The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28

little over two years ago Emma got tired OF
drudging at homo and told her father SHE de-
/ sired TO 40 out to service. The old man did
not approve OF this. but young Parks liked the
idea and so the young girl secured en-
pigment as servant In the house OF
Mrs. Tcrhune. bettcr known as Marion Har-
land. She rom aimed there about year. when
she went TO live with some relatives named
Domaine. Living in the house with tho Ro-
nAines was young woman OF about Emma
Cards age. The two girls used TO 20 out to-
gcthcr at night with young NEIL Parks was
usually Emmas companion.
Emma secured another place az domestic
In the house 81 DR.. Hawley. but this did not
last long. and early in the summer she went
to live with the PARKS family. She did house,
work. and II was generally supposed that she
was soon to marry George Parks, Last July
hor father insisted upon marriage, threaten.
ing To niakc trouble. Parks made IN his mi nd
quickly. and the Rev Mr.. t. :. Edwards Of the
Baptist church performed tho ceremony.
siris iiifo was nos not worth living. She had been
n plump. rosy checked. brown. haired girl. but
expression OF WEAKNESS and worry which tho
vii ayers attributed to the treatmont she re-.
was born. As soon as sho could the young
mother wrote I" her Grandmother. Mrs. Boyd
Instead Of Kind words there camc Ly return
post i"ttcr OF reprooi Mrs. lloyd told her
she was uiSEracc 10 tho iAlniIy, thNt SDc hNl
dishonored herself mud that the doors Of
all decent rcupi" must to closed to her. and
added so many unktnd things that Mrs Parks
and her husband says he found her weeping
several times when she thought no one, was
looking. Then she would hug her first born
to her bosom and say that no unkind words
must spoil his life
Inst night she shut herself up In her room
but It was some time before she would let him
them asked linn To- n swy o
went md sat on tho steps for half an hour,
afd "r ne ew nn s hen oH e went 'm9
stairs again his wifc was gone and the child
WIS ps aslecG on the Gel alone. ,oo,., l., 81
the rooms. He became alarmed and qucs-
toned the peghboIs No ono hid seen the
house and got him up stephen Card. Masons
brother. came out. too, and they searched the
of toward the lake. but they paid no attention
going to give UP the search. lie went home.
The father and the uncle refused to cea SO their
the road aa towapd the "He The Rom"nes n ing
Ss mat bsv Mason Cf tbars his
hedges s,they, went. The Homaines had not
heard Of Mrs. Parks when the two men woke
them w. and one OF the men came out to Join
In the search.
II was Just. about, dawn when the three
walked over to the lake. Thoy went along
body few feet out in tho water. frozen tightly
in the thin ice. She had on neither shoes nor
hat. She wore an underskirt and n calico
waist. They dragged the body ashore and
notified squire Steele. When the Squire came
he got jury OF six men. who declared that
tho young Woman committed suicide by
drowning. When Coroner johnson of pater-
son came over in the aiterroo he confirmed
the verdict. The body was taken back to tho
Parks house.
Mason Card says he Ia going to have an au-
topsy performed to satisfy himself that the
girl was drowned although there is not tho
slightest suspicion in any ones mind that she
met her death in any other way. Mira. Boyd.
the grandmother. was sent for and arrived late
this evening.
PATEtsoN. Nov. 27.-Fmmn parks's father |
who drives an express wagon between this |
city and Pomptor, said to might that his diuGh-
ter was murdered and then thrown into the |
lake. He said the village physician informed |
him that the woman was dead before she en-
tered tho water.