Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23
WOMAN,S LOVE.
A Woman Travels Many Miles to
Commit Suicide ON her Low.
er,S GraVcs
(Troy Press, July ~

| (Iroy Press, July ~
The readers of the Press will re-
member that a few weeks ago the
body of man was found one Sunday
| afternoon on the banks of the Poesta-
kill, and near him was found a small
phial that told but one story-suicide.
The man was a stranger, and no
one seemed to know any thing about
him. His drss and personal appearance
indicated that he'Was man well-tO-
do, and, from letters &C., found in his
possession, it was learned that his
name was Peck. He had come from the
West, and was EVIDENTLY going to the
home of his mother in Washington
county when he determind to put an
end to his life. This he did, aud little
by little the story of his trials was
brought out. Financial trubels and dis
aster, from oil accounts, stared him
inthe facet, and was then supposed that
he had been crossed in love and his
wife made miserable. He had been an
honorable uprite man, and his financial
ulin was too mnch for him, and he de-
rmined to end life that had become
miserable. Now, the sad sequel to the
case is to be told. The body of Mr..
Peck was taken to the house of his
mother in Hampton, Washington con-
ty, and buried in the village cemetery.
Last week a young lady arrived at
Fair Haven, Vermont, on the evening
train for Troy. She desired to be ia
ken to Low Hampton several miles
distant. A conveyance was secured.
The owner of the establishment, who
lived IN Hampt on, accompanied the
young lady. During the ride the lady
did not talk much, but once asked
| where the house of Mrs. Peck was
She also inquired for the burial
ground of the place. Her questions
| readily answered, and when the con-
| veyance'arrived in front of the bnrial
ground she asked to get out The dri-
yer, Mr.. Streetdr, saw that she desir-
ed to remain, and not knowing what
to think of such STRANGE actions, began
to reason with her, telling her thai
the ground was damp and she was
| likely to take cold. She finally consen-
| ted to go homo with MIR. Streeter,
who promised her that his wife wonid
awaken her early in the morning and
| she could visit the burial ground.
| During all this time she did not dis
| close the object of her visit, or why
she desired to get out at the little viii
lage burial ground. At o clock the
HCAU SIG INV Oht5 lIlts DIOCccuco
} ii Q burial place, and soon found the
newly made grave of Frank Pee k, heY
lover. She remained beside it until z
o'clock when q brother of the deceased
came along and at once recognized
her from a photograph he had seen.
He made himself known to the miser-
BILE girl, pressed her hard to accompany
him to his moth RS home She would
nE hnOF tC words hn cant h1o
sister to her, and the the women,
companions in sorrow, soon foundthe
way to each others heart, and they re-
turned to the house of Mrs. Peck. The
young lady, when questioned concern
ing Frank. said that she thought his
trouble was brought on from financial
embarrassment. When she told him
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 not see or hear anything of
him after that until the dreadful news
came to her that he had committed su-
icide. Deep and bitter anguish was
hers when the 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
with the Peck family until Monday of
this week. On that day she again
wandered to the grave of Frank Peck,
and seating herself on the green mound,
determined to end her existence then
and there. SEe had in her pocket good
sized bottle containing laudanum.
There, in the still of the day, when all
around was blooming with beauty, this
girl, who had hardly crossed her teens,
took dose that was intended to be ia
tai. Shelaid the little bottledown by the
grave, with peice of paper on which
was written directions concerning the
disposition to be made of her body, and
where money was to be obtained with
which to defray expenses. This done
she arose and walked to the house of
Mr.. Streeter, where she intended to
sleep away her life. She had taken an
overdose of the drug, and it caused a
sort of intoxication and sickness. The
result of this was that she vomited the
deadly narcotic, and her life was saved.
Itwas undoubtedly her intention to take
| the drug on the first night of her COM
ing to the place, and die on the grave
of the man she loved. The action of
Mr.. Streeter prevented this action, and
saved her life. Had she been allowed
to remain in the city OF. the dead during
the night, the morning sun would have
found her still, in the embrace of death.
The young lady is highly respectable
and beautiful.