The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-24
HE WRITES TO HOEBER, TOO
THE "HANDSOME YOUNG GOVERN
MENT OFFICER HEARD FROM

Believes the Girl vgho said she was In Love
win uHtnn ana would Commit suicide Will
Carry Out Her observation-disclosures 20 Open
Her Letter n tho Man Does Vet Appear.
On Saturday Coroner Hocber received a let
ter from a young girl who said shc intended to
commit suicide because OF unrequited love.
| Enclosed In the lcttor was q sealed envelope, on
| the upper left-hand corner OF which was
pasted n piece of card representing two hands
claspcd, a bouquet OF roses, a turtle dove, ana
forget .mc-nots cncircling tho hands. On the
enyolopo WINS written: Deliver only to tho per-
son presenting the remainder Of this card. 1t
must not DO opened. From an intending sui
eide"
Yesterday Coroner Hocber received a letter,
| which was not signed, from n person who said
he hold the remainder Of the card, and was evil
dcntly the Handsome young Government
officer with whom tho young girl said she
was in love. Tho letter Is as follows:
"Coroner Hoeber.
remaining hslf Of the card for The letter which
ten r0fb, By a young lady. i must inform you that
my belief Is that the young lady win IL abe has
her as possessing a determined nature. 1 know
so little about her that + will only state she Is
VERY P ,TftIs r snoS i, a hat Of sb e'f Is a p pnSo slHl.
and can scarcely believe this rash act OF her;
You must fully understand the uncomforts6lo
4 DUSltlDn i I'LL DlhItu As " Il CtSo 10y
al afy in f0F ao;nn s@a 10 R shHo t Rk % affair n @oaid
E F. psryon 1n1 we're m I sa in % eSefyyt SHiSs' would { MGp be e Sae
ildentiel, yet IT would be, Of little use, as ! shall
grant her dying request and III, not ,d reveal "a bier hSr
tor's Field. Meanwhile l shall endeavor to find
her parents address. ! must inform you that
or oru cause SnE to 'G be- unseaIed Or opened tho letter
| you now have in your possession for me-.
Ing II ,S Eii VIII fH0 nos or Of e. has s0 mot f lnsHFs q hsr ras ara an.
called-for act, l am. respectfully. yours,
Up. ST. incioso you her farewell. letter to me,
which was o. 'eived last evening, and In WHICH
cause of her death except that she loves me-"
The following is tho farewell letter referred
to by the writer:
while. you are perusing this insignificant
Don't think hard of mo, dear. l am not crazy
or an adventures, only, a weak, simple girl.
%np i R9ssPi i%i snd p Tisa iySur m hSnasems and 1d'f {
~ love, which / have vainly endeavored TO over.
act when you were in England. but l managed
to restrain myself until you returned. when !
veal the fuli and true extent Of my love for YOU,
which 1 did, and you thought mo crazy: oh,
God. how n my heart t sShe aio but 1 MIL VII take mS. ths
You are in nowiso to blame. 80 / will not reveal
your name to cause the ungrateful public any
think l am a ruined girl. am, as you know. a
pure girl, and you gave me good advice, yet j
e eoaras eDs ns'e vet / 10 Pove nsv you e"G i am me @ ANY own WI,
murderer. l tremble so l cannot write. but my
time on earth Is nearly ended. / wrote to thss
you,.and inclosed q letter to be delivered te
you upon presentation Of the small piece of card
"Oh, you: little thought what 1 had in view
when / requested you to preserve 1t as n keep
eiied at tn, he time, and" that was the only way
knew of sending a letter to you. 1 could no!
die, though. until 1 saw your, face again, 30
you and followed you and learned your place OF
abode. SO l write this. l was satisfied that
with you would be ~fruitless, SO l will simply
kill myself and rest forever in the sleep from
v chi I will will awake "yai1 IN ua Heaven Son:o Where sn ! know KNOW
rest sounds! l will either seek q watery gray,
in the river or do the deed on land. may
my friends will see me in the Morsue. A pau
pers grave has no cause to brighten me. but my
act. They must not know and DIV %til not: NJ;
dying. request is that yon do not identity me
do y not x show my tSs s.'s yoa e Gnow ror me- IN g! sSe aG net
other unknowns in the Pottor's Field: Oh, why
did Amy ever introduce me to youf She said sc
ing. that I asked her ION 10 make me acqgainteS
you from the time i met you. and the trip q
the Hudson, when we met by accident. mad,
my love stronger. God knows. He will forgive
me for this act; Be a good man and l know
:aTcll no one where I am except that I bay,
gone on a long journey. far, far away. Don
go to any expense, II ! am a girl, to bury me
II seems hard to part, but It must be SO. ant
until we meet in heaven, my only loved one
good by. good-by. God pity me!
Your best friend and loving girl.
Up. 81 send you my valise to return to Amy
Good-by forever"
The name of the writer of this letter was tor,
out by the man who sent 1t to the Coroner
Coroner Hoeber said that unless the write
calls on him, within the next WENT -four hour
and reveals his identity he will open the scales
letter sent by the young lady.
MY opening the sealed letter. said the Cor
oner, may be the means Of preventing he
committing suicide"