Julia Beath of the Ross County Infirmary Drowns

“Miss Beath, of Ross county, escaped from the infirmary one day last week and committed suicide by drowning while insane.”¹

“The body of an insane girl named Julia Beath, missing from the County Infirmary since March 15th, was found floating in the river yesterday.”²

1. (1873, April 12). Portsmouth Times, p. 3.
2. (1873, April 12). Defiance Democrat, p. 2.