The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-02-21

NJ. Raymann Jennings, a well-known
Young stenoerapher in the law ONCE
OF Edward G. Smith here the past
wear. was found dead in his room IN
SINNERS tavern at Fairmont, about
a o'clock last Saturday afternoon. The
news, announced here an hour or SO
later, was terrible shock to a large
number of warm personal friends and
wasso horrible that all discredited 1t
until there was CONFORMATION.
He had stopped at the Marietta no
telfrom Monday until Friday, when
he went to the tavern, ate supper and
gotta gun of the proprietor, saying ne
was going tosee a girl. He returned
At midnight and sat around awhile
talking. He was not drinking and
seemed in good spirits. Later he
went to his room and the following
afternoon was found dead with bull
lethole through his head
The circumstances that appear to
have driven this popular young man
alth by his own hand, as was re-
ssare far from creditable
aud bia, ene persons in most IN
enJ|k iRiit. He was honest and
sincere in life and held sacred his
dntles to mankind. He was not OF a
mature with whom one could tritie.
He took life seriously mall its phases,
though he was of genial disposition.
There was nothing frivolous about
ilinand it is to be deplored that he
was made the victim of frivolity, II
suchit was, and such 1t does now ap-
pear, ;,
The evening of February he took
Mrs p. II. Shields and her sister,
Miss Alberta DicRerson, of Fairmont
whowas visiting Mrs. Shields. sleigh
ing. Later that evening he told
marty of friends that he was going u
be married. next day, and after being
7 urged some time to disclose the name
of his bride.elect, he virtually admit
ted that it was Miss Dickerson. In
thatconversation he named his best
smanand said they would be married
at the Catholic parsonage.
Next day bis intended best man OBJ
tainet i marriage license from James
n. Hess, deputy county clerk, for Mr.
Jennings and Miss Dickerson. I'M OBJ
tanning this license memorandum
said Ito be written by Miss Dickerson'
and which was beyond question not in
& Mr.. jennings hand writing, was pre-
scented to Mr. Hess. This memoran
dumgave the full names OF Mr.. Jen-
ninrs his parents, Miss DickerSon
and her parents, and contained a
clause stating that he and she were D
wears Of age each. Mr.. jennings and
his best man then proceeded to the
1 Shields residence but she absolutely
refused to marry him.
4 That night Mrs. Shields and Miss
Dickersen were standing in the post
olfice,when three newspaper men APP
preached them. The subject of the
marriage license came up. Mrs.
i Shields and her sister both participat-
ed in the conversation, though Mrs.
I Shields did most of the talking. Mrs.
Shields told of the sleighridc and said
q Jennings began to talk love to her sis
ter, and she remarked, "Why don't
YOU KIDS get married ? You kids
ought to get married. When people
are inloye they generally get MARI.
ed, She also stated that the young
lady consented to marry him and
whenthey got home they all went in
the house and talked it all over, and,
dently, then was when the memoir
snd0mwas written and given to Jen-
nings. During this conversation in
the post Office Miss Dickerson took the
pains to pull off one of her gloves and
exk1 Sa ring on her finger. She re-
MI I'd that it was ner wedding ring,
and that remark naturally led to the
beliefth Mr.. Jennings had given it
10 her, and as such. Again, in this
conversation these women stated that
Miss DlckerSon had only known him
two weeks and would not marry him
on such short acquaintance. They
also said she was only lsyears of age.
They further stated that he was
drinking.
In reporting the incident and the
conversation in the post office Mr..
James Robinson said In the Clarks-
3 burg Daily News
ssThe same day that the license was