The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-19
SUICIDE FOR uSai QUIlfD LOVE.
An Elm Grove GIL Takes Rough on Rats
After WIitirg u Pathetic Letter.

An Kim CiroVo Gil Takes Rough on Rats
After WTItirg u Pathetic Letter.
County Coroner schul.zs was yester.
day called to Elm Grove to investigate
the cause and manner Of the death Of
Mary Tharp, pretty elghteen.year.old
girl who took Rough on Rats Saturday,
causing her death. She was the
daughter Of Charles Tharp, and was
born at Bellaire, where several years ago
a sister Of hers made scandal, accusing
"a prominent citizen Of criminaiity.
Mary had an unfortunate love affair
with Hugh Wilson, Of Elm Grove. The
circumstances Of her death were told
the Coroner "a follows by Mrs. Margaret
NiCkerson:
"Mary Tharp ate breakfast at our
house yesterday morning. She told me
that she was going home to wash her.
self and clean up her room. She gave
my daughter two little mugs and told
her to keep shem TO remember her by.
She then went home. could not rest,
| felt uneasy, as she had frequently
threatened to kill herself lately. lin.
mediRtely sent my daughter Clara over,
and shs ran out and called to me that
Mary had poisoned herself. ! ran over
and Mary told me that she had taken q
Tablespoonful Of Rough on Rats in
Tablespoonful Of water. We sent for
physician, but he came too late, as she
was delirous and died about twenty
minutes after tue physician arrived"
The girl left the following pathetic
letter:
"Raisa BY lOEis Tharp.
"ELM GROVE,
"Jen 10th 1891
"When am Dead ] want my Black
Dress put on me and my Black tie and my
black Stockings and my fine lace sidney
aud my fine panlies and my Brespin
that Hugh gave and please put my
Hugh's picture on my Breast, and let II
Be Buried with me in my grave.
Mrs. Nickson, II hugh comes Back
please tell him that forgive him for all
the rongs he Done me. l forgive him
With my hole heart. how can l help
forgive him When l love him so. Sure.
ly he was all in all to me. he was SO
good to me, he Never said mean Word
TO me. he said IL Ever man loved
Woman no loved me and how happy he
W uld be When / was his wife. But
n that could never be for he Went away
AID left me on wednesday morning and
Kissed me good by and told me he
would DO Back that day on the motor,
but he never come. no the one ! love
better than my lie will never come to
me again. Well l gave up everything
in this World for him but my life and
now give it up for him.
"All have named you will find in my
room. They are not much but they are
good enough for me. Well 1 guess this
is all only please send fer mother ulster
and Brother, tell them said goodby to
them FOREVER in this world.
"Mrs. Nickison l truly thank you and
mrs. fisher for all you both done for me,
! cant Reward you butgod will for what
you have done for nc.
81 say good by to all my friends and
enenys.
'lofglys all good by forever
"MARY E. THAR"
Enclosed In the above letter was the
paper, the fly sheet Of the tIn.type Of
her lover:
"pleas grant my last wish and that is
you will leave this where have put 1t.
It is the picture OF one ! love better
than my own life. pleas let it heplaced
in the grave with me. want this
shimey on when am dead.
"MARY T44Rp."
The coroner rendered a decision in
accordance with the facts as they ap'
peared. The girl will be buried in the
Stone Church cemetery. She was very
highly spoken Of by all who knew her
at Elm Grove,