Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-17
A SAD SUICIDE.
ROUGH ON RAT ROUTE POPULAR
TO SUMNER AND WINTER
RESORTS.
mother Suicide on Account Of Love.
yandalia an Unhealthy Place for Mr..
Osborne.

Yesterday, on receiving a telegram
from Vandalia, that there had been
q suicide there. we at once went
down to learn the facts in the case.
We found that Miss Hesser, a most
worthy young lady of that place,
had taken a half of a box of rough
on rats, from the effects of which she
died. Miss Hesser was a most beau
tiful young lady. Sunday she and
Mr.. Charley Osborne we're to have
been married. Charley did not come
to time. We We're Informed that
once before Miss Hesser had fooled
Charley and that Charley said he
would get even with her, and we
think he is now even and more.
Wonder if he feels happy over the
result? The marriage license had
been taken out, the supper was ready
and waiting. No groom appeared.
There vas no wedding. but instead
a funeral. The following, which
will appear in the Vandalia ARGUS"
of to-day, contains the facts in the
case, aud Port Emmons. editor of
that paper, has our thanks for the
same:
About noon on Monday. last our usual
" quiet city was thrown into excitement
by the rumor upon the street that Miss
Florence Hesser a highly respected young
lady OF the city had taken poison. 1t
was the theme upon every corner, and in
every gathering. The particulars as near
as we could learn them were as follows:
Frank Osborne, well known in this vi
cinity, has been engaged to be married to
the deceased for several months, and the
time fixed for the union was last Sunday,
and upon the part of deceased every ar
rangement had been;made for the consum-
nation of the W ddi1g. The time arrived
for the arrival of the groom, but he failed
to put in an appearance, and the delay
was prolonged until it became apparent
that the expected one had ignored his
marital VOWS, as he was known to have
been in the city at the time. The expect
ant bride did not seem to be grieved at
the turn of affairs, and from what we can
learn was as cheerful during the evening
as usual, and retired for the night, an
suspected by any of the family as once
giving a thought to the affair which end
ed her life. The next morning she arose
as usual, but stated that she didn't want
any breakfast except a cup of tea, which
was given her. Immediately after taking
the tea she became sick, and commenced
growing worse until the family became
alarmed and questioned her in regard to
her illness, when she stated that she had
taken Rough on Rats. A physician was
Immediately called, but it was too late to
avert the impending fate, and she linger-
ed in great agony until about 80 in the
afternoon, when she was severed from al
earthly trouble.
We learn that she talked some in regard
to the affair, and said that she wanted
Frank to know that he was the cause O.
her death, and of other matters of which
we could not learn. 1t is supposed tha1
she had taken the poison to bed with he
the evening before and when given thu
tea next morning, she put the poison il
it unnoticed by the family.
:. Osborne is a young man, and has here.
tofore borne a good character in thi.
community, but we now learn that he wa
engaged to two other young ladies of thi'
vicinity, one of them living in this place
and that his engagements were all set TO
the same date, last Sunday, January 18th
> Our citizens are greatly excited over tn
= affair, and il would not be well for Os
, borne to show himself in this place flo
some time to come. His whereabouts i
not known, but it is supposed that he i
not far from this point at the presen
. time. Deceased was about % years G
3 age, and leaves a host of friends VIII
deeply mourn her sad fate. Funeral ser
. vices were conducted at the BaptiS
church or Tuesday afternoon, after whic
% the remains were inferred in the Wanda
liza cemetery.