Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-08-04
A Sad Case.

On the 4th inst a young Girl attemp-
ted to commit suicide in Jefferson
Market Prison, New York.
The following is her sad story -
She had been brought in the previous
morning, on a charge of being slight
" intoxicated, and at her own request,
she was to b. sent to the House ofthe
Good Shot..srd- L. tho oo>rly post of
the evening she was heard to say that
she would end her miserable existence.
A woman was placed to watch her
during the night, but the woman left
/ the room for something about ten
o'clock, and soon after Mr.. Smith, one
Of the keepers, on going the rounds
of the prison, found her hanging on
the door, foaming fearfully from the
mouth. He rushed in, took out his
knife, and cut her down. She had
tied her pocket handkerchief and a
towel together, one end OF which she
tied to knob on the door and the
other end around her neck. She then
stretched herself out at full length
with fearful strain on her neck
When found her face was perfectly
= black.
. A physician was Immediately called
in, who gave her some stimuIants, and
he said that if she had hung two min
utes longer she wouId have been dead
/ She came to in "a short time, and dur
inc the remainder Of the night Mr.
t Smith placed two or three women IL
: the same room to watch her.
The history of this poor girl IS {
d sad one indeed, and the Old story Of
:. love and seduction. She resides il
r Houston street, and about year agC
+ she was seduccd, it is said, by ser
il geant of the police who is the caus
t of all her troubles. Her parents re
5 side in Cape Cod. Mass, from whic
; place she came some time ago, to as
tend a boarding-school in New York
l From this institution she was seducec
c aud for a short time she was a prOst
p tute on the streets. She was KEEP
e lately, it is said, by Charles Heley
/ an ex-officer Of the Eighth Precinc
Is who some time agO was broken fror
d the police for misdemeanorS. Recon
n ly it is alleged that he beat her mos
II numerically because she would nc
Vt give him money for drink. On tn
H. Sd ult., to drown her sorrow, she too
TO glass of whisky, and not being
or the habit of imbibing such mixture
Is it easily overcome her. Heley can
IL in drunk and commenced abusing he
E. shamefully and an officer came in an
arrested them both. Heley has bee
sent to the island. where he will +
nr main for some time. This young 81
r. has been going by the name Of 10
NJ Heley; but it is said her real name
. Mary Helen Robins. She is a bea
ol tiful looking girl, Of about eightee
to years of age. Her countenance is ;
RI mild as that OF Sister OF Charlt
n and, indeed, as she sat in the fro
90 seat, with her brown silk dress al
a. waterproof cloak, the cape of whiC
"a was over her head, would have bet
no taken for one of the order. His no
,aI or gave her permit for the House
m. the Good Shepherd, where, it is hope
mo she will become once more a virtue
he and honorable female, and be an {
ito nament to society, and may we al
me pray that this may meet the eye of h
ilv parents, who would take some steps
for the right direction towards reclaim
of this poor unfortunate, who, as she So
mol herself, is tired and disguised vi
~ the cold. and bitter world.
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