The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-15
ROBBED OF HER DYING LOVER.
N Sorrowful Story Of the End OF q
Girls Love and Devotion.
New York Times. /

a young man, whose frame was wasted
by disease. lay dead In house in Deyoe
street. in the Eastern district Of BROOKLYN.
yesterday. The day before he reposed
quietly IN the parlor OF neat little house
az NO. 800 south Fifth street. He was
allve, bat his life was ebbng away. no.
liceman and three men came to The house
at O'Clock IN the afternoon. When the
door was opened they walked into the
parlor, spoke few words to the youny
man, and lifted HIM from the bed to
carry him out. As they were picking
him up young girl came down the stairs.
Don't take him away" she cried. " Can't
you see he Is dying? II will kill him.
The policeman kept her back, but she cried.
You don't want to 90, do you, johnny ?"
She did not hear what he said He was
weak, and had scarcely strength TO reply.
He was taken into the street and placed in
the coach. Just as the door was closed the
girl, who had gone through the parlor
when the men were in the hall. sprang
from the window. The distance was not
great, and she did not fall. She ran TO the
coach and cried, tearfully, "Good-bye
Johnny, shall never see YOU again" The
coach drove away so rapidly that the girl
could not keep up with il, and she went
back into the house.
The young man was John a. VOORHEES,.
who would have been twenty-four years
old the 18th Of next month. He was the
son OF Augustus VOORHEES,. who lives at
No. ~ Clinton Place, in this city. lie had
not lived ut home since his father married
his second wife. about five years ago, be-
cause OF his dislike OF his step-mother.
Three years ago, while employed in Brook
Ign, he secured a room in the house OF
Mrs. Mary j. Jones, a widow. Between
Ida A. Jones, the ladys daughter,
and young VOORHEES, an affection spraug
up. They were soon engaged to BE
married. The young man was never
healthy. He was predispoSed to consump-
ton and had hem0rrhageS. lie continued
to live with Mrs. Jones, but, hoping for
better health. the wedding was put off
from time TO time. He and his father IN
season kept an oySter-house i'm the Eastern
district Last November a serious hemor-
rhage occurred, and five weeks ago the
young man took to his bed. He grew
worse, and it was apparent that the end
was approaching. When death was near
his father came. with two men and the DO
liceman, and took him away. Eighteen
hours later he was dead.
Ida Jones is 4 pretty and understanding
9lrl OF twenty-One years. She has slight.
graceful figure, dark brown hair. blue ewes.
and winsOme, refined face. She was i'm
tears last night. "They would not let me
see Johnny after he was dead" | worked
to buy medicine for him. and cared for
him, and when he was diving he was
taken away. | could hear the death
nj. 4
knew he could not live much longer. When
his father came to take him he asked him
il he wanted 10 20 home. They saw
he said Yes He did not know
what he was saying. In the carriage
| heard nm ask u he was going To be taken
to his aunts. His father said he was. He
was carried to room in a strange house
and died there. Here is his picture. all
have. Everything else was taken" The
girl buried her face in her hands and cried.
The picture showed smooth-faced. good
looking man. Mrs. Jones said the Young
mans father had done little for him for
some time. The girl worked in window
shade factory i'm New York TO sup
port her mother and provide for the
wants OF the dying youth, TO whom
she was devoted. The Trouble came
first from the difficulty between John and
his family. and they took a dislike to the
girl. Two weeks ago Ida lost her shoes,
and Mr.. VOORHEES, was asked for aid. II
the father had said he wanted 10 take his
son away, Mrs. Jones said there would
have been no objection, but he gave no
warning. He was at the house Thursday.
The young man will be buried beside his
mother in New Brunswick, y. j., Friday,
aS he had often told his sweetheart he
wanted to be. lie knew he must die. The
father was in New Brunswick last night
arranging for the funeral. The police
sergeant Of the precinct said the father
wanted an officer to go with him to the
house. He said the father wanted to take
his son home. Officer Charles MunsOn was
sent, but was cautioned not to interfere
except TO prevent a disturbance. The Ser
geant hoped he bad not exceeded his
bounds. The neighbors said Ida Jones's
devotion was almost pathetic, and they
spoke well OF her and her mother. A num-
Der were in the house sympathizing with
them last night.