The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-11
All Atlanta Sensation.

fellow named Charley hOSe, us WIZ
Jennie, and his cousin, Nancy Frazer
Rose was one of the yard masters of the
Air Line road, aud aB stch wan necessa'
rily absent great deal at night. 1t was
to keep his wife company that he brought
his cousin from Gwinnett. There was q
blue.eyed girl named Clara Suggs living
tear, who, the wife suspected, occupied
q tender place in Chatley's heart. At i
o'clock on dark and clustering night
about year ago mufied shot was heard
by passer.by at the home of Charley
Rose. Later white figure emerged
and running silently 10 the house Of Mrs
Roses father, Nancy Frazer called him
with the exclamation "My God Je1.
ME has been shot dead | Come quick p
Inside of ten minutes there we're 500
people around the vineclad house, every
one being there who should be except
the one most wanted, the husband. He
was hurriedly sent for and he came.
In the house were two connecting bed
rooms, the one nett the street being oc.
cupied by Miss Frazer, the inner ohe BY
the young wife. Miss Frazer's story was
that she fell asleep, leaving the lamp
burning on the mantel and beside it 9
pistol, which she kept loaded. She heard
muffled report, groan, and "Oh, my
God p from the bedroom of Jennie.
Opening her eyes the room was dark,
but she observed the stealthy figure of
man crouching towards the window,
through Which he jumped and escaped:
Lighting the lamp again, she; observed
that the pistol was gone. Going into
the room of Mrs. Rose, the latter was
found dead as she had slept, bullet-hole
through her brain, having trayersed
from the right eye to the back OF the
head. Upon the floor was the pistol
which had been removed from the man
tel. Recovering from the stupor into
which the sight had thrown her, she
gave the alarm.
: The theory was that the murder was
the work of a burglar, who, detected in
the midst of his work, shot the woman
to effect his escape. The women of the
city were in absolute terror of their
li7es. The detectives meanwhile were
at work. Below the window through
which the murderer had escaped were
the tracks of two persons, man aud q
woman. The tracks led to the house OF
Clara Suggs, but before they reached
there had been obliterated by the heavy
rains of the morning. Then suspicion
began to point to the husband, and the
story of his loves became known. Not
only was it probable that he and Clara
had confederated to put the wife out of
the way, but there existed another theory
contradictory to this, but equally start.
ling. It was that the murder might have
been committed by Nancy Frazer, whose
pistol it was which propelled the fatal
bullet. For two weeks the coroner strug.
sled With the case. Clara and Nancy
= we're taken into custody. The husband
was closely watched. The dead woman's
body was exhumed twice to furnish
further proof. Circumstantial evidence
against the husband was damaging, but
he proved an alibi, which it was inpos'
sible at that time to overcome. He was
released and sought the freedom of the
wild West. The women we're set at lib.
erty also. Still the belief was strong
that Charley Rose was the murderer, and
that one or the other of the women was
his confederate.
Four months later Miss Frazer, who
had kept closely secluded, became sick
and strangers were denied admission to
her room. She died and baby was
loft of which Charley Rose was the
father. It had horrible birth mark.
There was no right eye, but instead a
hole, which was perfect reproduction OF
The wound which caused poor Jennies
death. And now comes the last chapter
in this tragedy, which fastens the MUIR
der upon Rose. :,
Miss Clara Suggs returned to her old
home in Gainesville, where she commit
ted suicide yesterday. Stung by remorse,
she contracted the opium habit. She
has been living for some time quietly in
the same house with Ella Teasdale. She
attracted some attention by joining the
Methodist Church during the revival two
weeks ago. The following is the story
of her death, as told by her companion,
Ella Teasdale. She said that Clara
went to church Monday night and when
sine came out was Joined by Jack Nor
gan. They were out all night together
and came home about daylight. After
reaching home they went to the we'll and
got water. Then Morgan went away,
she accompanying him short distance
up the street, and then returned and
went to bed with Ella. After while
Ella got up and went about her work.
She suddenly noticed that Clara was
breathing deeply, but knew she took
opium sometimes, and paid no attention
to it until she began to grow purple in
the face. She sent for DR.. Parsons.
When he arrived Clara was in coma.
tose condition, with two or three respira.
tions per minute. She died about 2.3O
o'clock in the afternoon. Several per.
sons were present wien the girl breathed
her last. Chief of Police Tom Hance is
in possession of the photographs of Rose,
and several letters of recent date writ
ten by him, in which he repeatedly says
that he loved her better than his own
life and could not live apart from her.
She seems to have been contemplating
suicide for some time, as will be seen
from the following letter:
APRIL 25, 1SS5.-This is my own
fault, for came here to drown myself
and am going to fulfill my word. ltis
on account of my own doings, for l have
done wrong and [ want to show the young
girls what it will bring them to if they
don't repent and do better. have q
dear friend in Atlanta that is much dear
er to me than my own life and am 60
ing TO die that he may live. His initials
are G. R., but his name no one will ever
know from me. 7 hope my mamma and
dear sisters will not grieve over me and
my dear friends. 1 hope they will take
warning from this and never listen to
false lovers, for if you do it will bring
you to your grave. If any girl ever
loves man as I do O. r. she will die
for his sake. So goodbye to my deal
friends. CLARA SUGGs.
Farewell to my mother ane
to my mothers friends, and te
my loving Charley, God made him s
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