Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-07
POOR JENNIE DENNIS.
Suicide Of Young Woman Of Harris
burg = Letters to Her Husband aud
Mother


lProm ths Harri, burg Patriot of Wednesday
About nine months ago William Den.
mis- and Jennie Hill, of this city, were
married. Tie was about % years Of age
and she 1S. For several months their
domestic relations were Of the most plea
SAINT character, but of late quarrels, not
Of seemingly serious nature. however,
have occurred In the family. These
seemed 10 weigh very heavily on the
mind if the young wife, and last night,
ln moment OF desperation, she resolved
to commit suicide. Before perpetrating
the self-murder she wrote two notes, one
to her husband, one 10 her mother.
About 10 O'Clock she proceeded to the
low-path, and reaching a point Just
above the lock, at the foot of Walnut
street, she plunged into the canal, and
before she could be recovered death had
overtaken her.
According to the statements of her
father and mother and number Of
friends of the deceased, she had recently
exhibited a melancholy disposition.
Whenever the least difficulty occurred
b. tween herself and husband she became
iDconsOlable, and on several occasions
expressed a wish that she might die.
Some time since she sat on the edge of
the canal with her feet suspended over
the lock or bank for few hours after a
slight family trouble. At another time
she stated that she bad almost fallen in. !
and expressed regret that she was not
entirely engulfed, aud on another ocea-
sion, while walking on the tow-uath
with lady friend, She SAID she had a
notion to leap into the water and
drown herself From these occurrences
Il Is inferred that she had for months
been thinking of committing suicide.
The following are copies Of the notes !
wri ten by Mrs. Dennis before drowning |
herself:
Dear Mother fly and forgive me, as
God has. | am forsaken by all but thee,
and | may as well be dead as alive. |
Take everything that belongs to me but |
my Sunday gaiters give them to Sallie |
Layer, and love me when l am gone, but |
do not grieve, for / shall be better Oft |
than l am now. did not mean to b. |
cross to you, but you thought did. But |
try and forgive me. You will find my |
corpse in the canal, God forgive me, as I |
forgive my Willie. Dear mother, you |
know how much loved him. lie is the |
cause Of my putting an end to mo life, |
but forgive him and love him for my |
sake, and once more try and forgive your |
uudutiful child. JENNIE DENNls.
Dear Willie, my husband Try an |
forgive me, as | hope God will forgive |
both you and me, as he knows my |
thoughts aud feelings. oh, that might |
look at you and kiss once more those
loved lips that have so often spoken |
harsh things to me, but freely forgive |
you. So do not mourn for me when you
read those few last lines my hand shall |
ever trace. love you to the last. My |
only and last thought shall he to thee,
my dear. Never more will he hire to |
cost you anything, but my little narrow |
home. Willie, for you | end my life. I !
was happy till YOU began to get cross TO
me- You may not have meant 1t, but l
could not think so, so it worried me and
made me cross, but forgive me laying
cold and still in death.
My mother is to have all my clothes,
and bed clothes you can give your
mother. Do what you please with the
furniture. Once more | ask you forgive
me and forget your erring wife. lOycd !
you SO. JENNIE DENNIS.