New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-19
MISS ALMEYS SUICIDE.
INQUIRY AND VERDICT By A JURY.
VICTOR C. ANDRE rrsurrFs-Hs APPEArAScE-


| EXTRACTS FROM Ills LETTERS TO HER.
The case OF Miss Jennie H. Almey. who shot Vic
| tor G.. Andre and then killed neTSelI; ~ VIZ, VIC
Flfty-nintl street station Oh IIi' Nlu osti
| gated by Coroner Kennedy aud jury yeSlei0l2I
Six Witnesses, including Andre, were examiner
and over thirty letters written TO MISS Alney N1Io
| produced. the littlo son OF Mr. beckRei NT ~
| accompanied Andre, and the Gatem4n' 1oDeIt ~.
! Wangem testified. and then John J.. layIoI, "
No 2l9 East Flfty-ninth-st., telegraph operator
was called. He said
Icntcred the station with Andre and stood aboul tniee
feet from him nj the edge OF the platform "l' c's
the report of pistol turned and saw Andre stagge TWO
or Or ii,G so hs install t her head and fire and fall
the platform. She was within two or three meme, OF iS
shoulder aud OF her blood fell on my face Hhe anu
Andre were from three to five feet apart | had seen
Andre the station once or twice BEFORE Dut uu ho'
know him.
Victor Crofton Andre was called, and he came
from his seat among the spectators. slowly walking
with cane. lie wore long; brown oEeTcoaI Ho"'
ily trimmed with otter. lie looked pale ana ILL., a
faint color to his face mt some OF the coroner
questions but on the whole ne was coOI, ana gave
his testimony i'm straightforward way. After de-
scribing The shooting he said:
knew Miss Jennie II. Alnmey and was engaged to be
Der Nv principal reason va she had been married be-
fore and had kept It secret from me- parchty rom
occurred when wac living in same house with her
In November or December took her TO the Rev Dr.
Houghton, but he refused point blank TO marry IA,
~ she had been divorced. He said mat was
the opinion OF the Episcopal Church. frequently
visited her before that and at me in the autumn,
say her nearly daily had never fully realized tho bar
to marriage before we went to Dr, h6 QUIZ
Of the church II Dr. Hougbton mad raised objections
tbc nroh,bilities are that would have married Miss
Almey broke the engagement about three weeks be
fore she shot shot G mS ccr 1K W who Eo3d
not object. but I ON not willing to marry any one
against whom of such high standing as Dr. Hougi-
seouent night for marriage visited her later than
January and wrote her .eters she asked me oIteh II
would not marry her only the Sunday before shr wrote
asking to see me told her that could not come 10 her
house but her and took dinner, and saw her home
| but did not 90 in
Letters were produced, which the witness ldenti-
! tilted as in his handwriting and Miss Ailney s.
! Some Of them were read by Deputy Coroner DouO-
! van. The witness continued:
She apparently seemed very desperate. | think she
| must have been insane when she shot me- was ml D
Infatuated with her at the time WAS ENGAGED AT t9l-
cline to say whether eugagcdto any other LADY a
| the time OF the shooting.
Miss Ellen Long Miss Almey's friend, testified to
| her good character and correct conduct. note
! from cx L.cutenant-Goycmor H. IT, Knight
of Massachusetts. diector Of ire New
| Haven and Northampton Railroad, was
! read, stating that she was member, OF ms
family and entitled to pass ON the road Ahe Cor
directed the letters to he given to the DlStict
| ATTORNEY, After beng out Il short time tho jury
! returned verdict that Miss Almcy canc to her
! death by % pistol shot from her own hand. ,
! The letters of Andre to Miss. Amey were Couched
in ,tl;.ctionate ferns He usually addressed her
! Dear or " Dearest Jennie" aid signed himself
| Vic" or Victor one vas signed " WI n
! thousaud loves from your Nic' others with
! londc.t love' and from yours ever, VIC The
later ones were stoned "V.C. Andre" or ~. Crofton
| Andre Some OF the more interesting ones are AS
! follows:
| DEAR JENNIE: Why you should make mo reproaches
IfH TO understand. That 10y dds time You nave man
aged to offend and hurt me deeply You canoy ia 10 .
But you seem excessively anT TO see me %lu
tween o anu . = al w. VICTOR.
MrprA JsNE A. gT R1y aq 1Ss 1 why why
could have answered It yourself Of course you cannot
mp my roomand how would you IKE 10 meet me
in the paror amongst lot oI strange peopI
/ seems strange to me for young laay TO "an5
to call upon GePueWlh mn4' a, wUa Ut COM our
cngaeement-hat is quite out Of TN" question 1t seems
so ridiculous to announce AN engagement Whr one Is
apparently not at all in the position 10 marry Io1 can
hardly be- more anxious 10 see me thah 10 sec gOu
ton personally than write about hope You wil under
stand my reasons FOR answering You in this way And
believe In the sincerity OF yours with love, VICTOR
| My DEAR GUILD: You have perfectly false concep
ton ofmy position toward YOU That 10 not Wish 10 Nc
called FOR 40 Or Park you ought to nave enough S"tOy
Jai5e to understand. TO food re with dispatches ana
letters also never have the effect desired oy You ~
wish TO do, will give You an explicit answer. %, 9t
more in your interest than in mine To avoid publicity
bat want you distinctly To- umaorst44q at %It OIL!
do what think fiji and nothing more 12Hs 'i fEGs
Jun. IS, 81 W . ANDhE'
You must have been perfectly aware Of the conso
ouanre of your last step H. you say yourself you only
rely on'ny good Will how do yGH nciont r 1r G ef
arrived. y out, and did not return uniu late-lo"
| address III you were IN u IfLltlhS CON
dition rs she writest To-day Intended 70 cal on
yoG, when that ridiculous letter to AIr Beckcl arrived
together with the FOR me which contained threat
of legal proceedings" You not to be aware that
your condition excludes you from any legal claim ON any
person. What then can tlis empty threat meant Nol
have placed in position where all cOnsde iatOn must
cease and any further communication In your haGd-
writing will he refused II tue door IN accordance with
Mr. ccnrrs wishes 70 hear anything further That you
mlht have say viii be at your house between AMI
/ .. Yours truly, v NhptI"N Andre
In another letter Andre mentions his reasons for
breaking with her Men, he says, were found III
| her room, aud her board was paid by gentlemen
with whom she could have had no business rela-
! tons.
The following was from Miss Almey to Andre
! lr. V. CEoFTN Andre
That can prove your allegations false will only make
IL The worse Tor you II you drive me 10 do IT, 30 TINS Is
,olr lA,t card NOW / have been most reasonable anu
Kind 10 you but consideration VIII cease II you DO not ACT
! differently
must and will see yOu. VIII you do 80 quietly, or
must do il for yOu} Answer by bearer aut make as
/ early as possible Perhaps in the meantime you can
tmuk OF another insult outrage you can perpeir4to
/ upon nae. go, ~. 1L'-'i- L. A|''-''
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