The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-28
HER QUIETUSl


Slander Mas Its Effect Oh . 9ensltlvo Me-
lure and Reason Gives way-Nsws -
This aud That on other Topics.
Miss Jessie White, the 19-year old
daughter Of James b. White, an old resi-.
dent OF Joliet, ILL.,, committed suicide in
D most sensational manner. Size was out
riding In q buggy and drove up and down
Chicago street several times, bowling and
smiling 70 a~oquaintances. Finally. whsn
nearly In trout Of . hotel she stopped the
horse, took box from the bottom Of the
carriage, drew out . revolver and shot her.
self through the heart Severalgentlemen
rushed to the carriage just in time to catch
her body as Il was falling into the street
II il believed that the young lady vas
dsmented, as the result Of Q long series Of
prosecutions at the hands Of an anonymous
letter writer. About three years ago hei
began his work. Every young man who
met the fair young Jessie at . party or
dance. or has made her acquaintance. has
been the recipient Of anonymous lettsss
from some jealous person who had fallen
in love with Jessie and whose attentions
she had evidently repulsed. All the local
newspapers. received letters directed
against the young lady. BY the same per-
son and In the Same handwriting. Tho
letters were ell turned over to the authors
ties, and the police and detectives were
put on the watch for the prosecutor. Fl.
nally a 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 perseouting
letters still kept coming to her, to her PEG.
pie, to oil 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
a state Ut 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 vas sent away for
awhile to the east. But this did not stop
the letter writer who wal so artfully persu.
ing the beautiful and distracted girl. All
the detectives brought into requisition
could not entrap the william. 90, after three
years Of this kind Of torture, the poor
hunted girl became SO distracted that she
could bear II no longer.
In the box in the carriage in which she
had the revolver was found a letter adj
dressed to her family, in which she says:
lam tired Of this. 30 sm going to shoot my.
self and deny the letter writ.r the pleasure Of
doing II. Three years is long enough to be tor
tured by him and there arc no prospects Of any
peace for me as long % I live, and, inasmuch as
he has promised to take my life, I really think
he means to, but now he never shall. II he
found any pleasure in torturing me 1 hope he
will be satisfied now for he has driven ine to
destroy myself. All 1 have to say now Is for
you to forget und forgive me for the wicked act
am about to commit. Now, dear folks. Hove
you all so dearly l could not live II any OF you
were taken from me. 80 I want you all to think
IL 10 all for the best that / 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.