The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-26
A Sad story Of Real Life and HIS
Warming.

EDuCATED-REAREDI IN Tue LAP OF Lux
/ UsT--AND BURIED IN Tux PoTTERs FIELD
A sad Story Of Real Life and HIS
Warming!
New York World, December I4.l
Mention has been made of the sudden
death, AT 4 Mscdougall street boarding
house tst Monday evening, of a Young wO-
man who according to the testimony oil
those who knew Der at the last, had evil
IDENTIFY been educated TO a degree far be-
Yond the common, and " hose youth seemed
to have been spent in luxury and refine
ment- She died pennileSS, and, III less the
body is reclaimed to-day from The Morgue,
will be buried in the Potter's Field.
Her death occurred soon after child birth,
and seems to have been the result of a reck-
lessness born, perhaps. of her hapless situa-
ton. She had been living under the assumed
name OF Mrs. Mary Bell but gave her real
name and the address OF her father only a
few hours before she died, requesting the
physician who attended her, DIR. Thomas s.
Easton, to telegraph Immediately TO the ad-
dress in case anN thing serious happened TO
her. This was done Tuesday morning, but
as yet no response has been received. The
father il said TO be wealthy gentleman of
New Oreans-the dead woman's husband
another well resident of the same
city She WAS not more than twenty-eight
years of age; said she had been educated
abroad, and certainly spoke several Ian
guages was proficient in music ami a tiu-
enL convcrsationalist. Five weeks before
her death she engaged board of Mrs. Holly,
at No l34 MacdOugall street, a Representa-
tive house in that locality. A week ago last
Tuesday her child. a little girl, was born,
and Monday evening, between 8 and 10
O'Clock, the mother died.
For some time past" said DIR. Easton
yesterday, " have been identified with
female infrmary in West Twenty fifth
street. have been advertising the place to
make il better known. Here is the first let
ter got from Mrs. Bell. II has no date. but
| received 1t on the 4th of November. That,
believe, was Sunday :"
[COnfidential.l
MIR THOMAS S. EAsToN:
DEAR SIR: Excuse my addressing you in
this way, but | presume you are aware of
our being compelled TO act against our will
sometimes and to do things most revolving
To ur' finer feelings through unavoidable
circumstances. But enough of all this, and
let me come to the point al once. Can you
call on me at your earliest convenience? |
must have private talk over matters with
you in regard to my confinement, which /
expect to take place in January. / would
like to know little more of the female in
Urinary, OF l44 West Tweniy-fifth street
under your supervision, as / saw in( last
Sundays Herald. Ii nothing lS6 prevents
you can l expect YOU either Sunday or
Monday evening? Respectfully.
Mrs. NJ. BELL,
1874 Macdougal ST., cor. West Third st.
This note was written with good, firm
steady hand, but the words were so run to-
gether as to show that they were written in
haste.
= called on her, continued Dir. E4ston
q in due time, aud found he to be one of the
most attractive women / have ever seen, so
far as az pearances go. Her large eyes that
were full ofexpresSion, were not really black
hint 6l1.I- 4ar l.air hal
to her knees, for the day that l saw her it
was unbound. When you looked at her she
did not strike you AS being pretty woman,
but her manner was charming. She had a
peculiar laugh, and when this laugh came it
was like burst cl sunshine from behind
the clouds.
:" She told me something Of her personal
history, but most of it was confidential.
The rest will give you as she gave il to
me. Here Is the last note l got from her.
1t was just before she confined. The note.
it appears, was written in the morning,
while the woman evidently suffering
greatly. 1t was not delivered, however,
till 10 o'clock at night, when a servant girl
brought it to me.''
II: The first lines ofthe note were, wGstteen
became more steady after the beginning.
The note was in regard to her condition,
aud begging the physician to call at once
upon her.
&c THE child, though premature" said DR..
EastOn, proved to be a fine healthy girl.
and was given over to Mr. Kellock, SUPER
intendent of the Outdoor Poor, who has
taken good care of it. After the mothers
puerperal mania ensued. The
second time l called on her l raped at the
door, and she said, Come in, DOCTOR /
thought hy the sound that some one besides
herself was in the room, and so l was slow
TO enter. When | went in, however there
was no one with her. | felt her
pulse, and as 1 did so she pulled back
her arm and said, why. doctor, you
are breaking my bOnes.' Then she said,
See, you have broken my ARM BY
her own confession she had just taken
cold bath. | said, My God, woman, you
Will kill yourself. l left my son there that
night to watch her. He began about 8
o'clock and stayed till morning. Mrs. Hol-
~ was very kind indeed, and her brother
could to help and comfort her. The next
night | left my boy in the house again, and
when went TO the place the next morning
/ found the woman dead
I" l cannot betray her family, and | will
only tell you what she told me without re-
serve. She said that she came to this city
in the latter part of 1876 accompanied by a
maid servant. First, she said
she stopped at the Metropolitan Hotel, but
afterwards she denied that and left me in
doubt as to where she did live. At the no.
tel she met a man who paid her attention,
and afterwards succeeded in betraying her.
Her stay in New York being longer than
she had ex pected she sent home for $500 and
got it. When this had been spent by her
self and her paramour she sent for more,
but did not get it. After this she pawned
her clothing, and finally had only two
changes Ofattire left. Then the man desert
ed her.
"The last night before she died she Jump
ed up in bed just as l was leaving, and, ask
ing for pencil and paper, very hastily wrote
this address, and told me to telegraph to her
father if any thing should happen to her."
The doctor showed the name and address
of the lady's father, in confidence.
!" l telegraphed as soon "a she was dead"
he continued, ''but as yet have not had an
answer. The authorities have promised
that in case her body is buried without be-
ing claimed by friends the spot shall be
marked, so that it can be reclaimed at any
time"
DIR. Easton understands from what she
told him that his patient had been com ell-
ed BY her father, about two years ago, to
m AIRY, against her will, man about sixty
years of age, and one child was bor1 to
them. The marriage from the first was an
unhappy one. She became very melan-
choly, and was sent to this city, in the hope
that her mind be distracted and that she
would return recovered. During her mania
Mrs. Bell would break out in bursts OF song,
Showing thorough familiarity with opera
tic. music accom- panying herself at the time
upon an Imaginary piano. When first ap-
piled to DIR. EastOn told her that his fee
would be $50. He finally charged $25 $40
OF which was paid him by Mrs. Holly, and
the remaining IS Mrs. Bell paid herself.
He did not know where the woman got the
money.
Mrs. Bell was one OF the finest ladies l
ever met ? said Mrs. Holly. She never for
got herself, like great many women do,
but always behaved right-at least so far as
/ could see. l believe that two or three
ladies called to see her while shc was sick,
and a Spanish gentleman called on her.
She was splendidly educated and she gave
lessons in the languages. The Spanish gem
tleman was taking lessons in French. Mrs.
Bell and this gentleman corresponded in