The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
A Beautiful Girl. Of Eighteen De.
stroys Herself by a Shot
from a Revolver.
Miss Isabella Titus Kills Herself on the
Stairway Of Boarding House in
West Twenty.fourth Street.
The Young Lady's Body Taken Home
to Her Afflicted Mother
in Massachusetts.

The convent OF the Ladies OF the Sacred Heart Sit.
st. Antoine streets, Detroit. Mich. Is one OF the
best known aud most fashionable academies for
the education OF young ladies In the West.
Madame Dufay is the Lady Superioress, and to his
convent are sent many girls OF the Protestant faith
by their parents, resident In different parts OF the
United states. 10 have their education finished.
About three years ago young lady OF fifteen
years OF age, named Miss Isabella Titus, having In
her lace all the indications OF kind, loving and az
1ectionate disposition and being quite remarkable
for her personal beauty and waving hair, entered
on her course OF studies the care aud super.
vision OF the LADIES' OF the Sacred Heart
Miss Titus was born In Detroit, OF q
Protestant family, but her parents, who were
wealthy and moved IN good society, deemed 1t best
to place her at the Sacred Heart, order that she
might become accomplished III all the elegant
branches. Miss Titus won golden opinions by her
docillty, good humor and anectionate bearing to-
ward her playmates and sch0ol-fellows, and she
was much beloved by the ladies conducting
the course Of instruction In the convent.
The fair young pupil progressed rapidly in her
studies and became good pianist as well as q
ready scholar in all other branches Of her educa-
ton. As Miss Titus approached the critical period
Of womanhO0d. her sixteenth year, she was aiicted
with nervous headaches and grievous pains all over
her body which at times caused her great anguish,
and dts Of dependency would ensue and sadness
would rest on her features for days.
About year ago the father Of Miss Titus dted,
leaving his family well of In this worlds
goods and Mrs J. H. Titus removed to the
pretty little village Of Pepperel In the State
OF Massachusetts,, about thirty miles distant
from Boston, where Q son-in-law OF hers
the Rev. VIM. F. Walton resided. Mrs. TITUS
had two other daughters-one married to Mr.. Gal.
lOway, retired iron merchant, and the other, q
Mrs. Samuel p. Lewis, whose home Ia In Oil City,
Pennsylvania Mrs. Lewis had been spending tho
winter months IN Richmond, Va, with
friends, and Mrs. Gertrude Galloway was
boarding In the fashionable boarding house of
Mrs. Adams Ss West Twenty fourth street. in
fine brown stone mousse situated on the south side
Of the street, near Sixth avenue. Mrs. Galloway
occupied finely furnished apartments, ana some days
ago MRS. Lewis was Invited to come and
pay Mrs. Galloway o visit, which the for
mer lady did, About Q month ago
Miss Isabella Titus. who had left the
convent at the time or her fathers death, and who
was now grown TO DO fully developed and beauti-
full girl Of eighteen years. was invited also to visit
her sister, Mrs Gertrude Galloway. at her boarding
house, No. IS West Twepty-fourth street. Miss Isa
rendering every one happy by her cheerful now Of
Spirits %
The rear apartment on the second moor OF the
house is occupied as PHYSICIANS consulting ONCE
by DIR. }. Parker Pray A room on the fourth floor
menL and hither the young lady repaired every
evening at an early hour.
by her Sisters ter Mrs Lewis and MIS- GALLOWAY, and
by her half brother Mr. Theodore M. DAVIS, the
lately receiver NS Tor =, the Ocean Bank thst
blood to the head, on which OCCASIONS her
face would hush violently, and afterwards these
In the side and grievous headaches. Miss
Isabella would act very strangely before and after
and talk to herself and her relations In q despontl.
ent aud sad manner the poor girl was very full
else on her part sent the blood TO ner face with the
Titus had made the acquaintance OF young gentle
man who made her present OF smith Wes-
appreciation OF the skill she manifested In marks.
mansnip The young girl used to nre at target With
n e To Ger visit eT sna
Galloway Isabella brought the pistol In her trunk
to TINS city. Occasionally she practised WITH the
aware that she was supplied with cartridges. Once
In every four or five weeks Miss Isabella became Ill
and was subject 10 fits OF melancholy. She never
made any threats against her own life or the lives
OF others while suffering pain, but her expressions
were very strange and sometimes without point.
On Thursday morning Mrs. Galloway said to her
sls wish e 90 shopping on 81 wl
You come Ss win ne JUS s wgs 4 answered
ReIla m anuuid way to her sister,
Miss gela having arranged her toilette came
down stairs In a new silk dress with long
train and having her splendid hair waving down
on her handsome shoulders,
when tho two ladies' reached Broadway Mrs Gal.
YoxvaS ,,ot,ced that isabella VINO was usually very
careful in snch matters allowed ner fine SILK dress
raii On The nags and she smilinQly chIded her.
20 o rra,i ~ ~ ,h nn1 m nn "N '.e 's'
ln mold nm yonr dress Bella; you will ruin 1t II
| so,; Ton;r.n ..,ssr, 80,
'ou Nover mind Certie shall never want IL again.
answe.s" ch,nE nj silver dollars Returning home
u I'M .n ,n seemed mnch denress and dOwncast
MISS neis ,sSrs IN loving way tried TO rally her