Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-23

LIBBIE LEUrzE's FLIGHT.
She Leaves Her Home and Note That
She Has suioided-Trsced to"the New
York Ship.
The singular disappearance of Mrs. L.
c. Leutze, daughter of Mr. A. r. Flint,
the well-knoNn Congress street jeweler,
created something Of a sensation yester-
day morning. Mrs, Leutze was the wife
Of Mr.. Trevor G. Leutze, OF the savannah,
florida and Western railway engineering
department.
The circumstances Of her disappear
ance which, while 1t is looked upon by her
friends as perhaps the result Of despoud-
eucy and mental alteration, indicate that
it was no freak, but rather determined
purpose that prompted her TO place her
self beyond their reach. MIR. Leutze was
m Jacksonville when he received the in
tellieence o: his WINS disappearance.
The last seen OF The missing woman at
her home on Duffy and Barnard streets,
where she and her husband lived
with her father and mother, was
about o O'Clock Tuesday morning. She
left the house dressed FOR a walk, and
came down TO her fathers store. There
was nothing unusual iu her manner or
appearance TO excite attention. After
writing a letter, which she took with her,
she LETT the store, apparently with the in
tentiOn Of returning home. Instead Of
doing so, however, she WentwD Gleason's
livery stable and ordered a carriage to be
sent TO the ScreYen house to take her to
the New York steamer. Mr.. Gleason re-
ceived the order, and the carriage was
sent to the hotel at II O'Clock. Mrs.
Leutze was standing al the ladies'
entrance, closely yelled, and with no bag
gage except a small handbag, which
she carried on her arm. sne entered the
carriage, and was driven around the
block into Broughton street, and then TO
the Western Union telegraph Office,
where she hurriedly wrote MESSAGE, di-
rected to a friend in New York, and was
then driven TO the steamer ChattahoOobee,
which was 10 sail at > O'Clock Nothing
more was seen of her after she Left the
carriage and went on board the steamer.
She did not purchase a ticket at
the steamship Office, but paid
her passage 70 the purser. She was
not recognized among the passengers on
on board bidding tleir friends good
by previous to the vessels
sailing, and it is supposed that
she retired at once TO her staterOom
In order to escape recognition and pos
sible discovery of her purpose. She was
not missed at home until late in the after
noon.
1t was thought that she might be
spending the day with some friend and no
concern was felt By the family. Failing
to return early in the evening, her mother
took the little child, which her daughter
brad f0ndled and Kissed go tenderly upoD
leaving in the morning, and went up-
stairs TO its mothers room. Upon the
mantel underneath the little ones shoes
were found two notes written by her
daughter, one addressed to herself and
the other to Mr.. Leutze. Opening the one
addressed to herself, she read at glance
the terrible news. written by her dNught-
ePs own hand, that she intended
to end her life. and that her body
would be found at the bottom OF Thunder
bolt river. The shock was too great for
the mother TO bear, aud she fellin swoon.
She was found by those VINO heard her
cries lying on the floor ana meaning pitt
fully.
As soon as the news became known. Mr..
Flint was notified, and, in company with
Mr.. l.. Z. Hart, the tWp gentlemen went to
Thunderbolt, where q thorough, but una
vailing search was made for any clue that
would lead to her whereabouts. The
matter was known to but few, as it was
late at night, and very little could be done
towards search until yesterday, Early In
the mcrning, however, it was resumed, but
nothing was learned until Mr. Gleason,
hearing Of the disappearance, went TO Mr.
Flint and related tie circumstances OF
| his daughters departure. Dir. Flint az
once telegraphed his brother in Syracuse,
/ N. Y, TO meet his daughter upon the ar.
/ rival Of the steamer Ia New York city.
/ and to provide for her until the arrival OF
/ her friends.
Mr.. Leutze, who had been advised oil
/ his wife's disappearance, arrived from
| Jacksonville last night, and went or
| direct 70 New York, in the hope
/ OF reaching there before the arrival of the
steamer, Agent Yonge, of the steam
/ ship line, was also teleeraphed to detair
1 Der upon landing, unless her friends
/ should reach there in time. There are
1 various rumOrs as to the cause
/ OF tho lady's flight. She had nc
baggage and was seemingly unprepareC
4 for a journey. IL was feared by hei
| friends and family that she intended sui
/ eide at sea, but her movements previous
/ TO her departure did not intimate any
| such intention. The contents Of the tele
/ gram which she SAINT just before going Q,
| the steamer are not known, tut 1t Is be-
| lieved that the message was sent 20 som,
! friend who may have been previously al
/ Vised OF her intended iiNht, and who vii
meet her upon her arrival fin New York
/ The theory 0f suicide at sen rs generally
! disbelieyed. Mrs. Luotze was we'll known
| in social circlee, ami had many friends
She was married about four years ago
and had one cllld, % little year-and-a-half
old girl. The case presents many siugu
| Tar and seemingly uneXpllinRble features
which may pc made clear Dy future de
YelOpmcnts
HrcVrtteaN
The Superior Court will meet this morn
! fur nj 10 O'Clock