Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-03-31

| BOggS quit preaching, began to vote the
Democratic ticket-kicked his old wife
out of doors, and took old Mrs. Jones
| her granddaughter Agnes, and the lille
gitimate young one by her, to his home
on top of the hill, south of Bridgeport
on Vincent Mitchell's place, where they
have since nestled. Having voted fol
Hancock, lie next, it is alleged-so the
old woman said to US the evening she su-
icided-he began to abuse her terribly.
knocking her down and otherwise show
! ing his high appreciation of his-grand-
mother-by his baby. 1t seems Agnes
lent a helping hand also when necessa-
ry, to keep the old woman in proper sub
lection. Time flew apace, and the old
woman-who by the way, was rather a
good French scholar, and more, perhaps,
than ordinarily intelligent-grew tired
of her rations of abuse, ard sOured and
sickened of life. This Boggs. as many
of the CHRONICLES readers know, was
charged with and tried for adultery with
this Racine girl i'll st. CIairsville, and
much to the regret of our people, was
acquitted; since which time he has been
living, it is alleged, in open criminality
with the girl, though he claims to be
married to her. ,e. s.- q
The old woman had contracted bill
with Dir. Cook, amounting to ST for her
self and AgueS, She had no mOney,and,
though Boggs abused it, she claimed to
own, i'll fee, her mortal bOdy-65 years
old, not very comely, and weighing, per-
haps, so to 100 pounds. She wanted to
pay her debts, 50 she came to see her
hn in Cha
went home, leaving a message for him
to come up at once. He went, and
she asked the doctor "What bodies were
worth for dissection ?" lie replied it de-
pended on certain contingencies. She
then informed him she meant to deed
him her body, after death, and us she
meant to be honest. she would give him
the paper Just then. The doc:Or inform
ed her such a transaction as that must
be regularly drawn up and Acknowledge
ed, and referred her to Il, j. Alexander
as suitable person to "draw up the pa
perS and make them full and strong"
So she proceeded to wash her clothes
and her person, and all things being in
readiness she visited Mr.. Alexander at
his Office, when Mr. Mcdonald, AleXan
der's partner. drew up at her request,
and had ACKNOWLEDGED the following deed:
Know all men by these presents, That /,
Anna Eliza Jones, for and in consideration of
seventeen dollars in hand paid, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged feom DR.. John
Cook. of Bridgeport, Ohio. do hereby give, grant
and convey TO said DR.. john Cooke my body af-
Ter my death, to be disposed of as said Df.
John Cooke may desi.e, either for dissection
by any medical college, or for his own private
use for dissection. Said DR.. John Cooke TO
have immediate possession anu control of my
body as soon as life therein shall be extinct,
and wherever nv body NAV he at that time,
1t is hereby witnessed that The real consider
alton of this deed is ihe release by said DR..
John Cooke of his claim against me for medi-
cal professional Sc vices TO myself and grand
daughter, Agnes Rac:ue which amounts 10 sew
enteen dollars above mentioned, ,and by accept,
ing this deed said Dr. John Cooke releases said
claim. -
In witness whereof have hereunto SEE my
hand and seal this 25th day of March, 1881.
[Seall ANNA E. JONES.
The signing and sealing OF the above was
Witnessed by the undersigned at THE request Of
said Anna E. Jones.
W. W. CoNowAY,
J. E. MACDoSALD, I Witnesses.
State ej.. Oaio, Belmont county, IS; o.,
Before me, F! G. Robinson, a Notary Public
80. ,,rid for said county, personally appeared the
love named Anna Eliza Jones, and acknowl-
c'ised the signing of scaling of the above in-
tiinient TO lie her voluntary act and dee0, this
;,5tiI day of March, 1881.
A.. T. C. RoBlxsoN, Notary Public.
1t was now late in the evening of Fri
day. and haNing all things in readiness,
she presented the DIR. with his deed"
receiving therefor his receipt in full for
his bill, and The old woman 1iounted the
hilb by the aid of a alantern.a ito delRer
the goods"
Reaching BoggS', she called for wri-
ting materials, wrote 4 letter -to,ar Mrs.
Berry, in Martins Ferry. saying among
other things, that '-'ere that reached her
the writer would be dead,' sc. Giving
this to Agnes, with orders to mail it,she
kissed the baby, called for the keys of
the door, which at first were refused her,
but then given her. she took clair in
hand and mounted it beside post i'll
the yard, to which was fastened clothes
line fastened one end of the rope around
her neck, the other to the post, and push
ed her old bark off. into the darkness
and eternity. She informed Boggs & Co.
that she meant to hang herself-but, as
he alleges, she had threatened TO destroy
herself with pistols and by starvation.
before, he paid no serious attention to
it. When morning came, however, Boggs
& Co. saw the old woman hanging by the
neck dead. The alarm was given, Cor
Oner Garrett summoned, and, after hear
ing the facts as related, he decided An
ma E. Jones came to her death
by her own hand, and Of pre-
meditation. The goods were delivered.
The old woman was as good as Ter word,
setting wholesome example to many
creditors. to either "pay up" or "go and
do likewise" We can but revere the
old woman's memory for her determined
purpose to pay an honest DIR. bill. Oh!
that others we know of would profit by
the old woman's eXample-pay their
bills we mean-or-or-well, a "werd to
the wise is sufficient"
Dr. Cooke waived all present claim to
the old woman; her body was taken in
charge by the Township Trustees, and
by them buried on Sabbath afternoon, at
Bridgeport Cemetery. A solitary vehi-
Gle alone formed the funeral cortege,
with not mourner to drop tear for
the strange determined old suicide
AS they ratified her bones over the stones,
The old dead woman that DR.. Cooke owns.
TIE Democratic primary on Saturday
was enthusiastic. The treachery and
ring-busness displayed in that conglom-.
Grafton, we are told, is about sufficient
to insure the defeat of the whole ticket,
in case, parties who suffered through the
duplicity of the ringsters, see fit to ap-
nlu the remedy Demncrat Ukn at :