The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-09-07
From the Ner York Standard 18Th.

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From the Ne,r York Standard 18th.
At Bellevue hospital, in ward "A, stretche,
out upon one of the cots and writhing in az
ony from the effects of an overdose Of Pari
green, taken for the purpose of ending tn
vicissitudes and sorrows of this life, is
young girl just budding into womanhood
Her features are of that mould which cause
the visitor to hesitate and approach her bed
side; her large, lustrous hazel eyes; the finel,
chiseled mouth, revealing a set o: small
pearly teeth; the full round, classic contour
Of her face, and her head adorned with
profusion of dark hair, elicits the admiration
and sympathy Of those who have seen anG
convened with her. Her extreme youth and
innocent expression evokes the question
"Can she he aught but virtuous and chaste?'
Alas! the tempter lowered about her earlies
youth and plucked the flower before it had
yet ripened.
WEARY OF LIFE.
Her assumed name on the hospital regis
ter Is ''Cora Beaver" and in another placs
it is written "Annie Davis" Some two
weeks since she was arrested .Ur intOxication,
and sent to Blackwelps Island for ten DAYS,
and few days before the expiration of her
StutcIlCC SIZE a. StIlt uOWu 10 DcHGvue IlO9-
pital to work out the remainder of her time.
On Thursday evening she obtained leave
from Warden Brennan to 20 out for short
time to visit her baby; but that was only q
ruse to get her liberty. Having no place Of
abode, no kind person to console her in the
Loneliness of her deplorable situation, she
was tempted to return to the vortex of in
EQUITY, but remorse overlook her before she
had reioined her fallen sisters, and she re.
solved on self-destruction. Life to her had
become burden; she felt that the cold, un.
charitable world dsspised her; desolate
home, to which her conscience would not
permit her to return; the anguish of father
and mother all conspired to prey upon her
sensibilities, and acting upon this impulse,
on Friday evening Last, she purchased the
fated draught, and
COOLLY AND DELIBERATELY
swallowed the potion which soon ends LIES
miseries. 1t was her design after taking the
poison to ride up town and enter an assigna-
ton house, and, under the pretense Of wait
ing for gentleman, secure q room, where
she could retire, and without molestation,
ode easy;" but the fates would otherwise.
she had no sooner entered q car than the
poison sickened her, and she was conveyed
to drug store, thence back to Bellevue Hos
but her life was despaired Of a. the deadly
effects of the poison had circulated through
her system and made her recovery quite inn
probable. Contrary to the expectations Of
the physicians, she rallied, and ia nov doing
we'll, but is not out of danger.
Yesterday evening reporter visited her.
She expressed no Contrition for what she had
done, and intimated that if she recovered and
was forced to return to life of shame, she
would destroy herself, a she was heartily
tired of leading such an existence. In con-
versation she was not disposed to converse
on her past life, and would only make known
her birthplace; but BY kindly persuasiveness,
she became deeply affected and consented to
secrete nothing, a. she vas sure the reporter
meant we'll and would assist her in her re-
clamatiOn from sin. Her home was in
Scranton, Pa, and her name Hannah Mary
Panons- and she i between seventeen and
eighteen years Of age; she had no sisters but
IN adopted sister living; abe was the idol of
her little household, and the darling and
treasure of her parenta While living With
her fatherand mother. and when but scarcely
ffeen yeas Of age
GEORGE CROwEOvER, THE son OF A
WEALTHY GROCER,
in Scranton, and the author of her ruin, was
freely admitted to her house, and BY pledges
IF love, seduced her from the path Of recti-
ude and vomanly virtue. Fearful of evil
lencrs Of his lustful passion coming 70 light,
ne lured the unsnspec4ing girl from home
md took her to Wilkesharre, where she was |
placed in . den of vice. Tne rascal having |
called her ruin, deserted her and returned to |
'cranton to mingle in society, his auel heart |
teeled to the pleadinss and .sol,ctude of . |
ond mother for her coveted offspring. She
rs never seen her seducer, home nor pa-
ents since; she loved him and coa6ded in
i'm, but his prutestatioos Of love were 6imsy
nd oaly shielded him while he accomplished
er sorrov and degradation.
She says that her father u q foreman of
ne of the collieFies on the outskiEis Of
canton, and i quite comfortable, aad that II
e knew she i alive, notvithst1ndine her
iagEsce, be would come forward and relieve
e.. A. uual IN s1ch caaes, the poor hsars-
roken victim to mans In, hs no faith Or
slief in IL aauunncs that reformation =
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