Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-08
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LaSG Wlut6f dUOub OtCouUoTs NIL. No6u
Kanopp, farmer living near Churchville,
drove into Staunton with his daughter
LAME, GIRL of unusual beauty, and visi-
ted lawyers Office. His visit there was
to commence a prosecution of citizen of
Staunton, with whom he said his other
daughter, Elite, had become infatuated
and who had ruined her. He added that
the girl had left home and come to Staun-
ton to see her lover, and was then at the
American Hotel After looking into the
matter, the lawyer told him he could not
see where he could make out case.-
Young Elite was then sent for and came
from the hotel and reluctantly agreed to
accompany her father home. She was a
girl of extraordinary personal beauty of
face. and had a tall and commanding
figure. Her features were regular, hair
black, and a handsome mouth and teeth.
Her next appearance here was to be in a
tragedy. The lover then in question, is
the same person to whom the notes and
the dying letter addressed to George"
given later on were written on Wednesday
last in Staunton.
On Wednesday last, young lady about
eighteen years of age: with black hair, a
good figure, and fac appearance stopped
at the Virginia Hotel. She registered as
Elite Kanopp of Churchville. In CONVEX
sation with the clerk she stated that she
was a daughter of Noah Kanopp of Church
vile, in this county, and had started to
visit friend in Fishersville. but had
changed her mind after getting here. She
gave orders when she retired on We'd
nesday night, not to be called early.
Ten O'Clock yesterday morning having
arrived, without her having made her ap-
pearance she was called by the servant
but made no answer. About P. M. Mr..
Crowle, the proprietor, accompanied by a
servant, went to the room and getting no
answer the servant went through the
transom and opened the door. The young
girl was lying dead upon the bed with two
strips of cotton around her neck satura-
ted with chloroform and a four-Ounce bot
tie lying on the bureau labelled ''chloro-
FORM" A brown paper with some
strychnine was on the table. Her
hands were tightly clenched. A note
and two letters we're found on
the table. Several letters were found
in her wrist satchel. She left on
the table letter to her mother, one to
her brother. one to her sister and a fourth
to male friend in Staunton.
Behind the door hung her dress and a
Jockey hat with two feathers. In the top
drawer Of the bureau she had placed a
pair of white kid gloves, and on the wash
stand lay a box of the whitening that
ladies use, open. On her hand was an ex-
had remained in the parlor waiting for
her lover to call, until it was closed. She
spent her time there in ordinary eonversa-
ton and in turning over the music sheets
on the piano. She gave the order not to
be called early, in the ordinary way, and
went up stairs to her room. When she
got there at 10 CLOCK Wednesday morn
ing she at once told the clerk she wanted
to stay one day and asked what they called
a day, she was told twenty four hours, and
paid in advance for that time.
JURY OF INQUEST.
DR.. Walker, the City Coroner, was in
formed of the event and had the follow
ing jury of inquest summoned W. A.
Burke, j. W. Splitter, f. M. Young, M.
B. Oberdofer, Geo. Harlan and G. E.
Haines. When the jury assembled, the
Investigation was proceeded with.
THE LETTERS AND NOTES IN THE
SATCHEL.
The following note was found in her
satchel written by herself on a patent med
icioe circular:
''Geo: Please come here. am in the Vir-
ginia Hotel parlor and want to see you, and
have something to give you. Come right
away. FROM FRIEND"
The above was in pencil and at the bot
tom she had added in ink:
''Be sure and come, want to sec you for
the last time Tell the boy if you are coming.
must see you"
Across the face of this note in mans
hand was the reply:
81 will see you at the depot, but can't come
to the hotel"
On another piece of paper she had writ"
ten the following note:
'Geo. IF you want to see me once more,
please come. I will meet you on the steps,
Say when you are coming. For Gods sake
come, for 1 want to see you.
FROM FRIEND"
Across the face of the above note the
same large hand writing as on the other :,
said this:
81 don't think I can come TO- night. I
might get in trouble and give you trouble
also. I don't think you ought to insist on it. :"
The following are the. letters found in
her satchel and on the table:
THE FAREWELL TO HER MOTHER.
VIRGINIA HOTEL. STAuNToN.
Dearest Mama:
viii. drop you a few lines for the last
Please do not grieve after me. will be
better off, and have no place for my home.
1 will find one in heaven. You will find two
pair of shoes here and all the rest of my things
that had with me. Tell Papa to think Of me.
Tell Georgia. and Dora, and LAME, and Mettie,
to meet me in heaven. l am going home to-
morrow. You will find note in with yours,
to Edd. Let him ave my ring, LAME will
give it to him. May God help you all to pre-.
pare. Mama meet me in heaven. 1t is better
for me to be dead; then you know where
I am ct, but if went away would have to
be with strangers.
Good bye mama. Could I but kiss you
while am yet here.