The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
MURDER OR SUICIDE 2


cath Of u Pretty Giri-In which y
known North Carolina Coal Oper-
I. Involved.
muel L. Langdon, president Of
tumnock coal mines, in Chatham
IFS, n. c., has been arrested in
lelphia, on suspicion Of having
cred n pretty girl eighteen
old, named Annie McGrath.
Sugdon is n married man and
children, but has not lived with
Ife for some time. He recently
to secure a divorce from her
no ground that she would not
h. around with him as his inter
required.
DO death Of pretty Annie McGrath
|led to the information that she
Lanedon had been living to-
ber as man and wife. They occu-
n cosy, richly furnished home
f;irard avenue, in Philadelphia.
kcdon was there on Monday Of
week. and on Tuesday after he
| left. Annie McGrath was found
IN her room.
Ehen Langdon left the house he
the servant girl that MRS.
(pion" was suffering from bill
Isness and must not be disturbed.
>ompIlance with this suggestion
Servant did not go to the room
Tuesday morning, and was
ked TO find the girl lying on the
dead, with n towel over her
Le sensational newspapers are
King columns of "news" about
[ matter, but it is impossible to
any tangible fact from what
are saying.
be- best statement that can be
le at this time is that there is
doubt as to whether Annie
Erath committed suicide, OF
Ether she was suffocated by chic
brm or poisoned by some one
police are making rigid investi
lions, pending which Langdon i!
in prison. 1t is said that he
attempted to commit suicide
be his arrest.
Press dispatches say that nothing
knite concerning the use of poison
the case will be known unit
'emist Lehman has completed hi
hlysis of the girls stomach whicl
not be for several days.
Reports are out which indicat
N Langdon had other "wives.
egrams say number of letter
bro taken by the detectives IRON
|ngdon's post-of1ice box and amonl
bm wore several from a girl en-
Dyed as q typewriter in the offic
a coal company in Raleigh, N. {
|ese were couched in the most lov
language.
! is supposed that these lette,
bst have been written by some on
Sewhere and then mailed at Ra
III, for no one is known here
position of typewriter in a COZ
Pee.
Ehe News and Observer says:
Z "A telegram was at once sent
Philadelphia, asking the name
|e Raleigh young lady whose IL
|rs were found in Langdon's box.
The following telegram was I
kived in reply:
Name of girl is withheld by t
blice authorities. 1t is intimat
hat she is q daughter of the boo
|eeper of the Langdon-Hensz
company. Not sure that she is fro
Cumnock."
If any young lady typewriter
Raleigh was intimate with Langdo
\ is not known here.
But at Cumnock a pretty, pet
little woman is the typewriter a.
Photographer for the Langdon-Hel
|ey Company. She is a freque
klsltor to Raleigh and has a numt
f friends here.
She happens to be the book keel
bf the company, as we'll, and COZ
hardly be the daughter of the boo
|keeper.'
Langdon has had the reputatl
of being millionaire, but it
pears that he really has but lit
property. He is about fifty ye
| old and is we'll preserved.
The Cumnock mines, of which
| is president, was the scene OF
awful explosion which created
much interest and aroused so mi
sympathy n few months ago. WI
a subscription list was started, La
don, the president of the compa
headed it with the magnificent S
of five dollars.
LATER-A detective named Gle
has been sent from Philadelphia
find out the name of the young
who wrote to Langdon from
State. He found a Greensboro
tleman who knew her we'll and
her connection with the coal mil
company at Cumnock. Her nan
Katie X. Waite. The girl is a S
ographer in the office of the Il
don Il Henzey Coal Mining Comp
and her father is book-keeper o
concern. Recently she has bee
Raleigh.
That Langdon was engaged to
young lady who wrote the le
found in his post-office box, is n
doubted. He is said to have
represented as a widower IN \
Carolina.
The young lady is not beliey
be in any way connected Will
crime. And if she was engag
Langdon, it is believed that he {
ly deceived her.
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