Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-19
The Last Chapter in Sad History.

William W. Fox, wealthy gentle
man OF Newport, r. L., has for several
years past spent his winters in New
York, boarding at the Everett House.
During the winter of 1870, Mr.. Fox be-
gan to indulge immoderately in the
use of spirituous liquors, causing great
sorrow to his young wife, and on their
return to Newport the habit becoming
more confirmed, great domestic unhap-
piness resulted. Again coming to New
York in January, 1871, the husband
and wife became more estranged in con-
sequence of the wife's receiving num-
Der of letters from Mr.. Bradford, an
old school friend, whom mutual friends
have since asserted, endeavored by this
means to widen the breach between
husband and wife, receiving no encour-
agement, however, from the wife. In
the meanwhile Mr.. Fox's habits of life
became more besotted, and Mrs Fox's
unhappiness increased to such degree
that she informed her friends that she
would soon be driven to commit sui
eide
In the first week of February Mr..
Fox entered the Everett House with
his lawyers, to obtain Mrs. Fox's sigma
t1lre to mortgage bonds for $50, 900.
wife refused to sign the bonds. the
property having been left to her as an
inheritance, and Mr.. Fox departed
from the hotel in great apparent rage,
telling his wife, at the same time, that
he was going back to Newport, and
never wished to see her again. Mrs.
Fox, Immediately after her husband s
departure, left the Everett House and
went to the house of friend, Mrs.
William Moser, of No. 432 Fifth lave.
While here, Mrs Fox received several
letters from Bradford importuning her
to leave her husband. On the evening
of Feb. II, Mrs. Fox gravely told her
friend that she was going to commit
suicide that night Mrs. Moser did
not think that she was serious in what
she said and soon after left the house
| to visit friend, at the same time, how
| Fox closely The servants neglected
their duty, and about IL o'clock Mrs.
Fox stole out of the house unobserved
by everybody except a son of Mrs.
Moser's, who followed the unhappy
lady at distance. Walking down
Fifth ave. until she came to Eighteenth
ST., Mrs. Fox then turned to the west
and walked rapidly toward the North
River. At the corner of Eighteenth-st.
and Eighth Mrs. Moser's son lost
sight of Mrs Fox, and since then nc
trace of her has been given to her
friends, despite the utmost efforts OF
the police.
| Early last evening, officer John Smith
of the Sixteenth Precinct, discovered
the body of drowned woman floating
in the North River, off the foot o1
Twenty second street. Upon beine
taken to. the Police Station, the body
was found to be that of Mrs. Fox. i
was clothed in black silk dress, an6
resting upon the shoulders black sea
skin sack. The feet were naked. Ii
one of the pockets of the dress was 6
gold watch and chain. On one of the
fingers Of the right hand was large
diamond solitaire ring and plain gol6
ring. Upon the middle finger of the
left hand was another diamond ring,
cluster of II brilliant stones. Mrs
Fox possessed in her own right, prop
ertv worth $1,000 and was of fine
personal appearance.
Her husband, upon hearing of he
disappearance, returned to this cit.
and died at the Everett House the las
week of February. Immediately afte
the husbands death there appeared il
journal of this city the following per
sonal advertisement signed by Brad
ford:
emma r: The boat is empty
Let me hear from you