The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06
MEANT TO DROWN HERSELF.
MISS KNOWLES ASKS A POLICEMAN
THE WAR "T0 THE HARBOR"

Her Father q wealthy Kansss Rasehmsu'
| Herseif Pupil In q School at Marlboro
| Nnss.-Fiea In shsue 70 New York After
swan Evening" rarty 60 which Two
| Male Guests BrouEht wine-snys She was
lusuited, but Not More Graveiy Wronsed.
A tall. well.dresscd young girl walked w TO
| Policeman Nixon OF the East t26th street sta.
ton on Friday night at 121st street and Sec
| ond avenue and asked. tlmidly:
Can you tell me tho way to the harborr
"Tho harbor is several miles from here"
answered the officer Il guess you mean tho
river, don't your"
Yes That's what I menn." WINS the reply.
quickly given. where is itp'
fright ahead of you. What do you want to
| 20 to the river for2'
The girl made no reply but walked hastily
away. Her nervous manner OF speech reused
the suspicious Of tho officer. who followed her
at little distance to 500 what sho was going
to do. After a whle shc paused irresolutely.
and Nixon coming up with her. asked again:
| what are you going to tho river forr"
The girl burst into tears. I'm going to
drown myself" she sobbed. II don't want to
live any longer It's all finished for me-"
Nixon led the girl to tho East 128tl street
station, where the Sergeant questioned her
about herself. All she would say was that she
had run away from boarding school and had
come to this city. As she stood before tho
Sergeant In her wet clothes 1t was evident that
she was girl OF refinement. Her hands,
! which were small and we'll rloved moved ner-
yously up and down the handle OF tho silk UNI
| brola that she carried. Her dress wns quiet
| In color. well-fl fitting. and Of good material
| She wore q brown hat She looked like girl
| Of 10 years. but said she was only IL. She
| was tafl aud well grown. with pretty face.
she WINS locked up FOR The night; and yestsr.
S ct linz sss she sase
lived With Mrs Milton Day 1T NarIloro. Mass:
t. wy n Want9SS 70
the station and told Officer Nixon to telegraph
to- Mrs. Day. c,, w.
welt of thS Fast fs9th Street station
girl who was almost Ill with fatigue and
end al essa III Street. ySs r
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Knowles. Is wealthy raneh owner ct Belle
Gtr sd.s A5s o9Bel Ws S TaS%
and live out West We used to live In Massa-
sbass near Msr9erO until ten years aga ga
az at ana
HAL s'ax asFa Hps s sss r 3ts
Mrs. Milton Day. ut ~ Mechanic street,
o Hers t 1se mi hestaed
thing she did not want to tell Finally she con-
ran awuy. and came here on the New, Ha-
ven Railroad yesterday afternoon. took an
uptown car nnd was wandering around when
me. You know the rest"
NO." said Cant Westervelt, not all OF it
Why was Il. It SOU ran away and wanted to drown
Tho girl did not answer. :. ,,
Did any man have ANYTHING i, TO 10 WIN ie'
AS The Gifts rfi head DROPPED. YES" was tho al
most inaHiible reply, wrong in YOUR re,a-
G Tie sirl raised her head instantly and re-
Dfss not rSt # w, Is: On hi;
g. 1s ssn 90 Sasa to
NS was tSs reply nd 6Hvop xs seen p my ny
me- ho s's hro.o down completely md was un-
4 telegram was sent at once to Mr. Knowles
telling MIN to or send say hs cr
,sRas Sns p 6s G ssn cents when
and trends OF Miss Belle Knowles in Marlboro
woro surpl Used when they heard that she had
be putting it mildly. They had hardly
missed her. and no ono was certain that she
had left town. At her boarding place. which she
left yesterday morning. her absence was ex-
planned by the supposition that she was stop.
ping with other friends In the village At the
residence Of her cousin. DR.. Leland; she was
alarm had been raised. though possibly some
Inquiries might haye, been instituted II her
ni inc In ~" Worcester and II her iandlady. Mra.
bay: had not also been out o. town for a few
The story Of Miss Knowlos's life. rs told by
people here. apparently offers no sunlclent
renson for hes purpose to commit sui
eide, though there were some things
that might cause her regret and giYe
years old. and has done something that sho
would have avoided u she had been under the
immediate control OF her m0ther. BUT her
parents live away out at Bell Plains, Kan.
where her iathor. Z; A. Knowles -
April Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles decided to send