New-York tribune., 1868-12-30
THE DEATH OF MRS. DICKENS IN CHICAGO.

The telegraph has already announced that
Ms. Dickens was found dead IN her pea on Cis,la'
she and her children had been invited to party gwen
on Chlisiman I've, by Mrs Lawrence cousin M Oh Pr PIT
prkeps who lives on the West side. Mrs Dickens dlu
NOT 90 herself but sent her children ana the lpO"hB
note explaining her absence:
q nv purse sn IL ,Seni. To, ss, has ha'o
come Please ., the or II 600 late ,as' yo9
keep them al nights lr be sure asa ''nl mem noe
IA 'a' H0r-ns a. Ne arc merry BsEIaIa
When the fun and frolc had ended It was found too
late for the children 0 20 home 80 Mrs Lawrence KEPT
them until the next morning. She then placed them on
tho cars and they reached the house before noon ON
their arrival, falling 10 obtain an answer 10 1H'r
Mrs Barnard nc ghbor. entered with them, the former
going directly Mrs Dckens's ROOM where she found
her IN bed her head resting on one manu. the ooI
on the cuunterpane. Her face composed ana as
natural she IN deep sleep, and 20 proved
that she was IN ihc s!ecp mat knoWs 10 Wa4E M
Barnard found the body quite warm ana SOFT D selle
who hves opposite was az once sgnt l1I; anu ".
lining, pronounced NE cAuhct ana ths' u,.'i ~ " We - 49,
by az overdose of morphine By the side or the nou Wo
found two bottles, one OF them htay Iul %
and the other empty An empty "!uesAas, @ ~ WIZ i,
traces OF morphine were dscerhbe stood near lhe DOT
m seems that Tor about eight months Mrs. Dickens has
been in the habit 81 taking morphine !" aay Tue pau Oh
on Crrtuas I've she told Mrs Barnard that her stock 81
morphine nearly exhausted and requested her 10
get her supply a the drngg.ra Mrs; BARNARD dd so.
Th accounts Tor the two bottles found by tho bedside,
ono of viii empty, ana The other, me same PIC.
barnard p.rchasod, was nearly fu showing that but
ittle OF had been used II would thar sho took
too much tho narcotic by mistake IL Is not generally
AZ
every preparation Christmas dinner the turkey was
I'm r sidehonrd ready for roasting, the chircnr candy
and the Sins aud other Ingredients for plum puiing
we're iu the 10 Is true that small pecunlary loss
Incurred on Wedne preyci upon her MIND ana may
have produced melancholy letter which she wrote To
her banker the 2t shove however th"t sho was not
IN strnighteucd clrCumstHuccs.
Mrs Dickens was born IN England about y years hco
Her father was Mr. Plips prominent London SOLICITOR
and her brothers and sisters move In respectable society
m England she 20 TINS country and went 10 chi
caco with Mr.. Augustus Dickens about IA years ago
When Mr. Dickens died she had three young children de-
pendlng upon her She dependent moon tho bounty
- ber father and brothers, from whom she received tho
money with which 10 build the house IN which she lived
Her father died about year Ago. leaving her enough 10
rear her children respectfully The children are three wo
boys and IA girl-BcrIam, manly Little lad OF tweVe
Adrian an lntelgcn boy OF eight and Amy, pre- "
and interesting gr Of sX They viii probably DC seht 10
Eng land and cared for by their relatives
The Frstinq Post of yesterday has the following
AS the unfortunate lady who committed suicide IN
Chicago WAS always ACKNOWLEDGED by Augustus Dickens
10 bo his WIFE during his long residence In Chicago and
A. she has left behind three helpless cdfenone young
,url whore future ought 10 be couded by false
uorts would 10 be well for the papers 10 be sure OF
their facts In this case before they write
We have heard from persons who knew her that the
late Mrs Dickens was a highly educated and accom-
manners aud conversation. Her husband. Augustus
Dickens. drunken and worthless creature, VINO
his we's life miserable, kept her IN poverty ana
left her To want. -
We have heard story that Mrs. Dickens was the
daughter Of a wealthy merchant IN London, who cast
worthless brother Of Charles Dickens Those who knew
both these persons In Chicago appear TO have no doubt
that she the superior Of her husband In educhtOn
refinement, and virtue