Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-05

termination OF the affair. that the gen
tIeman. who was one OF many visitors
or certain exhibition day. had
seemed more interested In her name
than in herself. for he had asked X
there was my girl In the school by the
name OF Jenny Rogers. and when told 4
YES had looked with deep interest AZ /
the person designated. But Il was not /
with n lovers interest. or so the de- /
mure teacher persisted In declaring. /
But whether this be true or not a
large reward has been offered 20 the |
man who shall frst discover her pres
emit whereabouts
The identity OF the girl found dead IN
Rlind Alley this morning has bccn set
tied. Several persons. among them
her employer and the woman with
whom she lived. have testified 90 her
features as those OF m ornhan girl 10y
the name Of Jenny Rogers. who
worked in the large shirt factory IN
Wooster street. near Broomc. Inquiry
into her character proves her 70 have
been both vlrtuouS snd industrious.
but she was sickly. and her death.
which seems 20 have been sudden.
was. according 20 present appearances.
solely the result OF n fright given by
| tho following anonymous letter. which
was found In her rr1m.
New York. May -. 1857.
Miss Jenny RoCcrs-Wiu YOU lee n
true friend warn your Though you
seem ar present unconscious OF the
fact YOU have a desperate enemy, who
has sworn 20 be the ruin OF YOU. lie is
not 4 common man. and VIII certainly
accomplish whatever he desires.
Whether his determination springs
from too much love or too much hate
I cannot tell. but he has singled yod
ont rs his victim. and before long YOU
may expect 20 SEQ yourself visited 10y a
dne looking and uucommonly pleasing
gentleman. who VIII talk fairly 90 YOU,
but who at heart means YOU nothing
, but wrong and suffering Lest You
. should not know him when you sec
! him I VIII describe him ia advance
, ! lie Is tall. with dark hair aud mus
| tache. gray eyes and a polite manner
At sight of such "A man fee. 10 is youl
only safety. With best wishes.
a FRIEND
This letter, according 20 the iandiady
with whom she lived. was given he
II yesterday evening upon her return
l. trom the factory. and. though she dc
!. not tell anybody about it. she mani
j. tested so much unsasiucss all nigh
q that the people in The next room com
= planned OF being disturbed. But lu IN
D. morning she was SO quiet that IN
r. landialy became alarmed aud wen
D into her room. when she found aha
It the young girl had not only gone ava,
n but had carried OF most OF her few el
N | fects This was a great surprise. a
Jenny had always seemed both hOues
and considerable But u was followe
by stnl greater surprise. For. fe'
- minutes later. before the landlady IA
!, left the room. in fact. a strange genrl
man called upon this girl. with lars
- packet or extra work in bis arms. an
= upon hearing she had gone out witho'
:. leaving any word. expressed hinse
:, much astonished. since sine had prom
= ised TO be at home 70 sec him He q
= not give hls name. but be was n
good locking. with black mustacl
and gray eyes. he left the work AZ
= went away. looking much put out Al
"a disappointed.
Meanwhile. poor Jenny Rogers wh
- II she had expected him as be had sal
had taken most certain means OF Z
Gaping him. was lying IN an alley ne
by dead She had run. as several e
'"' tify, for two long blocks down Nor
IL Moore street ana IL. IS some thlr
loi she was troubled with heart diseai
III her death is explained. But this cam
'ne De settled till the autopsy takes place
The original name OF the Signori
~ Valdi has been found 10 have be
=" his same fatal one OF Jenny Rogers
Signed by different names. these
- riOus reports interested the inspec
H greatly. POnderIng upon them be
Nei .ided that the evidences OF a conSpirs
against girls OF this name were 90
md that the strange gentleman "
iri' appeared in all these reports saw
oue he last was one and the same maD-
net elective was. therefore. called 8
sue iveu such clues 10 this mysterious
50. ividual as could he gathered fr
40" ! aese various reports. with an inju
''S" ON TO have him forthcoming in q
n"H DIT the inquest soon 10 be held o
me- ne remains OF the poor girl found