Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-29
FELL FROM 4 Train,
Did Julia McCabe, Of Wheeling, and
Was Instantly Killed.
Fad Been in Bad Health, and Was
Returning Home from Montana
when She Met Her Death-A Spe-
cial Telegram Says It Was a Case
OF Suicide.

Word was received in the city yes
terday from Timn, O., stating that q
woman supposed to be from this city
had either jumped or had fallen from a
fast passenger train on the B. & o. near
that place. and the telegram asked for
information of a Miss Julia McCabe.
1t was at first thought that the person
was a Miss McCabe whose home is in
this city. but it was developed later that
it was not her but a lady by the same
name. whose home was in Martins
Ferry
A brother of the woman, residing in
Martins Ferry, was seen last night
and he said there was no doubt but
that the lady killed was his sister. He
said she had left this part of the coun-
try about three years ago and gone to
Montana for her health and that the
last they had heard from her was from
Chicago. from which place she wrote
saving she was on her way south.
Nothingl more was heard from her
until yesterday, when the telegram was
received announcing her terrible death.
The conductor running the train ar
rived in this city yesterday and said
that he had noticed Miss McCabe get
uD and walk toward the door OF the
car. but supposed she was only going
10 get some fresh air as the car was
uncomfortably warm, and that the next
thing he knew she had fallen from the
train and had been killed. The young
woman has two brothers in business in
Martins Ferry and sister in this city
who is a boOkkeeper for mercantile
establishment
The only means Of identifying the
remains was by a trunk check found
in her pocketboOkJ Her trunk had
been brought on through TO Wheeling,
where it was checked TO, but was sent
back Yesterday on an order from the
Coroner. who desired II as a means of
discovering who the lady was.
A special telegram from Tifin last
night in regard to this sad affair was as
follows:
Julia McCabe. q passenger on the
east bound Baltimore and Ohio fast
line. due here at 2:27 a. m, suicided
by jumping from the train and strik-
ing on her head. The affair occurred
two miles west of this city. She was
not missed until the train reached Chi
cagO Junction. The conductor had no
ticRd the peculiar actions of the woman
and supposing something had happen
ed her telegraphed here as to her
whereabouts. The body was picked up
by Conductor Shawl, of the east bound
local. and brought to this city. One
hundred and eighteen dollars and
eighty-dve cents and a note written on
a retainer check which read as follows:
Ida, after having twenty masses
said for my intention please give the
remaining money to mother. There
are $40. AS God is my witness l am
innocent of this crime for which they
are executing me. Goodbye. Julia
McCabe.'
Her baggage was checked TO Wheel
ing. and it is supposed that she was
going there to visit relatives. The
only information as to where she re
sided was @ letter dated Helena. Mont.
to Mrs. Robert Colbern, Of White Sui
phw Springs, Montana, in which she
complains of poor health.
In the note she does not state as to
where her mother lives. She is about
thirty years of age and unmarried. has
dark brown hair and eyes, five feet five
inches tall and rather stout. A tele-
gram from Clement McCabe, of Wheel
ing. was received here this evening.
asking for a description of the body.
The remains will be retained here until
some definite word is received from her
relatives"