The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-14
MRS. fERSHING's SUICIDE
A Sad Case of Broken Heart-T..c Recrean
Husband To Be Killed.

A Sad Case of Broken Heart-T....c Recreant
Husband To Be Killed.
Pittsburg Special.
A pale, careworn young woman entered the
Office of the Post at about IL o'clock yesterday
morning, and inquired for Will Pershing, one of
the printers employed on the paper The night
previous Pershing told his fellow compostors
that he would leave the city and go to Chicago
in the morning The young woman staggered
against the door when she was told of it. mot
here, she muttered to herself, my God, whore
can he be-" A few minutes later she knocked at
the door of the study of Dr. Pershing, president
Of the Pittsburg Female College. Her face was
overspead with a deathy pallor her bosom
heaved from excitement and her hair fell in
confusion over her shoulders. DR.. Pershing
looked up in alright at her.
Where is Will! Where is my husbandp she
asked, with forced attempt to be calm.
Il have not seen my son for a week, replied
DIR. Pershing
claimed the young wife. Gone, gone" she re-
peated. "Oh, Will, am heartbroken"
A few hours later the suffering wife lay with
ing in agony. with bullet, fired by her own
hand, in her brain.
Months ago the unfortunate wife was secretly
married to Pershing. She is the daughter of
Frank j. Langdon, who has charge of the inter
ests of several insurance companies for West
Virginia, with an Office at Wheeling. Mr..
Langdon is one of the bestknown business
The family formerly lived in Washington, and
moved from there to New Castle, from whence
they removed to Pittsburg. Miss Ada possessed
great musical talent and Mr. Langdon secured
for her the best teachers. Her education was
considered complete, bat she thought it advisa-
Die to take another course III music. Last Feb
ruary she entered upon her studies at the Pitts
burg Female College, At school Miss Langdon
met Dr. Pershings son, and an acquaintance,
cultivated in the corridors and other quiet places,
was speedily followed by a secret marriage,
which caused great sensation when it was an
nounced six weeks ago.
The young couple lived with the husbands
parents until last week, when the brides father,
who was displeased at the marriage and
had forbidden his daughter to come home,
relented, and they removed to the
Langdon residence. Young Pershing hardly
saw his wife after this, and, it is charged, neg
lected her for Others Yesterday he wrote her,
saying he was going to Chicago, and that she
would never see him again. This letter caused
her to 60 in search Of him this morning. When
she discovered that he had really gone she be-
came desperate bought revolver, and going to
her home, locked herself in a room and at
tempted to end her life The bullet entered her
temple She living this evening, but can
not recover. just before the shot was fired the
unfortunate young woman wrote these lines,
which were found on her dressing case:
Dear, Darling Will To-day is my eighteenth
birthday. You have deserted me, and to-day /
die. ADA"
Mr. Langdon says he will search for Pershing
all over the country, and will kill him on sight
when he meets him.