Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-14
IS HE DEAD?
THE STRANGE FACTS ATTENDING TAG BURIAL
OF ALBERT FITZPATRICK.
Al Interview With Miss Troll, Of Bsllaire, Who
is Out $751; All Given TO Her
Intended Husband.

contained a sensational article about
the supposed death OF Albert Fitzpat-
rick, the bottle blower who was charged
by Miss Lena Troll, OF Bellaire, with
tieecing her out OF over $1,000, in which
the paper expresses the belief that Fitz-
patrick is not dead at all. The article
says the box containing the supposed
corpse arrived at Carnegie, Pa, about
midnight, was taken dsrect TO the Gem
etery, was not opened at all, and the
box was covered with tar and lime.
The excuse given for not opening
the coffin was that the body was too
badly decomposed. The grave was
found 10 oe about six inches too
short, and the box was left beside
the grave in charge OF the sexton and
his assistants. Every body left the Gem
etery, the Bellaire parties present hay-
ing only about fifteen minutes 10 catch
the train for home. The Louise Ro-
dolpher and mother" referred TO In The
Times are Mrs. Albert Rodefer and
daughter, Lucy, of Bsilaire. Miss
Troll, the mysterious woman referred
to, was shown the article in the Times,
and, after reading it carefully, she
stated that there was little or no truth
in the article. She also made the fol-
lowing statement in regard TO the
money obtained from her BY Fitzpat-
rick: albert first called on me In
November, 1891, and continued his Wis
its regularly, excepting during the sum-
mer shutdown OF the glass works,
until May 18th, 1894. In January, 1892,
after he had proposed marriage and
sworn to be true, he came to me in APP
parent distress, and after telling me OF
some land he owned at Mcdonald, Pa,
(which | have since learned be never
did own, he asked me to loan him $500
to make a payment on al oil we'll on
the property, saying that he would soon
sell the same and repay me all he had
borrowed. Again in February l gave
him 500, and every now and then from
500 TO $3.50, until the last Sl70, making
a total Of S1,511, May Z, 1894 He al
ways told me straight story about
owning the land, but now | know that
be never did own any, and / also know
that his brother FranE, who was always
around TO swear that he did own the
land, was an accompHcs in the scheme
to bunco' me out OF my money part OF
which had saved from hard work, the
balance being willed to me at the death
of my parents, Albert left me-
on the night of May l2, '94,
and borrowed my ring-a good
gold one-stating that be was going to
Mcdonald, Pa, 10 sell his property for
Sit and wanted the ring 10 get the
size for the engagement ring, and would
return the following week and marry
me, but he never came back. The next
week | called on his mother at her home
in Pennsylvania TO learn what she knew
OF her boy. She readily recognized me
from the photo Albert had shown her OF
his "intended wife" Mrs. Fitzpatrick
knew nothing of her sons whereabouts,
and said she wished she had met me be-
fore to tell me what a bad, worthless
fellow he was. praying that he might
never rest until ne had paid back the
money he had falsely obtained"
Miss Troll went up to attend the
funeral, accompanied by Marshall
Bahra, Of this city. She went because
she did not believe Albert was dead,
nor does she believe he is dead now;
but she says whether be is dead or not
she wants her money. The funeral was
to take place Thursday, June 2S. but
the remains did not arrive from Canada,
and Marshal Bahra came back home,
leaving Miss Troll with Albert's mother.
Friday night, June 90, about $50, a
rough box arrived at Grafton, Pa. Mrs.
Rodefer aud daughter Lucy aud Miss
Troll, beside few near relatives, were
at the station, and followed the rough
box supposed to contain the body OF AL
bert Fitzpatrick to the cemetery, where
it was found that the grave was about
six inches too short. No one knew
whether the box contained the body of
Albert or not, as it was not opened at
all. When the train arrived at Grafton,
carrying Joseph Fitzpatrick and the
supposed remains OF his brother, some
Que asked what had delayed him.
Miss Troll says she heard Joseph
say: II done the best / could without
a death certificate, and as 1t was | had
TO give the baggage master IS extra TO
carry the rough box" Now, is Albert
Fitzpatrick dead? That is the CUES.
ton. There was no certificate of death
from the attending physician; no claim
has been made for the $500 insurance
on his life. The President Of the A. f.
G. w. U. holds the $500 due his rela-
tlves 10 case OF his death, and will hold
II until be is assured that he is dead.
Miss Troll says she will not trouble her
self about Albert, dead or alive, but
says her lawyers will look after the
money due her, and some arrests may
soon follow.
BABY RAlSING-The Greatest Es-
adjustment Of the Kind Ia Existence.
See SUNDAY REGISTER.