APAIR OF CHILD-L OVERS.
ChilfAn Bridge, a hamlet m the Stale of Illinois, has been the scene of a terrible tragedy. One year ago Edward '.•lark, a Jieventeen-year-old boy, feU In love w<th a schoolmate, Lena K'oltz, who was then fourteen The girl is e»id to htive returned the boy'a affection. The parents of the young people tried to discourage them became of thtir youth. Fir ally the fc'nlz family adopted stringent measures and Clark was warned to ke-p awny from the house. He still managed to see the girl, rmt It appears she lately informed him that ehe would not marry him without her parents' coosmt The ther day the dead bodies of the lad and bis sweetheart were found near the bridge He had shot her through the head, and then sent a bullet into his own brain One srory is tha>. she consented to d«*th, and that a note was left to that tffaot.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1461, 20 January 1887, Page 3
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157APAIR OF CHILD-LOVERS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1461, 20 January 1887, Page 3
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