The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-08-31
SILENT WATERS
Close Over the Form OF a
DespOndent Girl.
Singular and Well Planned Sui
eide Successfully Carried Out.
A Young Girl, in Ill Health
Leaves Home without Dis
closing Her Intention,

closing Her Intention,
And Her Hat, With q Note Directing
Where Her Belongings Shall be Sent,
10 Found in the Bottom Of Boat ct
Meyer's Lake-rhe Body Not Be
covered.
A singular taIe Of suicide, with the
waters of Meyers Lake as shrouu' ~ tne
painful intelligence the newpapsLs are
called upon To announce toCay. Auu 70
the fact tnss a human being TOOK that
which no earthly power can give back
the further announcement that tne victim
of what appears to be a deliberate SELF
murder was young and not uuh'NachVe
girl aud the story is about complies, Win
the exception OF detalle' .,-L.,
Miss Auna e. Greber was elgnteen
years Of age May 81. She was the dangi-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Greber, OF W,st
Rrookheld two and one nAlf
miles from MassiIlon. The girl mas a..
ways had the most pleasant relations al
home and was fayorite everywhere
Two years ago she fell from a cherry tree
and sustained injuries OF harious ana
somewhat peculiar nature. Since that
accident shs has not been III good hehltu
and was often i'll and despondent, Wnen
these fits of dependency were upon nsr
atAted to her sister that she would not
care IL she were dead and that she would
kill herself IL she thought she would 90 10
heaven. Tue fear that the taking OF her
own life would interfere with her chances
of n beautiful hereafter kept her from the
deed and abe had often stated TO
her sister that she would never
kill herself. Six months ego Anna Greber
accompanied her sister, Bsrtt TO Coshoe-
son, where they haye, been running
dressmakipg establishment They re.
turned home Tor visit the latter part OF
July and have since been at their parents
home. II was their intention TO return 10
Coshocton next Tuesday.
Since being at home Anna Greber has
been receiving the attentions OF young
man named Charles Oertel' VINO ~
blacksmith and works with John GreberS
q brother OF the drowned girl. Ihey
nave been staying up pretty late OF nlghi
together nnd on Thursday Mrs. Greoer
demonstrated with her daughter stahnR
that in her condition OF health 1t was not
9 good plan 10 stay up go late at nlg1';
The girl replied niguitcanty tnatH"ouIu
be the last Time.
on Friday, az about IL O'Clock she left
home, stating that she was going to Mas-
aillon to visit Mrs Philip Smith. She ar,
rived at Massillon all IigbS ana ~
O'Clock was in Dr.. GArdner's otlice, to see
him about her physical ccndiuon. NO
one noticed her particularly when ahe
boarded an electric car for Canton, will
out going 20 the Smith residence van. IL
IL apparent that she came 50 Canton snd
then took q car for tue lake. At 3:25
O'clock she applied TO Joe Rlgler, who at
tends 20 the boats at the lake, asking
for n boay. Rgler elected the fact
from her that she could row and he gave
her the boat without question. sac nan
80 cents with her and when she came TO
settle she did not like TO pay the full
amount, 25 cents m hour. Rigier noticed
that she had but 80 cents and asked her II
she would nos have enough leftfo street
car fare. She said that she wanted
enough left for car fsre, so Rigler gave
her five cents in change, Leaving her 10
cents. She went out on the lake, ana
nothing more was thought about her. Az
4:25, the time she should have returntd d the
boat, she WAS not back. AT about that hour
Rob Conkliu, who Has rowing on the
lake with two young aides, saw her IN the
beat near the middle of the lake. She
had her hat of and WAS s'aading in the
boat. Later Mr.. Conkliu IUticed that she
had seated herself as aip but was not row.
ing. After Heyen O'clock gentleman
aud his wife, who had been out on the
lake, stated 70 Rigier a they came IN tnat
a boat wna fOaLipR on the lake near Mo
Cann's point. David Johns, the supeTir-
tendent OF the grounds, sent Jake helser
and Jimmie Gibson, two youths, out after
the boat. The boys towsd IL ia when
Johns discovered in the boat hat,
umbrella, shoes and pocketbook. To
the hat was piuned note Whieh read az
followG:
Send these things 70 West Brookleld,
o. My hat, umbrella, gloves aud shoes
aud poc6stbook to Miss b. Greber, Weat
Brookheij, o.
The note was VI q addressed and contsin-
ed no signature. Ghe gloves mentioned
In the nots were not found in the boat
but the umbrella, shoes aud pocHetbook
were there and the p1cketbocS contained
13 cents. pubssantisting the story related
by Joe Rigler. ,o,,,
wss aent 10 the parents at West Brook
field, Two brothers, John and Godfrey,
arrived in Canton on an early lnteT-UT-
han car. accompanied by their sister,
Bertha Grsbar, and the young man who
had been keeping company, with Anna:
and who in fact wee an ola plaSina'e Oh
the girl at school, Charles y OerEsl.
MisB Grsber talked freely to o NEWS
DEMoCRAT man lad related the history or
the Qirl and her troubles with reference 20
her physical condition, SUBSTANTIALLY as
recited in the foregoing. she sala thet
her sister vas good girl snu 'het DO Gauss Gauss
of the deed except desoondsncy incident
10 I'M health. She ntsted that sho bad no
intimation Of her sisteT's Intentions nor
hal any one about the houSshold. Ihis
morning, however, 1t became eVihen'
that the suicide WAS prem adltated. li'-
tie note was found with simply tine que
tntion of the familiar little couulet,
Remember me when this you see.
Remember me when far from thee.
Another circumstance OF si2pihcance Is
that the note which was found upon the
hat was written upon the same klnu OF
naper torn from q little note book, as was
the brief verse left ut home. 4 The little
book from which the leaf was torn was
left on a tahle at home, together with the
pencil; so shat the note must have been
written at home thus making the suicide
of undoubtsd premeditahon ana not an
impulse OF M impfssaionsble girl
A ueArch for the hody was kept up until
IL o'clock lsst night end was again taken
no this morning. John aud Godfrey and
Mas Bertha Grebsr and Charles Osrtel
secured boats and all forenoon assisted
In the search. Mrs. Grsber, the DROWNED
0irl's mother, 10 In q precArious condition.
She has been seriously Ill and the shock
Of her daughters tragic death 10 likely TO
prove fatal.