New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NOT A Suicide AFTER ALL.

The statement that May Birmingham, the ,yOung
widow who was supposed to have drowned herself
IN the East River because "R A. G." Reuben A.
Gosling, Hebrew dry goods salesman, with whom
che had been living, would not marry her. was
alive aud WELL astonished the police yesterday al
though they had suspected something of the SORT |,
and two detectives were on the missing woman !, :
track. The message was taken TO the Flity-hihtuh
Street Station by May rockingham herself, .al,,
rather good-looking woman, who walked IN AT noon
and told Captain Gunner that ne neeu 1 no1 any
longer look in the river for her body. me stoIy
che told the Captain s aSrna sa6bing Was
as follows: Reuben A. Costing had told her t1at he
would marry her. but not until his parents VINO OPP
posed the match were dead. Tie had gwen her money
when in the hospital and buried her child ana TWO
weeks ago he visited in her company lrlendS IN
BROOKLYN She was satisfied TO wait for the fuill-
nent OF his promise, and meanwhile took pace as
nurse in a house in East SlXty-tOuTth-st. Last
Saturday she astOnished at receiving can
from Goslings father who told her that she mus
not marry his and that he had made Reuoeh
take solemn oath. in the presence OF ms nOlller,
TO renounce her. Upon this Mrs. Birmingham wrote
TO Young Costing threatening suicide. lie, ID iepL?,
endeavored to show her that lie must fulhl MS
promise TO his parents 49,, -,
The letter che had written was apparently iouhu
NV Mr. GOsiing, ST., who called upon her again on
TUESDAY night and she saws abused her she tnen
conceived the idea of seeking all interview WIN her
lover (wbO she knew carried a PISTOL RetuuI PoS,
session of the weapon and killing hTst nm ana tncI
herself On second thought, however, she ueciucu
merely to frghten her old lover by making nun tninh
1hat she had committed suicide. She TO TX woman
friend into the secret, and gong To tne INeI on
Wrdnesdty morning left old dreSs,a skirt and the
letter where they found by policeman iieII
mise was successful. Reuben GOSing went TO pcu
THURSDAY night III from excitement. MIS-. ,beIIng-
ham carefully burned the morning papers mat "eIc
left at she house where she served on lnuISu@S
morning 10 save disaGreeable questions. But 'he
matter took a serious turh and MIS BetIihS nam
i'm turn became frightened When she saw yGslei,
day mornings paper she consulted her friend ana
decided 10 explain the matter TO the police w hcn
she left the house for the purpose, she was seen ana
followed by two detectives, VINO had found nel
mace of service and shade we'd her, without
kuowing positively that she was the woman that
had practised the trick. The woman expressed sol
row Tor the lin IS of her lOv.r aud dec area thdt
though she held any numO.r of letters OF his tnat
might serve as a basis for breach OF promise Slut,
sne would let the matter drop Captain Gunner
decided TO hold her in order hat to-day mag--
frat. may cudeavoT to restrain hcI passion ior rac-
tical Jokes by requiring security for her good be-
lavIOT ,
A PAL and lauk young man opened The door OF
Mir Gosiings hOuse, No. 3l4 East Ftty-ilsi-st.,
Yesterday afternoon TO inform reporter that III
reviewers were not wanted" lie was supposed to
lie the r. A. c." Religious bias as well as want
OF respect the womans ohaIacter is sad to have
caused the opposition Of his parents 10 the
marriage.