Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-30
GIRL DECEIVED
SIZE SUICIDES
Fannie Whitmore, of Union,
Jumps Into the Iowa River
and browns
MANMADELovETo HER
When sne Learned That Her Lover
Was Married and False She Ran for
the River in Dead Of Night - Her
Mother Screamed for Her to Come
Back.
Special TO Times-Republican.

Special TO Times-Republican.
Union, Oct. 30.-One of the saddest
deaths that has convulsed this COM
munity for many years was the suicide
at 2 O'clock this morning of Miss Fan
ME Whitmore, deputy postmaster, and
one of the best known and most popu-
lar young ladies of Union.
Learning that her lover, who had
paid most constant attention to her for
the past several weeks, and to whom
she was apparently most devotedly at
tached, already had wife living in
Des Moines, she stole from her bed at
an early hour this morning and ran in
her night clothes, despite the screams
Of her distracted mother, to the Iowa
river, short distance from her home,
and cast herself into the water, where
she was drowned. The body was re-
covered at about $3.50 this morning.
Story Of the Attachment.
Fannie Whitmore was one Of the best
and most lovable girls of this place. She
was a brunette and was about 20 years
of age. For some time she had held the
position of deputy po-master. and
with her widowed mother. Mrs. Lovica
Whitmore, resided about one-half mile
east of here and within short distance
OF the Iowa river. Sever weeks ago
Seth A. Perkins, trayelSsg man, OF
Des Moines, representing sle f1rm OF
Langdon Bros. dealers In stationery
and wrappiny paper, visited I'm
ion, and met the girl. The acquaint-
ance apparently ripened into love, for
he often visited the city and was de-
voted In his attentions to Miss Whit
more. They were seen often In public
and especially in the postoffice, where
he often called to see her. So far as can
be learned their co,irtship was open.
end nothing is suspected that would
lead to the belief that their relations
were otherwise than honorable. Miss
Whitmore was member of the Meth
odist church and an active worker In
the Epworth League.
She Learns the Truth.
Within the past few days Miss Whit
more. III some unknown manner, learn
ed that her lover, whom she supposed
was true to her and all that he repre-
sented, had q wife already living IN Des
Moines.
She told her mother. her minister and
her employer, the postmaster OF her
discovery, but seemed to take It cheer
fully altho she was q very sensible girl
and mast have suffered great humili-
alton. It lie now believed that under
meath q bold pretense Of indifference
she suffered such anguish as to grow
respondent and finally desperate.
She drove with her mother to town
every morning and her mother came for
her in the evening.
Tho Nights Tragedy.
Mrs Whitemore as usual went to
Union for her daughter Wednesday
evening and together they drove to
their little home. Fannie gave no sign
that all was not well, and after eating
her supper and conversing with her
mother for short time she retired.
About two o'clock this morning Mrs
Whiten1ore was aroused by her daugh-
ter stirring in the next room, listen
ing q moment she heard her leave the
the house. Thinking that something
must he WEOU6 MEbs WAlSCulOAC a1OSS
and Immediately went to the door
Looking across the yard in the direc-
ton OF the river. which was about q
quarter Of q mile distant, she saw her
child in her night robe running toward
the river. She followed screaming, to
her daughter to stop. The daughter
did not hear her or II she
did paid no attention to the screams
and entreaties of her mother. After
following her child for some distance
and rot being able to stop her Mrs.
Whitrnore gave up the chase and re-
turned to the house. Dressing herself
and hitching up her horse she at once
drove to this place and summoned as
sistance.
Find tho Body.
A crowd OF citizens were soon aroused
and getting ropes and graphing hooks
they returned to the river near where
the girl had last been seen. Work of
dragging the river for the body was at
once begun and after dragging the
water until $3.50 this morning the body
was found near where the girl was
last seen. The mother is almost dis
tracted by the sudden and untimely
death Of her daughter and the entire
sympathy Of the community is with
her. Not q little indignation has been
stirred up by the man who by his ac-
lions Is directly responsible for this
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