The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-05
Mrs. Anne e. Jones Suspends Her
self to q Post Rather than Sus.'
pend. Cash Payment.
4 Singular Suicide.
tFsom tn. Belmont Chronicle,

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A Singular Suicide.
from the Belmont Chrouicle)
Thete has lived on Gleun's Run and
about Martins Ferry and Bridgeport.
for the past few wears, queer, gnariy-
looking little old French woman, named
Annie E. aJoHes. Her past history has
been varied. chequersd, and not altoge,h.
er reputable. Sue hat several children,
all dead and wandering. She was twice
married-the last time to anegro. By
somo OF her children there came a grand
daughter, named Agnes Racine. white
girl, OF rather prepossessing appear ances
and together she and her grandmother
lived at Martins Ferry till coloeed
man named Boegs, ,essaying to be Bsp-
list preacher, living 10 Bridgeport cou-
cluding his christian duty was to discsrd
his wife and make love to Miss Racine
The tender emotion was reciprocs.ed by
Agnes, and Boggs quit preaching, kicked
his old wife out Of doors, AMI took old
Mrs Jones, and her granddaughter Az.
mes, 10 his home on top Of the hill, south
OF Bridgeport, on Vincent Mitchell's
place, where they have since nestled.
| The OH woman had contracted bill
with DR.. Cook, amounting to 9l7 for
herself and Agnes. She had no money
and, though Boggs abused it,she claimed
to own, In fee, her, mortal body-65
years old, not very comelv, and weigh
| ing, perhaps, 90 30 100 pounds. She
wanted to pay her debts, 81 she came to
sec sher creditor. DR. Cook; he was not
lini che vent home, leaving q message
for him to coiae up at once. He ~en'.
and she asked the doctor "what bodies
were worth Tor dissection He replied
Il depended on certain contingencies
She then informed him she meant to
deed him her hoay. after death, and a.
she meant to he honest, she would give
him the paper just them:
Know all men by these pre- sents, That
I, Ann Eliza Jones. for and 10 cpDside.
ration OF seventeen dollars in hand paid,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl.
edged from DR.. John Cook, Of Bridge.
/, port. Ohio, do hereby give, gran, and
convey to said DR.. John Cook my body
after nv death. to be disposed Of as said
Dr.. John Cook may desire, either fol
dissection BY any medical college. or fol
ti his own private use for dissection. Said
Il Dr.. John Cook to have immediate pns
!, session and control of nv BODY as 500.
as life therein shall he extinct, and
wherever my body may he at that time
II 10 berehy Witnessed that the rea
}. consideration OF this deed il the RELEASE
. by said Dr.. John Cook Of his CLAIM
n against ne far medical professional ser
vices to myself and granddaughter Ag
nes Rsciue, which. amounts to seventeen
dollars above mentioned, aud hy accept
n ing this deed szid DR.. John Cuok release
j. said claim.
u In Witness whereof I have herenut'
set my hand and seal this 25th day o
March, 1881.
u [sEAL1 ANNA E. JoHEs.
. The sIgning and sealing of the ahov
y wss Witnessed by the undersigned At tn
request OF said Anna E Jones.
4 W W. CosowAr, Witnesses
,f J. r. MAcDoxALp '
h State Of Ohio Belmont C5uaty s.:
n Before me. &c Robinson, 4 Nolar
Public in and for said county. PERSONAL
:. appeared tho above named Anna Ella
:" Jones, and acknow edged the signing q
3, sealing Of the above instrument 10 b
|, her voluntary act and deed, this 25t
d day of March, 1881. u
III + C. RontNseH. Notary Public.
: II was now late in the evening OF Fr
. day, and having oil things in readiness
d. che presented the DR.. with his "deed
at receiving therefor his receipt'in full Il
4 his bill. and the old woman mounted Il
!, bill, bv the aid Of lantern, ITO deliv
;. the goods"
~ Reaching Boggs'. she called for wri
ce ing materials. wrote . letter to- . Mr.
&c Berry. in Martins Ferry, saying amor
he other things. that "ere that reached b
The writer would be Dead" &c. Giyir
tthis to Agnes, with orders to mail It, 81
kissed the baby. called for the keys
~ the door, which at first were refused he
se but then given her, che took chair
mt hand and mounted It beside apost in Il
yard,s to which was fastened . cIothe
!, ,,,Iline-fes,ened | one end Of the rol
:, around her neck, the other 10 the po'
=. and pushed her old bark of, into q
-, darkness and eternity She inform
..s % Boggs & Co. that she meant to hang hs
~ self--but, as he slleges, she bad thre'
ioh ened to destroy herself with pistols n
-, @ by starvstinn, before. he paid no serio
~. attention to it. When morning eau
~. G however. Boggs 4 Go saw the old y
~ man hanging by the neck dead. I
~ alarm was given, Coroner Garrett SUI
: moned. and. after hearing the facts as
lated, he decided Aons e Jones came
INC her death by her own hand, and Of p
* meditation
,,1 Dr Cooke waived oil present claim
-, 80 the old woman; her hoav vas taken
ia IA charge by the Township Trustees, .
- - by them buried on Sabbath afternoon.
md Bridgeport Cemetery.