The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-21
Suicide Almost an EnOch Arden Case.

About four Years aro Anna CohrU,a hand
some Jewish lady about twenty-fonr years Of
age, living with her parents in New York,
married an ilineramt Hebrew pctdlcr by the
name of Israel Solomon. y few months after
the marriage the husband announced bis in
tcntion of going South, and ina day or two
WA, OIL for New Orleans. About six months
after his arrival there he wrote to his wiie's
parents. who arc quite well of in this worlds
moodS, to the effect that he had tired of :helr
daughter and was dcSirous of putting her
away.
His wife, who loved him with all the ardor
her extremely sensitive nature was capable
of, was mt this time near her confinement,
having been eHCeinte at the time OF her faith
less husbands departure tor the South. and
through prudential motives the parents de-
llycd breaking the cruel news to her. They
thought to tell her aS soon as she should
have gained sufficient strength to withstand
the shock which would inevitably enSuc,
but when the time arrived their hearts failed
them, and time went on. At last, when four
long and weary months had passed since the
Young wite's confinement, the old folks de-
trrmincd to no longer deceive their child,
but at once and forever, as they fondly
thought, settle the affair. 1t would Inc less
severe, they argued, to tell her TINS her hus-
band was dead than to inform her OF tllereal
state of affairs, so they adopted this course,
with what direful results willappear shortly.
OF course the news wellnigl crlHheu the
poor woman, who at once robed herself IN
the sombre emblcms of mourning. -
Some seven or eight months since the
Young widow went TO Detroit, Mich, where
she formed the acquaintance OF an estimahie
gentleman, to whom she shortly alterward
became engaged. Returning to New York
again she began making preparations for her
second nuptial, when, about ten days since.
she was startled by the receipt OF letter
from her husband, who was still I'D New
Orleans. He stated that he was well ana
loured to see her, but said never wore.
about his previous conduct. III the "fetc!ea
wonlan had met her husband face 10 luce III
the tomb her surprise ana eonsterhatioli
could not have been greater. She demanded
and received from her parents an eNpan'-
ton of the affair, which so wrought upon ner
mind that she became partially Insane. Inc
old folks watched her closely, lest she should
do herself injury, but she 0utwltted them.
Yesterday afternoon Sue and her mother
were preparing dinner in the kitchen, and
her father was up stairs. just before they
had conSummated their task The young
mother sent her child UP stairs to its grand
father. and while doing this her mother went
ont for something. No sooner had the old
lady left the room than she (Mrs. Solomon)
took the clothesline, and fastening one end to
laree nail behind the door, made a slip
moose, passed it around her neck, got on the ,e
hcd which stood near by, and jumped OH.
The rope was a little too long, SO that her
feet touched the floor, and it must have re-
auircd u vast deal Of muscular exertion to
stranyle herself, for when discovered the rope
had ellt deep into one side of her neck, which
| caused excessive lemorrhage from the nose,
ears, and mouth. She was quite dead when
found, although her mother says she could lltl
not have been hanging more than twelve ei
fifteen minutes.