The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
Mother of Nellie Blair. New
York Suicide. Wires TO
Have Body Held.
GIRL HERE LAST SPRING.
Remembered as Handsome and
StyiiSh-DOid Takes the
News Calmly.

The woman known as Nellie. or Elizabeth.
Blair, who. as was told in New York dis
patch to The Republic yesterday morning.
committed suicife by taking carbolc acid
in the Presbyterian Hospital at New York
Friday, WIS daughter OF Mrs. iIa OGia "
No 355eA Caroline street. ST. Louis.
The mother yesterday morning tcieGra phcd
TO the New York hnspita! authorities to hold
the body until further orders from her The
desire of the suicide. according 10 III. letter
left TO William II. Dodd. whose fancee she
claimed To he. and who. in her letter. she
addressed as husband" was that he: body
be moderated. Mrs. ogle would not say
yesterday whether this request would be
complied with.
Mrs. Ogle is the widow OF George Ogle.
Until year or 50 ago. she. with her three
daughters. Ida. Nellie and Kate. were living
at No. 1879 Carr street. Then they moved to
No. North Grand avenue, where they lived
for few months. While the family WIS
living a; this number. Nellie. who was n pro-
ficient stenographer. went to New York.
Last March Mrs. ogle and her two other
daughters moved to No. S5JoA Caroline
street. In April Neili. visited then, and was
introduced to some of the neighbors as Mrs.
Ogle's daughter from New York She re-
manned only short while. her mother stat
ing that she was compelled to return to New
York, where she had a position with a we'll
known firm as a stenOgrapher.
On the afternoon Of MAY last, Ida. the
eldest daughter was tn the crowd about the
Dewey parade stand In front Of the EXPOSE
ton building when horse ridden by cadet
became unruly and plunged into the crowd.
Miss Ogle was among the injured. her knee
cap being broken. While she was sti;l help
less from this accident. Mrs. Ogle receive |
word that Nellie was III in New York and
hurried to her bedside. she remained for
two weeks.
Mrs Og!e declined yesterday TO give any
information concerning the suicide.
she was good girl" she said. and
the best firms in New York. She took the
name of Blair because it suited her. | sup
pose, and It was noso1y's business
Mrs. ogle admitted sending the telegram
ordering that the body be held, but refused
TO state what disposition would be made Of
it. She declined to discuss Mr. Dodd.
Miss Ida Oe!e, no IS stu an invalid as
the result of the Dewey day accident. was
equally reticent. She refused to discuss the
suicide at all. saying she knew nothing Of
II except what she had seen In The Reylrb-
lie of yesterday morning.
Nsighbors. however. remember the young
woman who committed suicide. Charles
Slattery. a meat dealer at Carr Lane ave-
nue. and Caroline street and his family Re-
call her distinctly as they saw her at the
time of her visit to her mother Hast spring.
She was a handsome young woman
ally ally wen dressed. She She might web '' be
called beautiful, and she was certainly
stylish. She had rich. red-brown hair and
exquisite features, and wore a light tan
box Jacket on the street when the weather
was cool Mrs. Ogie frequently spoke of
her daughter in New York, and came with
her to the store on several occasions. She
told ME her daughter was a stenographer
who had an excellent position. and that
she could not stay away from business
long. In June after Miss Ida had been
hurt. Mrs Ogie went 10 New York, saying
her daughter there was I'LL"