The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
A WHEELING YOUNG MONAN
Said to have Committed Suicide in Pitts.
bUycll Erid Az.

Said to have Committed Suicide In Pitts.
bursli Friday.
The following is from Saturdays
Pittsburgh Times; after it was printed
the young woman's body was found:
A sad suicide, supposed to have been
caused by the prophecy OF a professional
iartune-teller, is causing both sorrow
and indignation. not only in Duqueane,
the town in which itoccurred, bu: every
place where the story is told.
The victim OF the delusion is Miss
Jennie Mcdonald, a girl of 90. Two
weeks ago she was as beautiful and free
from trouble as one could wish. To-day
her body is in the Monongahela river,
while two notee, Il to her aunt, With
whom she lives, the other to her lover,
tell the cad story OF her untimely death.
TWO PATHETIC NOTES.
Yesterday morning, when Miss Nc
Donald was called at her homo in Du.
quesne, she did not answer. Shortly
afterwards her hat and shawl were
found Oh the river bank. An invest.
gatlon was then made, whenit was escer-
tanned that she had left her room with
out disturbing the bed the night before.
and had written two notes. One OF
these to Charles Brown, a young man to
whom she was engaged, was a farewell
note, telling him not to worry about
her and naming a place where he could
secure her engagement ring. The other
was addressed to her aunt, and said:
Goodbye. Do not worry. Bury me
in my new dress. My wedding dress
shall DO my shroud."
SOUGHT A poRTuNn.rELLrR,
A week ago last Monday, the story
goes, Miss Mcdonald, in company with
another lady, whose name she would
never divulge, went to Mrs. Jennie
Smith, Of 725 Carson street, on the South
Side, who has q wide.estahlished repu.
tat!on in the mystic art, and had the fu-
ture events OF their lives diyulsed, The
women were taken into a room separate
ly and during a mysterious shutting OF
cards the woman who professed 10 have
supreme skill slowly repeated the fol-
lowing words to Miss Mcdonald:
"Vou intend to 60 on a trip with your
lady companion, but you will never 90.
You will be in your grave before August
I. You have made n wedding dress,
which will be your shroud."
Ever since then these words have been
befoso THO young lady's mind. It was
true she Intended to go en- a visit with
her companion, and it was also true her
wedding dress was made. How Mrs.
Smith had learned the truth is unknown,
but the strange prophecy SO weighed on
Tho young girls mind that her reason is
supposed 70 taye been affected. She
talked OF the affair all tie time end Wills
asleep dreamed Of it. At one tune she
spoke Of having a dream in which she
imagined herself drowning and thought
the sensation pleasant. She often asked
he. companions the easiest method OF
dying and spoke Of taking a long jour
ney. Thursday afternoon she declared
she was going away, and packed her
trunk. That night abe disappeared and
the evidence Of her seltdestruction is
believed 10 lie coWEleio. .
TIE aoDY NOT RECOVERED.
The river has been dragged for the
body, but 1t has not been found. This
morning two barges will be moved and
it lis thought the body will bs found
under them.
Miss McDonald's father lives in
Wheeling. He is married the second
time. The young lady was ndressmaker
and has made her hons for several years
with her uncle, Thomas Mcdonald, su!
perinteudent Of the converting mill OF
The Allegheny Bessemer Steel Mill at
She alao worked at other
towns along the ?. V.,&C r. R.
MRS. SMITHS STORY.
Hrs. Smith vas called upon last night
at a late hour. The door bell is con
out OF "hx" owing to the frequent
by people anxious to have the
futurc revealed TO them. After vipor.