The herald., 1894-04-21
He REJECTED A WOMAN'S LOVE,
Agnes Pleasance Suicides by
Poisoning.
1t Was All on Account of Will Stans-
bury's Goodness.
Tho YOune Woman Took an Overdose
OF Arsenic-A Letter From
tho Man Shs
Loved.


tion was committed yesterday morning
by Miss Agnes Pleasancs. who resided
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Pleasance, at 1877 South Olive street.
The young woman committed suicide
by taking arsenic.
Her mother noticed the evening be-
fore that her daughter Eas sick. She
questioned Agnes closely as to the
cause, but got no satisfactory answer.
She became i'll and vomited frequently
about IL 80 o'clock. The mother be-
came alarmed at her condition, which
rapidly grew worse until early yestsr-
day morning, when DR.. Brill was sum-
moned. Just before the physician ar.
rived Agnes admitted having taken
poison.
In answer to repeated inquiries as to
why she took the drug, the young
woman cried for young man and esid
che wished he was with her. It WAS at
once presumed that some love affair
had caused her to attempt her life.
The physician did everything in his
power TO relieve the terrible suffering OF
the young woman, all to no avail, for
she died in eonvulsions at O'Clock.
Her struggle with death was pitiiul In
the extreme.
The cause OF the suicide is thought to
have been the refusal of young man to
continue his devotion to her, for in the
folds of her nightdress after her death
Mrs. Pleasance found the following let
ter:
Los ANaELRs, Calif., Mar. 20, 1894.
"FRIEND AGNEs-I arrived In town
this evening, weeks absence. was
intending TO come down this evening,
but concluded to write instead. l got
home all we'll and found the folks the
same. l hope you have been we'll since
l have been gone. Well, Agnes, am
going to tell you in this letter what l
intended to tell you the last time l was
down but when l got in your presence
my courage failed. And did not have
the courage to make you sad. But 1t
must be said sooner or later, and l feel
as though now was the right time to tell
you all. 1t is this: that you and l must
part. Now, Agnes, l do not want to
hurt you, but l must write those cruel
words. AS l told you in my letter
awhile back, do not love you. On the
other hand, know that you are begin
ming to love me, and l cannot bear to
see you wasting your love on me when
know that / can never return 1t. You
are too pure, too innocent to be fooled
with. II you were like the majority of
the girls. with their butterfly love
which only lasts week or two, would
not feel as though l were doing any
thing wrong to lead you on. But. as l
said before. know your love is genu-
inc; that you really love me with O pure
and holy heart. Therefore, cannot
and will not pretend what | don't feel.
N -
isr DC ses arreads. 4 could h II fiavs
been avoided IL / had done as should
have in the beginning. But wac fool
ish and felt fiattered, supposing 1t would
end like all the little fiirtations had.
but when | found out different | should
have dropped it at once. But I had not
the courage to do 80. 1 let it 90 too
long before l began to rectiiy my mis-
take, and fear it can't be rectified with
out causing more or less pain. Now,
Agnes, don't think / wrote this for any
jealous motive, for l did not. Iwiote
just what has been on my mind for the
lastthree months and did not have the
courage to say 90 before. In conclusion,
L Will ask you to forget and forgive me If
you can, for we may never meet again.
and it will be better if we never do. for
a meeting would only give pain and do
no good. But you have left bright spot
in my memory which can never be
erased. l will always remember you.
and look back with pleasure on the
happy times have spent with you. As
tQ your picture and other littls things, l |
bek OF you to let me keep them in re-
membrance OF you. But, il you feel ae
though you wanted them back, of |
course l can't refuse to return them. |
But hope you will lot me keep them,
Well, Agnes, must close my letter,
begging you once more to forgive me II |
you can. remain your friend,
will STANsBURY MALLoY,
'Pico Heights"
Just before the young lady died, her
father questioned her regarding any
trouble that might have existed between
herself and Stansbury, or Molloy. as he
frequently signed himself. She replied
that he-meaning Stansbury-would
not visit her again; that he ill-treated
her upon one occasion and she rebuked
him, when he told her that she was the
puiest woman he had ever known, and
honored her for it.
The young man was formerly a clerk
In grocery store in the vicinity OF the
Pleasance residence, and so far az known
has good reputation.
Agnes was % years OF age, a hand.
some, we'll educated young woman. Mr..
Pleasance was formerly president OF the
Los Angeles Spiritual society, while Mrs.
Pleaaance is we'll known As a medium.
MIR. Pleasance says he first heard of
tn ere being trouble between his daugh-
ter and Stansbury through q spirit who
was controlling Mrs. Pleasance at the
time.
Coroner Gates will hold the inquest at
the residence al s 80 o'clock thia morn