The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-05-18
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sunday. Nay rs. 1879.
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An Orphans Suicide.
Mondays Virginia Chronicle contains
ne following:
Emua Kelley, aged fifteen, lntely an
innate Of the State Orphan Asylum.
vas found dead in her bed at the resi-
dence Of o. p. Willis. in Carson City,
this morning. A sponge saturated with
Shiorofoim was secured to her mouth
and nose by a linen bandage fastened at
the back Of her head. Upon q table
were found the cover of a paper box
and q scrap of paper, on which the fol.
lowing dying message had been written:
Dear Ar.. WiiLh:-Pleass take my
hair down and pin It back . little and
put my black dress on.
have takena bath myself and put
on my undcrciothes. Goodbye. Maudio
and Fannie, ani my dear little Alice.
Please leave my earrings in my ears.
Tell Mrs. and Mr.. and Carrie Webb
goodbye. and to-remember me in their
prayers, il 1 am dead, and also Nellie
and my brothers.
Goodnight all. 1 am quite tired of
leading such a life as ] have led for the
last two or three years, and I will put a
stop to IL myself il no one else will.
Dear little brothers, your must not think
Of me. but do the best you can in this
life, and some day 1 think we shall
meet in a better place than this; but 1
am sure 1 don't know when that will be
for where 1 am going I can't tell, but
hope that 1 will he forgiven, as 1 am
not SO much 90 blame rs l might be.
Be good little boys and God will help
you.
Well, 1 will now say good bye to all
the world, aud to all kind friends, and
hope you will ne more sensible than l
am. But don't forget me though, please.
EMMA n. KELLEY.
Born September Q, 1864.
Please excuse tho writing and also
the spelling, for l am in q hurry.
Goodbye. my dear little brothers. God
bless you. 1 trust you will be taken
care OF.
A praYer.book was also found with
the following words written in pencil on
the fly leaf, " Bury this with me,
please"
From the testimony at the Coroner's
inquest, 1t appears that nine weeks ago,
the girl was permitted to inter the SER
vice OF Mrs. Willis, and that a few days
ngo she was told that her term of pro.
baton was ended and that she had
tho option OF being either bound out or
Of returning to the Asylum. The de-
ceased, the witnesses all unite in testi-
flying, was n very proud.spirited girl
and dreaded being dependent on public
charity for. her existence. She had
ofton threatened that she would rather
kilFherself than be either bound out or
returned to tho Asylum. Her relations
with the Willis family were pleasant.
She attended tho Sunday school Of st.
Peters Church, Carson, and was con.
frmed recently. The girls mentioned
In her letter are the children OF Mrs
Willis. to whom she was very much at.
tached. A verdict in accordance with
tho above facts was returned.
Tho citizons Of this place will remem.
Der tho facts In connection With the
death OF Mrs. Kelley, mother of this
unfortunate, who about two and q half
years ago, died in Lamoille valley, and
the girl with her little brothers were
found locked in tho house where they
were left by the heartleSs father. Money
was contributed by citizens here, to
bury the mother, and through the efforts
OF II. ii. Bernard. ono OF our former
o~itizens,tho children We're brought here,
provided With food and clothing, OF
wbicffthey were nearly destitute, and
kindly provided for by Mr.. Bernard
until application for their admission to
the Nome was granted, when they we're
Forwarded TO Carson by the county,
which paid the expense Of their transit.
Little, II anything, was known Of the
family i'll this place until the news OF
their .destitution, and the efforts in their
behalf particularly by Mr.. Bernard,
were the promptiugs of pure charitable
humanity, distressed by others woes.