The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-15
DOWN HER DEATH.
THE BRIDGE MYSTERY SOLVED AT
LAST.
The Body or n Young Woman Pound
Floating In the River-sap-
posed to be that of An.
ME Newton.

The body Of a young woman was found
floating in the river, near the Ohio shore,
opnosite the town OF Mouudsville. yester.
,lsy morning. The coroner OF Belmont
county was notified, and went down and
held an inquest, but no facts were then
Developed that threw any light upon the
virl's identity or the cause OF her DEATH
The report reached this city shortly after
The INQUEST was concluded, with the
further information thata verdict OF death
from accidental drowning had been rem
last night facts were discovered by an
TSTvTIIGEScRR reporter which, to say the
last make the suppositiOn reasonable
,Lot the nerson whose dead body WAS dis
co 1 Al Moundsville, and the person
SSbo inmped from the suspension bridge
M Monday night, are one and the same.
Il IL also believed, though the belief is
hased upon circumstanttal evidence alone,
,bat The persons name and portion oil
her history are known. go
10 make an ineligible story 1t will be
recessary to 90 back some six weeks ago
when a young woman, apparently about
eighteen years OF, age, called at the kine
House, the drover's hotel on Market street
and asked for employment as a domestic
Mr.. Rine, being in need OF additional help
EMPLOYED the girl as kitchen girl, and
since that time she has been living here
The girIs name was Annie Newton, and
she had formerly lived at Bridgeport
thouch originally her home is said 10 have
heen Al or near Harrisyille, Ohio.
On last Monday Annie expressed hel
intention Of going over to Bridgeport II
.he evening 10 get dress that was belnI
moSa there for her, and avowedly for THU
nnrnose asked MIR. Rine to pay her wha
ras dine on her wages, two dollars Mr.
pine dia so. In the evening a boy cam'
~ the house with two elegant bouquet
Uhicb had been ordered by Annie, ant
she paid him dollar Tor them. she thei
went down street, and shortly returned
with two handsome vases, IN wnich ~
mt the flowers. She then went INTO MI
Christmsn's, next door to the Rlne House
and presented Mrs. Christman with tn
flowers and vases. .,n,.
She returned home about half past eight
and stopped at the front door, saying t
Mrs Rine that she believed she wonld'no
On TO Bridgeport. The lady replied tina
she thought It was too late Almost i'm
mediatelv Annie started, In her bare head
and at a rapid gate, up Market stree'
crossing TO the Market House. Since tina
t;me no one at the Rine House has seer
the oirl. nor has any one received an,
Things of her, although diligent inquir,
was made at every place where sue ""
known to have any acquaintance.
Hearing OF this case, reporter con
iectured that there was some conneCtiol
between the disappearance OF Annie New
lion and the finding OF the body at MOUNDS
Vile. With view to ascertining %hethe
this was probably true. we called upoci
Mr.. Rine. and procured a minute descfiF
lion of the missing girl. She was tall ga
Ii feet 8 inches in height; OF medium
build. weighing probably l4O pounds; q
fair complexion had dark, rather long hail
and wore, when she left the house, plai
dark brown delaine dress. trimmed Wit
velvet OF nearly the same shade whlt
skirt, brown hose, new foxed CATERS
laced in front. i,
While at Rine's, we were told that tn
Girl had declared her intention to put al
end 10 her life. The cook corroborate'
this, saying she had told her that she ono
tried to kill herself by taking arsenic, ou
had failed. She was determined TO perse
we're and make way with herself. I'M
conversation took place on Monday after
noon, the day OF Armies disappearance
For the sake OF comparison the follow
ling description OF the body found yester
day was obtained by telegraph last night
She had in her pocket brass check, Of
which were the letters 70. w. s." a sill
handkerchief and some matches. Sh
had ON black alpaca dress, trimmed witt
black velvet, a blue neck tye, pair Q
new foxed CATERS, a white skirt, and pal
of brass ear hobs with glass set in them
Her hair was black and banged off in front
She Is supposed to be about twenty som'
years old. She was medium sized wo
man, and had round full face.
with this description we again calle'
upon Mr.. Rine at late hour last night
and he and his wife, their memories be
ling refreshed by the paper, both recol
leCted that all these items were true Of tn
girl. The only discrepancy in the descrip
ltions is In the color OF the dress, and II
this the Moundsville parties are evidentl!
mistaken, as It would be easy to be unde
the circumstances. =,
The conclusion, therefore, Is unavoid
able, that Annie Newton carried out he
threats Of taking her own lie. The tint
at which she disappeared corresponds 81
closely with that at which some person
was seen to jump from the bridge into thu
river, that the presumption is almost al
strong that she was that person. :,
The motive for the girls act is only
hinted at. 1t is alleged that she hat
loved, not wisely, but too well, and thu
may have urged her to the desperate deed
The facts known in regard to this, how
ever, are so meagre that it would be un
Just to state any of the suspicious tina
have been preached.