Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-05
DIED FOR LOVES SAKE.
Annie Killed Herself Rather
Than Lose Her Lover.
PARENTS OBJECTED TO MURRAY.

iSho Selected Her Pallbearers and Then
Swallowed Three Bottles of Laudanum.
Murray Refused Admittanoe When She
waa Dying, and Has Gone Away Forever.
MENDHAM, N. j., July 5.-when Annie
Dunlap's mother objected to young man
who was counting her, she became despond-
emit, and every one In this little village,
which is not far from Morristown, noticed
q remarkable change in the girl. She
brooded, and seeing that her mother could
not be changed she calmly and deliberately
planned to end her life
She was discovered unconscious IN bed
last Saturday morning with three empty
1audanum bottles beside her. Physicians
were summoned, and the girl revived sufi-
-oiently to admit having swallowed what
had been in the three bottles in an attempt
to and her life. She relapsed into uncon-
seriousness after making this confession
and died the next day.
Annie lived with her mother and step
father, Miles De Groot, and was paid by
them for her services as housekeeper. Den
mis- Murray, a young carpenter, boarded
until recently with the De Groots, and fell
in love with Annie. His love was returned.
Mr.. De Groot accused Murray of intern
perate habits and ordered him out of the
house three weeks ago,
Intercepted n Love Letter.
With her lovers Punishment came sor-
TOW for the girl. She was instructed to
have nothing to do with him, and on
Thursday last when the morning mail
brought her letter addressed in Murray's
hand, Mrs. De Goot confiscated it and
sternly lectured her daughter.
Annie returned at 10 o'clock on Friday
| night and failed to appear at breakfast the
| following morning. Her younger sister
found her unconscious in bed at 10 o'clock
that morning. Two letters lay beside her.
They were addressed to Henry Dunlap,
her elder brother, who lives in Morristown
| and to Mrs. Gates Parsons, sister at Nor
ris Plains. Both letters were brief.
Il am going to kill myself" she wrote.
because have nothing to live for. God
surely will forgive me. Be kind and good
to everybody and we will meet again"
With the letters was found a list of
friends whom she selected to act as pail
bearers at her own funeral.
| When young Murray heard of his sweet
hearts condition on Saturday night he at
once went to her home. Mrs. De Groot
Il met him at the door and refused to permit
him to see the dying girl. The sound OF
their voices reached Annie, who at the mo-
ment was conscious. She piteously begged
to be permitted to SEQ him and the mother
relented. Murray then could not be found
and the girl relapse6 into unconsciousnes.
with his name upon her lips.
Annie was a remarkablyEooda and pref
ty girl, +" said Mrs Dunlap, the dead girls
sister-in-law. ''She undoubtedly loved
Murray, and she was driven to desperation
by the unkindness of Mr.. De Groot, who
ordered Murray out of his house.
THE poor girl took her life deliberately.
| know she told friends just before the sui
eide of her determination to die. I can
live no longer with my stepfather,' said
she, but cannot live without my mother
So there is only one thing left for me-
must die. God will forgive me-"
Her Lover VIII Never Return.
Annie's friends in Mendham speak in the
highest terms of her. Murray left Mend
ham Immediately after Annie's death
vowing never to return again.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Groot are uncOmmuni
cative about the suicide. YES, she poi
soned herself, but we don't know any rea
son for it, was all either of them would
say.
They declare that young Murray was q
hard drinker and not at all the right mar
, for their daughter. Others in Mendham
: however, speak highly Of him.
Armies funeral took place this morning
She was n member Of the Christian En-
ieavor society, and her '>nds of that or
| Sanization attended in a body. Coroner
10. n. Hughson of Morristown made an in
vestigation and found that the girl hao
swallowed at least four ounces of lauda
mum, which she had purchased in thre<
: small bottles from rs many local drug
/, gists early last week.