The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-02-07
Miss Lane Swallows Carbolic
Acid at her Home Near
Beaman.
Had Lived Theee Years in Sc.
daiia-A Story Of Love
and Despair.

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make up q story of love. betrothal,
dependency and despair.
Early yesterday morning. at her
home seven and one-half miles north
east of Sedalia, and near the village Of
Beaman, Pettis county, the dead body
of Miss Nina Lane was found in bed,
in her room. She had committed
suicide sometime during the previous
night.
A s;aaaowy MY. ;rrounds the
whole case, and it may be that the
grave will keep it for all time to
come.
Miss Nina Lane was 81 years old
and was the daughter Of A. D. Lane,
. fairly well to do and respectable
farmer residing in the Beaman neigh
bOrhOod.
For several years past he had been
furnishing Judge j. N. Daily. Of
Sedalia, with butter and eggs. He
was accustomed to make weekly trips
to town with his produce and on one
of these, three years ago, Nina ac-
oompanied him in his wagon, and an ar
rangement was made by which she at
once became housekeeper for Mrs.
Dalbv.
From the first day she entered upon
her duties, she grew in the favor and
affection of the Daily family.
She was pretty girl, of pro-
nounced brunette type and of medium
size. She had received common
school education and was fond of read
ing.
She thoroughly understood the
conduct of domestic matters
and was implicitly trusted in all
things. She WIS fond of the children
and they of her, accompanying them
in their walks and drives about town.
Last summer, while Judge Daily
and his wife were spending a vacation
in Colorado, their children were left
in her care and she discharged
her duties to the utmost
satisfaction. She was treated
with the greatest kindness in fact with
almost if not quite the same con-
sideration as though she had been one
of the children.
Miss Lane was a member of the
First Baptist church, of this city, and
attended regularly. She manifested
. true Christian spirit. and her de-
pertinent at all times was notably mod
est. In fact she gave evidence in
every way Of having been
CAREFULLY REARED.
Shortly before her engagement with
the Daily family. she met young
man named J. d. Lowrey, Of Benton
county, Mo. He is 4 bridge earpen-
ter on the Missouri Pacific railway,
and has sister living near the Lane
residence north of Beaman. A mu-
tual attachment sprang up between
the young people.
LOwrey's occupation necesoitated his
constant shifting about from place to
place along the line. during "hieh
time correspondence was kept up.
They were engaged To marry next
November.
The young sutton seems 10 have
been acceptable, for he WAS consid-
cred industrious. intelligent and tenn
perate.
Investigation brings to light
the fact that Benjamin Monsees.
a highly respectable young man OF
Beaman township, had been paving
some attention to Miss Lane. He
went to the state of California about
a year ago, but recently returned
home. A week ago he called at Judge
Dalby's residence and asked to see
Miss Lane. She declined to meet
him, for some reason now unknown.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Daily
noticed a sudden and remarkable
change in the manner and conduct of
the girl. She had always been happy
and most agreeable, but now she had
grown gloomy-eyen melancholy,
and had little to say to any one.
Mrs. Daily repeatedly inquired
of Nina what was the
matter, and finally she said
she was i'll and wanted to 90 home.
She had also written two or three
letters to her parents, declaring that
she must 60 home. She also told Mrs.
Daily that she had bought a new
trunk and intended to leave. Mrs.
D., approaching the situation. advised
her to return home until she got
better.
Last Thursday Mr.. Lane came to
town and brought his usual
e,,nnlv of eUUs and butter.