The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-27
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

regions. The elder Langdons wealth,
when he retired from business some
years ago, was estimated at over ST.
100000, most of which went to the SON.
On his mothers side Langdon also
comes from wealthy stock. He is
widely known in coal trade circles, but
did not have a good reputation, it is
said, among business associates.
4 diary has been found in Langdon's
possession and it is said to contain,
under date of Monday last, the entry:
Annie died at 1914" Mrs. Langdon
arrived here to-day from Pittsburg
and went at once to the Office of As
sistant District Attorney Barlow, with
whom she held a short conference.
Mr. Barlow declined to state what was
the nature of the interview, but says
that Mrs. Langdon left the city this
evening.
The young man to whom the dead
girl was engaged is Howard FitZsim-
mons. a ieweler of West Chester. He
was i'm this city on business to-day,
but it could not be ascertained whether
it was bearing on the case or not. In
an interview he said he met Annie
McGrath at Atlantic City during last
summer. Langdon was with her at
the time and passed as her uncle.
When she returned to this city he
visited her a number of times at her
home He said she was always very
lady-Iike. He admitted giving her the
diamond ring, found on Langdon after
his arrest, and on which was engraved:
II. f. to A. NJ" The date for their
marriage was set for June % of this
year. He expressed himself as being
surprised at the girls fate and had no
idea of the dual life she was leading
Samuel r. Langdon, who is in Jail at
Philadelphia, charged with numbering
his mistress, Annie McGrath, is well
known here, and has made several Wis
its to Raleigh.
He is president Of the Langdon-
Henszey Coal Mining Company, which
owns the old Egypt mines in Chatham
| county. Langdon has been to North
Carolina a number of times to look af-
ter his interests here.
The principal offices Of the company
| are at the mines, and the post-office
is ''Cumnock"
The terrible fire-damp explosion in
the Cumnock mine last December is
too fresh in the public mind to be so
soon forgotten. Forfy-two miners
met death in that terrible disaster.
This accident struck down the strong
arm Of many a father and son who
had been the support Of the family,
and iu half the houses in the village
widows and orphans were left without
means Of support. The generous peo-
pie Of North Carlina responded nobly
to their cry for aid, and put bread in
the mouths of the hungry, and cloth
ing on the forms Of the destitute
Langdon was at Cumnock when the
local committee was engaged in rais-
ing fund for the relief Of the suffer
ers. They started a subscription list
and he--the head of the company
headed the list with the princely sum
Of five dollars.
In Chatham county Superior court
there are now number of damage
suits against the Langdon-H Henszev
company, brought by those who were
widowed and orphaned in that disas-
ter.
The first Of this week the sale Of
the Cumnocl< mines was announced,
the Iangdon- -Henszey people dispos-
ing Of the property to a New York
company.
Yesterday afternoon private tele-
gram was received here from Philadel-
phia, stating that a detective had
found in Langdon's post-ohice box sew
| eral letters from a young lady type
writer living in Raleigh. n G." These
| letters were said TO be couched in very
affectionate terms, and from them it
is judged that Langdon was engaged
to marry the writer.
Last night the Associated Press
brought to the News and Observer the
| same report.
A telegram was at once sent to Phil
| adelphia, asking the name Of the Rail
eigh young lady whose letters were
found in Langdon's box.
The following telegram was receiv-
ed in reply:
Name of girl is withheld by the
police authorities. IT is intimated that
she is a daughter of the book-keeper
of the Langdon-Henszey Company Not
sure that she is from Cumnock."
II any young lady typewriter in
Raleigh was intimate with Laugdon.
it is not known here
But at Cumnock a pretty, petite lit
tie woman is the typewriter and
stenographer for the Langdon-Hens-
zer Company. She is a frequent visi-
tor to Raleigh and has a number Of
friends here
She happens to be the book-keeper
Of the company, as well, and could
hardly be the daughter of the book
keeper"
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