Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-03
FReoA.s LOVER.
The story OF Alice Mitchcil's Life--rnnatu u
raj Alliance Bcgun When at school

The story OF Alice Mitcheii's Life-rrnatu-
raj Alliance Begun When at school
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan 80. N othing In
the annals of Memphis crime equals
the deed committed here Monday after
noon by Alice Mitchell daughter of
George Mitchell. once a prominent fur
niture dealer.
Alice Mitchell is one of three daurht-
ers. and the most beautiful of the three.
She is stril<ingly beautiful. has large
lustrous blue eyes. n wealth of golden
hair, and her features are faultless
She has not as yet gone into society,
being only is years old Freda Ward.
her victim. was the opposite OF Alice
Mitchell in all things.
Alice's hair was light. while Freda's
was brown. Freda had large. brown
eyes, her figure was slender, and there
was about her a certain air of tirnidity
One was bright. Joyous. inpulSive and
full OF life; the other was timid. apa-
the,ic. and shrank from anything that
one might designate as fast
The two girls first met each other at
school. They became close friends
Alice was the older by two years, and
F'reda always looked to her rs SUI
perior.
The teachers saw the passionate re-
gard Alice had for Freda and tried to
separate them, but Alice was obdurate
and declared that unless Freoa was
her companion She would have nothing
To do with any one else. All this hap
pened when the two girls were in short
skirts Two years ago Freda left Mem
phis and dwelt on her fathers planta-
ton near Gold Dust. Ark. Alice could
scarcely bear the separation and pro.
tested in daily letters to Freda that she
could not live without her. She i'm.
plored her to return to Memphis and
become u member of her fathers fam
lily.
Alice insisted that rather than lie
away from Freda She would marry her,
and be her slave during her life Last
summer Alice secured permission 70
visit Freda and She hailed it with wild
delight On the plantation the two
girls We're inseparable. They were as
lovers. and had their daily lovers quar-
rel, which always ended by Il renewal
of love ii any young man made re-
mark to Freda Alice became furiously
jealous. As for herself. She said all of
her love was for Frcda and the atten-
tions of young men were as nothing to
her
Mrs. Valmcr, Freda's sister. protest.
ed 1T last at this undue intimacy.
Alice, she thought, was too wild to be
Freda's companion. and her tcmpera-
ment was too irascible for the timd,
shrinking Freda. Alice did have ter
rible temper aud could brook no opposi-
ton.
Alice returned after lengthy visit.
and then Mrs. Valmer informed her
mother that the intimacy between the
two girls must cease Freda acquiesced
without a murmer, but Alice was fur
ious. Life, she said. would not be
worth living without Freda
, She wrote to her, but the letter was
returned with the seal unbrolxen. This
was a heart-brcaking blow. Alice
I grew morose, and would have little to
say to anyone. She was no longer the
bright and Joyous girl of yore
! A few weeks ago Freda and her sis
/ ter 10 came to Memphis to visit their
/ friends, Mrs. Kimbrough and Miss
Christian Purnell, but Freda was warn
ed by Mrs. Valmer to have nothing to
do with Alice Mitchell. to receive no
visits or letters from her, and to cut
her on the street should they meet
The day following the arrival of the
two sisters Alice called to see them. but
was Informed that they were not at
home TO her.
This was stunning blow TO Alice,
and she became almost delirious with
grief, but did not desist from her at
f.. tempts TO make it up with Freda She
wrote her several letters. but all save
one We're returned to her This one
was opened by Freda, and in it she was
informed by Alice she would rather see
+ her dead than an enemy.
/ Freda was obdurate, and Alice then
/ tried to meet her on the streets. but the
timid girl avoided her until they met
Monday, when she killed her The
grand jury has returned true bill.
charging Alice Mitchell with murder.
Miss Johnson was released