The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-01
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undertaken, and to Mrs. Miller, the land.
lady.
AsAD STORY.
There is o sad story connected with the
self destruction OF this woman. Eight
years ago she. was employed in the office oi
DR.. orin Newton, q prominent and pros
porous physician Of Cincinnati, as copyist.
Though not particularly handsome, she
was refined and accomplished. As the
years rolled by the Doctors fortune was
lost in reckless speculation in stocks, and
the demon oi discord entered the house
hold. II was charged that his attentions
TO his fair copyist were not such as should
be bestowed upon an einploye, and a sepa-
ration between himself and vile took place.
This was followed by divorce suit, which
Is said to be still pending. The Doctor
then came to this city, bringing Fannie
Bryant, the suicide, with him as house
keeper. He established an office at 100
Second avenue, advertised very entensiye'
ly and built up good practice. His de-
parture from Cincinnati, however, did not
relieve him from annoyance, and frequent
ly he received letters from his wife's
lawyer, which affected him. He was q
confirmed morphia eater, and when he
was found dead, two weeks ago, the Coro-
ner's Jury returned verdict that death re-
suited from an overdose OF morphia. It
was not then known that the drug had
been taken with suicidal intent. This was
discovered from the letters left by his
housekeeper, or wife, who states that she
bad promised the Doctor. to commit suicide
and that he had left the fatal drug for her.
The couple were very much attached to
each other, although he was sixty years OF
age, while she was in her twenty.Gifh year
at the time OF her death. She claimed that
they were married, the! having been de.
clared man and wife in the presence OF
three witnesses. One child, fourteen months
old, survives them.
WHO MRS. NEWTON WAS.
Mrs. Bryant Newton Is said to be a
granddaughter OF Bishop Campbell, the
founder Of the Campbellite Church, OF
which the late President Garfield was a
conspicuous member. Her mother is now
living at Bloomington, ILL.,, and Is at the
point Of death. Several sisters and broth
ers survive her. They are all in good cir
cumstances. The telegram which she left
was directed to her relatives, and notified
them Of her death. An answer was sub
stquently received requesting that the
body be sent to Bloomington.
In letter to DR.. Truman, Mrs. Newton
says, / kill myself because promised DR..
Newton most faithfully / would do go II he
would; would be coward not to do 80
now. Second-My heart is broken and my
strength all gone. The hemorrhages have
had since the Doctors suicide would have
killed me in a few days, | think, but /
would only spend the money that now
have to bury me. Third and lastly, and
the principal reason-I cannot live without
the Doctor. My means Of killing myself is
by sulphate Of morphia. The first and sec.
ond day after the Doctor died ! thought
not to kill myself that l would have to
break my promise.
WANTED TO LIVE.
did want to live so badly, wanted to
live for my baby. The third day something
seemed to whisper to me that l must do 1t,
and then firmly resolved upon 1t. But, oh,
how should l do III In my bitterness ! re-
preached the Doctor for not having left me
halfol his morphia when he knew las | have
told him thousand times, that would
kill myself II he died), that would do u. l
will take thu morphia alone, about 10 or
a - I nba nj nj
8 o'clock this morning.
A TOUCHING LETTER.
The following letter was addressed to her
baby: Oh! sweet little angel, how can l
80 cruelty leave you behind. Bat, B'bbie
darling, I go 10 meet y6urfather-Ipr
ised TO and will fulfill. l don't want to
die. MOI No! No! but l have to, II
had live one week longer my grief would
have driven me. mad, and I could have
done you no good. Something inspires me
you will fall into MY sister Jennie's hands.
She will be good and kind 10 you, and bet
ter hands yon could net fall into. She 10
cultured and refined and l pray God she
will only love you as well as l do, as she
did for your mamma when she was little
Rirl. No one ever lived that l loved as !
aid you. Your papa and mamma sacrificed
their lives, yours, dear child. Letters writ
len BY ], r Challen, attorney at law, Cin.
cinnati, 10 your father, on account Of you
caused his III health, and his fear that he
could not provide for his son, caused him
to take his life. He has often said that he
loved you better than be did any one that
ever lived. oh, darling child, try to HON
or bis name, which l hope you can retain.
Oh, Bobbie! no other child has had the
tender care that You have had. 1t Is my
deeire, as It was your fathers, that you
should become a physician. Oh, Bobbie,
dearest! listen 10 your dying mother, try
to be good, moral and Christian boy and
man. Never do what you know 70 be
wrong.
The letter left for the undertaken, giving
directions as to her burial, Is as follows
| l have left a deposit Of money addressed tc
Dr. g. q. Truman, and placed the lettel
with enclosed money in q ysIise under my
bed. / want you to furnish everything q
these prices, as follows: Casket (exactll
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