Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-28
Very Sad Affair i'm New Haven.

The New Haven Press SAYS On Monday
evening, about nine O'Clock, one of those sad
cases of suicide which the public journalist is
too often calle' upon to record, occurred upon
Elm street, near Sherman avenue, the victim
being Miss Gertie Cowap, young lady who had
in the power of a kind christian father and
mother to bestow upon their child. The ad
vantages of good education were given her.
and she was fitted for a teacher, and while quite
young was selected as one of the teachers IN our
public schools, which position she filled with
credit to herself and the satisfaction of the
hoard of education, up to the time when the
tempter came. That person is at the present
time teacher of music, and the leader of a
choir in one OF our churches and though dead
persons tell no tales, yet the facts will remain
unalterably true, and that person will have the
damning curse TO follow him through life as being
the indirect murderer of this unfortunate girl.
We will only say further, that during the past
few months Miss Cowap has led a truly vrtuous
life. She united with the church, and struggled
hard to redeem her lost character, but was no
doubt many times led TO exclaim, "Alas, for the
rarity of christian charity" For some time she
had exhibited great distress of mind, so much Sd
that her friends have been fearful that she was
losing her reason, and there is now no doubt that
laboring under temporary fit of actual insan-
ity, she fired the fatal shot that released her
from her earthly suffeTings. Miss Cowap had
been confined to her room for some days. and at
times was delirious. on Monday evening her
mother, who was attending her, passed out of
her room TO attend to some family matters and
she had been gone but few moments when the
report OF pistol was heard. The family hur-
ried TO the room, when the daughter exclaimed,
81 am dying" and almost Immediately ex-
pired. She had obtained and secreted the pistol
unbeknown 10 her friends.
AN EXCITING SCENE-A scene in real life
says the Hartford Times, which might serve a
Dumas or Poe with material for a thrilling
story were either of these sensational novelists
still living, took place one day last week in the
insane asylum at Taunton, Mass. An old lad v
Of eighty, from Providence, went with her
daughter to see her son, who has for some time
been confined the re for insanity from the effects
of wound received during the wor. On ar
irving there the mother was shown into the re-
ception room, and one or two patients and the
son were brought into the same room, when the
attt ndant went out and locked the door. There
happened TO be in the room at the time lady
who had gone there expecting to secure the re-
| lease OF her husband, but for some reason he
| could not be discharged on that day. This
| was great disappointment to the wife
but the effect upon the husband, after she
| had told him, was indeed terrible. He ragged
| and tore round the room in perfect fury, when
| the SON of the old lady from Providence, who
had been quiet up to this time, became alarmed
| and attacked the Infatuated husband. A deadly
| struggle ensued, and the feelings OF the ladies
shut up in room with two Infatuated insane
persons, and unable to escape, can hardly be
| Imagined. After q severe tussle the husband
| seized club, cut the forehead of the son
making friehtful cash, from which the blood
| flowed copiously, and then, catching him by the
| throat, choked him until his face turned pur
pie. He would have killed him, but the ole
lady, seeing her sons danger, went to the res
cue, and, after severe struggle, succeeded In
making the husband loose his hold. Fortu
nately the attendant came in, and stop wa
| put TO the proceedings, though IL required ii v,
men to secure the disappointed and infuriatet
man.
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