Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-12-26
End Of a Ruined Life.

Miss Florence J. NJ. Taylor, OF M Lon
don, met q tragic death ct tbo Pavilion Ho'
tel in New Haven, on Saturday afternoon
by taking dose of arsenic. It is the old
story of love aEd deception. Miss Taylor,
Mt one time, was one Of the leading bellies OF
New London. She was nineteen years cid,
very handsome, with dark eyes and hair,
She was we'll connected, her father being 2.
M. Taylor, New London merchant, end 3
prominent member of the New LonGon
Methodist Church. One of his sons, is study
ing law in Columbia College. Miss Taylor
had alwaye borne good reputation. About
yesr ago, she eoped from Gew London
with an Englishman named Noble, civil
engineer, who had wife and child in Eng-
land Her brother followed, and overlook
them nea. Ansoua. He threatened to shoot
Noble and then forcihly tock his sister
home Last spring, Florence eGma 20 this
civ and met Arthur D. Martin, a wealthy
New Havener, whoa short time ago started
tho Danbury Conn Daily Press. He be-
came greatly interested in her, AMI finally
promised 10 marry her. For about six
months Florence was il tae Sacred Heart
Convent, MauhattanVille, az sho could not
STAY at home because of The actions CT her
s.epmother. Florence notified Marin chat
she would arrive hom" frvm Nea LoDdon
Tuesday night Iustead # meeting boz be
senl his auul, Mrs Elizabeth Martin, wo-
man ffiy years old, of Norwich: Conn. The
two went to tho Pavilion at uine O'Clock :!
night, Miss Taylor registering ss Miss F d.
LYLE. The next day, Mrs Martin went to
the residence Of Judge Studlsy, of the Court
of Common Pleas, but she continued TO visit
Florence. Immediately after Florence
went TO zee Dr. Hawkes.. Ga Thurs
day, Fiorenoo Waited e friend Of
hers, young woman who is employed by
the Southern New England Telephone Com
pany, and who does not reside very far out
on State street. and tbera sha found unris-
taxable evidence Of the iaithlessness Uf her
betrothed. She saw many of thu presents
that she bad given Martin aod which he
had given 10 this other girl. Florence found,
also, that Martin had engaged himselfto
this girl. Going back 10 the hotel sho be-
came terribly excited All the hands Of the
hotel were told to watch her. Mans timas
she said II wish I could die" She saw
Martin and was almost frepZied after these
interviews Mrs. Martin had made er
rangements to take her out of town TO Nor
wich, away from the scene of Ter fsthess
lover and rival. But while MIS- Martin
was after a hack Florence took the fatal
draught. She had sacrificed everything for
her young loves dream only to awake to
find that rich man had duped and cruelty
deceived her. DIR. Hawkes., who was
summoned, could not get her to take
any antidote She knocked each glass out
of bis hand, and at last it had to
be forced down her throat. She suffered
from II o'clock to and died. The affair
was kept SO quiet that the news did not
get out till midnight that any one had COM
mitted suicide, and not paper could get
the names of the parties implicated. 1t is
not known what the outcome will be. Mar
tin will fight the matter to the bitter end,
and as be has money probably nothing
further will be done, unlesa the State takes
the case. The affair has created great
sensation here on account of the prominence
of Martiu.-N. Y. Press.