Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-12-16
CHAPTER VII.

n NEW LIT r..
Taras read in the summary Of a morning
newspaper;
IAN extraordinary case of attempted sui
eide came before the poor mans friend
yesterday and is reported in our columns
The prisoner, a respectfully dressed young
woman not uninteresting in appearance
seemingly, was seen to walk deliberately
into the river off Greenwich marshes and
was rescued only just in time for life to be
restored. Size has persistently refused to
open her lips in reply toquestions, and the
only clew by which she may possibly be
identified is "A mysterious ring which was
found worn on Il piece of ribbon about her
neck It's mans ring made of wrought
iron with the devise in Russian characters
running around it, My life is thine"
He found the report under the head of
"Police lnteligence;"
THAMES POLICE CoURT.-A young woman,
whose name. age, ETC., were marked "un-
known" on the charge sheet. was brought up
for having attempted TO commit suicide. In
spector Lewson explained that he had been
unable 10 I'll in the charge sheet, as prisoner
had obstinately refused 10 answer questions,
and indeed h d not spoken one word since she
had been IN custody. He could not say wheth-
er her silence was the result of perversity OF
inADliltl 10 speak OF 10 uuuefSlilnu. Inc only
indication of her nationality was a mans ring
made Of wrought iron, which had been found
on a strip of braid tied round her neck, and
which had an inscription running round il in
foreign characters which he believed were
Greek. On the ring being handed up to the
magistrate he said the device was in Russian
and meant MY life is thine" Addressing the
prisoner in this language the magistrate put
several questions without effect, prisoner
maintaining Dprfect sileupe. tlouOh shoNinO
this utmost anxley to recover the ring, and
seiZlng II with savage deli ht when the magis-
trate had II sed over to her
Inspector Lewson said that the prisoner was
seen from the Warspite police hulk stationed
off Greenwich marshes to walk deliberately
into the river. A rescue crew was sent or at
onee, but prisoner was unconscious when
picked up. He had been unable TO gather any
particulars respecting her, excepting that she
had been seen in High street, Greenwich, early
that morning, with no covering but light
wrap, and completely drenohed with exposure
to the heavy rain.
The magistrate again addressed the prisoner
with his customary kindness and sympathy,
but failing 10 obtain the slightest response re-
manded her, al the same time expressing a
hope that the reporters would give publicity to
the case in order that the prisoners friends
she had any might come to her assistance.
The following is description of the young
woman. Height, feet b inches; probable age,
2l; hair dark chestnut. eyebrows and iashes OF
a deeper shade; eyes dark brown, features
long, irregular, delicate, but pinched and hard
ened by privation; fingers long; dressed in gray
stuff dress. plain but well made but obviously
too large for her slight figure; high heeled but
ton boots, also too large; ears unpierced. and
no ornament whatever except the above men,
toned ring.
>Taras came to me--with what dispatch
can imagine, knowing his unhalting swift
ness to relieve distress. ! was brooding in
the police cell. seated on my bed with INV