Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-07-15
DOWN TO DEATH.
the SUSPENSION BRIDGE. MYSTERY
SOLVED.
The Undoub,sd Suicide Of Annie Myrtle
Nswlin-Ths Body Found Ia the
Rysr-Mark Of ldsn'
tncalon.
TINE STORY TOLD At the RlhE HOUSE

VWCttloN,
TINE STORY TOLD At the RlHE HOUSE
Our readers will remember our ac-
count, on TUESDAY morning, OF the eN.
element ocossioned by the reported
suicide from the suspension bridge, and
how the general conclusion WAS thrI'
WAS nothing la 1t. Hut later develop
rnen,s have been made, from which u
seems, beyond the shadow Of doubt
that q
suiCipE REALLY OCCURRED,
and tho victim IL u young pirl oi only
eighteen years. The following story WAS
last ni,ht ELECTED 10y tho RxoIsrsR re-
porten:
ID will he ten weeks, Ia morrow, since
n young girl, giving her nams M Annie
Newlin, applied for aud received
the position Of dining room
virl at the Rine House, on
Market square. Sho was 81 rather a
uuiet disposition. u good worker aud
raye general satisfaction To her employ
or. The last lew days-,hat Is To say.
d q latter days Of last week abe seemed
A little disturbed anl spoke something oi
MAKING WAY VIM utRssIf.
sh. was thought tn be little glddy aud
N, attention was paid Ia her remarks.
On Monday she told her companions,
the other girls, that "she allowed u klll
herscll." hut still no attention was paid
to her, .,
On Monday evening, between hall
past \ aud % o'clock, she VAS si',
ting on the front steps ol
the Rine House the steps OF
the ladies' entrance, apparently lost IN
thought. MIR Rinc. seated IN front "i
the entrance To the bar. was watching
her aud saw her suddenly start to her
feet and
WuNU,rIplN AWAY,
disappearing IN tho market house, lie
Thought nothing al this until he found
sh, dil not rrappcar When seeing the
rcport In the RkuisrkH hc AT once con
cludcd shrrwas the unknown suicide.
Int now comes story which seems Ia
clear up the mystery aud prove beyond
doubt that Annie Nowlin's
ncpN MAS touNpiN rnk HIvsn,
That genial aud accommodating clcik
al the steamer Telegram, jim Ruitcr
who IN the newspaper mans TREND,
brought up the following story ycslrr
day morning just before tho Tclo-
gram reached tho Union coal works, n
short distance this side oi Mounis,lllr,
A.. Al m luul,hI N
poty, had noticed something floating ~
tho river, aud rowing out inund 1t Ia he
Young womau Ito towcd the body
nshorc, aud then went L. summon The
corourr. Tho steamer lett before that
unc,,onary arrived. Clerk liuttcr gives
The following description at the
nnator. A young Woman eighteen az
twenty years at apc, dressed III
black alpaca dress, with black
velvet trimmings, dove colorod TIC
around her throat, small ,ar.hohs with
"A hall on the end, laced shoes, about n
number Tour, aud was brunette. She
had mo- clothing ON hut n dress aud an
ovcrskiit had hccu IN the river appar'
entity day aud half or two days
Immediately upon hearing this, the
reporter went to tho Rinc House with a
view Ia ohlainlnpa
nEs,WrrIoN ~ AMIN NEMLiN
aud some information concerning her
lie. history aud habits. Mira. Rinc gave
tho following description at Annie and
her dress, when last seen:
She was about Two icel eight inches
tp,essedl IN height aud weighed he
tween ~ aud lao pounds. Shr wore u
brow n dress, trimmed with velvet al u
little lighter shade, which, when wet,
would appear black, She wore shoes,
rather large si1r, laced IN front, AMI
plain brown hose, She had nothing On
iu the way IT undorrlothcs.
Her earrings were plated gold, with glass
SGT. Az will he seen, this description
corresponds we'll with that given hH The
clerk.
Miss llnllc Monaghan, u Young lady
who has been cnmpauinn servant with
Annie, AT tho Rhodes House, ut Bridge
mort. told the reporter sho had known
Ami, from tho mjdlle oi July Ia the
lat at September aud that she was ri II
wan AM urckirss nlsrosIrIoS.
Shc said Annie had dark hair aud q
slight sluint IN hri lett eve. She said
Annie was bora IN Chester county, Ia,
hut had not seen her mother since sho was
slx wears old. She has been raised by Mia,
Hon. hickey oi ~ Clairsyillc, aud has
lott her Tor some unaccouniahlo reason,
At this point mention was made Ny
some QUO present. ot hor trunk, which
WAS up stairs, Mr.. Rluo had II brought
down aud opened, and II Was inspected
by tho reporter, u was
Asu,lL MACK rRuNh,
aud WAS mostly filed with woman
wearing apparel. la ono side were .
fine black aud. whits barred shawl and
several pnyham aprons nothing else,
la the other side appeared n lot oi IN.
deraear, insertion and writing paper aud
number at letters These latter we're
examined IN tho hope al gaining some
clue Ia the cause which lod Ia the SUI
c,dp. The tlrst was from l.. T.. Ncwlin,
Chester county, Pa. and from the gcncr'
al tone the writer might have been thr
mother NJ the supposed suicide. An
other was from Mrs. Rinns, ot Harris
willie, Ia. its whole tenor MAS al u
warniug character, aud uphraided Annie
for leaving Mrs. Dickoy's aud becoming
wauderer, telling her Aha would,
sooner ~ later,
az ~ rus BAD
N sh, did not settle down, The remain
der Of the correspondence Was with n
Young man IN Ohio, and Was Of an amo
RUS nature. Nothing could be found
that would throw any light upon the
situation, aud the reporter Was com.
PEELED Ia leave It Us II WAS aud believe,
"A the Others did, that Annie Myrtle
Newiin had thrown herself from the
bridge 10 accomplish her scli'destruc'
ton.
Il might he remarked here, that the
reporter offered tn accompany Mr.. Kline
to Moundsvillc, To identity the girl, hut
he declined with thanks.
CIGAR MANUFACTURERS.
Their Attention Called to u New
Leaf Tobacco Warehouse.
MIR. John Grazicr, the well'known
- ~ h,..,..,