The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-09
The Recent Love Tragedy at Bath,
Ny.

The Bath tragedy, which has created
such sensation throughout New York
| State, continues to attract great inter
est. Parkhurst was a young lawyer,
and his victim, Miss Howell, was
schOol-teacher They were clandestinely
married several years ago, but the fam
lily of the young lady caused separa-
| ton. Both moved in high social cir
cles at Bath, although for some time
past Parkhurst has been drinking heaV-
| lily. 1t Is supposed that on Saturday,
when he succeeded in getting her to go
into the hotel parlor, that they talked
matters over; that he wanted her to GO
West with him Refusing to do so he
shot her and then killed himself. AT
the Coroner inquest the following let
tiers were read:
GLEN GROVE, Sunday p. M, Aug. 9.
-MV Dearest WTLl: You will be disap-
pointed if | tell you that it would not
! be best for you to come on Tuesday. |
am afraid to risk it again. Mr.. Ely
came within one of walking down there
to find me. and fairly tremble when
think that Mrs. Crane might do the
same. They can see the barn from the
grove. | shall be home on Thursday,
| | think, certainly on Friday, and then l
can see you with comparative safety. =
! However, if YOU think safe, come dar-
| ling, am only too happy to have you.
am writing this very hastily; have come
| to my room to take q nap. l made 1t
all right when l reached home the other
dav by merely telling the truth; how
ever. not all of the truth. l have a
slight headache to-day and the weather
| being so warm doesn't help it any. You
must have had a fearful hot task, dear.
! Were YOU melted, and did you think
| that, as the French say, q" the game was
not worth the candle" 1t made me
happy to see you, dearest, if but for
minute. l must not write any more,
dear, for l have been absent from my
! duties rs entertainer-in-c chief too long.
Mr.. Ely did not go yesterday, as ex-
pected. Good-by, darling, with worlds
of love. FANNIE.
SATURDAY, Aug. 14-My OwR Oar
ling: did not write yesterday because
| | did not know from what you told me
but that YOU would be home in the aft
ernoon before my letters could reach
you. You said in your letter which l
received Wednesday that you would not
see me again in month. / leave here
for Chicago tonight. Darling, II can
see you before l 90. l can't 60 without
seeing you. 1t is bad enough to be I'M
der the necessity of going at all. VIII
YOU see me tonight, dearest, my dar-
Hing and give me a goodbye kiss to
cheer me on the way? If you consent,
meet me in No. l. l shall wait for you
all the afternoon and evening. Yes,
wait till you do see me, for | cannot go
without a bon voyage and goodbye kiss
from you. l will explain everything
that may seem strange TO you in this
determination when [ see you. l must
see you, darling. You will not be so
cruel us to send me away without. Ii
you do not grant my request | shall be
in despair, for it may be six months or
a wear, perhaps, before | can see you
again VIII yoI do as I want you to
Just this once, dearest?
ED PARKHURsT.
To his uncle he wrote:
SATURDAY, Aug. 14-Dedr j. r.
When you get this / shall have perpe-
trated the last and browning disgrace
upon YOU. / shall be q self-murderer.
! am desperate and do moi know what
to do. I do care for you, j. F., although
l have been ungrateful to YOU. L do not
wish to reproach you, but if you had
talked to me more kindly, would have
been better able perhaps to Withstand
temptation. | cried all last night and
night before thinking how badly and
ungratefully have treated you. 1 can't
tell why did it, but believe me now,
for man does not lie when he looks
death in the face, that l have cared for
YOU; L would have laid down and died
for you to save you suffering or pain;
but | could not tell you so when l had
been bad and disregarded your wishes
so many times. Idon't know why l did
it,; was always sorry afterwards. /
know that you are incensed against me
bitterly, but will forgive me, and tell
mother, dear mother, that if | have
been wicked, L always loved her, and
tell her if you can that L have been
more weak than wicked. | can never
tell whether you forgive me or not, but
it is the last request / shall ever make
of you. Will you refuse it to a dead
man? If / could see any other way l
would not do this, but L can't. You
will not want my goodbye or my letter,
but l can't help sending it.