New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-02
THE NEWS SENT TO HER PARENTS.
THE DEAD GIRL SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN NOR
PHINE PREVIOUSLY.

hsbury Park Y. j., Feb. 1 (Specian.-George ii.
Potts the father Of the young woman, VINO ded IN INC
Comstock Select Boarding school IN Nc"-'orh "
dav has lived for several years in handsome villa
on the ocean Grove bank Of Wesley Lake lie for-
merIv lived I'm Sussex County He is q railroad con-
tractor and Is now engaged in building several rail
roads in Pennsylvania and South Carolina His
family consisted OF his wife, Helen, the dead girl anu
George H. Potts jr aged ten. Mr.. Potts being a
wealthy man. his family lived in good style. heeh
was the pet Of both her parents. She would nave
been twenty years old next May. She was one Oh
the prettiest and most popular girls that ever HNeu Ill
ocean Grove or Asbury Park She was for some years
a pupil in the Asbury Park High School and was
graduated in tile class of 1853 with honOrs She was
very bright and exceedingly fond Of music Al'er
being graduated here Miss Potts's family removed 10
New York. where the young lady became puph III
the ComstocI school. She also took private music
lessons from Professor Lambert. in New-Iork, ana
wOuld have been graduated this spring
The first information Mrs. Potts received from New
York regarding her daughter was a dlspatch thlS
morning telling her that her daughter was very i'll
and she must go To the city on the first trah' Inc
moor woman was terribly shocked. She left her niue
son in the care Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles L. Lemkan.
her neighbors and started for Newlork on the tram
leaving Intertken quarter past four this afternoon
Early this evening another dispatch was received or
her IL said that her daughter was very low.
Mrs, Potts went t. New-York yesterday and spent
a portion of the day with her daughter She told Mr.
and Mrs. Lcmkan that Helen in the best OF heai'
and spirits when she LETT here yesterday afternoon
The dead girl was a niece of DR.. Trevaton, noten
physjcian OF Scranton. Penn. She visited him last
wear and while at his house was qulte SICK. upon
her return her home in ocean Grove, she t0ld her
parents and some Of her friends that her uncle had
prescribed rhne pills 10 relieve the horrible pam,
lie had i'm her head al times Mr.. Lemkan's aauEhter
attended the Asbuy Park High school with Miss Pott,
and wa- one of her most Intimate friends. she said
this evening that Helen was hvely ana mere VA no
son why She should poison herself Helen told her
that she had to take morphine pill when she suffered
from the frigItfll aches. Mr. and MrS. Lemkan ai'9
said that they did not think that Helen had Killed
herself 4 number Of the old classmates OF the dead
girl had only loving words about her when t'Id o er
sudden death. . IT., a., ,,, toro
Mr. Potts is in south Carolina. lie leit mere mere
last Thursday after having/spcnt about a Week '"
his daughter in New York lie intended Vlsitlng nls
daughtcr next saturday The family Is connected WIN
.ome Of the lead nc families of Ncw-JerSey ana rem
.yIvaua one Of the cousins OF the deah grl Is tle
vifc Of sherman y. Oviatt, one of the cXHpclhers
the New Jersey Assembly. Mr.. Oviatt Is also rhl-
road contractor,