Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-29

met ana lOVeu Jdffdf Y. Ellis. OF TfiHCC
George county. and on the 18th of Novem-
Der. 1896, when ! was not quite IA years
of age, We eloDed TO Weldon. N. c., and
were married. He then resided In New
port News and ran restaurant. We
therefore, went there TO live. He sub
sequently sold out and we went to live
with his mother. In Prince George. leav-
ing there TO move 10 Farmville. There
lived with my father, and when war
was declared with Spain my husband,
against my wishes. enlisted In Company
nc. OF the Third Regiment. / visited him
while he was In camp here and alter
wards endeavOred. by every means at
my command, TO secure his release from
the army. / invoked the aid Of Governor
Tyler in the effort to get him out
My baby and ! were dependent for
support upon my father. and / knew
he was not able to bear the burden. When
my husband returned he came to my
parents home, but he had changed and
treated me in the most unkind manner.
| could hardly stand his abuse, but en-
deavored to put up with 1t, and finally,
In December last. he left me. 1 have
not had a line from him since he left,
and the only news | had of him was last
March. when / heard he was working
in I.evy's trunk factory, In Petersburg
BROKEN HEARTED AND TROUBLED
MY parents were very kind to me, ana
cared for me as best they could, but L
knew they had not the means to provide
for my baby and myself The baby hau
to have milk, and this they could not al
ford to give her, and the result was that
/ became greatly in debt and knew not
which way to turn to secure ald. WIS
broken-hearted at the treatment L had
received at the hands of my husband,
and. being able to see naught but troupe
ahead Tor myself and my baby, L deter
mined to end both our lives.
with this purpose In view | purchaser
two ounces OF laudanum from drugslst
In Farmyile, and, telling my mother i
was going to visit my sister Mrs. Os-
borne. in. Burkevile 1 left home Mon
day. | bade her an affectionate fareweii'
never expecting to see her again IN TINS
life. and stopped at Burkeviile long
enough to kiss my sister good-by. L then
came on TO Richmonds arriving mere over
the Southern railway at halt aiter
O'Clock Tuesday evening. / registered DIT
the Windsor as Mrs. j. j.. Jackson ana
child of Indianapolis, and was assigned
to Room 80.
COAXED THE BABY.
81 ate no supper, and shortly aIler
o'clock undressed myself and BABY. W ME
| was thus engaged Lois (that was my
baby's nance cried for her grandmother
and grandfather and prattled sweetly 10
me. | kissed her several times, and theh'
taking the laudanum bottle, gave her
some of the poison in spoon. She ue-
INJURED slightly, but coaXed her TO tahe
r. and she swallowed it, | kissed her
. hnI VI
soon fell asleep. 1 then turned the bottle
IN my Inns and drank from it until / be-
gan TO feel nauseated, and then, fearing
that would vomit that which l had
swallowed. and that I'm that event the
end | sought would not be attained,
desisted. and. lying beside my baby. soon
fell asleep. 1 knew nothing more untl
awakened this morning and found my
darling living dead beside me; then l
screamed for assistance, and the doctors
came"
SHE WANTED TO DIE.
Mrs. Ellis told the reporter that her
baby was named Lois stuart y Crazy
Ellis. and, with tears welhhg up III nei
already Redeemed eyes. she said, land she
was the light of my life. wish they wou q
let me die too. | don't care to live WIN
out her.
Mrs. Ellis. I'm her conversation with the
renorter. said she wanted counsel, but
was penniless. and therefore unable 10
procure it. Mr.. l.. O. Wendenburg, upon
being told the pitiful story, volunteered
to defend thelstricken rg9'her without any
cost TO her. tie held conference with
his client, and decided TO waive eXaml-
nation in the Police Court to-day and
have the case certified directly TO the
grand jury.
THE INQUEST TO-DAY.
Coroner Taylor took charge of the body
OF the little girl, and has 1T at MS once.
He made post-mortem examination last
night. and at 10 O'Clock this morning VIII
hold an inquest. Mrs. Ellis viii, how
ever not be present at this. knd-hearted
Sergeant Cosby interested himself in her
behalf last night, and Captain Angle, with
ike sympathy. gave directions for her to
be allowed to spend the night in the office
at the station, where she could be more
comfortable than in one OF the cells and
she will not be removed to Jail until after
the Inquest Her father is expected here
to-day.
Mrs. Ellis is related to Mr.. +. Il. Ro-
bertson. the Broad-street grocer, who
called on her at the station-house last
night.
SENT A NOTE.
Shortly before her arrest she sent the
following note:
Richmond, Va, June %, 1899.
Mr. J. +. Rogers, care of c. A. Blanken-
ship. Richmond and Petersburg Yards,
Manchester Va.
Come TO the Windsor Hotel. corner
Eighth and Franklin, Immediately. l am
in sad, sad trouble. SO come at once. l..
This was not delivered, and Mr.. Rogers
knew nothing of the infanticide until told
by a Dispatch man last night He was
deeply distressed; said he boarded for
some time with Mrs. Ells's mother, and
the family were highly respectable. He
had heard nothing from them of late,
and did not know of Mrs. Ellis's troubles.
THE NEWS IN FARMNILLE.