Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
DIE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS
Two Thwarted Lovers Commit Suicide at
Bonair, Tenn.
Father of the Young Man in the Case
Ohjecied-Jump Over n
Precipice.

! A telegram to the New York Herald from
Nashville. Tenn, says: With arms clasped
| about each other Carl French, a boy
scarcely out Of his teens. and Helen Hunt
| his pretty sweetheart, yesterday afternoon
| leaned over a precpice to instant death
| 1t was the tragic union in eternity of two
| souls that were not permitted to be joined
| on earth.
The scene of the awful ending of their
romance was in the mountains OF Whtte
| county, near the little summer resort and
| mining town of Bonair about one hun
dred miles from Nashville. The rock from
| which the lovers jumped is 100 feet nigh
Young French appeared in Bonair three
months ago. He came from Indianapolis
| Ind, to spend his vacation among the
mountains and he met Helen Hunt soon
after his arrival. she was the daughter
| of Allen Hunt, a well-to-do miner, and was
| beautiful and accomplished. Report In
| Bcnair has it that the girl a first turned
| a deaf ear to the lovemaking of the school
| boy.
Wedding Day Set.
He was persistent, however, and the girl
recently consented to an engagement.
| Their wedding was set to take place within
| month. 1t was all to be kept secret
| frcm the parents of the prospective bride
groom until the ceremony had been per-
| formed.
The young mans father arrived from
| Indianapolis on Saturday, TO the consterna-
! ton of his son. Some one had written to
| Mr. French informing him of the inter
esting situation. After the first greeting
| was over Mr.. French said:
Carl, l have come to take you home.
The announcement came like ID thunder
| bolt to the young man. He begged his
| father to allow him to marry Helen Hunt
| and when Mr.. French declined to consider
| such a proposition the boy declared that
ne would marry her or commit suicide
| The interview, as may be judged, was u
| stormy one.
Mr.. French kept the boy under close sur
| veillance. To-Day was set the time for
| the journey home. Yesterday Carl begged
| to be allowed to see his sweetheart once
more.
Il must say goodbye to her he said.
Mr.. French reiented to the extent of al
| Loving a last interview, but he stipulated
that the two were not to go out of his
| sight st was late yesterday afternoon
| when the two heartbroken lovers met.
| They We're allowed by Mr.. French to walk
| to Sunset Park, the father following at the
| respectful distance of about forty feet.
Leaped to Death.
| The lovers walked to- the north side of
| the park. They reached the big bluff over
locking the deep precipice, and seemed to
| be engaged in earnest conversation. The
| girl leaned forward and peered for sec
| ond into the depths.
| Then she drew back and put her hand in
| the nand of her lover. The two then en-
| b. aced and with entwined about each
| otter together leaped over the precipice.
| Mr.. French, who had been keeping a
| watch upon them, darted forward with a
| wild cry of terror and grief. He looked
| over the bluff, and far below he saw the
| two bodies. AS quickly as he could he
| climbed down the bluff.
The boy was dead. His neck had been
| broken. The girls head was crushed, and
| she was internally injured@ She died in a
| few moments.
| Mr.. French gave the alarm, and help was
| quickly at hand. The bodies of the two
| lovers were quickly conveyed to the home
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