The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-20

FRIDAY MORNING,
| Sue. DE or Ross STREEr-A FoRMEa RRsr.
DENT OF HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, De.
sTRoYs HERSELF BIZ TAXING LAUDANUM--A
Few FACTS CONCERNING TEE WoXAN's LIFE,
The dead body of Jenny Espy, who was
sometimes called Caroline Espy, was found
at o'clock yesterday morning living upon
the bed in her chamber, at her boarding.
house, No. 1419 Ross street. The history oil
the unfortunate woman is q sad one, e.,
what Is known Of 1t. It transpired at the
inquest held last evening in the room in
which she died, that she had once been mar
! rled, and came originally from Syracuse, N. Y.
Her home, however, had been In Harrisburg
pennsylvania. About four years ago, while
living in Harrisburg, a young lady.friend
OF the subject of this notice got into
trouble, and well. known physician of that
city and the deceased were charged with q
serious crime In connection with her. The
doctor was arrested and, 1t is, said, tried for
the offence. The deceased, according to a
statement she once made, was not guilty OF
any completely in the matter, but merely en-
rearing, however, that she might also. be
arrested. she left Harrisburg and came to
this city.
A, few days after her arrival here it was
reported to her that the detectives were
working up the case, and were in pursuit OF
her. She was then lodging at a house on
the north side Of Franklin street, near the
old Metropolitan Hall. Dreading the pub
lieity which would probably result from
being arrested, she determined to take her
own life, and drank a quantity of laudanum.
DR.. W. II. Taylor (who was not then the
coroner of the city, and DR.. George Ross
were called in. A stomach-pump was re-
sorted to, but while the India-rubber tube
was 10 her throat the wooden guard slipped
out, and she bit Of the tube and swallowed
it. The doctors, were. now in dilemma,
They endeayoredto pull it out with theis
fingers, but couldn't touch it. They then
resorted to forceps, but the tube was out of
sight and could not be reached in that way
Finally emetics were brought into requisi.
ton with better success. and in a few
minutes the end Of the tube came to view,
and the doctors pulled it out. The lauda-
mum wss finally all drawn from her, and
she gradually came to. Subsequently she
moved to the house where she ut last killed
herself.
One morning, after drinking good deal
the night before, she jumped out of bed,
ran into an adjoining room, took pistol
from hey. trunk, cooked it, pointed it 10 her
head, and was probably about to fire, when
a friend rushed in, and as he seized the
weopon it was discharged, the ball entering
the ceiling. This occurred about three
months ago. Previous to her death she said
that she had twice attempted TO take her
own life.
On Wednesday she had conversation
with friend in reference to leaving the
house in which she was then boarding and
going regularly to housekeeping. She APP
peared to have been drinking, but When
spoken to about it denied the accusation.
When he got up to so she said: Good
bye, Jimmy won't see you any more;
I am going away" Little or no attention
was paid to her remark, rs it was believed
she meant to visit Harrisburg Or elsewhere
for short time; and turning, he wentaway.
About six weeks ago she wrote him
note telling him if he wanted to see her
alive he had bette come at once. He started
to see her, and on the way he met DR..
Carter and carried him to her place of resi-
dence. On reaching The house the door of
her room was found locked. II was speedily
broken open. She was lying on the bed.
The Doctor examined her, and said the fears
that she had taken laudanum were all
groundless. Indeed, she subsequently stated
to female friend that she only wanted to
see "wbether Jimmy loved her, and what
effect tile note would have upon him."
On "Wednesday she wrote him another
note to the effect that she believed money TO
be his god; but she wanted him to under
stand that it was not her god; that she loved
him better than life itself, and that she was
going to meet her sainted mother. He re-
piled to the note, but, owing to business en-
gagements, was unable TO go to see her until
Yesterday morning. When he entered the
house her door was open, and she was lying
on the bed, nicely dressed and apparently
asleep. He called her, but she made no re-
ply. Finally he shook her, and taking hold
of her hand found it icy cold. Further eX-
animation revealed the fact that she was
dead, and blood and froth were then ocZing
from her mouth. DR.. Carter was summoned,
and when he saw her be pronounced life
extinct. He gave it as his opinion that she
had taken morphine, but when subsequent
search was made laudanum was found in
goblet in the washstand. On the sidewalk,
under the window, atwo-ounce u vial labelled
laudanum was picked up, the neck of which
was broken; and it was supposed that after
pouring the laudanum into the goblet she
had thrown the vial out of the window.
Under napkin on the bureau the follow
ing note was found: ...s.
Jimmy,-Should you in before con-
sciousness leaves me, please send for Father
Jaussens. .u u.
1t was stated at the inquest that several
members of her family had shown symptoms
of insanity ; that she had frequently said she
was tired of living, and meant to Kill her.
self. Recently she had been talking good
deal about her mother, who is dead, and 1t
is believed that her mind had become SO
much affected as to cause her TO destroy her.
self.
The jury decided that she came to her
death by taking laudanum on the night OF
the 18th of November.
DR.. Taylor gave it as his opinion, from the
conversation be had with her, that she was
person of cultivation, had been we'll brought
up, and was kindhearted and generous.
SPRING. STREET HONE FOR WoMEN.-At a
recent meeting Of the Board of Managers OF
the Spring-Street Home the president was
authorized to employ an agent to call upon
the citizens to procure annual and llfe-mem-
,1..L;n, E;uo dolIars year constitutes