, 1870-11-08
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
4 Jlltrsl Girl Jumps sntn thr- I;lvrr and IL
Glad to t<es Ous ARutp.

tsIRd 10 @st1 tbue ARutN.
+. The su!ctde mania Is abroAf again. In TuK TIT
BrSk Of yesterday VAS rnbllshet an accouut OF
how cauple Of Epglishmen sought 10 Join the
angelic hosts through the aid Of morphine, and to-
day smother asnisant for Rhos,ly houoss must be
added TO the lsL In this cabe the victim OF the
matiss Is young and prcpoascssin2 girl Of 1S,
Banned N0tue Stultevant, fe-ldlrE will her par
tnts at no. ld9 North Desp1atpes ttseet, That a
tcEng ard tncxpc1lcnce girl should EeeE TO cs-
cape this wicked word. IL peEhsps not 20 very
tIauge, but u,At she shu,d Do 1t ria the Chicago
River Is almost past belief. The following tie
particulars:
About 10 O'Clock, yesterday morning.. the
he:etne OF this s1or5 stepped upoa Lake stree
hstcSc. and. passing TO the ceu.:e, came to halt
Then she t0sk letter out Of her ,ckct, dropped
II IN thr passenger wsls. and threw herself asef
the ,si!Eg into the river. The plunge was ol,-
served by officer J0Ln Scli|y, Who 8rasped
f,o!c. and Jumping sso~n to the hftd2e psose:;iou,
held It within her Eeach. Ih"ueh she ha't lies
autc eager for death, ehe dill not csp!se the op
iortupty prest nted 10 return TO life, especially
after she had discovered the true quality Of
l'h:r.rp river attT, aud she hell 10 the pole,
xn M nass 70 scsr hss r osa" aoose aos M1eI ~ H ~
safely rlactd In The haat she hecanie UNCONSCIOUS,
| and YVES not -Isytsed uatt! powerful
Of her attempt at &c f-tlcsttucsion Aecms 10 have
l,ecn love affnis. 1t nprears thas ste was wocd
~ Won III ia, 4sn ~ ~ n1nfa af ~ VIZ H1.e nfo
| This was more tban year ago Lately he tired
1T her and paid curt to yonug lady ia sheaoJ-
lei. town. without Rtvinx any lnttmatioa Of his
| purI0se. and tooE a train for Sne!oyKan. us
was married on tbe following day, and returned
| ceiyed g1rf heard Of his treacherys she became
frantic with grief, and S1n1ned her engagement
ting under hs, f Esy sssssy %fn5aE na
him farewell As sEe len, 1wo Jourg lad!rs named
sltuute heeIer aud Jennie ocutt, whu "erc Walt
procuring carriage, io,1awed the gtE!, who msde
straight fer the river. They ar.iyeti tue moment
her siHpripE form VIE takrn from the = ater. She
uclouto;inx urug st.Nc When Russell Wis 10
formed Of what had happened, ae sent aE oFter u
Mrs Wheeer, WHO lsa accompanied the Yount
GIRL to return the house Immediately. as Ge ttit
not want her TO have anything TO do with Mis-
.tu,tesant When The latter returned 70 cnu
-c,uut ness, s.lr cried cut IN K:eat axony, " VIII
subsequently taken to tie home Of her parents.
The CONT nts OF the letter dropped On III
hrtpgc arc n fo1lowB;
CHICAGO, Nor. 8. ls'o.:
wn14Ax: rh.re no Longer Iisht q eal ~ De-,
x.ithJ q yon .han j. Hut Wiu1a. &c der moi lo.
III s: a:a ts' ststa % ~, til :,
rrud M fHr .hosld have eeen r. Trs:ehei. - n
M'a 4 sc II ss t.. r. hasS
enr1ftttpK. You viii nxFrr rfp.5rF IN this world IL
fhs eufHc Of God will iItow 5ou long ~ you lir'
she III ~: asg e yoas dessh iiaea lens eaoass
= r ''ssf e css: h:' 8;
misefabie xiH in th.s ago tonight: bnt must ?.
l you twthrr / de When Spu kused me We ntsda
l. aieht md ,old would eese tamots1w SSu e
thsi Msitie wuufa not % shiuk You an inlsakr
xe ss;s 81: s.ss ssi ~ r asf
not txkr you with I HAtE1nt a9;cf Sou have been
D. ciuel 10 do what you have done would net le
q s1ei 10 eau.e yoa further trouble Is e1Pry =
u you! Why did you uot TIL nle sotnething sho1It
fou .ell knew you Ind ne wTpns-thas {ou We
promised 70 me. fnu knew you fad sSen s1F lave, q
itwsA ali you cared for. ! htvc tnHrn1t, fof da'
ss1". Sa: sa,n In IL l,'f;snfst as.,r:M ~ r
es uir IN is 1ny ride w,itc. Pour Eri! II
we're not Iur ttT AlLUid have L<cn 6 ,nc ftiaft
n <.i1e part your huuBr tnI !tht TOT tile Last tiA
ui Wit: YOU have rHin-d Matte lnet ~ told 5nu
+ s1itr any n,oIs.thi- H. lat time. have onr
aut4t 70 skr. Ay folks arr p4nr and will y"M pie
l,er .ll-,. a.rry Mo1her utll rrray sou r.
IN listened to n.cttes Ahonid not b. tshcr: nm toal<
re INT h.!xlcd saur fsttc1i.s tonsns and here =
.AF". ..tt aef tn.s s f::;: SC aeed.y Wy
yeu tnok me t. stnr ,1s,. II was for n nnte
;rsss her otiuIon on: and she did. and you were hsp
ftus laiS II virluoaet lIos*. she -. f.rl ret*
q ~ Siesto, II Vi. eisse. Ill, rie ssry "a mof.ea
a. | nret y1u tor tic lAst tssur. Fare well =,
al | well fr,ryrT Ms1rl
IN Rrsd il. William Ru..cn. tefore You tu1n It,