Cynthia Hapgood, female, copyist Death by suicide Date: 11 Apr 1885, Place: Vermont, United States Age:17 yr. 7 mon, Birth Year (Estimated): 1868, Place: Jericho, VT Father's Name: Henry Hapgood, Mother's Name: Olive
↑The Plattsburgh Sentinal, Plattsburgh, N.Y., April 17, 1885, page 1, column 6 - ACROSS THE LAKE [excerpt]: On Saturday a young woman named Cynthia Hapgood, of Essex Junction, died suddenly. On Wednesday she had started for Albany for the purpose of accepting a position as copyist, but returned home ..... Friday morning she reached Essex Junction and started to walk home....... She complained of severe pains in her stomach....... A post mortem examination disclosed traces of poison, probably taken in a fit of dispondency. An ounce of arsenic has since been discovered in the room she occupied in Burlington.... there is drummer mixed up in the case. She left a letter announcing her expected death. Her age was 17.
