The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-07
ROANOKE. VA. TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY = 1888
THE WAGES OF sIN is DEATH.
Nellie Hendricks Ends Her Life witt, Fl
Pistol Bullet

Nellie Hendrscks Ends Her Life with II
Pistol Bullet.
Sunday evening ut II o'clock tho cur.
tain was rung down upon the wasted
life OF young woman. Nellie Hen
bricks, tho inmate of disreputob1e
house, committed suicide with as
callbre double-actioa revolver, which
she obtained by strategy from male
companion named Mountjoy, o fagman
on the Rad ford division of tho Norfolk
and Western railroad. The fatality oc-
CURED in house in what is known as
Pot-liquor Flats.
The two had been chattsng and laugh
ing for some time, when by ACCIDENT
Mountjoy's pistol was exposed. The
woman in an instant wound her arms
playfully around MIN and quickly extri-
Gated the weapon from his pocket
Upon Mountjoy's demanding it's return
she promised to give it to him.
Shortly after this her lover called
and after brief stay bade them good
night and started to go. She asked
him to return, and upon his refusal,
said that If he did not he would never
see her again. He had just left the
room when she suddenly pressed the
pistol to her right temple and pulled
the trigger. The bullet crashed
through her brain and lodged in the
left side Of the skull. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Pollce headquarters was tolephoned
and Sergeant Griffin arrived in about
ten minutes and took charge of tho
house. Word was sent to Coroner GRAY,
but he was too i'll to attend; Justice
O'Neill also was indisposed Justice
Turner said that it was Coroner Gray's
duey and that he was too i'll to leave
the house. Finally Justice Wilbur S.
Pole was secured. Flo arrived about
two hours after the fatal shot had been
fired, and he immediately cmpanneled
Jury, which convened at Oakley Il
Woolwino's undertaking establishment
at O'Clock yesterday morning.
The evidence was taken of all of the
inmates OF the house, also tho autopsy
OF DR.. John b. Norman, and in accor
dance with the facts the Jury rendered
a verdict OF suicide. The young woman
had been Respondent for some time over
tho loss of her lover and had intimated
frequently to her companions that sho
would take her own Lie
Tho suicide was u member Of highly
connected family, and had recently been
the recipient OF letters from her mother,
Mrs. Charles kabler, begging her to
Jacksonville, Fla, whore Mrs. Kabler
now resides. Her father is Charles
kabler, an architect at jacksonville
She also has younger sister living.
Nellie Kabler was born in Campbell
county, Va, where she was married to
man named Hendricks They after
ward located in Jacksonville, Fla.
After short time she deserted her
husband and returned to Bed ford Alum
Springs, where she excited tho unfavor-
able comment OF her rotations by her
actions. Coming to Roanoke she began
to sink lower in tho scale Of humanity
until on the Sabbath day she added her
lustreless name to the list OF unfortu-
mates. Yesterday Mrs. Chas Kabler
was telegraphed by Chief Terry, but up
to late hour no reply had been re-
ceived. The remains are at Oakley Il
Woolwine's awaiting for 5000 one to
claim Thorn.
Just before going to press Mountjoy
who left town after tho shooting for
Radford, in the discharge OF his railroad
duties, presented himself at police head
quarters and offered to give himself up,
but tho only charge that could be pre-
ferred against him was that OF carrying
concealed weapons and he was bailed for
his appearance this morning to answer
the above charge.