The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-10-05
Love and Suicide-A GirPs Melancholy
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of the young woman found in the river
yesterday at the foot of Grand Street
has been identified as that of Miss
Louisa Wright, whose place of resi-
dence was at No. AZ Powers Street. 1t
appears that she left home on Monday
evening, and up to yesterday nothing
was known of her whereabouts Miss
Wright was a few months over 18years
of age, fairly good looking, and bore
good name. Her death is believed to
have resulted from a deliberate deter
mination to make away with herself,
growing out of disappointment in
matter of the affections. a.
The particulars CLEANED in connec-
ton with the sad affair are of the most
meager character, though much might
be inferred from the reticence of her
family and their telling intimations OF a
something to be developed when the
Coroner's investigation shall take place.
That has been deferred till Saturday
next, and in the meantime Coroner No
Ian will inquire into the circumstances
and sift whatever evidence may be pro-
duced by the father As TO any thing
further Mr.. Wright absolutely refuses to
give it publicity, saying that, in the in
terest of Justice, his mouth is closed on
the subject. The young man in the
case is one Charles Conover, not quite
20 years of age, who lives at No. 200
Humboldt Street. In the course of a
with the father of Charles,
this morning, the annexed statements
were freely made, without any apparent
reservation or endeavor to conceal any
thing. Mr.. Conover says his son and
the deceased had been intimate for per-
hapS year past, and that Charles had
spoken with him regarding his possible
On that important matter
Charles was discouraged on account of
his youth, his father, by whom he is
employed in a New York restaurant,
giving the young man 70 understand in
plain English that, if he married, he
could make up his mind to shift for
himself. The father says he closely
questioned Charles as to the disappear
ance of the girl, charging him to tell all
he knew about her, with this result:
Charles informed him that he met
Louisa on Monday evening in Grand
Street, and had an extended cOnversa-
tion with her. That she implored him,
after telling him of the hard life she had
led with her relatives, to marry her, as
she was determined not to live at home
longer His reply was to the effect that
he was not in a post ton to support
wife, having to rely on his father for all
he earned, and that for some time to
come such thing could not be thought
of with a hope of consummatiOn. That
abruptly ended their interview, and he
parted with her by advising that she
should return home at-once. That, he
told his father, was the last he saw of
her, alive or dead. r't. -
A young associate named Ben Mills
was with Charles that evening, who ac-
compauied him to the Roosevelt Street
Ferry, foot of Broadway, and saw him
90 on board the boat. Charles was
then on his way to the restaurant of his
father, where, they say, he arrived in
due time, and since the disappearance
of Miss Wright became known to the
Conoyers, the young man has stopped
in New York, in fear of being locked
up on suspicion of having been con-
cerned in her taking off. Certainly he
was threatened with arrest, as Louisa's
father, on Tuesday, made application
to one of the Justices of the Peace for
a warrant based upon a charge of abb
duction, but the complaint was not en-
tertained because of the fact thet the
girl was of age. -s.--4 ItA - -s
DR.. Joseph Creamer made a post
mortem examination of the girls body
yesterday afternoon, finding no evil
dence of violence Such being the case,
and taking it for granted that the facts
are substantially asstated by Mr.. Con-
over, as regards the relations existing
between the deceased aud his son, the
inference follows that sheer disappoint-
ment led to the suicide of the unfOrtu-
nate girl.