, 1870-03-31
THE NEW BEDFORD TRAGEDY

The DeRtH Of llss UMrA~rr%<-a
Touching letter From n 9Trarx-
lrohcl, Woman In De~p:ttr-So-
nnn.. Consgnncy n1f9 12nu". Per.
Tidy.
-yn Ec!trd, Mas, luarh IS, c~-t,17ssests~ u
he St,r lcrt Herald
Lizzie ". Chapman, who shot Theodore l..
Parker. at his boarding house n, this CITY.
Thursday evening and attersgards put bullet
through her OWL body, ha# since died of het
injuries, although it III possible her fatality
Day have been Fastened !s 4 dose nf laudan-
From the investigation Of tlae t:ornuer's jury
il is evident thAt Parker wss shot first in th,
bauk. "a he stooped to take Lia hat ftur1 i.
chsir in the entry, and al he tnrned to~snls
tie woman, sAe EecouA shot tock effect in III.
tiGL. arm. FaRr shuts were fired, ~ III ad-
ditioa TO the t9o balls that arc in rarhr.'s
hodr. and the oce that was found in the esltty
IhrYelav eyenaaE, fourth ball W>s found in
letdcd III TIC tl..nr OF the hall yesterday al:g.
noon.
man fouad in a trunk in her room. IS >,;,h
second street, the following letter. It il with.
out dare ;ulfres4, ~ signature, but the Men-
tio,, Of Mr. Parker ;. Christian name proves ts'-
vond = doubt stl,1t it. ~aa intended foE him. l.
reads III folkiws:
-. re1lans .shen yon receive this VOW will
think What happened Last night when you
came in from tie kitsl4&n sud sat down bs tbs
stove. I eaw sour eauhing laugh to OEsi1c.
and il ruallene,l me- i needed bat that one
drop III tue bucket % coupistel! upset NE. It
was well that amid cnn.e home aul pray, FOR
tkat PRAYER w1s tie means ot-"el, no matter
What. Lave nothing to look forward to 1: my
life is al entire bl,nk- zee no Joys or sl1n-
shine ahead, but live on frorn day to day w,ste-
mr for It to end. I. du not cling to life, bat
rassre!S s wishtLe t;1uo voull come Speedily whan
il viii bt ended. Oh, God! how I hase
loved! eRvS my Hhn!o l,assss. es's1 ~.'1 t,1Y,
up 10 Won; not only loved you, hut 1ns&ao
ypu ny idol and wonshipped you with ~ =
Eay.d implicitly in Il. the soMs aud promises
YOU male, for could rot think ron werc so
| en.ireIy Letrt!e~s and .lacritful AZ to decelVe
me, oh. how happy Nas TOT nMei .1os ESt1y ~
| I r1w With the eyes of love. everything
s.emed bright and cheerful, and tho slncera
t w;sh of my heart was that every ono might ~
AZ happy as was. You rroniscd mo tais'-
nar for The ,inae to COMA, to always have !
k;ud word or smile for nc, and far
awhile you did as sou promisgl, and
Oh, it was ike a ray Of sunshine tt'
nv heart! coulI come home try.n5 TO 10
cheetftl and resigned, h.t it did not last long
OF late you have treated ne l3tellr With re-
rect, nnd it has pat me all back. Theodore,
4 you know that woman +cornets has no pity
n or -hows no mercy: Never was there = tt.1et
q, wing than this. / want to be friendly with
: ~ 49,
ii, all lie friends or not: but re~t nssuIvd ot
~: s-that let come What viii, / shall alwaya
IL, cas- uestr loved any human being, as
i., 4 loved and to lore yon; Int you know tho
h.a II that can love cal. aiso hate THIS seeus
s,ra rye. bs:t i: i. even 70, sit by ,uy u1aona
rrw :uE and rec the bright. happy face. pas. by
Do not envy them; God forbid! Int fee
tlru kfnl that there arc some OF f'otl>s crea
;u1e, can 10 happy, though. am 80 uttcrl,
n;,r. able. When loak ssash OH the {ast. ant
,Li,Ik uf all YOU Lave Lveu to lle, all you [l.v.
3ope Tor me, aud how atten You have told ms
tiatt I'll truly lole,i me: that yo1t lnved hi
Ifc,i, c,l1 wanted to make Tue your wife, til.
tlupg, II will flash aerus.' ms mind. could it b.
ILte.b " tia, he Mas s!erei'inG even then:
!,ut III, thought away from me- unworthy o
vou. fc rIdo want to think tina, SOU ara worth,
III tie great. deep love hsve for sou-"
Srol r. can read the af,oyt without bcinf
convinc ctl that Mr.. Chapman lad fowarai
st,uns II 'arker. that ~treuE irfatu.tiou 10 otter
fourI il wonlEn CT lttr clatH. towards soInt
ana oil be- uplosiie rex, disappointed in heI
Lnpaa al marrying ls,u, anil probably on the
xr:ca III losing him. she committed tic double
uri.i,+ At C! ilah nilet the community viii
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