Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28

The Drowning of Miss Agnes Wilson
Because of Trouble With Her Lover.

PhttGdek0bfd Press.
The dead body of the young woman
found in the forebay at the Fairmount
Water Works, of which mention was
made in the Press. has been
recognized as that Of Miss Agnes Wilson,
a young school girl, who has been miss
ing from her home, 400 North Twenty
third street since December 10. The
young girl had only one relative in this
country, John Thompson by name, with
whom she was living at the time of her
disappearance. Mr.. Thompson had no
intimati0n of his niece's sad death until
his attention had been attracted to the
paragraph in the Press. He visited the
Morgue, and found his worst fears real
lied. Although the features were much
distgured, he mad no difficulty in recog-
nizing the body, Her stockings had
woven in them the initials "a. w."
while her underclOthing and the wrapper
in which she was dressed were of pat
tern peculiar to a certain grade of Scotch
goods. The ornaments in her ears were
also familiar. Since her disappearance in
December he has had reason to believe
that she was still living, Notwithstanding
the fruitless search instituted by the police
and others interested in the girls fate.
When the worst was realized he was over
whelmed with grief.
Miss Wilson was twenty-five years of
~ d4tCOlllDllSnGu.
Her home is at Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland,
seaport city noted for its seminaries of
learning, from one Of which she gradu-
ated with high honor. While there she
had been employed as a telegraph operas
tor, school teacher, and at the time of
her departure from that country was fill
ing a lucrative position in the post office
department.
Unfortunately she became acquainted
lrPppnPN W ha c11lN
quently became engaged. Before the mar
riage had taken place quarrel separated
the lovers and she became Respondent
she resigned her position under the gov
eminent ana sailed for America, arriving
here November II. She came alone, with
but very little money and no prospects for
the future other than those kindly offered
her by Mr.. Thompson, her uncle. Several
letters were known to have passed be-
tween the separated lovers, but their con-
tents are unknown. 1t is Surmised how
ever, that these were far from being ten
der, for, after their arrival, her mental de
preston became more marked, and she
began to manifest undeniable symptoms
Of insanity. Her last letter was received
November 9th, and on the morning follow
ing she disappeared, being last seen talk.
ing with Mrs. Edward Stephenson, a
neighbOr.
The suppositiOn is that she hurrIedly en-
tered the park a few squares away and.
following the roadway to a secluded SDot
along the Schuylkill, jumped in. No one
had seen her. 1t was first supposed that
the body had been thrown into the fore
bay, where it was found, as the rocks.
upon one of which the corpse hung sus-
pended, were cleared with forks the dav
before. The theory of foul play was dis
PEELED, however, before the Coroner,s
jury, where it was stated that the body
could have very easily flOated into the
forebay by way of the gates. Mr.. GRECO
ry, her lover, and the parents of the girl,
have been notified of her tragic end. The
jury rendered a verdict of drowning. and
soon after the corpse was taken to Mount
Moriah Cemetery and inferred.