The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-12
HE WAS OVER SENSITIVE.
EUpHEMIA PosT's LOVER PEsTERBD
ON ALI SIDES.
His Parents Told Hi, re was Too Young
60 Marry and the Yonng Men Wrote Hin
ANONYMOUS Letters-Bo lie Took Poison.

His Parents Toia Hin ne Was Too Young
60 Marry and the Young Men Wrote rfim
Anonymous Letters-so re Took Poison.
John Church. the eighteen year-old son OF n
well.to-do truckman OF this city. who lives at
Oradell. N. j.. became engaged to Miss Eu-
phemla Post. 20 years OF age of Etna, small
village about n milo from oradell. several
months ago. Miss Post is an orphan and lives
with her uncle and aunt When the couple
first met young man named Charles Lewis
was paying attention to Mise Post. but Church
speedily ousted him. and few months ago
the engagement was announced. With this
announcement began the troubles OF young
Church. In the first place his relatives told
him he was entirely too young to be mar
ried and that he must Immediately break
off his engagement This he refused
to do. and on that account his relatives kept
threatening and naReing at him. Then the
young men o. the Village. angry because he
had succeeded In winning the heart Of the
BELLE began to annoy him. They sent him let
tors. signing different names to them, among
them letter purportinG to be from his sweet
heart, In which he was informed that she no
longer cared for him. and that she desired the
engagement broken. He rushed to the house
OF his fnnc6e. only to IND that he hadtonco
more boon made tho victim OF q practical joke.
This sort OF thing occurred at intervals.
Several days ago he received a letter post
marked Passaic and signed &C. l." The
writer ordered Church to break of his en-
gagement with Miss Post at once or take the
conse uences. the consequences, according to
the writer. being bullet through his heart.
This letter worried Church exceedingly. He
knew the initials were those Of Charles Lewis.
and he also knew that Lewis and Miss Post
were on at least friendly terms before he made
his appearance. Besides, the letter was post
marked Passaic. to which town Lewis had
moved. Church took the letter to his sweet
n MSat he sRSnd The n later
and ss's Is Ess HHSsnsE 'tH will kill
-" Nonsense" laughed the other. and went
habit of calling on Miss Post on Saturday
evenings. Last saturday he did not call. much
o sef Scum ON ss
ss M eos sna
and he was very angry and RESPONDENT when
Direction dH et nc Of Etns, he stroed down into the
village. In front Of the grocery he met friend
A:What makes you look SO blue2" asked
soh. the people, won't, let me alone. They
Besides. Lewis says that II / don't break it Of
he'll shoot me-. answered the young man. and
clerk: Il want it to XIII mice with" The clerk
in his pocket. and then walked out Of the store.
Outside he met Moore and several other young
mi in he ~ hUn
they were half way UP the young man said:
"Good.hy. boys I'm IN hurry" and be- be,
darkness
Miss Post waited until II o'clock for, Church
to sieep. MIR. Church. senior. had made up, his
mind to have another talk With his son when
But the young man failed to appear. and the
next morning when his mother S went to u his Ms
ali H hight. A consuitation was held. MIR. Church
went to Etpa to see II bis son had been there e:
tSe Who 1eS Village Knew that john Church had
a4os ek wh nsp had hs Ss
SohR cSsssS hsS sSpSh s'sS GSlsS =, "a:
psrtS set out to ind lis BODY Abont hall
mile from the Church re:idSace Is an apple
Price. ono q the searchers. was walking
through the orchard at about O'Clock sunday
afternoon when he came Her0ss chnrSh The
purch ased the nigh before. The box had been
the ground. Price summoned help and
while several young men carried tho lad
home. half dozen ran for doctors. DR.;
emetics and had the young man put
right to bed. He refused to say atterward.
poison or not. The Churches deny emphat-
cslly that tho lad took any poison. They say
he simply had o fit. It is generally conceded,
however, that the young man tried to commit
suicide. Miss Post was Frustrated when she
heard the news She could give no reason for
fused couple Of days before to marry him
secretly.
He will recover" she said to q reporter
Yesterday land then we will be married."
Young Church was still unconscious yester-
day when a reporter called. His condition is
said to be very critical.