The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-13

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When the girls relatives saw a copy Of the
verses they said that they threw no additional
light upon the case. They did not believe that
mother. said that she believed Louisa had been
droTned.
pied a cottage at Monmouth Beach. Louisa
went bathing, and. being seized with cramps.
was carried out to sea by the undertow. She
was rescued Just in time. and ever since she
has been afraid to battle alone. Regarding
the trip to Long Branch. l know all about, that.
Mrs. Armstrong. who lives in Jersey City. and
Mrs; SeryIiss: who lives at Glen C9ye: l.; l. |
Louisa was not in love with him. In fact. she
was not in love with any man that l knew of.
am satisfied that she did not commit suicide.
would have Ieft a letter behind her In case she
did anything OF that kind,
! young woman had been found at South Beach.
Detective Lynch, who called &C the house, said
hsn %E1id ii like see to wh hSyS a Rhh S 6GGH foS Of my y
South Beach was Louisa's. The police later in
formed me that there was no truth in the story
positive, however, that Louisa did not commit
suicide. and as to, the stories about her having
eloped with Mr.. Chamberlain, they are all un-
true. II Louisa had wanted TO marry Mr..
Chamberlain her parents would lot have OBJ
The .spot where the maid said Miss King
went bathing is Just above the Iron Pier.
Owing to the strong undertow. two men have
savers. One OF these. Capt. Charles Reilly. said
yesterday that he did not believe Miss King had
sRsG5sd a the soT mater woman at ALL waI RG RiaBf Fsa
beach attired in a bathing suit and carrying a
bright-colored sun umbrella, This young
Reilly said. that he had watched her for an
hour, and during that time she did not go into
Edward Baxter, another llfe-sayer. employed
near the Iron Pier, said that there were so
many people n bathing on SUNDAY afternoon
Miss King to have been drowned'there without
some one having heard Of 1t, Baxter said that
Coney Island Bowery told him that they had
seen a young woman strolling, ABOUT for an
woman they said. wore a bathing suit.
Capt. Dunn said late last night that he
had given up the theory cory that hat Miss As Kins had
away, probably to get married" said the Cap
tain. and she has taken this way OF doing Y
that she had received attention from two young
men me- ,S one Of them poor poor and the other wealthy.
i iies .T wanted e her ,Ho to ma rvt the rich h~ ONE. De-
The clothing she left in the bathing house
was OF winter weight and well worn. not. AT all
seaside. And. besides, she carried away with
her her Parasoli pocketbook and Iewelry; 1.-THE
been cast upon the beach almost Immediately,
as the tide was rising at the time she disap-
Mir. King said last night:
Il believe the true story is that my daughter
was being taught how TO swim bythc maid.
and while trying to strike out for herself was
carried away blythe undertow and was drowned.
The maid In her Ignorance feared to tell the
police the true story, evidently thinking they
would hold her responsible, My daughter was
not in love with any one and has not run away.
She had no reason to commit suicide. We have
all OF her belongings except the red parasol,
and we do not believe she had a red parasol
with her"
The circumstances surrounding the disap-
Dearance OF Miss King recall other Coney ISL
and cases which remained mysteries for a long
time. One OF these was the case OF Eva Jewett,
a good-looking young woman, WHO was en-
ployed In q bakery owned by her brother-ln-
law, Samuel w. Thornton. One day Thornton
took his sister-in-law to Coney Island, leaving
his wife In charge Of the bakery on Myrtle ave-
nue., Brooklyn. Thornton and Miss Jewett
hired bathing suits at one OF the bathing pa
yilions. That night their clothing was found
In the pavilion. The couple disappeared and
were supposed to have been drowned. Four
weeks later they turned up in Florida.
They said they had gone In bathing at Coney
Island and had been carried out TO sea on q
wave. but managed To reach a log that was
floating In the ocean. After floating about for
a long time they were picked up by q passing
schooner and put ashore on the coast OF Florida.
Then. they. said. they tramped many miles
before reaching civilization. The members Of
the church which Thornton and Miss Jewett
were In the habit OF attending. did not believe
the couples story. and decided thatthey should
be TILED by the deaeOna. The trial lasted sew
eral days and Sam and Eva were eIoneratad.
ThoFntonis Vile believed the story q his slater
and husband told +