The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-03

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Citizen Of Wood County.
Special Dispdtch 10 the Intcliioenccr. tll,s
PAnKEnsnuRG, W. Va, May o.-Tho
man Robert II. Hall, whose mysterious
actions have excited the wonder of the
community, aud an account Of whose
bluff at suicide has already appeared in
tho lNrELLldEScER, has disappeared rs
entirely and completely as If tho earth
had opened and swallowed him up.
Nothing has been heard OF him since
last Friday, ,when ho left his home in
tho suburbs to como to the city.
Some portions OF the sensational let.
ter he wrote just before his disap
ance are denied by his friends. They
say his wife, formerly Miss Harriet Bon
nett, OF Weston. obtained d legal divorce
from Hall on tho charge OF desertion
and married State Senator Clark, OF
Kansas. who came within two votes
once OF tho United States senate from
that state. Tho free love escapade OF
the former Miss Bennett, mentioned at
some length in The letter, is also denied,
NOT BLUFF.
| Halls much-adyertised suicide; it
transpires, wasn't SO much Of q bluff
after all. He was caught in tho act OF
taking the poison, and it was with ut
most difficulty that he was prevented
from doing go. Enough morphine cap
sulcs were found on him to kill q dozen
mon, and he evidently intended to take
the whole dose. a short time after
wark he left the homo of his daughter
here and hasn't been seen since. : !,
Robert Hall is brother OF Judge Cy.
rus Hall, OF Charleston, and has rela-
tives in other. parts OF the state. He
was at one timo wealthy and prosper
GUS citizen Of Oroyille, Cal, but how he
lost his money and was obliged to come
back home pcnniless is one OF tho other
mysteries OF this mans life. For sey-
eral days before his disappearance he
imagined the detectives were after him.
as he said, and on account OF some rcal
or imaginary weight upon his mind he
probably committed suicide for sure,
HALL LETTER.
| The letter written by Mr. Hal. to the
Post appeared in that paper last Satur.
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In 1850 was married to ono Harriet
NJ. Bennett, OF Weston, Lewis county,
W. Va, and had fond anticipation OF
tho future, but soon my fond anticipa-
tioa was turned to sorrow and grief.
found that ! had an uniaithtrl COM
panion. In those days it was considered
a great disgrace to separate. l tried to
make the best that could. and turned
my mind to business. By industry and
good Judgment l prospcred and had
myself fixed in comfortable circum-
stances. In 1857 my companion declared
herself to bea spirituulist and freelover,
and said that the marriage ceremony
was n sacrilegc Of rights and privileges
that belonged to women, and that she
despised married life At that time we
had three bright little girls, which were
the idols OF my life. My companion de-
clared her intention to go to New York
City to the frce.love order -
went Westa maniac in feeling. hay
ing left my children with their grand
father, expecting 10 return in one year,
but reaction in business held mo,
Sometimes l had several thousand dol
lars and was almost ready 10 return,
but misfortune would come and crush
me down. Thirty-four years had passed
away, and, having just met with heavy
losses in mining, / determined TO re-
turn to my native land and hunt my
children that l had fondly loved. did
truly love them. When l returned
found that my eldest daughters feelings
had been estrangcd from me. Her name
is Clara Y. Hall and she resides in this
place. Her lack Of confidence and kind
ness for ME drove me near to insanity.