The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-07-10
TIRED OF lFps s1RUaGLEs.
MAS. VIVA GALE ENTERS THE
oRBAT UNKNOWN.
ne L.tt.s wAssA Ceased H.r to
DssAAs Negatively tAs oaOOtASA
''To Oo or Rot co De-"

"To DO or Rot 60 De-"
Viva GA'e. Alias Rose Welch, COM
mitted suicide Yesterday by means OF
0u overdose of chlOI ofOrm Rose be-
:SnRed to that class kDown as demI-
RlOades. bat one who had not yet
grue to the depths of depravity that
awaits ell WHO follow in the paths
that lead to he'll. She was . fine ap
s7eear n specimen of physicaE woman
hood, ard first attracted attention in
Ardnore last winter by. appearing
with the Peyton COncdy company
as pianist. She was possessed of g.
remarkably high IrKrec Of musical
tal"nt en1 could have been an Orna-
ment 70 eociety had she net, ~ she
claimed, been av.ctim to unfortunate
eircrmk'aaees.
she was found dead in her room
i'm East Ardmore lat yesterday after
nom with a vial of chlorofOrm under
her pillow. When discovered she
had her handkerchief pressed over
her face, and had teen dead prOba>
bly, An hour or more.
Two letters lust written were found,
one to her husband at Butte, Mont +,
the other to her trother-iu-lAw,J j ii.
Barton, at Iowa Park, Tex. They are
given without comment, a. they show
the persieteuce with which she eveG
stared death IN the f,ce aud denis ID
the dual lie she Waa leading. They
are a. follows:
To He< SSo&hc<-42-Law.
AIdmore, |. III. VI. BArtOn: Al
Scu aave had such good feelings Gs tl
will me such letters, may you b.
happy in accusing and believing be
tore seeing more. will not say ht v
much surprised AN on receiving
this letter, but pray never accu~e I'M
of deception and imposing on one .
tho best women Ou earth. God curs
Tur If ever had a CT uel thought aut
G,lic ut deception 10 the Que b. ing
lOved on earth. You may believe III
= of what you will. will never stoO
GR low As to tell q lie; no, ueVer, q
what I have did, or ever done, Wa
Through circumstances.
have been staying with a wOuna
that have found had q hard nam'
bat am not her judge. God hcIE
ing me, an, among a few C:hrit tisn
have never done any one any harm
have never even in thought, word O
deed. could never have dId As 20
have d0ne-bIastsd n woman alOn'
Yes, l have prayed tor my husbau
60 como aud take me or send for m
have beeu getting from. $50 TO 3:
pes month for teaching in tue cOui
G<y. bat have made my home With
Wvn.an that took care of inc when
was eick. The wurSt ia the letter
you're that hurt me is about JOhuu!
HSvther. Oh. Mr. Barton, never 81
what YOU did again. God bless ht
she ls my mother. have never di
RlOnerCd her in any way. But you a
~ though you need the money no
viii borrow the money and sci
yOH. Write Mr.. Gale il you wish
he lnay ensWer it as Oftea as. ho do
hia witC's-Once a month. Aew
wOaan could sIiIa love q man a
bear with him, with. Ope letter
montA, il more than can und'
stand. I love him sud alWsys W
Plessa let mo know W DO your iHfOr
ant was, he must be . gentleman.
win send you o writteh statement
nj ccndiSson from . doctot here, .
Twill 20 away to my sistet in, Kan
CITY tomorrow.
III Ale have . lIttlc lot in Ira
county, acAr Austin, Tex, o lot
Frankfort. Childress cOuntY. '
leave ail 90 INV husband IL can p
sibly die to-dAy--l win il it be Go
viii. I will live. but If I can die
mv own hand 1 will. Goodbye,
VIVA GALE
S.-P4eaOe WritS my brother
The news you have. hsard abOut
Hs 10 in Butte, Mont.
TO Her 1@G6@MA.
Well. Johuny. I am sbout bro
an. Your respective brother-in-
So aid IN rae What no one on eI