The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-14
DISHONOR AND DEATH.
A Beautiful and Accomplished Woman
Betrayed and Deserted.
RESULTS OF A FORCED MARRIAGE.
A Mans Infamy and q
Woman's Silence.
A GRAVE IN POTTERS FIELD.
RESULTS OF A FORCED MARRIAGE
4 GRAVE IN PoTTER'S FIELD.

..,.,a.w ev.ntng - n ylxn a. reporssr oro<ssd the
,hr.shhod Of the long snsd where me unclaimed dead
are eonsirued 10 their plain pine oonlns Az he en-
Jared ,nree men engaged in mailing up these rude and
looxod IN from their work while
The vouupes, of tho uar,v advanced
..wha, do vou want s,rYr
az w,sh m sec ,tho bodv OF Mrs Nav Bell who died
M Nh n. Macaoupal street ON Monday lastu
..w,o ~, 100,
:" no sent you
"rho HERALD
The vouhuI official stenped forward To the 6fth OF
i"o sou.1a. o"'o's. ~ 80 = 49,
long row OF comns inc thro OF "ncn naa aTeaoy peen
nailed down, and removed tho Id
Thers was I,obt epoueb IN tho dismal ABODE ot tho
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dead 70 cnaoe tue wrsf " u's1nsuisn ,no ouu'nes
OF a human form, but nothing more. The reporter
s,rucr match hrt 0naino ina l,oht aforaed bul m
sN "' 49, e - -
indifferent view OF Tue oooy' ne requested 'ne a'ehu
..,vs. ~ ,sp -, ., ,no,,r.o u. von,
,,
suspciousiy.
81 want this body at leisure; her is
nnuspal ma,
.a
- don't see anything unusuai 10 u" repIod the
guardian OF the pauper dead; ..the woman died OF
nuarnera ner,ton,,s. nor namo,s Mav BeI. that's nh
puo'Po'A poi''ouis' n0' nau'o ny Dea 'n"' III
about H. What Is there unusual IN thaty'
lamp was brough aud the reporter was enabled
:. 80 1928 $50 ~
hang cons,uned 10 ia narrow tenement Tho shou,.
49,, 80 .,as wo,a covarod 10 am
1Ss M ~
mon little red flannel jacket; the bosom by
,ha aarx ,nv.ran, hair s,raamaa dsordersd over the
W. 1 :, 80 - - -
head was twisted into tho ruht hand angle OF the co
a. ,,,. ~. III. $1,000 ~. $500. ~ $1,000
hand had performed the las. sad oiess for the dead
woman; for tue blood which had oozed from mouth
ana nos'r,s was sS;.ed on the wan paa face
peeped i snarp incised wound. showing mai Inc dis.
seci,nv knife had been there.
.Have any a. me lrlepds or relatives OF this woman
been 10 clam or see the since thew have been
heres" queried the HERALD man.
.No one said he OF the dead house ..She will be
buried tomorrow in the Potters field At the pubi,c
EXPENSE, said the man The departing reporter
m. STORY 'a WITH ,.aa MORAL al. -
Inc p womsu WY psssah uuuer 'no Iamo 81 DTS
house Of Mrs Holly, No l34 Macdougai street Mrs:
n@y n nsu anu
"sne came to mo-" SAID the hostess. IN reply 10
o,a,a xn he, s",n,v cHanoa or In,h,n u
She was in everything perfect lady. Previous to
her illness she gave lessons IL languages and eocu-
s a"d our VINO she was or Were she came from
sne was visited about twice a week by = spanish
| gentleman 10 whom she gave French lessons she
used 10 correspond with him in French aud he would
bring his letters TO her for correction he was the
only gentleman VINO ever called upon nor while she
..n,G sns die IN your house Y asked The repor.sr
.Ih Az ny, sSe d,sa IN R.,sums Hasn,,otT
Tns latter statement would SEEM from the DOCTORS
story, 70 DC inaccurase
Eaton. No. LOG East Fnsensn street," added the land
LADY. RI. DOCTOR. .,o.,
DIT s. Eaton is the gentleman whose benovolence
IN .ho - T vaUy vaa , - macn
sr xceednsIy frank ana sIra,rhtforward in MS ~
a"s If lbs moor Iaay wnose mans are TODAY n he
| .ns,.nad n nannar,s rrava. prav,,"s
tn,ar,no unor Ira sad n,s,nrv -, ,ha
womau he Doctor handed The writer Two ie,ters
As her friends have allowed her to die uuaidcd and
LA. ma conv,nce .hem thar the tclegram sant ~
.ns doc,nr nr.v,nus n her death was one y hch
| for sneedv action. The hrst letter was written ON
sm.dav Noven,ber and de,vered bv n servant o,ri
but il bears no date.
| DR. THOMAS j. EAsros:-
DEAR sIn-kxouss my addressing you In this way but
presume you aware OF our being compelled act
against our w anu 90 tnngs most revolving 10
oui nneI ieengs Qua ~ nus
Can You cali on me at your earliest convenience
TO my confinement which sxnsct 20 take place In J.nu
Urinary unler your supervision nothns prevents You
can you '''no' '""a"' y Mr HILL no
'p'e"1"' 1874 Macdougai, corner est THIRD street
con ,he an 81 Navsmhsr inst one month nsor" IN,
on .nc -" T"a scond va wr,., % W.
iauy s 49, 10, nnna .cn6 80 80 ~, ~ ~. 'ue
ID Of December inc iaay oens connnea on inc A'h'
n0'e Dsc.mhs,a 1877
Dir. EAsros:-- :
sss my being confined It her house, thus
my calling at your innmary as previously arranged.
sucn being the case come 70 tne conclusion that you
VIZ ny as ~ Won rrmrmher val rSssn AZ n
la ~, ,ard snJ nnts,nx dnrinr Two wseSs tsnd.d
calling on you day lind very 20
out alone, so would much ine 10 to-day IL
convcnient Hespectiuiy. ~ MfT M, MAJ Bell;
NJ ~ "Hcao"s" co,ne' "es' "'iu s''ecs' CITY
These letters were written Ia nrm, legipie lady's
hand, which the pracliscd eye would ut once recos-
nze as .'educased" lhe reporter had that poor colo
hand IN his own last evening. IL was uuy, dainty
delicate nand, but tho touch VI death mad cfhhpcd IL,
and the shapey nails were driven hrmiy into the
| palm.
| FORCED MARRIAGE.
"lhis poor woman's story 70 asimpie, oui pathetic
one" began the aoctor. ~ never came across any
thing saader than the late Of tnis refined Young lazy
As much VI her history as she conhdsd 10 Inc you aro
| welcome TO. According 10 her own account she
used 10 reside IN tue neighborhoOd oil New
| Orleans, and during my summer visit 10 those
parts attended some of my Old patients close 70 tho
place where sue stated ooth ner Ialher ana her nus
band i've she communicated the names Oh Doth 10
me; they are old fashioned French Creole Names but
/ cannot give them 10 The press She was about
| twenty-eight years ol age rather under II
Ahnn IN