The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-20
An Ohio Woman Travels Many Miles to Commit
Suicide ON Her Lovers Grave.

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The readers OF the Press will rememy
ber that few weeks ago the body of a
man was found one Sunday afternoon on
him was found O small phial that told
but one story-suicide. The man was
stranger, and no one seemed to know
anything about him. His dress and per.
sonal appearance indicated that he was
man well-to-do, and from letters, etc.,
found in his possession, 1t was learned
that his name was Peck.
He had come from the West, and was
evidently going to the home of his moth.
er, in Washington county, when he de.
termined to put an end to his life. This
he did, and little by little the story OF his
trials was brought out. Financial trou.
bles and disaster, from all accounts,
stared him in the face, and it was then
supposed that he had been crossed in
love and his life made miserable. He
bad been an honorable, upright man, and
his financial ruin was too much for him,
and he determined to end life that had
become miserable. f
Now, the sad sequel to the case is to
be told. The body OF Mr.. Peck was ia.
ken to the home of his mother in Hamp.
ton, Washington county, and buried ID
the village cemetery. Last week a young
lady arrived at Fair Haven, VT, on an
evening train from Troy. She desired to
be taken to Low Hampton, several miles
distant. A conveyance was secured.
The owner of the establishment, who
lived in Hampton, accompanied the
young lady. During the ride the lady
did not ak much, but once asked where
the house oil Mrs. Peck was.
She also inquired Tor the battle-ground
OF the place. Her questions were readily
answered, ard when the conveyance ar.
rived in front of the battle-ground she
asked to get out. The driver, Mr.
Streeter, saw that she desired to remain,
and not knowing wnat to think Of such
strange actions, began to reason with
her, telling her that the ground wal
damp and she was likely to take cold.
She finally consented to go home with
Mr.. Streeter, who promised her that his
wife would awake her early in the morn.
ing and she could visit the battle-ground.
During all this time she did not once
disclose the object OF her visit, or why
she desired to get out at the little village
battle-ground. At O'Clock the next
morning she awoke, and proceeded to
the burial-place, and soon found the
newly-made grave Of Frank Peck, her
lover. She remained beside it until 7
O'Clock, when brother of the deceased
came along and at once recognized her
from o photograph he had seen. He
made himself known to. the miserable
girl, and pressed her hard to accompany
him 10 his mothers home.
She would not hear to his words, so he
sent his sister to her, and the two wos
men, companions in sorrow, soon found
the way to each others heart, and thew
returned to the house of Mrs. Peck. The
young lady, when questioned concerning
Frank, said that she thought his only
trouble was brought on from financial
embarrassment. When she told him that
she had enough for both he did not seem
to notice her. She advised him TO return
East to his friends, and he left the Ohio
town to obey her wish.
She did net see or hear anything of
him after that until the dreadful newa
came to her that he had committed sui.
eide. Deep and bitter anguish was hers
when that sad news was brought to her.
She could not rest until she saw the
grave that contained all that was dear to
her on earth. She remained quietly with
the Peck family until MONDAY Of this
week. On that day she again wandered
to the grave OF Frank Peck, and, seating
herselfon the green mound, determined
to end her existence then and there. She
had in her pocket good-siZed bottle
containing laudanum.
There, in the still of the day, when all
around was blooming in beauty, this
girl, who had hardly crossed her teens.
took dose that was intended to be fa-
tai. She laid the bottle down by the
grave, with piece of paper on which
were written directions concerning the
disposition to be made of her body, and
where money was to be obtained with
which TO deifay expenses. This done
she, arose and walked to the house OF MIR.
Streetef, Where she intended to sleep
away her iIe.
She had taken an overdose of the drug,
and it caused q sort OF intoxication and
Sickness. The result OF this was that
she fomiied the deadly narcotic, and
her life was saved. 1t was undoubtedly
her intention to take the drug on the
first night OF her coming to the place and
die on the grave of the man she loved.
The action of MIR. Streeter prevented
this action, and saved her life. Had she
been allowed to remain in the city OF the
dead during the night, the mornlng sun
would have found her sti in the eill-
brace of death. The young lady is high.
y respectable and beautiful Troy
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