The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-09-13
yIIpposED SUICIDE.
.s,trope MystericusIyL
|IIsr Boarding House.

.lti1eIlS or GreeuNiiAO "OAN
.ansation last Tuesday morn
.hsv came down to their busi-
cations. The previous night
o0is Westrope. a lady who had
oppIng at the villa had left the
.bout 9 D. m. and never return
bst night about Il O'Clock two
IN accompanied by the writer
\ The Villa and on being ad'
ssked Mrs. Thompson TO visit
n the lady was rooming in and
"a aid not leave note. Mrs.
,soD did SO and came down with
ters one addressed to 1.-THE peo-
"a other to Louis Westrope,
Miss. On opening the letter
apeople" a glance told US the
voman had taken her life by
~ INTO the river. Other proofs
1 fact was given US by two col
amen who she asked about river
II saw her go down towards the
With us the mystery was over
greater surprise vas in store
VI read the name which brought
Ia the fact that only twelve
aco she was the poor demented
\ who thought she was soon to
n 10 save her six children from
into the hands Of stop mother
small % rifle and killed five of
and her babe, she burned up 10
Olse and afterwards tried to kill
4 by shooting, striking her her
head with shovel, and Jumping
hIgh bluff at Natchez, Miss. The
thought that such person was
city and had been here since the
tuesday made.a chill OF horror run
IN our veins and thankful that
N was spared Of a greater shock.
bakingtG her husband who arriv-
the city Thursday he said he left
aturday morning and she was do
III. That there was, he did not
any danger in her now but that
has always had a desire in her
u take her own life since she
Hsd she took the lives Of her chill
and be did not doubt that she
LII the river. Every effort has
made by Marshall Nolan to re-
the body even to dynamiting the
but up till Friday nothing has
seen to throw any light on the
dy There is a keen watch kept
e river and if she comes up the
er will be reported al once. Be-
n the letter she left to the world
THE LETTER.
'he People Please Open This:
kOPLE- Please send my telescope
i B. Westrope, Claton. Miss. There
letter in it to Louis, and | leave
mote to let you know that am
'gt0 bury myself in the water.
darling husband has done all he
y 10 comfort me, and I told him !
gdb contented here; but never
"a be contented anywhere. Ny
Rren are gone. just twelve weeks
eO-day. / am going to follow them,
by life without them is nothing,
pngh | hate to leave my husband,
e has been so true to me, but do
want him to grieve for me a min
He done all he could for me, and
doctor at the asylum told him to
elme around, and he did; but did
leel much better, though ! told
|ldid feel little better-and OF
be ! did feel a little better-but
d that / could not live without my
dFen. If he had not tof come and
'n me from the asylum / would
! hung myself, as I had done made
larations to hang myself 10 my
I, but the doctor told me he was
6 t0write Louis TO come and travel
round, and I thought | would go
lelt any better. So see that life
'more for me. Poor Louis thought
saEe me, and the hotel would be
for me. which it is a nice place,
ihe whole world could not give me
so ] am going to end my miser-
existence.
TRIBUTE TO HER HUSBAND.
q Louis is good enough for a
ns husband, and I love him dear
90 not love but four relations
L.
! hate to leave-tha is my prec-
mother, my darling husband, my
niece, Annie Starnes, and my
brother. Johnnie. so I forgive
iOody for everything, but there is
eyed ones, and may God be my
Y and cause US all to meet in
en-.
ope that Stella's children will do /
ior she wanted me to take her
ren but my health was too bad. /
not take them, but God bless
y ! loved them and poor Eddie, |
'na Louis, II you collect my policy,
hope you will, l want you to
Settie some. / hate 1t so bad that |
neg the policy, but, Louis, ! want
2 pray for me and write Uncle |
pray for me. / want US to meet |
wen. Give them and Laura my
.egards. / am in my right mind. |
lest as sane as l have ever been
lot going TO 60 into the river be-
lam crazy, because / am not |
am In my right mind. It is
y trouble that Is bringing me TO
have worked hard all my life !
reg 70 build myself up, but | can |
ana NhAt life ls now. I want d
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