the edacetion Of her child, and I
the making happy Of her parents who for
years were deprived of her company and !
love. ,aasi oa2a 80 e5-,a'A 4oi. N4-i'a "oI
Mrs. Warner isstill avery progressing
woman, and well calculated both by educa-
tion and endowments TO grace the most ele- |
waited Of social circles ,li s,.a.s.u.a ts 4
To TAME BEEs.-The Scottish Gardener