Mysterious Death of a YOUNG Lady.

Evening Post, Volume XLIX, Issue 116, 17 May 1895, Page 4

Mysterious Death of a YOUNG Lady.

A tragedy surrounded by many mysterious ciromnßtances came to light at Goulburn on the 9th inßt., when the body of a young lady named Jane Pyan, lately a probationer at St. Joseph's Convent, Goulburn, was discovered alongside the railway track about three miles on the Sydney Bide of Menanglo station, on the southern line. The body, upon investigation, disclosed no marts of violence which might not have been caused by a fall from the train. Miss Ryan left Goulburn at 12.58 in the morning, and intended, on arriving at Sydney, to stay with Borne friends named Crowe, residing in Quarry-street, Ultimo. Mr. Crowe received a telegram from the Reverend Mother of the conveut on Wednesday evening, asking him to meet Mies Ryan on her arrival at Bedfern. He was at the station with his wife when the train arrived, and being somewhat alarmed at her non-appearance he wired to the Lady Superior to ascertain if she had left Goulburn. An answer was shortly after receivod, stating that Bhe bad been seen off by two nnns Later in the day two railway officials called at Mr. Crowe's house, and informed him that a young lttdy, supposed to bo Miss Ryan, had been found dead on the railway track. He subsequently saw and identified tho body. It baa been ascertained that when the unfortunate young lady left Goulburn another female was in the carriage. Strenuous erdeavonrs to find this person were made by the railway officials and police, but withont avail. From tho nature of the injuries Miss Ryan received, the police do not think that there is any reason to apprehend foul play. It seems scarcely probable that the young lady's death was due to an acoident, as the do->rs of aIL the carriages are fitted with a patent double spring, which makes it impossible to open the door withont turning the handle full back. The only remaining theory is that of suioide, but this. Mr. Crowe, who knew the young lady's disposition well, considers qnite out of the question His Wife had recently received a letter from her, when she wrote in excellent spirits.: Her health appears to have been good, and no reasons can be adduced that would favour the theory of self-destraotion. Miss Kyan's luggage was found in the carriage on its arrival at Eedfern.