The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-22
A Baltimore Tragedy.

The Baltimore Sun of the 4th has the
following: About half-past eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning girl, giving the name
of Belle De Forest, threw herself from a
fourth story back window of st. John
restaurant, No. 50 North Charles street,
into the brick-paved court below, dis
lance of forty-five feet, and received very
serious injuries. The cause of the act Is
somewhat involved in mystery, like the
antecedents and former circumstances OF
the girl, but is believed to have resulted
from a morbid condition, brought about
by want and disappointment.
1t seems that she had been in want, and
had been permitted by Mrs. Valentine,
wife OF the proprietor of the house, to
occupy fourth story room until she could
do better. She was yesterday notified that
she would have to- vacate, but expressed
no surprise or regret. The window through
which she made the descent was so small
that she had to push herself through feet
foremost. A young Italian barber and a
barkeeper heard her fall, and ran out, to
find her lying unconscious on the pave.
ment. DIR. Atkinson was summoned, and
she was conveyed to the Washington Uni
verify Hospital. Here it was found by
DIR. Reynolds that no bones had been
broken, but her back was badly bruised,
and she was at times in delirium.
On the table in her room was found a
letter addressed to former student of the
MARYLAND University Hospital, who is now
| in New York. but who. she says, had cor
responded with her since his departure.
The epistle was written in delicate hand,
and inclOsed a lock of soft, brown hair.
1t read as follows:
SEPTEMBER 1874.
DEAR WILL-Judge me not too harshy.
cannot live after that cruel deed, but l viii mol
blame you. 1t was my fault. VIII ask but one
favor from you-the last snail ever ask: see tha
| am buried properly. have no one to seek this
from but you. Oh! if could only see you once
more would not murmur. Good-by, darling
Sometime think of one who loved you-loved you
TOO we'll OIL | cannot write any more, my
hand trembes so. Again, good-by, my own
darling, and ask God to forgive me. l am ever
yours, even in death. BELLE.
Belle De Forest is the name printed on
cards found in her rooms, and she has
also been known by that name during the
year and half she has lived in Baltimore.
She is of medium height, eighteen years
of age, though looking older, has large
hazel eyes, light brown hair, and is pretty.
She has undoubtedly had a hard lot in life.
Her intelligence is quick and her CONVEX
sation good. She is very retIcent in re-
gard to her antecedents, and will only say
that her parents are French; her father
was killed in the late civil war; her moth
er died of consumption soon afterward !;
that her early life was spent in Richmond,
Va, but latterly she had lived in Pitts
burg, Pa. She says she broke her arm
while coming from Pittsburg to Baltimore;
was taken TO the Maryland University
Hospital, where she lost her heart with a
young student. After leaving the hospi-
tai she found employment in a confec-
tionery store on Lexington street, then as
street, which she left, being too laborious,
and found shelter at the St. Johns Rest
aurant.
The reporter saw her after she had been
restored to consciousness. She was weep-
ing bitterly, and said; Why will not the