The Republican journal., 1877-05-17
They Died Together.
From the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL I

streets, at an early hour Yesterday morn
ing. The details, so far as aScertained,
may be briefly told
Early on Tuesday morning two women
who were supposed to be sisters applied
at the Farmers hotel for accommodation
The elder registered her name as Sallie
Dlll, and that OF her companion as Ida
May Dill. A room was assigned to them.
and they returned about 6:3O O'clock, and
! retired. At 9 O'Clock the two went out
again and returned an hour later. The
elder notified the clerk that they We're
weary, having Travelled considerably, and
wished to be called at II o'clock the next
| day.
At the appointed time a servant raped
at the door and received no answer. He
raped repeatedly, and while he was lis
tening for response thought he heard Il
woman groaning. The proprietor was
notified; he tried tho door, and not being
| able to arouse the inmates of the room
| called the attention of Officer Higgins.
| Higgins returned with George Meynekc,
the coroners clerk, and they not being
able to break in the door, effected an en-
trance by the tlansom,
The TWO women who had engaged the
room were found lying on the bed to-
gethcr. The elder was in front, breath
ing heavily andunconscouS. The Young
er one by her side lav with her face to the
wall She was dead. On the floor was
found a bottle labeled '.powrls & Wight
mans Aorphia," which was empty. Froth
WAS oOZng from the nose and mouth of
the dead girl a mere child in appear
ance, and her limbs and body We're drawn
up as if she had died in pain. The elder
lay on her back. Both We're dressed,
they having only removed their hats and
combs before lying down.
The breathing woman. in Il comutOSe
condition, was removed to the Cincinnati
hospital, where she died 1T Il quarter to
o'clock, threc-quarters Of an houl after
her arrival there The dead body was
removed from the hotel to lIabig's un-
deltaking establishment on Sixth street.
Towards evening the corpse WAS carried
thither from the hospital.
On the persons Of the dead bodies were
found several letters and cards, but moth
ING To definitely give their history ui 9ug-
gest 4 motive for the suicide.
one of the letters is as follows:
SABBATH MoRNlNG. April II.
DEAR SAlIIE-l received yours Of the l2th.
began to despair OF ever hearing from You Wien
whole week and two days had elapsed, and every
evening would inquire il there not Il letter tor
| Inc But No" was all got in response, Forgive
me if too severe. | know your time must be too
well filled up with more important matters | am
very clad t" hear You meet with such good sue
and are getting so well but you did not say
one word about your heath | was very ;lnNiouS
YOU seemed uuWell when you left here. and
your letter, which lies before me. shows Il great
Deal OF nervousness. My dear Sister. you must
guard against it all YOU There is nothing, in
my estimation, as dcplorable as to have ones
nerves shattered. am thanktul indeed. if
have been the least comfort tn y"u iii any way.
For the short actl natntAnrr We hul, | must say
that enjoyed it very much.
Oar Good ministry wrote that they
would b. here last Tuesday. bat failed coming on
account of their horse taking SICK Yesterday III
der II rnry received postal card saving they would
be here this coming Tuesday
ErIGE FAuApy.
The address ON the envelope of one Of
the letters led Il reporter Of the CONNER
cial to no. " East Third street, to make
inquiries at the residence OF Mrs. Agnes
NeWlin Mrs. NeWlin stated that having
made application ut the office OF the
Womcns Christian association for help,
on last Saturday Il week, two women
| called on her for Il situation. They
| claimed to be mother and daughter and
gave their names us Sallje and lda May
Dill. The elder was dressed in full
Shaker garb, and as neat lis i pin. Her
freshness and beauty We're marked, and
her statement that she was the mother
of her companion was questioned, But
She declared that She was thirty six Years
OF ACE, the widow of Il soldier who died
| al ],,
Years AGO, when her child was siNmonths
old she entered the Shaker community
at Whitewater, near Harrison, Ohio. The
| child, she said. ON growing into Wonldn-
hood. manifested il disposition to BE
| schoolcd in the manners of the world,
and for this reason they had left the So
ciety. They had left in a friendly under
standing, and OH u promise that they
would return at any time they chose
The mother and child remained at Mrs.
| NcWlin's for about ten days, the former
acting in the capacity Of Il hOuSekeepcr
and the latter as Il nurse. Last Monday
morning the woman rose about > o'clock
and left the house, returning about noon.
| Her absence without leave or excuse was
! deemed sufficient for 4 discharge. They
| departed accordingly, and took with them
two trunks filled with Il complete aSSort
ment of clothing. The woman had eN-
| pressed to another one Of the servants Il
dissatisfaction on account Of the work
being harder than she had expected.
Directions were left to send what mail
matter might come for them to No. 2:5
| Court street.
There is a theory that the disposition
of the girl might be i'll some measure an
explanation Of the motive Of suicide. She
is described as being Il very stubborn
child. and wild in her notions.
1t is the opinion of some that Sallir
Dill, the elder person, becoming de
spondent, resolved on the death Of her
| self and daughter: that she administered
the poison to the girl and then took u
dose herself. The appearance of the
bodies on the bed, in full dress, would
Indicate that suicide was contemplated
| by both. OF the scene in that room,
however, with lis preparations for the
tragedy, there is no living tongue to tell.
ANTECEDENrS OF THE PARTIES AND HIS
TORY OF THEIR TROUBLE.
Fourteen years ago there cllle to the
Shaker settlement of Whitewater, six
miles from Harrison and one mile from
New Haven, this county, a young woman,
who, With her infant daughter (b0rn out
OF wedlocl) in her arms, sought refuge
from world in which She had met only
treachery and disappointment The father
of her child, who had refused to marry
her, was the son Of a wealthy and we'll
| known preacher of indianapolis. This
was Salie Dill She called the little one,
| then only a year or two of age, Ida May
! Dill. Salie Dill was a woman Of rather
attractive presence, and one of her quail
| tication WAS Il fine contralto voice that
soon brought her out as u leader in the
choir of the ''church" or center society of
the Shakers. In this society this Young
woman passed these IT Years an un-
eventtul life, while her child grew up to
young Womanhood, and to the experience
of the feelings of q fresh, warm nature,
that could not we'll be curbed by the re
straints prolessed by the people by whom
she found herself surrounded. 4 few
months ago her love for the society of the
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