Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-07-29
A SAD STORY
TIEsroRY OF You've GIRL's BETRAYAL
AND SUcIDE-AFFKCTING LETTERS.

Nellie Van Rov, a lost girl and an in
mate of jennie Halls house of III rcpute.
on Grcen street, committed suicid" last
evening, between and s o'clock, 10y tax
ing a large dose of arsenic. Suicide
among this class of people is not an IN
frequent occurrence, but there are eli
cumstances attending the lif,. and death
of this unhappy girl which single her out
from the crowd of her companions and
give her history such a coloring as is SCI
dom found in the career Of such people.
Nellie Van Roy Can assumed nameI
was born of respectable parents in Jack
son county, and at the time of her death
,eas not quite 10 years of age. She was
unusually talented, and having received
a good education, was dr>tirei by nature
for place Of honor and resrectabi'lty,
above the comuon ord r. About three
years and half ago She became acqUaiuts
e! with a man, one Of whose many aliases
is McGuire, and who is known 70 the po-
lice here as Charles Epp, and who, it az
pears, is desperate and disrcputable
tlldTItltT--Ilt II SdTl " lift uIul NItI C'l
men in his Iay-and he is at present eth
er in the isil at Chicago, or in tic peni-
tent.ary at Joliet. H.
This man called to see her at her home
in Jackson county, and by his wiles and
intrigucs, soon gained her confidence and
love. Her parents, who doubtless, had
heard of the bad character of the man,
forbade her receiving his visits, but, when
one n CHIT they found her on the point Of
eloping with him, they consented 10 her
marrying him. ii soon showed his real
character to her, and It's influence was
ruiuous forever, for he changed her very
nature, and from an artless, iwpplsive
girl. he made her a guilty wretch. She
seems to have forgotten everything of
good she ever knew, and to have become
a Wild uugov rnahle fury. with every pas
sion all we'd full play, without restraint
of any kind When she found it was an
outlaw aud a william she had married and
heard that he had another wife living :;
that her companions were only THE yes
and disrepntable characters. she sank in
despair, and abandoned every thought Of
virtue.
She lived for while with her husband
in Illinois The officers ct the laS were
after him, anj once she fired at a man
who was at:c;ni ting TO arrest him. For
this she was arrested ana sent to the peu-
itentiary for two years, and served c,,t
her time. She soon after came to St
Louis, aud entered upon life Of sin
She grew to hate, nIth an intense hatred
the man whom she married, and after her
release she never lived with him. Last
winter she Is reported 10 have twice fired
at hun, with the intention of killing hiu.
Among her associates here she was We'll
liked They described her as person Of
few words reuted IN her manner, but
with y +, gGnscul thought always lurk-
ing within her. She spent most Il her
time rtauug, writing ana composing poe
try. and IN her trunk this morning about
POO OF h2r lyt,cr>, and many scrap, Of
poetry were found. ali oi which show that
She Was we'll read aud carefully educated
Tue following letter Is ! fair specimen ot
her ability. and contains not ouly sketch
Of her HE, but also moral that should
impress all whom tbou2htItsSne>S may
allow to play with temy ytatIou It was
written 10 man na,ucd Edward Lawson,
who at the tlme was prisoner for some
offence.
SATURDAY Noon. March Is. 1850
My Darling Edwin How glad was to
receive your toviug letter now, Ed , VIZ
Will drop al foolI>hne>> aud s.u uo more.
- yru thought me too good tar
such HE ali, pet, taAt time w-s. IL,