Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-02
IN HER BRIDAL ROBES.
The Remains of Fanny Bryant
DeCked for the Grave.
Viewed by Curious Thousands-The Past
History Of ihe Suicide-Her LA
son With Newton and His
Strange Death.

PiTrsurRGH, October Yesterday the
emhalmed body CT the suicide, Mrs. Fan
ME Bryant Newton, lay in neat, heavily
silver mounted rosewood casket on trestles
in the center Of the room at Isl Second ay.,
at the foos OF the bed on which she died.
The room is furnished neatly and gives ev-
idence that the deceased did not lack the
comforts of life, though she may have not
enjoyed its luxurieS. A large number OF
ladies an d gentlemen called during Sunday
TO view the remains. There were no re.
strictions placed upon the curiosity OF
sghtseers. The doors were open and all
that desired could come and 60 at will with
out question.
Dressed Like q Bride.
Lying in her coffin there was no evidence
OF painful dissolution, but instead calm,
quiet rest seemed TO settle with gentle
hands upon the white robed figure. Her
hands were crossed upon her breast, the
dainty white kid opera slippers protfuded
from the bridal gown at the collins foot,
and around her head, on which the hair
was dressed in a neat coifure, trailed
garland of smilaX down over her neck and
bosom to the waist. 1t was the same
smilax that she had twined about her
bediee when, she 30 carefully adorned her
self as the bride of death. The counte'
nance indicated q pleasant looking woman
of about twenty.six or seven. 1t bore the
impress Of superior intelligence, with feat
ures somewhat pronounced. The nose was
slightly aqualine, the eyes large with eye
brOws gracefully arched, and the hair lux
urant and black. Strangers came and went.
OF friends there we're none.
A Stream OF Visitors
The doubly orphaned little baby boy of
the BRYANT Newton suicides slept tran
Quilly last night as constant stream oil
visitors poured INTO the room where the
body of his mother lay, up 10 late hour.
Much sympathy was expressed for the
little wsif thrown utterly friendless upon
the world, and if his aunt in Kansas does
not take him-and grave doubts are enter
tanned OF her doing so-he will not lack
friends in Pittsburgh. There is much that
is strange and unaCcountable in the his
tory Of the dead woman-much that Will
probably never be known, and much that
il is possibly best not to know. Her rela-
tions with DR. Newton, as developed by
reportorial investigation, were
Singular In the Extreme.
Her own statements as given TO the pub
lie in her letters, are peculiar and no, alto
gether comprehensive. So far as her PITTS.
burgh history IS concerned, as CLEANED after
considerable research, Fanny Bryant came
here some three years ago and al least
year before Doctor Newton came. When
She first resided here her occupation was
not fully known, but there was an accepted
understanding that she was here as an
agent for some Cincinnati professional
business. Her habits so far as is knoTn,
were correct. She then, three years ago,
roOmed with a lady named Miller a. l9'
Second avenue, and took her meals ont.
After living several months ut Mrs. Mil
ler's, she left there and went to room at
the house of Mrs. Wick, on Wylie street.
From Mrs. Nick's
she Went TO Manchester,
where she was prostrated by severe at
tack of typhiod fever, from which she near
" died. After Mrs. Miller had removed To
Ninth street, Miss Bryant engaged room
| from her, and lived there for time.
Where she went from there is unknown,
| but last August, Mrs. Miller in the interim
removed to 81 Second avenue, Miss Bry-
| ant applied for a room, and was gwen
rear room on the second floor. On this last
| occasion she had with her a little boy about
| q year old. The parties with whom she
came most in contact here are rather
| mixed" in their accounts OF her exp!ana-
ton OF the boys parentage. There prob
! ably was
Tac1t UndeFstauuinS
| on the mo questions asked prlnCiple, anu
while it was generally understood that DR..
| Newton was his father, and that the Doctor
! supplied the means for the support oil
| mother and child, inquiries seemed imper-
! tinent, and the actual state OF the case was
not investigated. Or. Newton came here
! some two years or so ago. About five days
before Miss Bryant took room at l5l be
engaged the ground floor for an otlce ana
the second floor front for sleeping room
| The Doctor was a specialist in cancer and
! tumor practice and had large practice
| that turned him a respectable income. he
| had associated with him young physi-
| clan, DR.. Truman, the latter having been
with Newton since twelve years OF age
| Newron.and his young assistant slept In the
| room over the Office. 1t was the rear room
adjoining this that was engaged by Miss
Bryant FIVE days after the Doctor took up
his quarters in the house, which would In
dicaie an understanding or
| COlIusion Between Them.
Miss Bryant was known 70 De sc.'
| ing as his copyist or amanuenss
She wrote we'll w&s educated and
| could, at will, assume Q handwriting
somewhat similar to DR.. Eewton's. That
| she was at times Jealous Of the doctor IS q
mere matter of surmIse. The relationship
| existipg between the two was singular IN
the extreme. Little things that passed un;
| noticed at the time are now rememoeieu
and commented upon. Though asserting
her age as a Miss Bryant was evidently
go or 81. aud her claim or hold upon DR..
Newton was not OF q tenure to produce
entire content in somewhat disoriered
mind.
I7mskes every Humanitarian sad TO sea
inyslids seek such relief as is given them
by the use Of bitters, kidney medicines,
and other nostrums. The first few dose:
NAV make them feel better on accoqnt o.
its Supplying ingredients, combined with
some strong cathsrtic and diureNc tnat ar
nsed in its composition, but they eyentu
ally grow worse. The only cure for weak
ntss nervousness, debility, aches, pains
rheuustism, sores, urinary and digesnV
troubles, is 10 make the blood rich, rel m.
pure, by using Or. Guysotts Yellow ID 'c'
sud Ssrsapsrilla, a remedy vide J ini Jrse'
nv rhysicisns Nho have "Iluia2d !Ito ii
ksVsnposluoa ana sHsSs.