The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
MISS TERRELL'S DESPAIR.
sF III HER LOVER, sHE
TAKES HER LIFE

AFTER an Engagement OF Two Years ne.
Crnckin snddeniy Deserted Her. AID
when She Sought m Explanation ne
Tod Her to Keep Away rhon His.
Miss Annie L. Terrell, 10 years old. killed her
SELF early Yesterday morning at her home, SO
forty-nrst street, Brooklyn, with carbolic acid.
disappointment in love was tho motive. She
was a pretty girl. with rosy checks and light
brown hair. and was n great favorite with her
neighbors. Her father Ia IN electrician on q
steam yacht and of on n cruise.
The girl had long loved Edward J. McCraokin.
81 years old, of 136 Palmetto street. who Ia q
machinist in n Brooklyn institution. The Ter
rell and McCrackin families have been closely
acquainted for several years and are related by
marriage. Miss Terrell and young McCrackin
had been regularly in each others society for
more than two years. They won't to tho theatre
together on Thanksgiving Day. in 1894, and on
their return McCrackin limited that they wore
engaged to be married. The boys mother dis
approved OF the engagement, owing to the youth
OF the couple. She told her son that he should
not think of such a thing as marriage until he
had been thorouehly settled In some permanent
their fnsI|V rsiat loo IS sn and Ih found E,dI' t noWsysr' o SSnslnHsc
ties to meet each other at the house of n rela-
tive OF tho young woman.
Some months ago McCrackin gave his sweet
heart an engagement ring. and It was finally
agreed that they should get married on Feb. "a.
vi tho III u T6lNIlV6b IN olLnbT
side. Recently, McCrackin's devotion to her
cooled perceptibly. and two weeks ago his visits
TO her came 70 an abrupt end. Miss Terrell
home and was forced reluctantly to tho conciu-
s not. S snSs we Ta anti iifiS ing l le ayeif this bSs' letter /, T Ss
Nov; Fl that she fully realized the change in
Miss ANNIE Z. TERRELL. You will greatly
oblige mo by ceasing your calling and atten.
lions; for IN my estimation It ie always, good
policy TO let the man do the counting, and rs l
have no desire to keep company with you, you
', cease the annoyance Of putting yourself in
Even this message failed to shake completoly
tho Rlrls confidence in her lover. ~ cannot be-
.snt 'th she , rsnarked d. to her mother, that Ed
and signed his name" She wrote to her lover
asking for an explanation, and. receiving no
friends house. McCraokin paid no attention to
turning away despairingly from the house
where she expected to meet him. she went
direct to his own homo In Palmetto street. Ho
away in tears, after placing a small
package for him in the hands Of his invalid
rather; II was probably on her way homo that
she exhibited much distress. but her mother
tried, to cheer her up and told her that she
should be glad to be released from a man who
could treat her go shamefully. Early in the
morning the groans of the girl brought her
mother and other members OF the family to her
room; They found her in great agony, and she
been summoned. There were traces OF poison
on the girls mouth, and q portion OF 1t was still
in the package on the table.
Young McCrackin Is said to have exhibited no
emotion whatever when informed OF the girls
death. Miss Terrell Is said to have been q model
girl in every respect. She was a regular Sum
Terrell left for McCrackin contained the ring
and some other presents he had given her.