The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-19
4 Romantic Suicide Fooled by too
Much Poison.

From the Columbus Sunday News.
Several months ago u young girl
named Annie Gallagher, living with her
people in Berlin y Roads, jackson coun-
", after having read Louisa VI. Alcott's
Work. fired with ambition 10 hcw her
own road through this world, left her
pleasant surroundings and went cut into
the immensely of cruel and unsyLnpa-
thizing humanity to work. She had II
nice home, was respectfully connected,
but Annie wanted to do for herself. Or
limited education, she did not meet with
'tlowcry beds of ease" and finally
engaged at the Mills House. in Zanes-
vile, as waiting cir! in the dining
room. She was young and pretty. and
these dangerous qualities proved II more
Serions encumbrancc to her intentions
than she had calculated upon. She re-
PEELED, however, all impairment over
lures, and went on her way resolved to
work for living. The human heart may
for months, or even years, hold out, but
weak moments will arise, and in weak
moment Annie saw young man, =
transient boardcr at the Mills House.
The young man also saw Annie, and III
u few meetings the girl gave the young
man her virgin love. BY some means,
Annie left the Mills House and came to
Columbus. She obtained employment in
her chosen work As dining room girl at the
Zettlcr House. Letters passed between
her and her lover, and all went well UNI
til last Friday, when she received let
ter from him accusing her of faithlcSS-
ness. She had placed her young hearts
happiness in the keeping of her sweet
heart, and this false charge was too much
for her. She procured quantity OF blue
vilriol and II dagger. After securing
these she purchased, not exactly II
Shroud, but fine night dress and a
double extra pair of hose, sometimes call
ed stockings. This was Friday afternoon,
and after waiting on the guests ut the
Zettlcr House, she induced one of the
Girls to do the remainder of her work.
she then returned to her room and
$50 the girls sav,) took bath. She then
arrayed herself in her clean garments
and swallowed the blue vitriol and lay
down on the bed to await death. She
had by her side the dagger which we
learn she intended to Use if the rltriol
failed. She was found mt 9 o'clock i'll II
fearful state ofagony, and the girls COM
municated the fact 10 the office, when Mr..
Grant one of the clerks. hastily dashed
of for medical aid. DR.. Stern was soon
ut the bedside of the w"uld-bc-sulcidr,
and gave the proper remedies to neu-
-. IS hn 4.
efforts were soon attended by results
which indicated that the life of tn"
Girl would he saved. Last evening
Annie was progressing toward convai"s-
rnce splcndidly, and will, III few days,
be on her feet again. She had taken too
large dose, or all the physicians IN the
city could not have saved her. Ann!es
shrcud and new stockings are yet unoc-
cupied by her corpse, and 1t Is likely the
agony she has passed through Will not
have a tendency to induce her to use
them again for the purpose they
were intended when purchased. The
Young man who is the cause OF this
almost tragedy is named Lawrence
more generally known Us young Don
Lawrence, son of n gambler, we believe.
IfAnnie RECEIVERS, which seems likely, she
will doubtless begin anew her resolve to
work her way through this world, smut
ting ner heart against the seductive and
dcmoralzing influences OF the tender
passion. She is young, pretty, and 50 Tar
rs the proprietor of Zettlcr knows, is &c;
serving of the keenest compassion ana
tcnderest pity.