The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04
CLEARING UP A MYSTERY.
TIE SEQUEL TO THE PENssYLvANIA
LOVE tragedy


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S"n'U ana De"th OF hn betrothea'
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suicide In this place, which was left surrounded
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mouse on the l'th OF May and hirng ooas
rowed down the river He was found some hours
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was sh Of through the mead. A revolver lay near
hi. y,sbt hand with two obembers etpptv, In
HE LETT hand he held Iocket containing the
portrnit Of q young lady. A letter bearing no
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. death notice clipped from newspaper, an
nouncing the death Of Eliza CHE, aged twenty
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years. !" r'pus' Vn'o' sno ooh'e'neo THESE
words, written In awoman's hand; IL " much
better. God Ia wise" To this there was no
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..,.-,aa- ~,,s I. ia.a nancll. .Inform lama.
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f.s',nois' S"v'nk.o"' ny.
no reply was received, and nothing further WA
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dsy last. On tina, dsy James P,s.mor, came 10
the VILLAGE. He had bean AWAY from CovInaton.
and ON his return two or three DAYS before. had
found the letters Informing him Of the suicIde
of w Alter Gum he Cleared nm the mysteIv
surronnaing III. decssssa Inv the faiiawins
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walter Dunn was the son OF a former rich and
prominent merchant OF mahchester, bngiaDu.
IN io's Tue hhratf MADE ounhs acquhntmce
IN that CITY. while travelling In Europe With hts
seventeen wears old. Passmore ana dunn De-
came warm friends, snd the latter became one
OF the travelling party. An acquaintance be
tween him and Miss Ciin rpcned INTO love, and.
W., ~ h.',o, vs'u' Vi MIS- rass"oro' '"e wv"
MIR. Passmore, who 10 twenty i've years OF are,
describes his mother as n proud and extremely
ter Of her only brother, who died In the Confede-
rate army, leaving q motheriess ohiid destitute
LIVING In Louisville, and had ber little niece for
warded TO her she reared her a. one OF her
own children. giving her n thorough education,
that she was to he Joint heir with the widows
son Jam IS to all her wealth. The widows ward
grew into a beautiful woman, but she was of
delicate constitution. 1t was for the purpose OF
benentng her health that the trip TO Europe
The Passmores sailed for America in the early
part of 1873 Walter Gum was to follow th ern
IN the fan. when the Wedding was to take place.
feves,ion was %ade thS. his Affairs n we're 10 SUCH
estate Would psy the asbts Of ,Ss Diseased
merchant. This proved 10 be the fact. and Wal
Quinn. 10
10000 was left without any available re-
sources lie At once co nu mic AZ ed the ne W, OF
his misfortunes 10 the Passm ore, ana To hts
sffispced adding that he Intended 10 come 10
America md and eavor to retrieye his fortunes.
The Young man rad ey,dentiy not for A m omeD nj
questioned Inc fsHlty OF his An erican fri-nds
despite his great reyer.es He was herefore
stunned 10 receive A stately letter from Mrs
PasSmore, In which she told MIN that all further
e co WIN n,iL must nov Seass, ana
an tn1usnt OF az InApos oss .r cen ~ IN anu ns'
n'oeo ~ eos"uo.ou. ~ I'm wio.e ninl .na''
,, 70 III y, ms, LII NJ,
i"o'''' gu" n'"'' S''o' al N"""o0'"n WI" hiln'
IN AMERICA.
Gum knowing that Mas CHE vas indebted to
her aunt for EVERYTHING sne possesse In the
world even to life itself easily perceiyed how n
v.s thnt an, had bean Induced To- sarrifics ber
own bapness rather than spp,ar unrrstefui TO
her suardian He therefore resoly ed Al once TO
sal for Iris country and nv the efYsct of psrsona
appeal on the proud Mis-. PassmoTs. With James
Passmore the Young EngIishman had main
t.iped a most CORDIAL correspondence and had
MIA fullest sym patty From him he learned
lust before he s.iIsd. In the Latter p,rt OF An
gust ls73 that thew we're sum meriue At bedford
Sprlnrr Pa. Landing At New York. Young
Gum started al once to that resort He mot
Nrs p.ssmnfs hut abs refused 10 Lat an In hls
snosaI Throueh his friand Lame. Passemors
Inc En,lishman stccesded In obtaining a cl an
dsstins Inestlpr with Miss Gift but sne could
give him no hope. She aid that. although her
Election Tor him was stron.er than ever, she
could not wed him 10 the face Of her aunt q