The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-02
THEY DIED TOGETHER.
Shocking Suicide of Fond Mother
and Hayward Daughter at
Cincinnati.
The Girl Said To BE the Illegitimate
Daughter of the Son ola Wealthy
Preacher of indianapolis.
Cincinnati Commercial Of Yesterday.l


thetic to great degree, was enacted in a
room at the Farmers hotel, on the northeast
corner of Race and Court streets, at an early
hour yesterday morning. The details, so far
as ascertained, may be briefly told.
Early on Tuesday evening two women
who were supposed to be sisters applied at
the Farmers hotel for accommodation. The
elder registered her name as Sallie Dill, and
that of her companion as Ida May Dill. A
room assigned to them, and they re
turned about $3.50 O'Clock, and retired. At
8 o'clock the two went out again and re-
turned an hour later. The elder notified
the clerk that they were weary, having
called at IL o'clock the next day.
At the appointed time servant raped at
the door and received no answer He
raped repeatedly, anu while he was listen
ing for a response thought he heard a wo-
man groaning. The proprietor was notified;
he tried the door, and not being able to
arouse the inmates of the room called the at
tention of officer Higgins. Higgins return
ed with George Meyneke, the coroner's
clerk, and they not being able to break in
the door, effected entrance by the tran
som.
The two women who had engaged the
room were found lying on the bed together
The elder was in 'front.' breathing heavily,
and unconscious. The younger one by her
dead. On the floor was found bottle
labeled Powers & Wightmans Morphia,"
which was empty. Froth was oozing from
the nose and mouth of the dead girl-a mere
child in appearance, and her limbs and body
were drawn up as If she had died IN pain.
The elder lay on her back. Both were
dressed, they having only removed their
hats and combs before lying down.
The breathing woman. in a comatose con-
dition, was removed to the Cincinnati hos
pital, where she died at a quarter TO 2
o'clock, three-quarters of an hour after her
arrival there. The dead body was removed
from the hotel to Habig's undertaking estab-
lishment on Sixth street Towards evening
the corpse was carried thither from the hos
pital.
On the persons of the dead bodies were
found several letters and cards but nothing
TO definitely give their history or suggest a
motive for the suicide.
ONE OF THE LETTERS
is as follows:
SABBATH MORNING, April IA.
DEAR SALLIE-I received yours of the 18th
began TO despair of ever hearing from you
when a whole week and two days had elapsed,
and every evening would inquire If there was
not letter for me. But "No" was all got in
response. Forgive me If too severe. know
your time must be too well filed up with
more important matters. / am very glad to
hear you meet with such good success and are
word about your health; was very anx-
ious; you seemed so unwell when you left
here, and your letter, which lies before me,
shows q eat deal of nervousness. Ny dear
sister, you must guard against il all you can.
There Is nothing, in my estimation, as deplor-
able as 10 have ones nerves shattered. / am
thankful, indeed If have been the least com
fort to you in any way. For the short ac-
quaintance we had, must say that enjoyed
IL very much.
Our good ministry wrote that they
would be here last Tuesday, but failed coming
on account OF their horse taking sick. Yester-
day Elder Henry received postal card saying
they would be here this coming Tuesday.
ETTIE FARRADY.
The address on the envelope of one of the
letters led a reporter of the Commercial to
No. 90 East Third street, to make inquiries
at the residence of Mrs. Agnes Newlin Mrs.
Newlin stated that having made application
at the Office of the Women's Christian asso
citation for help, on last Saturday week,
two women called on her for situation.
They claimed to be mother and daughter,
and gave their names as Sallie and Ida MAY
Dill The elder was dressed in full Shaker
garb and as neat as pin. Her fresh
ness and beauty were marked and her
statement that she was the mother of her
companion was questioned But she de-
clared that shf was thirty-six years of age.
the widow of soldier who died early in the
war of the rebellion. Sixteen years ago
when her child was six months old, she
entered the Shaker community at White
water, near Harrison, Ohio. The child, she
said, on growing into womanhood, mani
tested disposition to be schooled in the
manners of the world, and for this reason
they had left the society. They had left in
q friendly understanding and on a promise
that they could return at any time they
chose.
The mother and child remained at Mrs.
Newlin's for about 10 days, the former acting
in the caprcity of housekeeper and the lat
ter as a 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 suffi
cient for discharge They departed accord
ingly, and took with them two trunks filled
with a complete assortment of clothing The
woman had expressed to another one of the
servants dissatisfaction on account of the
work being harder than she had expected.
Directions were left to send what mail mat
ter might come for them to No. 235 Court
street.
There is theory that the disposition OF
the girl might be in some measure au ex-
PLANTATION of the motive of suicide. She is
described as being very stubborn child,
and wild in her notions.
1t is the opinion OF some that Sallie Dill,
the elder person, becoming respondent, re-
solved on the death OF herself and daughter;
that she administered the poison to the girl
and then took dose herself. The appear
ance OF the bodies on the bed, in full dress
would indicate that suicide was contem-
plated by both. OF the scene in that room,
however, with its preparations for the TRACE
dy, there is no living tongue to tell.
ANTEcEDENTs OF THE PARTIES AND HISTORY OF
THEIR TROUBLE.
Fourteen years ago there came 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 (born out of we'd
lock- in her arms, sought refuge from a
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 well