The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-08

Buicide In naltimOre-A Young Girl
Commits seIEDestFuetisn by Hang.
ing.
The Baltimore American Of yesterday ove-
ming has he following account Of suicide
In that city yesterday mornings
The following arc the particulars OF death
by suicide which occurred this morning.
Mary steanglor, aged twenty years, Of Ger
man descent, and a domestic In the family
Of Mr.. @. Kereho6, residing No. 10 Ger
man street, was at o O'Clock awakened by
Mrs. r. with Instructions To begin her daily
work. Tho girl obeyed the summons with
alAcrity, and In a short time, accompanied
by another domestic aged thirteen years,
proceeded To the kitchen and started Are
In the range. After this the girl stoangler
directed her associate to take q broom and
sweep the pavement In front Of the house,
while she (the girl steangler) proceeded 70
clean up the cellar.
Afterthe girl had swept the pavement she
went TO the door leading TO the cellar and
inquired OF Mary i she required the broom.
Mary replied, "No; have no use for
broom now" This was at seven O'Clock.
At half past seven O'Clock the little girl
went into the cellar for the purpose Of sum
monlng her companion to the breakfast
room, when, through tho dim light OF the
cellar, Mary was seen, as the child sup
posed, standing upon q chair. Tho child
went up to her, and, receiving no answer to
her question, began pulling at the dress Of
Mary, when TO her horror the child dlscoy-
cred that her unfortunate companion had
hung herself. The child, almost erased
with fright, began screaming, and hRSten-
Ing 70 tho dlning.room managed to inform
the family Of tho coalition Of Affairs 10 the
cellar. Mr.. Kerckhoh Immediately called
In Ohcer Story, who, after examining the
body and being satisfied that the woman
was dead, proceeded to the Eastern police
station aud stated the facts In the case to
Lieutenant Moore. Sergeant CAdwallader
and Officer seibold with Ofieer Story then
repaired to the house OF Mr.. X, and cut
down the body. When taken down 1t was
found that life was extinct, but the greater
portion Of the body was still warm.
Tho death OF the suicide must have been
horrible one, as her face was greatly dis
torted and her tongue, which protruded
several Inches from her mouth, was bitten
almost In two. When laid out ll.pne OF the
upper rooms Of the house, the hAce Of the
deceased presented horrible appearance.
The eyo-balls were dlstended, the face dis
torted, and the lacerated tongue, chin and
neck were covered with blood, Coroner
Carr was notified as quick as possible, and
was careful In selecting an Intelligent Jury,
but amer careful and patient lnyestig ation
no information whatever could be ELECTED to
show tho cause which had impelled the wo-
man 10 destroy herself A verdict was
therefore rendered Of "sulclde by hanging,
superlnduced by reasons unknown to the
jury"
The deceased was an estlmRble young girl,
always cheerful and attentive TO her duties,
and apparently happy and contented. A
few days since abe remarked to Mrs. X. that
she was going away, but when and where
she would not state. She has father aud
mother reading at Cantonsvllle aud a brother
and sister In this city, q ~