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

ATLANTA, Ca, June 2.-The myste
which baffled detective skill, is explained
at last. One year ago there lived in the
eastern part Of the city a careless young
fellow named Charley Rose, his wifs
Jennie, and his cousin. Nancy Frazer
Rose vas one of tho yerd !mRSte.s of the
Air Line foad, and 90 such vas necessa
rily absent great deal at night. 1t was
to keep his wife company that he brought
his cousin from GWinnett. There was @
blue.eyed girl named Clara Suggs living
hear. who, the Hifo suspected, occupied
a tender place in Chatley's heart. At Il
o'clock on q dark and clustering nigh,
about year ago muffled shot was heard
by passer.by at the home Of Charley
Rose. Later white figure emerged
and running silently to the house of Mrs
Roses, father Nancy Frazer called him
With the exclamation "6fy God Jep.
ME has been shot dead Come quick !''
Inside of ten minutes there we're SOC
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 next the street being oc.
cupied by Miss Frazer, the inner otie by
the young wife. Miss Frazer's story was
that she fell asleep, leaving the lamp
burning on the mantel and beside it g
pistol, which she kept loaded. She heard
a muffied report, groan, and "Oh, my
God !" from the bedroom of Jennie
Opening her eyes the room was dark,
but she observed the stealthy figure of a
man crouching towards the window,
through " hich he jumped and escaped.
Lighting the lamp again, site observed
that the pistol was gone. Going into
the room of Mrs. Ross, the latter was
found dead as she had slept, bullet. hole
through her brain, having traversed
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 @
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 W. it probable that he and Clara
had coniederattd to put the wife out OF
the way, but there existed another theory
contradictory to this, but equally start.
ling. It was that tho murder might have
been committed by Nancy Frazer, whose
pistol it was which propelled the fatal
bullet. For two weeks the coroner strug-
gled With the case. Clara and Nancy
were taken into custody. The husband
was closely watched. The dead woman's 8
body was exhumed twice TO furnish
further proof. Circumstantial evidence
against the husband was damaging, but
he proved an alibi, which it was impos.
sible at that time to overcome. He was
released and sought the freedom of the
wild West. The women were 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
left, of which Charley Rose was the
father. 1t had horrible birth mark.
There was no right eye, but instead a
hole, which was q perfect reproduction of
the wound which caused poor Jennie's
death. And now comes the last chapter
in this tragedy, which fastens the mur.
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 came 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 aud when
she 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 q 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 teok
to 1t until she began to grow purple In
When he arrived Clara was in a coma.
tnoa nnnAffSnn vr,tth ktuN r.,
tions per minute. She died about 2 80
O'Clock in the afternoon. Several per.
sons were present when the girl breathed
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
auicide for some time, as will be seen
from the following letter:
APRIL rs, 1885.-This is my own
fault, for came here to drown myself
and ! am going to fulfill my word. Itis
on account Of my own doings, for have
done wrong and I want to show the young
girls what 1t will bring them to IL they
don't repent and do better. I have q
dear friend in Atlanta that Is much dear.
er TO me than my own life and I am 60.
ing to die that he may live. His initials
are G. R.; but bis name no one will ever
know from me. hope my mamma and
dear sisters will not grieve over me and
my dear friends. hope they will take
warning from this and never listen to
false lovers, for if you do II will bring
you to your grave. If any girl ever
loves man as I do O. r. she will die