The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-30
WOMAN IDENTIFIED AS
 MISS SHAFFIFLD AND COR-
 OVERS JURY SAYS ITS SUICIDE
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 -~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~ on a visit to her sister, Mrs. L. E. Burgess in Ensley When she would become angry at the family on Fifth avenue, she would go to her other sisters in Ensley and remain there until she got over her angry spell and then she would return home.
 Saw Picture In Paper.
 No one thought that the dead woman was Miss Shaffield until Monday after noon about 6 o'clock when Mir. A. L.. Jackson, her brother-in-law, saw pie ture of the dead woman Tn a newspaper. He detected a resemblance and called the attention of his wife and other sister in-law to it. They both thought 1t was something like their sister, but were not by any means certain. In fact they doubted it to such an extent that none of the clothing was carried to the house until yesterday morning.
 MT. Jackson spoke of the resemblance to M. A. Bumstead, manager of the Ala bama Candy company, and the latter went to Lige Loy's undertaking estab- lishment and asked to be allowed to look at the remains This was impossible at the time, so MT. Bumstead only saw the clothing. The buckle on the belt attract ed his attention more than anything else, and he said that 1t resembled the one worn by Miss Shaffeld The hat was also very familiar to him, and he told MT. Jackson that he thought the cloth ing was like that worn by Miss Shaffield when she left the house Friday morning.
 MT. Bumstead made further investiga- tions yesterday morning, and found that Miss Shaffed was not at the home Of relatives and friends as had been sup posed The coroner then took the purse containing two keys and Catholic ros- ary to the house on Fifth avenue. One of the keys readily opened a Miller lock on door, and the other fitted another door. Mir. Jackson and the sisters recog- nized the purse and the rosary as be- longing to Miss Shaffield Both ladies broke down when they became convinced that the dead woman was their sister.
 She Seldom Went Out. Miss Shaffield was about 35 years of age. She was known for her retiring dis position and on account of her afflictions seldom went out anywhere. She had no callers and cared nothing for society. Miss Shaffield came to Birmingham from Atlanta. Her parents died in Atlanta some time ago. The two sisters then came here with MT. Jackson, occupying for a time a house on Avenue I. The family moved to their present home about six months ago.
 Miss Shaffeld's sensitiveness concerning her eyes was we'll known by her neighbors and they state that she was Respondent at times.
 The schaffield family is of German de- scent and is a large one There were eleven children in all Three, including Miss Shaffield, have died The remaining members are Miss Carrie Shaffield, who lives on Fifth avenue; Mrs. A. l.. Jackson of Fifth avenue; a sister, Mrs. l.. E. Bur gess, of Ensley. whose husband is fore man of the steel mill; sister, Mrs. Ruff fies, of Dawson, Ga., formerly Miss Lizzie Shaffield; a sister, Mrs. Sanford of Youngstown O.. and two brothers, Joseph Shaffeld, of Diamond, Iowa, and Will Shaffield, whose home Is In Atlanta
 Terrible Shock to Family.
 All of these have been notified of Miss Shaffield's tragic death. The shock to the family was terrible one and shadow has been cast upon the neighborhood where the dead woman was known. It is stated that few harsh words passed be- tween Miss Shaffield and her sister, Miss Carrie, before they parted Friday morn- ing and this may have led to the suicide. Miss Carrie demonstrated with her sister for purchasing some material for a sofa pillow which she considered more than necessary.
 The funeral of Miss Shaffield took place yesterday afternoon at o'clock from the undertaking parlors of Lige Loy. Inter- ment was In Elm Leaf cemetery.