The New York herald., 1870-04-05
THE OLD, SAD STORY.
Glove, Jealousy and Saicidc''-A Talk with
the Lover-A letter Wriftcn by the t.irt.

''AOVes 1euiOUay uu0 SutCsOc'-A T0bk Win
tlse Lovcr--A letter Written by the Girt.
From the Boston Herald, Aprn ~
We have Cleaned some facts Ia addition 10 those
published yesterday afternoon ia relation 60
body atIs as No. Essex street e name s Of ,se
young man who was her lover In Frederick w.
Birch he Is about stwenty-two years OF age and
quainted with the girl IN Fords saloon. on fremont
street, about three months ago, being introduced
her by mutual friend. lie had under.
stood that previous TO meeting her she had
lived IN not very reputable house on Philips
BELIEF belief her career had been somewha. cbeekeres
during the year before his acquaintance with her
began At her request he SAID ne procured a room
for her at the house where she shot herself ana
to call upon her with considerable frequency. lie
also thinks she has been actuatcd by jealousy for
some tiHle and he knows she had ses her aheciiGas
upon him and entertained Tor him passion which
he did fully recipr0cae. The erv0r oi her feel
Ing was sometimes expressed In tears when re.
preaching him With Inconsistency. day or two ago.
ne says they had "little Jaw, when she told Hlm
she wished he would leave her that he dii so aud
"Wednesday night she sent hn letter, Of winch tue
following Is copy
WIN you come down 10 the house Ia. evening,
Tor ! want to see you before 60 home
Yon might have sold me that ,su was IN trouble with gr.
Fred how do you think feel situated as am, to have
you leave me as you did anything happens TO
J. did not think would back me va tai. way.
a yo se, % asye you ms % SSs s
There is no that me have thrown ns
life away cannot bc as was
Any young girl that IN g0odmy advice 10 that sbe keep
and not the that have been.
close by wishing that Will como and
get this. From ANS WILLIAMS, 81 Ess-, street.
The name signed to this letter was the gir's atlas,
Birch says, and he also states that her night
was Alice Peabody, As before mentioned
Upon receiving the letter above quoted
Birch, fearful that the girl would make
way with herself ana hoping To avert such an act
hastened to her side. and was with her from Thurs
day afternoon up TO the time Of her death. On
Thursday night she taking about shooting her
self. and had previously talked about poison. but
Birch says he had no dea she seriously contem.
plated suicide. Yesterday morning sue mad packed
up Dunde and mad her jacket on. apparently in-
tending 60 out, when she asked him To 70 and get
her some water, which he started 10 do. But
he says he heard the report OF the plsso
almost Immediately, and rusnlng back 10 their room
found things as before described. The girl had
thrown or her JACKIE; and torn open her dress. ap
plying the muzze OF the pistol to the nesn, indi-
Gated by the blackened appearance IN the cgnbor-
hood or the wound. Her only words before ner
death were embodied In u request that her mother
be Informed OF her death. The pistol was a very
small affair and might have been carried mans
vest pocket without Inconvenience. The wound
like Mercutio's, was mot 80 deep awcll WIDE
as church door, but twas enough. and deain en-
sued speedily. An investigation VIII be made by
Coroner Foye.