The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-07

princes Iol lTleuuS, ana Qef appearance
and education went to prove the same.
She entered the House OF the Good Shep-
herd on The 9th ult., handing to the
Lady Superior letter, OF which the fol-
lowing Is copy:
CONVENT OF MERCY,
"No. 30 East Houston street,
"DEAR MOTHER-The bearer called on
me Il te W days ago to ask me to get her a
boarding-house. She appears to want to
get in your institution. | am sure you
will do all in your power for her. Mrs.
Narcissus Leather will tell you her own
Story, and no doubt you will interest
yourself in her behalf. With love l am
yours, always i'll Christ,
"SISTER ALOYSIUs."
The bearer of the letter was a woman
of about thirty-twO years of age, medium
size, dark cUmpleXioned, with large
eyes that told olsorrOW and sutfering-a
face beautiful i'll its outline-and long
black hair. She was tastelully dressed
and very graceful In manner,
Her language bespoke culture
and her manner refined. Il never saw
Il III re beautiful woman in all my life"
was the final sentence of description
made use Of Ivy the Lady Superior in
speaking OF her to the writer yesterday,
l.
tuition, Mrs. Leather stated to the sister
that her real name was Mrs. Lucy Mar
cissus: but that for reasons OF her own
she had adOped her maiden name, which
was that of Leather. She made no ref
erence to her past life, and the sisters,
not wishing to cause her pain, post
poned inqur.ng into it. The folio wing
day she complained of having q severe
cold. Her face was flushed and her man
ner restless, but she made light of her ILL
ness and declined having Il physician,
Soon, as if thankful to the sisters for
their kind treatment and uutiring atten-
ton, she became communicative and
dWelt briefly on events in her past life,
She sad that size was the daughter OF a
G sntleman of Kentucky, wealthy and
well known. During the dynasty of
MaXimlIan in Mexico she sided in the
capital with her husband, wno held a
high office at Court. When the empire
fell he was obliged 10 fee and Went to
Paris, where he was attue present time.
Further than this she would not say.
and she appeared panied at all in.
quiries with regard 10 the matter. Her
illness became more serious than was
anticipated, and she was obliged to re-
main in bed, but no appreheusions of
danger were entertained. The Sisters
nursed her devoteIly, rarely leaving
her. AT 4:30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon her attending sister left the room a
snort tm9. During her absence an in
mate OF one OF the adjoining rooms heard
Mrs. NarciS Sus get Up and walk about.
Fifteen mInutes later fall was heard,
and sisters hurried to the room. Mrs.
sions. DR.. White, OF 4 & lty-tifth street.
was quickly called, buC before his ar.
rival she was dead. Yesterday Deputy
Coroner GoldscAmdJ made a post
mortem examination OF the body,
and found evidence of poisoning |
by hyQrocyanic ACID. On the mantel-
D iece was found a small vial COM aiming
4 quantity OF colorl9ss lIqulI, which the
doctor believed was poison. 1t was ta-
ken possession OF ana WILDE subjected |
to chemical analysis. On The fingers OF
the deceased were three rings. A plain !
gold one bore on the rim the letters, ~. |
NJ. b." aud an amethyst the word |
Love-" The third was without inscrip-
lion. A search through tue wardrobe |
of deceased revealed several pao-
ograpns, among which was one
o the late Emperor MaXimilian, and |
another OF the Imperial family OF Aus
ria. Two letters were also found, writ
zen IN Spanish, uaCeu respectively u lca- |
,ecas, Mexico, March 20, 1876, and Au-
gust 1, 1876. Both were signed by NJ.
3essonart, and abonnded in terms of the |
varmest affection. Their contents, how
ever, threw but little light ON the his
,ory of deceased. They spoke OF long
breathed love and hopes |
or happiness in the lu.ure, referred to
of deceased by her family,
md touchlngly alluded to the peculiarly |
inability Of the writer TO send tor her.
Mr. Harry Chnnlin mon or YvooIb