The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-13
ENElINE I. STUART'S DEATH.
six Months trcr u Fn.hiunnbIc Marriage In
~, Th"mns's Church Buying inudnnun
and Writing Farewell 10 hcr NushanJ.


and Writing Farewell 10 hcr NushanJ.
Mr.. Robert stuart and Miss Evclinc I.
Marks were married in 81. Thomns : Church on
the 18th of Arril last. Tho ceremony filed the
house with wealth, and fashionable rrlntiycs
and friends. The bride was the adopted
daughter OF Mr.. Ablcl b. Mnrk-. retired NOR
chant who dwrls at so Wost rhirty-fourh
street Her mother was Mrs. Marlss sister.
and the name that she had exchanged for that
of Mr.. Marks was Terry. The grooms father
WINS Lieut. Robert Stuart Of the United States
navy. who died in 1862. His widow became the
wife Of the Hon. Elijah ward. Tho groom in
hcritcd from his mothers friends large for
tune. Before his marriage he lived with his
mother and stopfnthcr in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel After the marriage the couple took n
parlor and a bedroom in the scnond story Of the
Berkeley House. at 20 Fifth avenue.
For thrcc or four months the couple lived
happily. Then tho husband began to drink,
Two months ago his taste for liquor developed
rapidly, md he often reached home so much in
toNcatcd that he was barely able to walk
straight His friends noticed his growing fault.
and it was proposed 10 scnd him to Europe. in
order that he might change hi, companion-hip
and be under the influence Of his mother and
stcpfnthcr. who are in Europe. II r. said that
President Frederick u. Tappcn OF the Gallatln
National Bank. who is his guardian during the
absence Of his stcpfathcr. proposed g. acc om-
pany him.
On saturday last a woman went to George In
nc-ss pharmacy and purchased half an ounce
Of laudanum. She said It was for Mrs Stuart
There was something in the bottom of the four
ounce phal which Mr.. Waiting. the clerk. sup
poscl TO he old laudanum The woman was tall
and not well dressed. Mr. Waiting supposed
that shs was n servant on sunday Mrs Stuart
ROOM She seemed worried and was ;y.'ni,,.r
She said that she would rather die than liVn ~
she WAS living. Then She explained tin, on
Saturday night her husband snot~ hnrshiv tn
her She told the chmmh,rmnil ihnt sL" v,S.
going out and would r,'turn .,nn Il NJ :, ,.,,
arrived he T9s tn H." LII ~, Sh ,r r,.,' ..u,
in Il fow minii,r- Shn thon wont n,i Inn ,cn.
gone not more than ton minutes. Wh1n She re-.
Letter which she sealed and addr"ssrd tn ber
husband While She was wr,tine M, .hnu,hrr
maid went ont Of the room Shr yas t"t ,.,,nin
seen hy anybody except her husband untii
about two hours Iroyiou, I, her iea,h ''''''
Mr. stuart reached his home AZ about 5o',lock.
H. WIS very much underline influence li,iuor,
hut was ablc t1 walk -tr,,irht H. suid n6t''In,,'
but won't 10 hi. apurtmrnfs direct II Go'rInfi
tuhe that commiiniaot.s Win ,hn nf,i,n MI
ord, rcd some sanIwi"h.s Fnnd ia rnt us,,"i iii,.
furnished nj 80 atn nn hcnr in ,hc XVI @
the r.tllos, was rrf.rr.I Il" thn nrDnrint,r NJ Wr
Jamos Slater He nniInd +" ,nninht tl,.it NJ NJ
Stuart hal had NO dinner ond i' nr,,,rad . ith ihc
sand ttW hes StsUf
n 4 o'.lnsk v,ltar1av p,ornip,, n ,,i ,,.,s
heard from Mr.. stuart thrn,irh IN" unakin,,
tube. H. requested that a ri ysician should IT,,
spnt for Mr. Slatrr himsrif wont tn tho oni.,.
Of ir. = r iubIarl md IA" Jnotnr rco,hnI
Mir Stunri r1nuts NJ IL n,inut,s n,.t - H.
found Mr. stuart rrrntiy aritat,d nh 4 oxnr.ss
inc thn krruc-t nnDwi-h Mr. St,,ar, IN, ~
tno f0or. nrar tho hnd. Win n nilln", b"nrnih
her head Snp wne entirely unrnns.ious pr
Uubhnri tri,.l :" nr".c H.r I'm, ,u; 80. ~
cn~s Sh. died nj \ "'.lnnk '1 "'''''"'
Mrs Stuart wos r,in,,l.fslv dra-sn1 unl bor
hair Wn. arranged i,l-t ~ II ,yns ,,h.n sI'o r,
turned from the sirnst tho DIV lnfnr, on n
table within reach III tho bed WI "a f,ir-ot,nrc
NUM- Thr fr nj u.rt "f the brI -hn,y.J NM
Mrs stuart had he'u iylu,, IN il iut tl,n si fhs
were MT turned down. Tho lnrk bar, uf thn
bed hud not lnrn uccupnh ON nor Dr4nn
Ni' u'' H. ui @ ''''' az T. " h n, l"Rhd ny Wilr