Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
MEXICO, MO, THU URSDAY, MARCH Is, 1880.

of another young man and acqui-
escing to his will she did so. Her
parents strenuously objected to her
keeping company with Lindsey, but
she could not give him up. In order
to receive young Lindsey at one
time last fall, she went to the house
of friend and remained three weeks.
Her parents sought her, and so deep
was their attachment to her that they
gave a reluctant consent for the
young man to visit their house.
Young Lindsey called almost every
evening. Julia was infatuated with
him. Last Monday evening he visited
Julia, but failed to call the two sue
ceeding evenings. The two had
had no alteration so far as was
known, but were apparently on as
good terms as ever. Thursday after
noon Julia left her home, and, after
visiting several places, at 5 O'Clock
she entered the drug store Of Geo. IL.
Arnold. The clerk, Milford NJ. May
bury, stepped forward to wait ON her
She said she wanted some strychnine.
He asked how much. She replied,
"Oh, some in vial" He informed
her that it was in the shape of a pow
der, and inquired whether she wanted
five or ten cents worth. She said,
smilingly, about ten cents worth, and
he put up four grains. Maybury in
quired, Your first name is Julia
isn't it!" YES" she answered, anG
continued, "Oh, you have to keep :
record" "Yes," Maybury respond
ed, "this is the most poisonous drug
in the store" She simply remarked
"ies, suppose little goes a grea
way She returned home and before
tea her little sister ''Jessie'' noticed
her crying. At the supper table sh'
appeared in her usual spirits, and af
ter partaking of the meal, at abou
half-past SIX she went out. She pro
ceeded to the post-ofiice and theme
to q millinery shop. She remained il
= the latter place for some time. A lit
tie after seven O. clock she started fo
home and met Lindsey She aske'
him to go home with her. He in
quired, 'What for!' and she replied
II want tn talk with YOU He ac
companied her home and staid TN
til eleven O'Clock. At that hour h
u took his departure, after making a
t engagement to call on Saturday even
1T ing. Julia, Lindsey said, converse
t. in the common strain, but made n
,,, reference to the deed she conteu
n plated. Immediately after the Maui
If tragedy, in Syracuse, she remarhe
=. in a joking way ''that is an cas-
!, death" At about II O'Clock Julia
~ father, John Benjamin, heard nois
-, that sounded like groans. His vii
Il called his attention to them, but
70 said he guessed the sounds wei
made hy some boys in the streets
so He listened, however. and perceive
-, that the sounds cam~ from up stair
:, He sprang out of bed and hastene
- above. The sounds came from Julia
! room and he hastencd thither. III
! groanin. was unmistakable. He trie
=. the d"or OF her bedroom and found
. locked. Thinking that Julia mig
=, be dangerously i'll, he burst in Il
- door, and hastily lighting a lamp b
4 held the girl writhing in convulsion
NO Josie, the sister, ran in her stockiI
~ " feet and night clothing to the re.
.r dcnce of Er. Dana, adjoining. II
-, Dana came and at once saw til
Lo Julia had taken poison. In a COT
nr mon drinking glass on chair besl
-. her bed was white sediment viii
49,, adhered to the bottom and side
-, This the doctor pronounced stryc
.r,, nine. About a grain and Il half /
l., manned in the glass. The girl mu
,ar have taken two and Il half grains,
,s quantity sufficient to kill several pt
u.s. sons On the sable in another p:
+, of the room was sheet Of pap
~, m bearing the following, written in
,,o trembling hand:
, All my clothing goes to Josie.
'' want my funeral from the NJ. L. church. a
ne am a member
he OH God this is terrible.
ish Fatsehood is wretched when told to the per-
nd one loves. JULIi
n The plaintive note was tear-stain
,.r and showed plainly the agony of mi
lie that the girl must have endured VIII
ras she wrote it. 1t was written with
ps pencil No one heard Julia utter
n, word, although her father thinks s
Ter said, '>Turn me over and let me die
irh Her teeth were set and her han
md were tightly clinched. The doc,
i,k tried to administer an cmetic but OF
tv. partially succeeded. Julia was plac
llv under the influence of chlorofo
,g- which seemed to relax somewhat I
rrs spasms. At half-past one o'clo
she she was seized with convulsions ag.
,he aud at twenty minutes of two she {
her pired. Julia was Il general favor
,ne and the intelligence Of Ler de:
er. quickly spread anu cast gloom 0,
,d- the entire village. AS the parel
be- were averse TO publicity 1T was deem
am best not to holt the funeral servit
an at the Methodist church, and the ri
md were conducted at the family re
mr. dencc on Lincoln street. AS the
rhe animate clay of the beautiful girl
als in handsome rosewood cssket vest
to day afternoon, one could not h
,ld pondering over the relentless crue
ion of fate. The remains were robed
ape pure white, with flowers in the h
ear and shroud. On the casket lid '
ac- a silver plate, bearing the simple
Not scription:
her III, ', y rr,1,,,,I
ON Aged % Years
ue,
uld A wreath of flowers surrounded
.ry- plate, and on the foot Of the cas-