The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-26
WEARY OF LIFE.
A Mother and Daughter DAe by
MOrDhiMes

double suicide occurred at the Farmers
Hotel, corner OF Race and Court streets.
At that time Mrs. PEPPER, chamber
maid at the above place, went 10 room
No. q, in the third story, to awaken two
lady boarders sleeping in that room.
Her knocks at the door received no
response from within, and alter waiting
some time she climbed to the transom
and noticed the women lying In bed and
one OF them fOaming at the mouth. The
other seemed to be dead.
The names of the women are LA May
Dill and Sallie Dill.
They had come to this hotel on Tues
day, ana registered from Indianapolis.
They had no baggage when they ar
rived, and paid for tnelr nights lodging
in advance.
The Coroneps Clerk was notified, and
climbing through the transom, he re-
moved the bolt and unlocked the door.
He found one Of the women dead but
the other one still breathing. DR..
Eymann was called in, and antidotes
were administered 10 the woman named
Sallie. She recovered suffi iently to
be conveyed to the Hospital, where she
died.
moved TO Habig'S.
w
10, with the Harrison POsL-C flee mark
on the envelope, were found among their
etfec S.
An empty bottle Of morphine was
found on the wash-stand in the room,
aud there is no doubt that Its contents
was swallowed by the women.
From additional lacts in The matter it
! is now found that they were mother and
daughter. For fourteen years past they
| had been living in the Shaker settle
ment Of Whitewater, about one mile
from New ilayeu, this county. A few
months ago. the daughter, wayWarj,
spoiled and stubborn girl, desired to 20
| into the worlu ana live in the city. She
could not be restrained, and tiually her
mother consented to 80 with her.
they made application Tor a situation,
and found place at Mrs. Agnes New
lin's, No.9T East Third street. The moth
er AMI child remained here about ten
| days. On Monday, a week ago, they
| packet their trunks and departed, leaV-
ing directions to send what mai matter
might come for them 10 No. 235 Court
| street.
The women secured place here with
Mr.. W. H. Brickley. clerk in the em-
plOy OF Louis Silk d Go.
| ).
| BrickIey that she was going back to
Whitewater with her daughter, and
would start on Tuesday. Before that
day arrived, however, May cnanged her
mind and determinettJo stay in the city.
Mrs. Dill was very much depressed at
this, and notified Mrs. BrickIey that she
couid remain no longer with her. They
left and then went to the Farmers
Hotel, where their tragic deaths oc-
Cured related before.
| Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Brickley re-
cuIyed ii letter rom Mrs. Sallie Dill the
contents OF which plainly showed that
she and her daughter woaId no, remain
on earth much longer, ana too soon were
closes the letter sent to Mr.. Brlckley;
"lt you only knew ome-Ialf | have
gone through you would shed tears of
sympathy. But do not expect any one
" enter INTO my troubles ana feel the
| weight OF them. l suppose it Will su =
prise The folks some little when they
near of it. l have nothing to censure
YOU for Oh this earth. only none YOU
wall take care OF yourself ami meet me
i'll heaven. My last thought Will be vi
you, for Ida Is going wan me. DON'T
think me rash, for how could l see her
go to ruin, as sne certainly would if she
staid here. And now last farewell.
For the lirst time, in reality, l sHy fare.
well. eALLIE'
10 this was added scrap in ihe g.rps
writing as follows:
IL cah'i leave you without saying
good-5y. l thank You for betriending
me So often, and trust we will meeI
some time TO part no more. Farewell
| IDA Nay"
THIS MORNING
at 10 O'Clock Coroner Sticn impaneled q
ljury anu commenced an inquest on the
remains of Ida May Dill, the daughter.
Dir. +. Forschhe mer, OF West Ninth
street. was the first witness ca.led. He
testified That he Was called in after the
women had been found in their room,
and upon examining them found the
| oung one dead aud the other i'll coma
t0se state, with labOred breathing,
pupils contracted and showing every
symptom of poisoning.
+. j. Brickley, young man who
boards at the Gait House, and is en-
plnyed as a freigdt agent of the c., Il. &
d. r. R., testified as follows:
l have not seen the bodies, but know
the parties. Tney used to live at No. 81
West Third street, and afterward re-
moved to No. 255 Court. They came TO
Ime ana aSked me 10 get Lnem
a situation, and wanted 70 know
slif my brotner Couldn't take
them. 1 advised them not to 60, as he
had house tull now. l became ac-
: quainted with them in April, 1876 when
| / went out to the Shaker settlement.
: would like TO say one thing alb ut the
way the Shakers rear young children,
They are kept jus: like house plants,
and are allowed to learn nothing, 81
that when they are thrown out on the
world, as in this case, they can d.
nothing to earn a livelihood. Ida had
incurred the displeasure OF the Elders ol
the Shaker community, and the mother
concluded to take her away from there
The mother had letters from them, say :
ing that she was welcome TO return at
any time, but not the daughter. 1t.
ceiYed note from the mo. her asking
me to get them p. ace, but advised them
! not to go TO my brothers., and was
very much surprised TO learn that they
had goue there. There was no question
as to The mothers cOnducL wniIe ut the
Shaker village; only The daughter was
locked upon as wild and reckless. Llsl
!, Saturday night, when saw Ida ut my
brothers. house, she told me that sne
was in trouble an that she intended tc