Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-07
EVENING STAR.
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GIRL OF slNTEEN CROWS TIRED OF A
LII OF SHAME IN THREE SHORT WEEKS
:, Ihree weeks ago Esther Winter. a beau
at home 9S,h Soy ~ 10 years OF age; Was living
oht' Her parents were poor working people
put emloently respectable. Esther was a
SUI ute,, sooo SIT, and In all respects reputable
ever, she bad some differences WITH her sis
teIs and left home, coming directly u De
and, being entirely Without meas hSs me-
where 10 20. She Immediately sought WORK
but, like many others OF her class haf no
means OF hndine . suitable situation. At
the half-doZen private residences where she
applied she only received more or less crusty
rebuffs. After days wandering about the
city she finally stumbled on some one VINO
advised her TO apply for Q situation ~
Stewart & Cameron's pretty walter girl "a.
loon. Here she had worked only two or
three nights when. following the solicits-
ions or the other girls, she consented 70 take
"a friend" home with her for q money con.
e1derstion. Her downward career was now
begun. Short was it destined 10 be- A
week more and she was IN house OF III
tame on the Potomac. About tnis time her
brother fn-lsw, John Parker, mate OF the
steamer City OF New Baltimore, arriving at
this port, and having heard OF her presence
IN The city from her family, with the aid OF
The police, sought her out aud tried TO 10
duce her "a return home again. Esther re
fused, say Ing that she would not now 60
home 10 do her family's drudgery Only TO
be scoloed for IL. She was having q nice
lime where she was and she proposed TO
stay. The brother-in law tried her again
next day, but with no better success Four
days ago the girl took up her residences In
Mother Days" bagnio, POS east Congress
street Here she met q colored woman
named Annie Price, who lad known her
folks In Wallsceburg Annie tried To per-
susde her 10 go back home, but she only re-
piled that she would Kill herself FIRST, )" aud
that her folks had treated her so badly that
she would never think OF going back TO
them. Last night about O'Clock, while
Mrs. DAILY and the rest OF the girls were sit
ting In the sitting room. Esther got up, and
saying that her head ached badly, went TO
her room. An hour later she was dtscov-
cred by one OF the household lying on her
bed sleeping and breathing very heavily.
The girls tried TO wake her but could not
They became alarmed aud sent for DIR.
Richards, who lives only q few doors from
the house. The doctor came Immediately
tempted To administer an antidote, but
without effect. All the time she continued
unconscious and remained so until half past
doctor IL OF the opinion that she had pois.
oned herself with either laudanum or opium
The following note was found rudely
washstand: "You may teIeerspS s 90 On Me- sne
John Lozen to New Baltimore for to come
and get me-that / am dead. L poisoned
myself. for Am tired OF living tais kind OF
The following short letter, found in one or
her pockets, probably explains her whole
trouble at nome and the cause OF her leaving
her parents:
"7b my Mother: My one Dear mother god
nows that never would of done this IN my
sisters hadent OF treeted me SO mean. Sarah
used me mean when took that Is cents out
OF the children's bank, and made me pay
dollars for IS cents, and now she wont speek
10 me, or wouldn't when / was home, and
Eliza was ashamed OF me, but hanah was
the only sister who acted like one, and Mar
garet plees berry me In Wallaceburg tell all
my sisters and brothers, forgive them all,
and hope they will forgive me, and would
like 10 have them come TO the funeral. Good
bye, my own dear mother, Mrs. Mary Win
ter. ESTHER WINTER, Wall aceburg."
"P. =. this Is from your one good girl but
now haint worth a nickle.
ESTHER WINTER. wallaceburg"
Coroner Rowley held an inquest this morn
ing, and the jury rendered a verdict 10 the
effect that the deceased had committed suit
eide on account OF family trou bles. Her two
brothers in law, John Lozen. the proprietor
Of the steamer City of New Baltimore, aud
John Parker, mate OF the same, are now In
the city and have taken charge or the body.
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