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The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], Shocking tragedy in New York. (search)
y, on Sunday she made the necessary preparation for the disposition of her remain, when the curtain should fall upon the last act of the melancholy tragedy. She determined to destroy the life of her child also, and thus complete the drama by killing herself. Having procured a phial of laudanum, she administered a portion of the poison to her offspring and then swallowed the balance herself. Some hours afterwards the unhappy woman was discovered to be in a dying condition, with her child folded closely to her bosom. She was immediately removed to Bellevue Hospital for medical attendance, but died in an hour or so after her admission. The child lingered until yesterday afternoon, when it succumbed to the influence of the poisonous draught and expired about three o'clock. Coroner Callin investigated the affair, and upon searching the effects of the suicide, he found a note which she had written the night before, giving all the necessary direction for the disposition of the bodies.