The sun., 1878-09-09
EDWARD LUFF'S WIFES END
FOUND HANGING M THE NECK ~ MRS
BRENNdN'S GRfPE IRBOR.
The Mysteriou. Tragedy thnt hns Set n New
Jersey Hamlet Tnikina-Mr. Lun's Vary
lug stories and TITS Remarkable Behavior.

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Tho two things certain nrc, that Mrs
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tharlouo Ann Lul II ucuu, anu 'lW sHe ulu
not die n natural death WhrthCr she took her
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question. Her husband EDWARD iuil' hilirms
TINT she killed hcrsclt. Edward Lulr is said TO
Loy, n,,r ,t nnc tiun N hooklccrcr in ,hi. citv
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Iw'Nc OF thirlrch yohrs ago nc pought plh'c
in IIopatcong. Morris County n u, overlooking
thc lnkc of the snmo nnmc IIc wns then a
W, ~ 80,
wldowrr' ana was said To be tho father oi
grown-up sons. Presently tho littlN Jersey
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Luli plncc of woman apparently twenty years
younger than its owner. whom the report made
tho un,ivorccd ,rit, -, n Ii,in,, h,shor1. anI =,
,"v mo, wm, ot,o "S n"su"mu' ""u
been duly performed that Hopntcong society re-
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Mrs Edward Luf No. 2 as social fact.
About the married life OF tho pair thore arc
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ing "''oun'S, ""' 1t was ~" uh""''Y
one. all ngrcc. Mr. Lun snys that before their
marrinrc his wife Ind hnnn nt onr finn, nm in.
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in"'' VI 'h ihShhe "sSlum 'nW "'t'r II hhc "'-
came monOmnniuc OH religious suhjrcts that
sho believcd hnr soul ,vouid b., i,et. film, cvrr
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since last spring she has had fits OF ravlng mad
ness; and thnt for weeks before her dcnth shc
had boon tnil,inp ~ killing bersolf opd dis
"ussin,. will him tbr hrst HnI rnsiasi ,',v ~
leaving the world At dilirrnnt timns. h" snya.
abn tnrl rblnrai a crtn,,n,,r1 ~ orsc,ir r,1r
phinc. and nm ounce of chioroiorm. lie didn't
send for doctor on any 6f thcsc , tensions be-
pnycr f"nr nrav !" o,g g h "u n ni"r n lna l
hcr ,n 90 frr lin wv 4nn 'd dav n" ,nid n rn
porter" shr eni my best razor and hammered
! frnn, nor " In sh"rt ncnnrJin, tn Nr iurr's
account II IN" matter his crnzv wife led him a
showed bwsslf ws p,nd on % bus 49,
| bnni. They NAV inlk ahout nv n,nltr"n,m"nt
| "hut.if hnd moi Lutnnr"1 h"r mi cnr,J f,,r
| her cpntinunliy she wnnld hnv. lid Iona, n,-o
! wish Won woniJ snv thnt ali" n'lmittnI 10 nii
| thr n.iih hors lint I il,nt. trr,tri h"r tinlir
! Tint / lHvishcd much money on hrr nnd Tint [
! nrtnr AZ trurk Lrr Trn f., 40 i"voi tbnt
| NOR" devoted "r not,ent linn A. last NV
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Ali tho neighhors do not confirm this version
of ihn MI ninilv hi-,nrv Srnr. ~ tb.n, "a sn
| far as tn assert thnt Mr. IuiT il "A ciosr.istr
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no,nlnE 10 ,nt 'l,'r.nlir uui corn ii,'hl iilh
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h.r.nsJ h,wus hnrs bnr s"o'"oo" 'l"' -'rS' huh "'u
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brn he Y 70 tnid sin h ns ns e, ,,"i,, "i n,,n
stairs ma in,t tbn r,o,n tbst mir ~, b,',r nt,r
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rrvinil nni I'M, Mrs Inn hni tiu.l hors.lf
I'm trnnt ~ ih, 'hnrh tnot ~ i"ySn nrrl,d !,
nome I'm a wheelhnrrHw. and laid II ONT Tor m"
grave in The afiernoon hc t.oE two rnll"r,
| rome wns fist.raI ana Low h. ~ fhn n,iv
( down III. rr.snnt stnry l- tl,nt be- ,y,,. wax a
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Mr. prnnnnn Lni ,5of,l. ONT T., tf,k t,,r,0s al a
Ind found the body. Iir took ii down utns-
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his dnor.trt,.
About q o'clock on that morning he nskcl the
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