The New York herald., 1877-07-09
A SAD FATE.
POOR ACTRESS SEEKS OBLIVION IN MORPHINE
yRoM THE PANGs OF UNREQUITED LOVE-.
From the Baltimore American, July ~

yRoM THE PANGs OF UNREQUITED LOVE-.
From the Baltimore American, July ~
The young g,rl Cecilia C. waImatia, who took large
dose Of morpha Wednesday morning, died 1t o very
late hour the succeeding evening the boarding house
No IL Clement street, Locust Point. kept by Mira Min
mic Williams and DR.. X. C. Lee, Coroner OF South Bal
timore upon notification, yesterday morning. held an
inquest rcmains, resulting In verdict Of sui
eide by poison The story Of the grs lie, far
brought out tho Coroner's investigation and BY cir
cumstances attending ter stay tho city previous 10
her DEATH OF remarkable interest and vsrges
the realms OF romance
This unfortunate girl, according to her state.
ment ado to friends, tho daughter Of parents
IN good circumstances, living in Louisville, KY She
was only eighteen years of aga though looking oldsr
and was quite engaging, both in porson and demeanor,
exciting the interest OF almost nll with whom she came
In contact sho small in stature and well formed,
with good features dark curling hair and blue eyes,
Hor father was French Hebrew and her mother was
a German. Both died when she q child, leaving
her tho Of brothers, who, as she often said, did
not treat her well. II her own story II 70
be beevod her parents left $5 900 to be divided be-
tween herself and her brothers, but the guar
alaa OF the fund was found Incompetent by
Tho Court, and, alter much litigation. she
found way the stage when only atteen years of
age and dritted the sony and dance variety
BUSINESS whore many girls experience their moral
and physical shipwreck, only to 3s stranded on some
suicidal shore. this While playing IN her
poor but we'll meaning way at the place called the Col
liseum in Cincinnati, she met singer OF Irish connie
songs named Dan SuY, and formed one Ut those Alec
for him that not peculiar 10 actresses or act
ors put tor all that quito common among inc ra.er
nity especially the class that do variety stage Dust
ness. She travelled with him to Plttsburg
where he secured her an engagement at ths
lett her. promising 10 keep up correspondence
sully came to Baltimore and got . situation vt ths
ported mainly oy suors from foreign vessels that taxa
il freight at that point The proprietor 0 the place Y
was In effect that tho girl VINO was employed as sort
Of supernunierary singer, had only been tnere Ten
days and during an ina. Time naa @ appea,eu ,n
O'CLOCK she came 10 him ana asked 70 20 paid on sna
accordingly ne gave her 81, which was all ne owed
her Sne had Just arisen, but declined waiting Tor
breakfast saying sho was going over the ferry 70 the
CITY,
Daniel Suly, the Irish comedian, who was small
man. dark CON plexoned and evidently an easy going
aud good natured OF fellow. without any charac-
tertics TO csptivate unless through association, sct
forth IN his statement to the jury that alter arriving
IN Baltimore he corresponded with Ocea, who was
ond Of him. One night few weeks ago while he was
IN tho Odcon, Frederick street, he was surprised,
aionsscs Of him. and learned that she had gwen up
her engagement In Ptsbarg and came here 10 be neaf
him. lie found hor place at the chesapeake varle.
ties but she was very melancholy and did not think
no showed her enough attention On one OCCASION.
loaned hls umbrella TO Emma Dssods. another
OF dancing girs Cecilia took II away aud locked
him hin much @ annoyance. Early Wednesday morning shs
house on Feli's Point aud he said be had no,
eaten breakfast but would see nss % o,,.s uns
On the way 70 the Terry slip she asked
him 20 into one OF the small confectionery stores
that abound IN LOCALITY. Sne took glass OF tonic
beer while he reversing the usual order Of things,
took plate Of cream for the curious reason that
he aa mot LINK ss sssts ssS there shs small
box from bosom and handed II 10 him. II vas
Labelled ana anousa ne bs empty S" o,o nao
tho aud failed utterly 10 understand tho girrs
anectionste but surprising conduct A. tho forryooas
| letter He watched her alter she shook hands with
him, and her at The bow of the boat with her
handkerchief TO her eyes as crying no tnsn READ
| the letter.
AN rycoHERENr FAREWELL
The letter, which enclosed rings which she had
upon her fingers, was us foilows:-
you viii forgivs Il ever have prouvsd falls proved
WISH i! ior You to write to Jinns
~ afs. n' s.'s y
%:i .h Tor "%'.i. me a. my this you
yonr could tread masn leold treatm.ns to me-Iay we
| .. C.. WALLMATIA.
Sully then wont aboard OF the boat and persuaded
the glrl ashore until he could talk with her
told that she had taken all the morphine
that box, and that she was about 10 die
| As they passed the store .hey mad visited Suiiy
picked up the empty box he had thrown away and
told her he would Keep tnat las memento" Snt
talked inconerentiy staggered at times aud leaned
heavily upon him tor support. They both went TO
these lovers and the inc0nstant one mut-
terlng promises latnuness IN tho Iuture Piled the
girl about die lor him WITH emetics At The sug.
geson the drug clerk he also MADE her walk about
| and placed upon her head. Aiterward she waa
taken her boarding house aud Dr. Janney called 10.
but sue continued 10 grow weaker ana weaker, and
finally died about midnight
| ''vfoLErs DEW"
While on her death0ed, aud cp 10 the very mo-
ment oil breathing her last she sang verses of song
cnutcd 'viole,s Dipped IN Dew" which was favor
lie with The words she said were "God Tor.
give me-" She very an xious " de- however. aud
| .iit M Wanl ina nc a lOu
II would bo mistake inter from tho letter given
above that sho illterae, aud It's verbal mistakes
easily accountable In WOW OF the fact that sne had
taken nearly dracnm OF morpha, enough TO XIII sew
| crai men, and her mind and nerves must have been
entirely uhstruag. Snc spoke English excsileny, aud
was quite elegant 10 her modes of expression. Aore
than tna tue French and German sailors who visited
the place had remarked hat she spoke both Of these
languages ike educated lady IL seems very clear
that girl had romantic career, and when young
was well educated and hor history presents such re-
senblance to the heroine 0! George Elots latest pro-
that IN simple charity cannot refrain from
wishing that some DANIEL Deronda did not turn up 70
rescue her and change the current OF ner iife
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