The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-07-31
| Young Lady Leaps from a
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The following lamentabie case ofsuicide
comes to US from Memphis Tenn Welay
it before our readers without remark, as
our correspondent fully tells the painful
story.
A young lady, Miss Kate Grapper, CON-
mitted suicide ON. the e7thult. under the
most distressing circumstances, by leaping
into the river, near Fort Pickering, where
she sank to rise no more in life. The mel
ancholy and sad affair isxinvolved in the
greatest mystery, and no cause can be as
signed for therash act Miss Grapper, who
was a young lady ofyery prepossessing APP
pearance, was about nineteen years of age,
| and was engaged to be married to Mr.. j.
Heckley, aSwellkAow1 Citizen of Memphis,
and the ldayhof marriagel had ybeeni fixed
and the preparations commenced. On, the
night of Monday, 2Yd ult., Miss, Grapper
attended party at the house OF Mr.. Gospel.
accompanied by her Intended husband, and
it was observed that she was the gayest of
the gay.a 1t was the anniversary of her
birthday, and she received the congratula-
tions of her numerous friends with coun-
tenance beaning with smiles. She danced
and sang, and joked, and talked, and none
were more joyful then this young lady, and
she did not leave the festive gathering
tall nearly four o'clock in the morning.SE
While all gazed on the features of this
beautiful young girl none for q moment
imagined that before the rising sun had
made one revolution the bright, gay, and
handsome girl would be cold in death, and
her body floating southwark withsthe eur
rent of the Mississippi. 5tY i1iO4 istl; 81
For some time past Miss Grapper has
lived with her uncle, Mr. Buchanan who
resides on Gavoso street, and during the
whole of the day when the rash act was
committed no one about the house observed
anything strange about the young Iady,s
appearance. She left her uncle's about five
O'Clock in the evening, dressed as if for a
promenade, and walked in the direction of
Fort Pickering. When she got down to the
edge of the bluff, she entered grocery kept
by man named Shelby, and procured d
pencil and paper, with which to write q
mote. This note she addressed to her,incle
and, calling a little colored boy, she gave
| him twenty five cents, and directed him to
leave the note at her uncle's house nextthe
Green Tree Hotel. The boy went on his
errand, and the young lady walked down
again to the bluff, stood gazing upon the
placid river flowing at her feet for q few
minutes, and was observed to lay down her
parasol on the bank, and, taking off her
hat and silk cape, she looked around, for
an instant and then plunged into the river.
\ Her movements had been watched from a
1 distance by several persons, but none of
them appeared to have the slightest idea
! the young lady was about to commit suicide.
| The moment however that she made, the
fatal plunge, all rushed forward; but she
had sunk beneath the waters, and no trace
of the body could be observed. Boats were
| immediately procured, and persons pro-
ceeded to grapple for the body, but up till
dark it had not been found. Ar
In the meantime the letter addressed to
her uncle had been received at his house,
and on being opened it told a sad, sud tale
1t was to the following effect :9asfpa - p
q DEAR UECLE-rI am tired of life and am
now upon the bank, of the river, where 4
am about to put an end to, NV life. This
| will be the last letter will ever write to
you. do wish that you all win be happy.
Givemy love to ALL and now last good.
bye--farewell. Ire easily a13g y3hI 4
| a!1 Your loving niece, go ssli KATE
| On the receipt fthe letter, Mr. Buchanan
.iips,ooioeSiy PAVcoeueu W tilS Dun, iWhere
he found the parasol, hat, and cape of the
unfortunate lady, and learned the particu7
lars of the tragic end of his unfortunate
niece from those who witnessed the deter
mined suicide of the poor young ladysz
His grief was, as may be imagined, very
intense, and the news of her sad death has
caused thrill of horror and grief to pass
through the hearts of her many friends and
acquaintance. ,siegq sasgsh 9q tla4R
The search for the body win be resumedg