The New York herald., 1875-12-30
THE OLD SAD STORY.


Two years ago last August young woman, then
aoout eighteen years Of age named Caroline Kingsley,
became a member Of the household Of Marcus Noble,
living about three miles from this village The girls
mother mad been schoolmate Of Mrs Noble, in the
central part Of New York, and, having died widow,
leaving her daughter alone in the world destitute
circumstances her old school friend hearing OF the
fact sent for the girl and although but moderately
able 10 do so, offered her home IN her family. Caro-
line accepted the generous offer, and amply repaid
Mrs Mobiles Kindness by taking upon herself much Of
the household burden and aiding the family in many
ways Miss Kingsley parents had been able to give
her but the rudmenis of education but her natural
intelligence unusually large and when she came
to the Noble farm she bright and attractive as
even the more favored girls Of the vicinity
In July, 1874 Mr. Noble having inserted a notice in
the Philadelphia and Pttsburg papers that he would
take limited number Of summer boarders at his farm
house several persons from the former place accepted
his terms and made his pleasant home their quarters
for the season Among them a man about thirty
five years of age who gave his Frank Jermyn,
but il Is believed that IL was an assumed one.
Necessarily Caroline Kingsley met him frequently at
the farm and recent Developments prove, although
the fact dreamed Of at the time the unsophis-
ticated country girl was charmed with the or
Jermyn, and her acquan tance with him ripened into
love that made him
COMPLETE MASTER.
Jermyn remained at the farm long after the other
guests had gone; and when he finally took his leave
late in November he left behind HIM household filed
with regret at his departure, had his manner
the hearts Of the farmers family He visited the farm
house during the winter, remaining two weeks,
returned again long before the season had
opened He staid until August, when he went away.
He kept up correspondence with Caroline, whom
a great change had come his departure She
seemed TO be weighed down with some great anxiety.
In the early part Of last month Mrs Noble made
the astounding discovery that her foster daughter
10 become moth and learned from the lips
OF the latter who had not heard from Jermyn for month
past that year before Jermyn had asked her
marry him. and she consented. He had wished the
matter kept quiet for year, when he would make
il known Mr.. and Mrs Noble and they would be
married at once Under this prctence he had wrought
her ruin. When MIR. Noble told Of the misfortune
that had come upon them ne started for Philadelphia
declaring that he would bring Jermyn back TO make
what aonement he could or shoot him dead for his
yillany.
He AZ once reaching the CITY, proceeded to the ad
dress gwen BY Jermyn his place Of business
our aud feed store whereas he had represented him
SELF cashier In a bank Nevertheless, the farmer
made inquiry as to whether Frank Jermyn was known
there He was not Mr. Noble was leaving the store
with all his msgvngs corroborated when the gentle
man Of whom he bad made the inquiry stopped him.
He asked the farmer TO describe the man he Was seek
ing Mr.. Noble did So The gentleman stepped TO
desk and taking letter from bundle showed It TO the
farmer and asked, is that Jermyn's writings"
I
the proprietor OF the store, saying that the death Of
sister at Silver Creek, Pa, called him suddenly from
this CITY, sc. The writing Jermyns but the letter
was signed Frank Janeway." Il was dated october
| 8, 1875.
As soon as Mr. Noble could sufficiently recover from
his astonshment he told the sorekeeper that the
had been written BY The known him as Frank
Jermyn ana then related The cause Of his errand to
the city.
The proprietor Of the store, whose Buck
said that the day Jermyn Janeway the letter
shown to the farmer he had away from the city
with the daughter Of Mr.. Bucks landlady a MISS
Brown, Of South Fourth street Two days afterward
lady. about thirty years OF age, called
at the store and inquired after William
keeper Mr. Bucks employ, who had not been home
in days IL proved beyond doubt that Samp
son and Mr. Bucks bookkeeper whom he had always
known az Janeway-a single man-were aud the
saIne person. Mr. Buck had but short time before
learned Of the elopement having been effected from
q house where MISS Brown visiting. he broke I
the TO the wronged wife well he could but
did not tell her that her husband had also taken with
him about So 900 belonging TO the hrm-money be had
coHected-nor that he had forged the firms name 70
notes for nearly as much He had enjoyed the I
entire confidence of the firm and accorded /
usual Liberties by them He had been employed by i
five years and Mr. Buck believed that up to within /
the past two his character had been good but it
was learned that since that tme he had fallen INTO fast
company and become addicted 70 habits that schooled
him IN his subsequent villany Mr. Buck bad himself
introduced has bookkeeper 10 Miss Brown.
This the terrible story that the farmer
PEELED TO nhict on the poor hearts at home II caused
victim OF JeTmyn's perhdy The latter heard her fate
with strange composure and walked YEARLY away to
her room. For TWO weeks she lay struggling between
life and death with brain fever. On the 18th OF De-
ccmber she had far recovered sit up and the
day before Christmas she walked about her room.
SUICIDE or CAROLINE
Christmas morning, when Mrs. Noble went 20 Caro-
lines room, her custom, TO how she
feeling, sho that the room empty. The bed
had been slept n and the girls clothing was gone
Mrs. Noble At called her husband, and a search
at once made for the missing girl No of her
could be found about the house, and, although it was
not thought possible for her to travel far extended
search did not meet with any better results The night
had been dark and stormy, and exposure IL by per-
son IN the weak condition Of Miss Kingsley, u was
thought must prove iatal ON second vsit 70 the
chamber Of the unfortunate girl Mrs Noble found the
following note, addressed TO her lying the bureau
Ny MoEE rHAN MorHER-
Your sad ptyus face haunts me day and night and tor.
lures me more han my shame ! cannot bear 70 Sc the
Tomorrow 70 be my wedding day. 1t shall dawn
on disgrace God bless yoq tor all your kindness-you
aud my poor father Mt Noble And God forgive me, the
guilty wretehed cause Of your misery They will say
mother and father am sure your Christmas will
sadder with dead than living CAROLINE.
Last Mr. Noble had erected at the foot Of his
orchard, near little grove Of pines, little summer
house to please OF his lady guests. This place
had been lavorte resort Of Miss Kingsley during her
leisure Thither the search for her extended and
her body was found, in kneeng posture, with her
head lying on one ol the seats. She had spread her
shawl on the door, and laid a scarf which she usually
wore about her head, on the seat, in which small
revolver The body was taken up and the dress found
to be unfastcned in front. A small powder burned
wound below her left breast all the mark they
found She had placed the revolver against her breast
and hred and probably died instantly. The revolver
was which had been LETT by gentleman who had
spent the summer there The body was taken to tho
house and the Coroner notified, but the circumstances
beng 50 plain, 10 investigation ordered The IN.
fortunate girl was buried on the following Sunday and
her obscques we're attended by the whole surrounding
community The sad affair has cast gloom over the
neghborhood which will not be lifted
A SEMI-CENTENNIAL