The herald., 1897-08-15

trip to Europe, and SO life became bur-
densome. Then the pistol, the shot, and
she passed into the great unknown.
No one who knew the dead girl has an
unkind word for her. She seemed fitted
for happy life. Dress, jewelry and dis
content with her condition wrought out
a different end.
She has made possible story full of
warning for all young women.
Investigation has shattered one by one
the romances she built up.
BOUGHT COSTLY JEWELRY
Miss Ania Wheelwright and l." Alice
told her mother, were walking along
the street and We saw ring in the win
dow of a jewelry store. She asked me if
I liked it. 1 told her thought it was
beautiful one. She said she thought it
would look we'll on me, and bought it and
made a present of it to me-"
When Fire Marshal Whitcomb heard
of this he investigated. He got the name
of the jewelry store where the ring was
bought, and very soon learned that Miss
Barrett had called alone and bought the
ring, paying $40 in cash for it. There
was no one with her when she bought the
ring.
About the same time Miss Barrett ap-
peared at her Waltham house with an
other ring. This ring contained three
pink pearls and two diamonds She told
similar story of how she obtained pos
session of this ring. But Fire Marshal
Whitcomb looked it up and found that
Miss Barrett had purchased the ring and
paid cash for it at jewelry store.
1t was also learned that Miss Barrett
was a frequent customer at F. Voren-
berg's jewelry store. Within three weeks
it appeared that she purchased jewelry
to the amount of $36. Besides this she
purchased about two months ago a sill
yer manicure set worth $40, which she
paid for in cash and had sent to her home
in Waltham.
AT THE THORNDIKE
1t has also become known that Miss
Barrett quite often remained away from
home nighte. Mrs. Barrett always sup
posed she was at Miss Wheelwright's
house.
On June 7th she told her mother that
Miss Wheelwright wanted her to stay
at the Thorndike with her, because she
Miss WbaelwrighD was going away
next day. That night Miss Barrett hired
June Sth she also stayed at the hotel,
hiring suite j, for which she paid 81.
On the morning Of June Sth Miss Bar
rett sent home a telegram reading:
Miss Barrett will spend this evening
at the Thorndike Also"
Fire Marshal Whitcomb investigated
and found out that it was true that Miss
Barrett was at the Thorndike both
nights. He found her name, not on the
register, but on the account book of
the hotel. He also found that on the
second night Miss Barrett's bill for sun
dries, beside the cost of her suite, was
$255. This included supper and break
| fast. No wine or liquor Of any kind
was served.
ct have also found" said Fire Marshal
Whitcamb, that no man called on her
at the hotel"
| Miss Barrett's stay at the Thorndike
for the other night was ingeniously ex-
planned She told her mother that Miss
Wheelwright gave a party to number
of young people at her home. The party
over, it being too late for the young
ladies to go to their homes, they were
all driven to the Thorndike and there
given rooms at Miss Wheelwright'e ex-
pense.
| On June Miss Barrett bought shirt
! waist and skirt at a store, and, as usual,
| said that Miss Wheelwright paid for
them. She said that Miss Wheelwright
| had invited her to stay in town over
| night and then she demurred, saying that
| she had on her work day clothes. Her
friend had said: "Oh that's all right;
| drop in to So-andSo's and get skirt and
waist. I'll pay the bill. Have them
send it to me-" But it has been ascer-
tanned that Miss Barrett paid for the
| things herself.
Yet one more popularity Of this strange
girl: She was passionately fond of flow
ers; on the night that she stopped at the
Thorndike hotel three bouquets were