Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-08

1t was at II, Eighth street, that the
woman, Susie Neason died a. announc
ed in the last issue of the Journal yes
terday. Later III the afternoon q re-
porter called at the house in front of
which was an open sleigh: on the front
seat sat two men-the assistant coroner
and the driver-whiie in the bottom of
the long sleigh lay, covered with a
sheet,
THE oUTSTRErCHED FORM
of the girl. The house in which she
died is neat cottage, facing the east,
containing small front psrlor, in the
rear of which there is "a dining room in
which there is a lounge, and further
still to the rear is kitchen. There
were quite number of women in the
house, most of them young, and all in
tesrs ana giving expression to the
deepest sorrow. These were the
friends and acquaintsnces of the de-
ceased. The mother of the girl sat by
a stove in the kitchen aud loudly sob
bed, while tho tears coursed down her
cheeks.
THE TALE
is soon told. 1t has been repeated so
often that the mention of the fact will
quickly suggest every detail passion,
confidence, betrayal, d csertion, remorse
death. That is the sorrowful tale epit-
omised. Susie Neason would have
been is years of age had she lived un-
til the seventh inst. She was born at
Port Washington, about twenty-five
miles north of Milwaukee, on the lake
shore. Her parents were German.
About four years ago the family
REMOVED TO THIS CITY
and have been living at 495 First aven-
ne. Her father Is cooper by trade.
She has one sister in Texas, married.
who is the oldest; another sister at
home some years older than herself
and one still younger, who is employed
as domestic sometimes, and broth
er in Chicago; address not known.
During last year this girl Susie was
working for Mrs. Wolfenden, at whose
house she died, and whose husband had
boiler shop at Muskegon, Mich.
A YOUNG MAN
about thirty, named Harry Gsffney,
boarded at this house where thei girl
worked, ard there an intimacy sprung
up between them which finally resulted
in her death. The girl loved, not wise
ly but too well, and the young man
hearing she was going to have him ar
rested, fled TO Texas, where it is sup
posed he still is. Some state that the
man Gaffney, finding others going With
i T. hoo Laa,,
stated, also, by one of her companions
that Gaflney committed IN outrage W
on the girl, somewhere on Grand ave
nue., but this later version is probably
incorrect, as it is stated by Mrs. Wolf
enden that they often went out together
and that they had other resorts whereat
to meet. The girls father
DROVE HER FROM HOME,
and about two months ago she gave
birth to child at the county hospital.
On Friday last the girl brought ner
baby to Mrs. Wolfenden's, and sent it
to St. Vincent's Founding hospital on
Saturday. She had intended staying
there to work, and was apparently
happy. A short while before her death
she was planning what she was going
to do the next day, and arranging for
the preparation of some dishes that she
was fond Of eating The first intima-
ton this family mad of anything being
the matter was when they
FOUND HER IN sPAsMs
on the l'unge in the dining room. Dr.
Stanhope was summoned, and as
etotaJ =, rcs+orla 40 To,rr1ct 81 1;od
an hour after his arrival. The doctor
is inclined to believe that S rychnine
was the cause of her death. Had it
been any other poison he could have
detected it with the appliances he had.
She never spoke after he got there, and
was unconscious all the time during
his stay. The body became swollen to
a great extent soon after death had
taken place, and considering her con-
dition Of mind, circumstances and
other matters in connection Herewith,
it is fair to presume that she
ENDED HER OWN LIFE
by poison. Her father did not see her.
The girls mother sand he was a ner-
vous man, and the sight of her in the
arms of death would shock him to
such an extent that he could not
sleep. AS the body Of this zone more
unfortunate lay in the back room of
the mOrgue,
STRETCHED UPON A SIMPLE SLAB,
and lying within few feet of her was
the form of an unknown man, who had
by his own hand left Time for Eterni-
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wealth Of auburn hair was brushed
back from her brow, and lay in tan
gled masses on the boards beneath,
disclosing a face that wes more than
ordinarily handsome. Lying apart
from the living, apart from those who
should have been all in all to her IN her
dying moments, was commentary too
powerful upon sin and shame 10 be
lightly dismi ssed from the mind.