The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-06-18
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,seoaats STORY eoEcIugsp. i.
N NearISasgeaf. had. elapsed siate
last lSartea with Harry Walling.
tordsander Peculiar circumstances.
Ii wa$aEl9 q cepieterybin tthq flty
Of New sN0tk, where ! took MY
painira leave ottltn,l RRd 4 have
never seen MIN Since, trough we,
have received several letters from
him. | believe it was on The next
Monday alter Wallingford set out
on his journey to New York, that
Mr. Rucklahd received a. letter
from Mr. DAlmaxim; which furnish
ed IA solution OF. Vie mystery con-.
necied with Miss Bramletps sad
fate. In ordert to enlighten my aue
dle6ce as much Jas possible in con-
nection with that distreSSful, affair,
will read you-ihe letter:
"Nathaniel Rdckland,a o ,ts at
Dear Sir: -Itp.ls with feelings
Of the deepest sorrow !hatI per-
form The sad dniyor conveying the
news to you Of Miss BrNmIett's
death. The body Of that nnfortu.
nale young lady was discovered on
yesterday fl ,ating in East river,
where 1t had evidently remained a
y faa
long time, for it was in an advanc.
ed state Of decOmpositi0n. The.
features we're very much 'llsligured,
probably occasionel by being eat
en- by the fish, but her friends here
readily recognized tho drab silk
dress as the one worn by Miss Brain
lett on the day Of hes disappear
ance. A large gold ring with \ dia-
m0nd set was found on one OF her
fingers, which was also identified
by her friends as the property OF
Miss Bramlett. On the inside Of
the ring the letters From Harry
to Viola appeared plainly engrav'
ed, which settles the question Of
identity beyond all possibility of a
doubt. The body was found under
the wharf where 1T had been held
by a large iron spike thatproiected
from one Of the piles, which had
caught in the skirt Of the silk dress,
thus preventing the corpse from
floating out, A white handIler
chief Of very costly fabric, Border
ed with lace, which was fohndto be
marked in one corner with the let
ters "V. b." plainly wrought with
blue silk thread. the handkerchief
was also identified as the property
of Miss BralnIett. That .'the poor
girl had cosnmitted suicide, there
seems TO be nolroOn for doubt, as
npon critical examination, made
by experienced surgeons, no marks
of violence, could be,o4dlscoveged.
A large Number OF witnesses were
examined before the jury 4ofinquest,
all of whom recognized The dress,
ring, and handkerchief as Miss
Brarnlettss property. N0tMithstand.
ing tile vigorous eifTts made by
Miss Bramlett's friends to ascertain
the cause that Induced her to de-
stroy herself, nothing definite has
been Developed; though | ltearit
suggested that it was disapDOint-
ment in love affair With Mr.. Wal
lingford. ram thoroughly convinc-
Ell that 1t was not The loss 81 Eherfor-
tune that caused II. for all concur
in the idea that she desplsed mon
ey, and was enheard to say that
sheresretted that she was a rich
helress. With many wishes for
your hcalltland success, am, sir,
yours very respectfully, aa-N
ALBERT DALMAxTM."
Before Harry WalIingHord arfiv-
edatNaw, York, the remains Of the
drowned girl had been deposited in
the grave. was induced By hot
tie 10 make atseeenl trqp toiNsw
YORK 10 fetch. Harry homer Upen
my arrival atlthe6ity, ,nRhs It1idit-
tie Surprised to learn that Walling-
fore had cadssF E6stIyanonument
to be erected at the head Of the
grave, witlra suitAoleinscrlphoni
IN plain Italian letters. When !
inquired for Harry at bis hotel, !