Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-20
UNREQUlTED LOVE
Brings a Ycusg Girl to Death BY
Poison.
Her Bethrothed Fails to Appear on the
Wedding Day and She Kills
Herself With Rough On
Rats"

The little town of Limestone, twelve
miles out on the Cumberland pike, is in a
perfect whirl of excitement over a suicide
which contains all the elements Of blighted
affection, bride who waited in vain and
finally q suicide by cup OF cold poison.
Deep must be the despair in young girls
soul when she is driven to the strait OF
HURLINe HERsELF UNsUMNoSED,
into the everlasting gloom of Gods wrath,
BY means of deadly poison; and broken
indeed must be her heart when her hand
can coldly quench its fire and poison out
its beatings.
Alice Snediker was young girl OF warm
affections and Virtuous life, over whose
head the bloom Of twenty summers had
scattered their graces. Orphaned at an
early age, and left to the precariOus sup.
port of a widowed mother, she was taken
in charge Of by John Goudy, an esteemed
citizen of the place. Under his fostering
care she rose TO girlhood and bloomed to
maturity, generally respected and beloved
by all who knew her. Last night she was
wing a chastity corpse, over which jury of
inuuisiIiOn deliberated in the endeayor to
bring to light the causes which induced her
to raise her hand
AGAINST HER OWN LIFE.
On Wednesday morning she was about
her work, as usual, but it was observed she
had an distracted air and her eyes wore the
peculiar look of introspection which told
Of q mental struggle. About the middle
OF the forenoon she left the house, which
is about q mile from Limestone, aud walk
ed into the village. Going to the store OF
man named Fox, she purchased an ounce
of Trough on Rats" virulent vermin poi
son with which all are familiar. The
purchase excited no comment, as II was so
common. Taking the poison she return
ed home, and going to her room, swallowed
il. For little time, no one knew OF the
act, and in that space the destroyer had
crept through her veins and was burning
with subtle fire over her system. The
most terrible and violent commissions en-.
sued, and the noise consequent disturbed
the family and caused the discovery. The
girl was found writhing in all
THE AGoNIEs OF APPROACHING DISSOLUTION
and apparently beyond mortal aid. With
out loss of time, all available medical skill
was brought to bear. Emetics and anti
dutes were essayed, but in vain. The poi
son had done its work and before dark had
stiffened out the contorted form IN the
stiffness of death
The news was soon circulated in this
town of Limestone and caused the great
est excitement Such a sad case must have
had thrilling cause. 1t was sooH whlS-
pered about that unrequited love was at
the bottom of the case, and that Miss Sned.
iker had died Just one week after the day
on which she was to have become bride.
Last Wednesday was the day on which a
young man named Crow was to have be-
come her husband, but when the night had
come il had not brought Crow, nor had 1t
brought so far as was known, any reason
for his non-appearance.
''HR CoNErH NOT" SHE SAID,
and from that time it 10 thought her mind
was affected. Not the faintest shadow OF a
stain has been cast on her name, and no
one knows why Crow failed to appeer
Crow is the son Of q wel,.todo family liv-
ing near Limestone, is about 25 years Of
age, and bears good reputation.
Last night jury OF inquisition was sum-
moned, and all the available testimony
bearing on the case was reduced to writing.
After several hours, the jury declared
itself unable to fsthom the mystery, aud
under streak of heaven born inspiration
concluded il was alteration OF mind. The
verdict accordingly was that Miss Snedlker
came TO her death by poison known as
Rough on Rats" administered by her
own hand, induced by temporary insanity.