The New York herald., 1871-11-30

NJ Sebile last July for the first time. was friend
ol on hefs M anu sue was very goou iena o. anr n,nJ
accenL)
REroRrER-Tne HERALD is anxious to give to It's
readers any details tnat you may think can ciear
up the mystery attendant upon ner decease
M DE CoMrlGsY-l have occupied room nnams, mere
during my vacation, which is In July ana August,
when am teaching as professor oil frencn LANGUAGE
at the Institute OF M. Provost Madame Rode
the French Navy. aud Madame Rode was ac-
qnainted with many Of my brother officers who
friends OF mine while was In the service In
this way ] obtained her acquaintance and suose-
quently ner iriendsnip.
REfoRTRR-Nas Madame Rode an educated
woman-a woman OF rehnements
M. DE CoMPIGNY-l have travelled very much,
breeding. or lady Of better conversational powers
and general Information. During the first month OF
our acqualntance she told me great deal & OF her
something Kept back, thought from her restve
manner, and did not seek TO penetrate into ner
told her OIL my troubles; Tor we all have our yrou-
bles, more or less. Tne confidence was mutual and
e Was np and U.S. sae a
extent discreet. OFTEN through my own knowledge
found mat she was in want OF money, but ana not
ike TO offend her by Offering any assistance. She
had valuable lewery, but would not part with It.
she toldme that she would some day commit su,-
cue clde' when % misery overlook her. ~ am not
SAID SAID to her, Don't be Be afraid and ana / will
help you.r She would smile sadly. She said that
herself for she abhorred the lie which she had OBJ.
served unfortunate women leading. / believed she
had the courage to kill herse and did ali / could
she disappeared, on Monday, and cheered her AS
wscS well as could Monday she sent me telegram
tending TO visit the Battery. as / be-
She had forgotten something, however. and came
back to tins hotel. where she wrote The despatch,
was very brief in the despatch, ana only SAID, hay
ing confidence IN me, ~ nave got no money; am
In trouble; send me some money.-Marle." She
was moi the woman to beg. knew. sent brother
professor OF the institute, who was kind enough TO
cali upon Nine. Rode with a check for SIS. Pre-
troubles that she had often visited Battery with
the intention OF drowning herself On saturday,
November IS, | saw her, ana she was IN a
usual ! sat with her that whole day
wrote her letter on last Friday, which she never
received. She has three pieces OF baggage al the
Spinger louse | offered today to pay ner board
stroy her private correspondence ana papers, What
papers she had in this house ! destroyed wIthou,
correspondence might have obtained the mystery
Of her life, but did not choose to do it. On Novem
pearance. 1t is as follows-l recall from memory
| II was written IN French:-
NEW York, No. IS, 1871.
TRES cnEh CoMrIGNy-I have seen you for The last
time Let me thank very much for what have don.
not abuse Kindness longer You poor and yor
You In two Will eave s the hose No w one sc ss
know where go, will leave box for on at DAuvies
at the New York Hotel, in Broadway. In that boz
| you win hnd my watch-keep II in memory ol
me- You will Gnd also several papers. May ask to
bum them after deatn shall trouble when
l am gone. AS you a generous and honest /
confident that win burn those papers thank you
for what you have done, and don't be too sorry for
hope that you viii be happy in the future than you
haze been lately When receive this letter
the rest Aud now let me thank forever. Tca,
| MARIE RODE.
MIR. Compigny was vsibly affected while trans
| laung the letter for the reporter, VINO was also
Affected lie stated that he sent her a letter on the
2otn or November, the day before she disappeared
with some books, which she never received
Yesterday, at three O'Clock IN the afternoon, two
carriages and hearse stopped at the door OF the
Morgue in Bellevue. Two hours after one carriage
and a hearse drove into Cypress Hill Cemetery, and
as the body OF poor Marie RODE was lowered into
the grave, the were but two mourners who stood
by To see the earth thrown In upon the coffin. One
Of these was NJ de Compgny, Professor OF the
French language; the other was young Partisan
who keeps fencing school In this city. No sadder
story has ever been told.
The inquest Will be held on Friday by the Coroner