Year: 1875

YOUNG GIRL OF NINETEEN SHOOTS HERSELF.


From the Montreal Gazette Sept 81


sad affair took place yesterday evening about
O'Clock front of the St. Lawrence Hail. being nothing
less than the attempted suicide Of young girl named
Mary Jane Cantfeld. 1t appears that the young wo-
man, some four years ago, had been seduced by
said be Denis Brennan married and the father
OF family, residing in this city The poor
girls disgrace, coupled with the fact that
she seems to have been suspected Of steal
ing some articles belonging to lady with
whom she engaged servant some
time ago. preyed upon her mind to such an
extent that she took the most speedy of ending
her life and shot herself Itappears that she fully
intended to shoot Brennan well as herself for she
met him during yesterday afternoon and scene
ensued the poor girl upbrading him with the ruin he
had enaled upon her. entreatng him TO do something
for herthe precise nature oil whch does not appear
or she would shoot him first and afterward kill herself
She appears have been desperately in earnest in the
matter for about seven o'clock she appeared at the
entrance Of the St Lawrence Hall and inquired for
Brennan. On being informed that he absent
the despairng girl drew revolver and fired,
pointing the revolver toward her heart The
pistol fell from her grasp to the marble-tled
floor of the passage and tancyng the first
shot had not done the work thoroughly the determined
ing against her left breast again fred this time ap
parenty with effect for she fell 10 tho floor and
was borne into the adjoining room, when messenger
was despatched for medical assistance The doctor in
attendance could do little 70 alleviate her Distress and
IL feared she would bleed TO death the wounds
being supposed from the direction they had taken
have entered her lungs She subsequently removed
TO the Montreal General Hospital, where IL
tanned that though of the lower ribs fractured
and the pistol balls impossible Of from the weak
moss of the sufferer from loss Of blood, her lungs
were not pierced. II feared that internal
hemorrhage would end her su1erngs, how
ever and probably this meets the readers eye the
tragedy will have been complete and Mary Jane Can't
field corpse II Is proper TO state that though the
affair took place at the ST. Lawrence Hail. neither of
the parties concerned had any connection with that
establishment Some two years ago the wouldb be sui
eide servant TO family in the house; and Denis
Brennan is the agent for Maury's livery stables and
looks after the interests Of that firm in supplying
vehicles for the Of tourists and other guests Of the
Hail. The following letter, found on the person of Miss
Canthed, leaves little doubt that she meditated tho
fatal which, doubtless has consigned herself TO the
grave and her seducer To everlasting gnominy:-
To THE wIrEEss:-


Don't blame me for what have done am heartbroken
and discouraged am blamed in the wrong we'll tried
20 get living but am dsgraeed never stole anything
from anybody hut have been fool about that that
has led TO this Ny truth and strength God cannot
kin anybody; hope he will be In heaven with
Goodby all dear friends Send my things home my father
Tell him fret he will be with me- Do
show Justice and find who took those things. am
sure Mr. Taylor God forgive him II 1t hope
Mr. O'IIara will find his things never them.
did would take them. did not them. VIII some
one try and find out who done itS


This and another letter. addressed to Denis Brennan
were found the person OF the unfortunate young
woman and the above handed 10 reporter fol
/ publication.