The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-14
HER REASON FOR SUICIDE.
A WIEE UHO Sf'NT HER BIGIMOUs mrs.
BAND no TNPRTSONMENE
And then Drowned Ucrscif for Grier-Ths
Story Of Romantic Girrs Marriage
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And then Drowned Hcrscir for Grler-Tbs
Story Of Romantic GIrrs Marriage
The Body that was Found ia the Sound.
Tho body of the young woman that was
found on Friday Lust. floating in Long Island
Sound, near North Brothers island and taken
to the horgue. was yesterday identified as that
OF Hannah Roach. who disappeared from her
home, at $50 East l2Gth street. on April %. A
few months ago she was married To- James Alb
bolt. but shortly a'tcrward she learned that no
hadanothcr wife living She thcroupon refused
TO live longer with him. and had him arrested for
bignny. He was sentenced TO Sing Sing Prison
for two years. In sentencing him. Judge Gill
dcrslcovc remarked that lac deserved 10 be inn
prisoncd for five. The shorter term was chosen
because he had pleaded guilty. and seemed
ponitent Hannah, who was nineteen years Of
age. was given home in the family Of Mrs. w.
ii. Miles. whore she lived until the date mem
toned. Mrs. Miles found in the girls room tho
following note, written with lead pencil:
Dear Mrs. Miles: 1 am tired OF living and
am going to drown myself" II liz supposed
that Hannah walked 10 the foot Of East 12Gth
street. before daylight. and Jumped into the wa.
TER, When she lett the house. she took a pistol
with her. but there was no mark on her body to
show that she used the weapon,
Mrs. Miles. who visited the Morgue Yesterday
to identify Hannah body said: Hannah was
sbd go3Sd ana r intGigcni gir and our family
James Abbott but when told that he was u bga-
mist and had deceived her. her love was changed
TO hate. and she made every effort To- have him
punished. She even arranged with the police
= have lin call on her. and while he was talk
ing with her gave the officers the signal and
they came. and took him into custody. Hcr
courage was remarkable After James had
been sent To- State pris she grew respondent,
and several times threatened to kill herself but
we had no idea that she would put her threats
into execution"
The remains. after Identification were placed
in rough conn. There was a bruise on the
forehead, caused. no doubt. by contact with
some object while floating in the wuter. The
forehead was high and wide. and tho features
regular. The hair. which was dark brown was
long and abundant and the teeth sound aud
white. Later in the afternoon the body was re-
moved by order OF friends.
Among thn personal effects Of Hannah. ut the
house Of Mrs. Miles were found several letters
which she had written but never sent to her
friends. In these were many expressions Of
grief at the manner ia which she had been de-
c"ived by james. whom she thought " too kind
and noble 10 hr guilty of deception" In con
VersatiOn with Mrs. Miles she said. " The star
OF hope for me in this life has bocn blotted out"
that she had looked forward to happy welded
life. and that the disappointment wle IA greater
sorrow than she could endure. She was I'm
orphan and the only relative she was known to
hav" in this country WIS her grandfather. She
WIS a member Of a church in Harlem. and "a
teacher III the Sunday school