The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-24

Yesterday Mr.. 8. p. Faris, of the
Island, left at the police headquarters 4
collection Of relics which recall an old
tragedy Mr.. Fahs came into posses
sion Of the articles when he was keeper
Of the county Jail, and having no use
Tor them he turned them over to be
kept among other relics Of crime and
criminals in tho police Office museum.
There are three letters written by
MIRA Minnie Nugent, email tin'type
portrait of her iu a ist franc. small
dagger, piece of dried opium aud
some lace and other trinkets.
The portrait shows fairly good look.
ing woman Of twenty-five or thirty.
Mfs. Nugent came hOr0 aud boarded at
the Union hotel. or Packer house.
There sho killed her iour.year'old child.
and tho dagger referred to still shows
spots made by the infants blood. She
then tried to commit suicide, but failed.
She was sent to jail aud there by per-
sistently refusing to take food, she end
ed her life.
Il Is strange fact that few OF the
Older residents recall the case. 1t Is
supposed to baye occurred in 1853 or
1885
Tie letters left by the poor woman
: tell her sad story, and 1t Is said they
have never been printed. They were
written at the time she killed her
child and attempted to take her own
Ne. 80.
In an envelope addressed, "Scnd this
10 the editors Immediately" was found
q letter, dated merely:
UNION HorEL, WHEELING, W. VA.
NJ. Editor:
No doubt you and others will shudder
with horror when they hear Of the des-
perate deed have committed. The
young and happy may shudder, but the
heavy hearted will think, how sad she
must have been! Yes; very sad indeed.
have not time TO say much. /
have thought Of dying over
since l got married. My mothor.
sister-iD.law and brother are the
cause OF my death. On, have many
friends to-day who would lay down
their lives for me, many who would
suffer. Many sad hearts there will be
when they hear that l am dead.
Mother, forgive you. You drove me
TO this. You lIavo caused all our family
to mistreat mo without cause, but l
forgive you. and ! want You to BIO q
better woman. Before YOU die you will
regret this. Don't hate me
no moro. God knows have, tried al.
wavs to do right rs near rs l could, and
! beseech those who love me most
deeply not to greave, but to DO glad be-
cause Minnie Ia happy. Sister, want
you never to cease praying for me.
= Lizzie. help our folks to lay aside
hard thoughts and,say nothing when |
am gone, but try and do better. :"
They are the true cause OF this.
MES. MINNIE NUGESr.
Marietta, Ohio.
l want my sister to never cease
prayiny for me. Mary II cannot call
YOU sister,, cease to SANDER aud lie on
inc when | nm gone, and | hope my
brother Russell will think OF the in
suits and abuse he has shown me and
try and do better. forgive all. l COM
Init,ed this act because my mother aud
brother always hated mo. I've thought
OF 1t for a great many years.
MINNIE.
l want TO be buried in the now ccn-
etery at Marietta Lizzie, 500 to this.
Bury my child in the same grave and
same coffin. Don't remove my body to
my fathers house; take it right to the
Baptist church in Marietta; have tuner-
al sermon preached. aud now don't
greave. MINNIE
A large number of old timc residents
were inquired OF yesterday about the
case, but nobody had any distinct re-
melubrance OF it. This seems strange,
considering tho unusual features that
attended the tragedy.
There was also found letter which
read as follows:
UNIOS House. WHEELING. W. Va.
November 4.
Mr.. Proprictor:-Whcn you discover
that have committed suicide don't let
crowd OF people, iull Of curiosity, into
my room TO gNza upon my remains. l
wish TO be laid out deCently, with plain
coffin. Lay my baby out too, and lay
her beside me, with her head upon my
bosom, Win my arm arouhu nor, anu
lay It's in ono coffin. for am tired and
sick OF life. BE careful OF the packages
left behind. and put one in the office
and give the other to au editor to pub
lish, ifanyone will be SO kind. l shall
like to be buried in the new cemetery at
Marietta, o. Cursed be those who fail
to do this. Oh, sir, pity me for Gods
sake. and do MS bid you. came hero
to die. Remove nothing from my per-
son what have placed there.
MRs. minnie NuGEST.
Marietta. lHosl,iIytOm, Co., o.
Use tho money left in my pocket
book Tor my board. Burn up ull my
dirty clothes. never 20 this dirty.
but l faiIed to got change when l
left.
Another letter was addressed to Mrs.
Mary y. Ella, Williamatuwu, ". Va,
and read rs follows:
DEAR MAHY:-I will be dead before
tliia reaches you. Keep all l left ut
your house. Remember me. l want