Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-03-27
SOUGHT HER QUIETUS.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS DRIVE A YOUNG
LADY TO HER DEAiH.

slander Has ITS Effect on Sensitive Ma
tlre and Reason Gives Way-News cf
This and That ON Other Topics.
Miss Jessie White, the 19-year old
daughter of James 5. White, an old resi-
dent of Joliet, ILL.,. committed suicide in
q most sensational manner. SLe was ont
riding in q buggy and drove up and down
Chicago street several times, bowing atd
smiling to acquaintances. Finally, when
nearly in front Of hotel she stopped the
horse, took box from the bottom OF the
carriage, drew out revolver and shot her.
self through the heart. Several gentlemen
rushed to the carriage just in time to catch
her body as it was falling into the street
Ii is believed that the young lady was
demented, as the result of long series OF
prosecutions at the bands Of an anonymous
letter writer. About three years ago he
began bis work. Every yonng man who
met the fair young Jessie at a party or
dance, or has made her acquaintance, has
been the recipient of anonymous letters
from some jealous person who had fallen
in love with Jessie and whose attentions
she had evidently repulsed. ALI the local
newspapers received letters directed
against the young lady, by the same per
son aud in the same handwriting. The
letters were all turned over to the authofi-
ties, and the police and detectives were
put on the watch for the prosecutor. FL
nally cousin of Miss Jessie, daughter of
David White, was arrested and tried in the
circuit court, but no positive evidence
could be obtained. and the trial resulted
merely in her being bound over to keep the
peace.
After the trial was over it was hoped by
all the friends Of Miss White that she
would be left in peace, but the prosecuting
letters still kept coming to her, to her peo-
pie, to all the society young gentlemen in
town, and to all who could possibly be in
fuenced by the jealous writer. The young
lady and her family were constantly kept in
state Of terror; letters were dropped on
their door steps; showed under their doors,
sent in every way, till the young ladies
we're afraid to go out Of their homes.
Finally Miss Jessie was sent away for
awhile to the east. But this did not stop
the letter writer who was SO artfully persu-
ing the beautiful and distracted girl. All
the detectives brought into requisition
could not entrap the william, SO, after three
years of this kind of torture, the poor
hunted girl became SO distracted that she
could bear it no longer.
In the box in the carriage in which she
had the revolver was found letter ad-
dressed to her family, in which she says:
Inm tired of this, SO am going to shoot my
self and deny the letter writer the pleasure of
doing it. Three years is long enough to be tor
tured by him and there are no prospects of any
peace for me as long as live, and, inasmuch as
he has promised to take my life, really think
he means to, but now he never shall. II be
found any Pleasure in torturing me hope he
will be satisfied now, for he has driven me to
destroy myself. All have to say now is for
you to forget and forgive me for the wicked act
am about to commit. Now, dear folks I love
you all so dearly could not live if any Of you
were taken from me, SO want you ali to think
it is all for the best that l should leave this
world.
She also gives directions as to how she
shall be buried, who shall oficiate and the
names of the pail bearers she desires.