The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-29
A GIRLS SAD SUICIDE.
MISS MINNIE crow, OF BELLAIRH.
shoots Herself Through the Head and DIE
to Escape The Woes of a world where
"SobOdy Cared For" Hsr-Ths AHsst.
ing Letter to Her Mother She Left.

Minnie Grow killed herself OF Bellaile
Sunday night, She had been leading q
dlssolute life, and had become = locally
notorious character, Some weeks ago
she threatened to commit suicide, and her
death did not greatly surprise some Of her
relatives, She met officer Louis schTamml
who Is relative, near the Lantern Globe
Works Sunday night, and spoke to him.
She then went around the corner neal
the rear window OF Ernest Bentaeld'a
house and shot herself. The ball entered
her forehead and came out at the back Of
her head.
She had written a note, which was
found on her person after her death, ex'
planning her situation in the world and
her determination to leave 1t. She had
during the day, washed and dressed her
self for burial, II was Riterward discover
ed, and then deliberately wrote the note
found on her,
Her father Is Bird Grow. Her mother
Is in the last stages Of consumption, The
letter, written neatly, Is as follows;
DEAR MoTHRR; Tonight l go down
town, but whether / will get back alive OF
not, God only knows, Mother, CannO!
endure this way Of living any longer, and
tonight try 10 die, Mother, lear you
will not live long, aud Heaven help me II
| would be left with the children. You
know the turn OF affairs here. ! am an
outcast-always was and always will be-
Nobody cares for me. have tried to do
what is right, but 1t seems all In vain but
II | die, all | ask Ia Gods forgiveness, and
II | live will be q different girl. There
are two people l would like to see--one In
Pittsburgh and the other in Bay View,
You know who they are. God help and
pity me. Your disobedlent daughter,
MINNIE,
The girl had intended to commit the
deed on Saturday night, and was only pre-
vented by the accidental discharge Of her
revolver, which frightened her, lest the po'
lice would get after her, and she went
home. Coroner Crlswell was called after
the shooting, but held no post mortem, as
there was no doubt OF how 1t occurred
and who did 1t. The funeral will take
place to-day.
BRLLAIRR BRRyITIEs.
Rev. J. O, Smith, Of South Bellaire, Is at
Toronto,
VIM. A. Gorby has bought new Sur
rey wagon for family use.
Lee Sonneborn has received his portrait
in crayon, the work Of Ben II, Faris.
Mr.. Andrew Casen left yesterday after.
noon for Ireland on visit to relatives.
Miss Tillie Behr, sister Of Simon Behr
and Of Mrs. Alex. Mayer, died Saturday.
The lue day drew big crowd to the
st. Johns school picnic at WaFnock's yes
terday.
Rev. VIM. slemmons, OF Csdlz, will
preach next Sunday at the First Presbyte'
rian Church.
The road to the middle ferry and to
West Wheeling remains almost impassa-
BILE when other roads have long been ex.
cellent.
The stone abutments and the iron piers
OF the new creek bridge are finished and
the iron for the superstructure be here
this week. The bridge will be little
higher than the other bridges.
In Belmont county in 1885 there were
Al coal mines iu operation. working $50
miners and 152 outside employees, an aver.
age Of 80 weeks in the year, digging IA.
440 bushels OF coal. There were but three
counties in the state-Perry, jackson and
Athens-that exceeded these figures.
During tho coming month Bellaire fac.
tories will be generally closed, the flint
glass houses for thirty days and the win.
dow glass houses for sixty days, ss pro.
vided by the associations. The nail mill
as yet Las no contract as 10 scale, but may
make one at any time on short notice, and
the period 1t will be idle Is indefinite,
The two Touring mills have good trade
and will run right along, and the Ohio
Valley foundry, with enlarged capacity,
will have no vacation.