The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-17
A SAD STORY
OF SHAME.
Rescued Only 10 Be Lot.
A Reformed Woman Goes Back TO the
Gutter.
But RemOrSe Follows Her and She
Tries to Die.

New YORK. Sept 1J.--While Sergeant
Patrick j. Lene Of the West Thirtie.h
street police station was sitting behind
the desk in the station house shortly
after o'clock this afternoon, pretty
young woman. well dressed and of
respectable appearance. walked into the
office and stood against the iron railing.
She appeared nervous and excited. The
sergeant asked her what she wanted.
and the young woman muttered that
she was tired Of life Then. before the
sergeant could interfere. she drew from
the folds of her dress d razor. and with
sweeping motion Of the hand drew it
across her throat. The flow of blood
seemed to frighten the young woman
and she collapsed on the floor. She was
picked up and carried into the sitting
room, while the sergeant called
an ambulance. When the ambulance
reached the station-house the surgeon
examined the wound and found that
only slight injury had been inflicted.
The razor vas sharp. but either the
young woman lacked nerve or did not in
tend to kill herself, for the wound was
not deep or dangerous. She was turned
over to the matron. who after much coax
ing elected her story. She said that she
was Marie Louise ChOrpenning. - years
old. the wife OF George Chorpenning.
lived at l39 West Twenty second street,
and that she was tired of living. Beyond
that she was too much excited to tell
connected story. although she com
planned bitterly Of Chorpenning's treat
ment.
Ike house at l3O West Twenty-second
street is occupied by Mrs Susan Red
path. the widow Of James Redpath the
we'll known journalist and lecturer. who
died last fall from injuries received by
being run over by street car. Since
his death Mrs. Redpath has been keep
ing boarders in the West Twenty-second
street house. George Chorpenning. a
young III IN of % years. a son of Mrs.
Renpath by a former husband lives
there with his mother. The young wO-
man who cut her throat is his wife. Mrs.
l,edpath and Chorpenning were both
greatly shocked by the news. and Mrs.
Redpath, who is well advanced in years.
appeared to be greatly relieved. Choir
penning was inclined to be reticent about
his domestic affairs. but advised by his
mother. he.told the story.
Last October ne first met the young
woman who 10 now his wife. She was
an inmate of notorious house in
Twenty first street kept by one Carrie
Baker. The woman was known there as
Ruby Stanton. She was pretty. her
manners were attractive ana young
Chorpenning became infatuated with
| her. She appeared to reclprocatc his
avowed affection, ard for over six
months Chorpcnning was her recognized
lover. although she still continued 10 be
an inmate of the house. In April last
Chorpenning determined to marry
! the young woman. remove her
entirely from her vicious surround
ings and endeavOr to have her lead a
pure life. He told his mother of his love
for the young woman and Of his ueter-
mination to marry her This was a
great shock to Mrs. Redpath, and she
| tried to dissuade her son from his course.
Finding that this was Of no avail ard
| that her son was determined to MARI y
the girl at all hazards. Mrs. Redpath
gave her consent and the couple were
married.
Chorpenning brought his wife to the
house of his mother and installed her in
one of the best rooms. All went well for
a time. The young woman could be
very sweet and loving when she wished
to be. and Mrs. Redpath was prepared to
treat her with Kindness and make her
happy. But recently there has been
considerable friction between Mrs. Red
path and her daughter-in-law. because.
as Mrs. Redpath says. the young woman
has interfered in her household affairs.
There has probably been a great deal of
squabbling and pickering between the
two women. On Thursday marnng Mrs.
Redpath took her daughter-in-law to
task for interfering with the servants.
Young Mrs. Chorpenning became angry
and left the house. after kissing her now
Disseminated husband good bye" and
telling him she was going to Brooklyn.
1t was discovered later that she had
taken her husbands razor with her.
That afternoon ChVpcnning received
note from his wife in which she wrote
that she intended to commit suicide. On
Friday he received another note in which
the wife said that she was living with
Jack" at III Seventh avenue. that
Jack" was paying her board. so week
and that Jack had promised to teach
her fancy dancing if she behaved her
self. She sent her love to MIA" She
said that if her husband wanted her to re
turn to him she would come back to
him, but if not she would pass ont W
his lite as quietly as she had entered il. >"
There was no reply sent to this letter
and this morning messenger hoy
brought a note to Chorpcnniug from hls
Al