The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-24


The details Of the story. II they were
made public. would be simply a dis
closure OF life such az Is read OF fro
quently. The dead girl had been
keeping company" with Robert
Brendllngor. q years old The mother
Of the girl dlsapproved OF this, and IN
ally the Girl told her mother a pathetic
story. The mother then sternly in
sisted that the Intimacy should cease
The girl was young and wayward. and
was not inclined 10 take her mothers
advice. The lover was persistent In
his attentions. and his sweetheart was
not aycrse TO them. on the evening OF
March 10 Brcndllngcr accompanied the
girl home from revival meeting
which was In progress at Lockport,
Westmoreland county. whore the par
ties lived. lilo was not permitted TO
enter the house. and Annie was for
hidden any further intercourse with
him by her mother The girl was fu-
rioualy cnragod At this command from
her parent. and BrendlinEer departed.
/ The mother locked the doors Of tho
/ house. fearing that Annie would at
/ tempt TO eiope with her lover, aa sho
had imagined that they had made a
I plot TO that effect. The giri meanwhile
had returned TO her room. changed her
l dress. and then broke into the room
whore her mother. her eldest sister,
! Maggie. and her youngest brother, aged
2. we're sitting. and uprang through a
| window. screaming aa she led. Il will
| drown myself" The mother ala not
regard the threat seriously. and Il wna
not until the lapse Of an hour or two
that the family became alarmed az tho
prolonged absence OF their favorlto
glrl. a search was then commenced.
The river was but short distance
away. There were various ways OF
reaching the ovcr-troacheroua waters
Of the Conomangh from the Burkett
homestead. Each one Of the paths was
carefully followed that night. but not
trace Of the unfortunate girl could
be found. The next day the alarm
was raised The river was dragged
for n mile each way. up and down. but
no body was found. As the days
heightened Into weeks various m
fnors were circulated. u was report.
ed that Annie had been seen In Johns.
town. Moxham. Indiana. New Florence
Plttahurg and other places.
The developments lately made
proved all these stories to have been
false. on the night she aprang from
the window Of her home Annie had
fed To the river. thrown herself In,
and had been drowned, The recent
heavy rainfall caused the river TO be
greatly swollen. and the body OF the
glrl was caught up by the swift cur
rent aud carried 10 the surface. II
was first noticed ri Cokevillo. and the
parties who saw Il made pursuit., and
Il was brought 10 shore about mile
below Blniruyille. IL presented a
shocking appearance after ~ nine
weeks mhmorgenoo In the river, but
could atlll DO recognized.
A brother, the mother and n sister
, Identified the remains. on which were
found some Jewelry, a black skirt waist
and shoes and stockings. Tho body
had evidently sank 10 the bottom OF
the stream after the tinal struggle for
life and remained there until the rush
Ing waters brought Il to the surface
nine weeks later.
Tho mother and sister. who. for over
two months. had lived In an agony OF
suspense. mingled with hope and fear
and who had used every means IN
their power OF aacertalnlng the fate OF
, their loved one. when brought TO the
place whore the remains were. mani
tested a grief which was heartrendlnp