"Death For An Unrequited Love," The Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thurs, 21 Jan 1879, P10:C1.

DEATH
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For An Unrequited Love
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Sought by Clara Mullen, a West Covington Girl
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Her Effects Found in a Skiff on the River.
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Tell-Tale Letter in Which She Threatened to End Her Life--Sad Affair.
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All day yesterday officers and volunteers were dragging the river below West Covington in search of the body of Clara Mullen, who is believed to have drowned herself on account of disappointment in a love affair.
Miss Mullen was known as one of the prettiest girls in West Covington. She was 18 years old, and since budding into womanhood had acted as housekeeper in her father's large family. For more than a year Miss Mullen had received the attentions of Harry Sonnenburg, a pressman in the printing establishment of the Methodist Book Concern, of this City. Recently Sonnenburg has been less attentive than usual, and Miss Mullen had been much distressed.
On his last visit to West Covington she upbraided her lover for his coldness and they quarreled.
A STARTLING FIND.
Yesterday morning Henry Pell, a blacksmith who lives in West Covington and is employed in this city, went to the river bank to ferry himself over to Cincinnati in his skiff. He was startled to find a woman's shawl, earrings and hair pins in the skiff. He turned the articles over to Marshal Kelp, who instituted an investigation. The Marshal found that the articles had belonged to Miss Mullen, and that she had been missing from home since Tuesday afternoon. She had left a letter at home on Monday to be mailed to Sonnenburg but her father had not mailed it. After the Marshal had told his story the letter was opened and it was found that it was the girl's last missive to her lover. She had written him that if he did not call to see her by 8 o'clock Tuesday evening her body would be found at the bottom of the river. The father of the girl, Samuel Mullen, is a watchman on a coal fleet on this side of the river, opposite Ludlow. He is convinced that his daughter has committed suicide. Last night the relatives and friends of the girl were gathered at the Mullen residence in West Covington, and all are certain that her body will be found in the river.
WAS SHE DEMENTED?
Mr. Mullen refused to allow the letter which his daughter wrote to be seen. He was half crazed with grief, and said that he thought his daughter's mind was affected.
Sonnenburg, the recreant lover, was at the house also.
He stated last night that they had had no quarrels of any kind, but it seems that Miss Mullen suspected that his love was growing cold. She determined to try and bring him to terms, and indited the short note found at her home. The lover did not come, and, true to her promise, Miss Mullen sought relief in death.
The Mullen family live on Short Taylor street, in a frame cottage, and the family consists of the father, Samuel Mullen, three sons and two daughters, Miss Clara, who took her life, and Mrs William Hankins, who at present is living in Ludlow. Sonnenberg boards at 825 Barr street, in this city.