The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1826-09-22 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.  ,j 1 I  ~~ :~ I, . ~r I ~' ~~~ M :~~  ~~  The eympethiel of the inhahitents of Hampstiead and its neigh. Itietrheol have been pnwetftally melted by one of those melancholy eases of ferrule self-de.truction which so frequently occur to stattle she public ear. Abel of the details have not yet transpired ; its dtheent inquiry has brought us acquainted with the following affection particulars The unhappy victim, who hail not reached her 17th year, was the daughter of a Mr. Thorns., 11. Tule, a highly reepeetable farmer. eeeitling not far from Hampstead Muir. It appeered, about four teonths ago. she bad the mi.fiwtune to become acquainted with a ('apt tin Nichols, of the Dragoon Guard., a the house of a telt te:e of hers in the thy. Vita gentlemen having long mingled t • the ponehed society of the west entl, and posses: deg an intilligent man'enance, and a hantleinne figure, &fretted !tithe wrack with tee beauty and accomplishments of Mini II yntle..and contrived to be intredneed by her to the family at Hampstead. There his attostiuns became a.. evident, and his assiduities so matted, that Mr. Hynde thought it prudent to come to an immediate ceplaaation ; and that was apparently satiefartoty, for the Captain continued his wire more frequently than formerly. Female confidence in a soldier's honour te known to be excretive ; and Miss Hynde appaready reemed heiscif in the fullest manner on that of Captain Thirws went on quitelvenough until Wednesday se'nnight, when the young lady agreed. at the urgent solicitation of her admirer, to accompany hint to the English Opera House. They renia.neil in the theses teal nearly half-past nine o'clock, when, on pretence that by stayitte, longer they 'meld lose the Hampstead coa.h, they left the place. Nod proceeded at a rapid pace towards . the Ifsynrarkst. Ilefore the p.m girl knew well in what direction the WAS going, she (hung benefit* in an obscure alley of Leicester. comm. How the Captain reconciled her to accompany him to such * ram is and must remain a myerery ; but from the accounts Albeit have transpired, it amide seem that he wiled her into a brothel hi the neighbour:lcel. There are many ways by which an Innocenth eutsel end cond.:log girl may be drawn into a temporary intimacy • ouseicious characters; but whatever welt the means praetised . by the Captain, certain it ii that she was grossly insulted by b•nithing the air of this retreat of infamy; and tlikt during her tet sy she was plied by a certain deleterious setemerd, which urn, eatery bewildered her reason, and made her an easy prey to a dmigoing shish. During the stispensirm of reason, there can -to no shout but that he effected his diabolical purpose. She ley (mordirg to her own statement) in a deathlike stupor for result ete hour and a half; and when reason returned, she found . het cif duerted by her seducer. With great difEculy the fainting -red utthappy girl got out of the house, ar.d commenced her journey homeward'', where she arrived about two in the rooming, and me ceonteti for her absence by saying that she hall missed Captain Sletmle in the crowd shortly Meer hating the theatre; and her andanitated appearance confirmed this netlike. The conecie wants ofthe inistleef that hail been done to her, preyed deeply on • eirt mind of the untertunate lady, and induced her to briny herself prematurely out of a world which had now no charms Mr her. Her mint di meanour apparently lulled asleeep the soli:ions of her parent.; for oil Monday evening she was allowed to go to the shop of bit. Junes, the chemist, when. she purchased a large phiel-full of laeclanum. She swallowed it to the drms. about twelve o'clock. wags all the family had retired to rest, sled about two hours afterhOrde they were awakened by a low moaning noise, whielt prooteded from the bed-room. lfurrying thither, the dreadful it uth INeg has plainly revealed to them. Medical aid was Reeled for, bat every effort pineal unser:Hine. Thu puieon took eftict ; about sus o'clock die was a stacned curve. Doting the Interest that elepesi between the ilimoro•y atui the • uegeou"s arrival, the parents learned. front the phrettsitel language of their dying edit', the shocking narrative we have now detailed. It would he imposetble to express the agony that wrurt; their hearts at the recital. Atteiruptest was held. on ll'itinesetlay, on t!,: body. at the Crown public-house, before one of the Coroners for alidritesex and a reweetable Jury. The evidence resembled, in its main features, the fiats we bare already detailed. Mare Ames, servant to Mr. Hynde, deposed to the intimacy Om subsisted between her young mistress and Captein Nichols. liarty on Tuesday morning (the witness continued)" it might be shout half-past two o'clock, she rapped at the door. I hod nut gone is heti ; I 'eked who was there—a voice said without, " Mary, it's tee; tet, let me in." In opening the door, I Nestled beck, when 1 paw Mee., she looked so pale; her hair hung loosely from her freenet, and her clothes termed all *lmaged. I asked leer where trey hall been. She said that Captain Nichols. In lookieg fur a hall pawed her after the play was over and she bad wait,d ter him neatly as Loin *Ca.L'i =mad to stay loner, ato had come off. Miss Ilynde seemed very averse to sptsk, she othed for a candle, and went to her bed-chamber, begging of me riot to disturb tier father or mother. I did not know what to think es the eui.jeet ; but I never iningined arty thing bad (the witness t •re berme deeply affected) had beta clone to trey young MbiIIICSA. au Thursday and Friday she was often in bed ; she complained of Itsereie head-ache, and a sore :Moat. lice mother wished to send fele the surgeon, but she would not bear of it. On Monday