Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-28
A LATER BAsHKIRrsEFF.
Julia Forces Inner Life Told by Der
Diary.


OF Atlanta, Ga. who killed her two sisters, left
with friend while on her way 10 give herself
up to the officers came to light Yesterday. A
strange thing about this remarkable statement
is that much Of it was written long before the
killing, but the last paragraph was added just
prior to the commission Of the crime
The book in which this fearful diary Is written
is an ordinary account book about SIX by twelve
inches, containing IA pages, many Of which are
blank. On the fly leaf is written in strong
hand: 81. H. Force. 1882
The first two pages contain an index, making
reference to the virtues, quotations from the
Bible, list Of medicines, most Of which are
poisons, and such subjects a. murder, justice,
revenge.
RIDIcULED By HER MOTHER.
Her first complaint is against her mother, in
connection with an Inflammation Of her eyes
while yet child: "My eyes became frightfully
infamed, and from that time have never ceased
| to be source Of modification, detrlment and
pain to me, and this owe to my mother. Often
In after years she would gibe me with it. The
Inflammation OF the lids prevented the lashes
from growing One day she said to me. laugh
ing heartily, as if she thought she was very
witty: I declare. Julia. you look ridiculous,
exactly like house without blinds and again:
You ugly thing, should think your face would
hurt you
There was never any consideration from her
OF my hurt feelings. was Q sensitive child
and could have been q loving one had been
encouraged, but NANNY having died and
father ut was now war times) more or less away
from home, there was no one to attach myself
10, so 1 grew to be q reserved child. 1t was q
wonder that I was not morose and morbid.
when l was thirteen of course kept a
diary. 1t was as sacred to me as that OF any
fprnv 81 .~ Tho
heroine Of all that was in it. and at thirteen
(again due to my mothers carelessness and in
attention) was more advanced in the worlds
ways than girl ought to have been at twenty.
l never trusted my mother (my experiences
with her had taught me better, so had hid my
diary. She found it one day, and taking it to
an assembly Of young ladies and gentlemen
read the contents to them. You can imagine
the consequences to me and my impotent
wrath
THE FAMILY TROUBLES.
| OF her father she writes with great affection
and also of her brothers, with whom as she
grew older and after her fathers death she bore
tho burden Of keeping up their home. She,
however, did not agree with her sister Flor
ence.
The story of her troubles for several years
grows tiresome in detail until at last she reaches
a crisis which is thus told: 81 appealed to my
could not turn Florence out Of doors, but they
were indignant with her for what she had done.
until mother, fearing for Florence, used her in
| fiuence as mother to stay their indignation
and made them doubt me. 1t was q cruel in
justice, vile use Of her motherhood. Then I
said would go away.
when told mother that she had succeeded
in driving me away from home her reply was:
what IL you do? People will say you went
away once before. You will be blamed. no one
else She knew the world. / have been
blamed. But trusted in God. Where was He?
1 had never been trained for self support. Years
before, when l had begged to be taught book
keeping, was opposed. saying should never
have to work as long as my brothers lived; so
for seven years did what could find to do.
having no choice in the matter-uncongenial
work. all Of it-but was paid rather well for
it. 1t was not the work minded. for was at
least independent, but the all sorts and condi-
tions Of men that was necessarily thrown
with, the close contact with the seamy side of
life. 1 who had been SO sedulously attended, 80
| tenderly cared for and INDUCED during my dear
| fathers life.
HER VIEWS ON WORKING.
at is a crime for girl not to be taught q
supporting profession. She needs it more than
a boy and yet she is neglected and the boy re-
ceives every training. During those seven
wears the boys (my brothers) were breaking
Miss Force finally consented to come home
after her brothers had promised to keep peace
for her with her sister Florence. She WAS then
| training for nurse at Bellevue Hospital, New
York, and it was partly on account Of her in
valid sister-in-law Irene that she returned
home.
or this she writes:
81 returned home and Irene was put in my
charge. As soon as I saw her knew she could
not live. thought she must die in few hours.
She lived. however. one week. 1t was glad re-
lease for her. for her married life after the first
two years lad been a most unhappy one. Allie
| neglected her. bullied her and even threatened
| a divorce
One night after the wife had been illtreated
again she took refuge in Miss Forces room. and
| in the course Of the conversation she said to
her. as Miss Force sets it forth: "Allie will
suffer-. Was there ever a truer prophecy?
| And again few days before she died was sit
| ting by her; she had not spoken for an hour,
when suddenly turning her head toward me she
said: Julia. this family is going to make you
| see hell. (She who had always been SO gentle
had in her last delirious days fallen into an
evil way OF speaking entirely out Of character
with her. "No, Irene," l said 'Alle has
promised me his-protection." "Hypocrite.
| she exclaimed with venom. / heard she had
frequently called him hypocrite during her
illness.
NEARING THE END.
Tie final chapter reads thus:
Last month went to Highs and mnde a
bill Of S38 S5.''
| After noting the small amount Miss Force
| writes at great length OF this bill, which seems
to have been the cause OF much back biting in
the family, especially between Miss Force and
her brother Allie. for soon after she got letter
! from the merchant from whom she had made
her purchase, saying:
Dear Mss-I beg advise you that on and after this
date as per advice Of Messrs g. H. and A. ". Force
We shall be compelled to decline charging any more
goods to their account purchased by yourself This