The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-08-13
WEDNESDAY,. IL, 1868.
A Sad SfOry-A Bride OF Week
Browns Householder Previous His
From the Chicago Post August sth.

From the Chicago Post, August sth.
An Inquest was held yesterday afternoon
upon the body of the woman found in the
lake on Thursday, an account Of which was
given in the Post at the time. At the in
quest, and subsequently, number of facts
were elected, making the story of the un-
fortunate woman one of universal interest.
Her name was Fannie Maria Woodruff,
her husband being Mr.. Martin Woodruff,
an artist, of Aurora. Her maiden name
was Washhurnc. She was one of four chill
dren, three daughters and son, OF Mr..
Washburne, Courtland, De kalb county,
fifty miles from Chicago, who was post
master of the town about three years
ago, when the first Of the events which
subsequently tended to her suicide trans,
pired. About that time the deceased married
Il young man named Lowell, resident OF
! the town. Soon after this marriage her
| eldest sisters husband enlisted, and Lowell,
| it is said, Immediately became very atten-
/ tive to his sistcr-in-law, to the neglect OF Els
wife, and that he persuaded the soldier 10
| make over all his property to ms Wlie lhe
/ eldest girD. II is likewise alleged thai
I Lowell lived in improper intimacy with his
sister-in-law during her husbands 5 absence,
and that when the latter returned he OBJ
tainpd divorce. The deceased also OBJ
tained divorce for the same reasons, and
her former husband soon after married the
eldest sister. Directly after this, the untor-
tunatc Fanny came to Chicago, and lived
in the family of wellknown citizen. Soon
after he was detected in grain forgery to
the amount Of $40, 900 on Mum, Scott 4
Co.. and on his arrest accused her OF IN
forming against him, and she was forced to
leave the family, and an engagement be-
tween her and rich farmer was broken
of by means of stories circulated against
her character. She was then living
with q Mrs Morris, in Chicago. Her
former husband, who had promised
her aid whenever she needed il, turned the
cold shoulder to her, and her sister treated
her collly also when she applied for ald.
. This and the news of her broken engage
ment affected her mind. She returned TO
the family Of Mrs. Morris, and about week
before Christmas was married to Mr.. ood-
ruff. and left for Aurora. The morning af-
ter her wedding she told him she had taken
lnudanum. and was determined TO Kill her
self: that she did not love him, and dlG
/ love another. The drug was found to have
/ been spurious, and she recovered, 'housA
I her mind was continually wandering. She
said she had only married Woodruff thai
she might have some one to send her effects
home when she died, as she was resolved
10 DO.
MIR. Woodruff returned here with her,
intending to put her in an insane asylum.
! Snc stayed at her former home with Mrs.
Morris, while he went TO a hotel. This was
on New Years night. Being alone for Il
moment, she ran out Of the house, lightly
clad in an alpaca dress, with no bonnet or
shawl, exposed to the severe weather ana
was not again heard from till her body was
found last Thursday, seven months after.
| Her father, on hearing Of her disappear
ancc. died brokcu-hearted a week after
the news came. The first husband Of the
deceased, now but twcnty-six years old, Il
living with his third wife. The coroner,s
Jury rendered verdict Of 4" death. by SUI
eide, while in state of mental derange-
ment."