Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-19
Leave. Pathetic Letter to Manager Of
Hotel in Denver Where She Was
Staying for Her Health-Prepared
Herself for the Grave and Then
Took Poison.
Special to Times. Republican
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Miss Paschal, whose home is in Mel
rose, Iowa, had some cause for want
| ing to die. No other conclusion can
| be reached by the local officers ex-
cept that she was heart broken because
of suspicious which had been aroused
| among her Iowa relatives. Notwith-
standing the fact that her sister, Mrs.
Elmer Van Wrinkle, OF Me1rose, and
other relatives had written her letters
/ which are believed to have caused the
! suicide, Miss Paschal generously gave
$4,000 to Mrs. Van Wrinkle and divided
| other portions Of her estate between
her sister, Mrs. Anna Progue, Of Ia
coma, Iowa, and DIR. C. NJ. Paschal,
of Bedford, Iowa The latest letter
from relative which disturbed Miss
Paschal, came from Mrs. Progue, and
it was following the receipt of this let
ter that Miss Paschal wrote an extend
ed note to the. proprietor of her board-
I ing house on Milton street and then
killed herself Miss PaschaPs last let
| ter was as follows:
Girl Was Heart broken.
Dear Dr. Van Glider:
Annals letter came to me and 1t
simply broke my. heart. positively
will not live and be to my people what
you all think I am / have taken noth-
ing only what you gave, and had taken
only a few small doses when Anna
was here. / hold no bad feelings. IF
will would hold J. would make one,
giving what I have-about $4,000 to
Pink, next largest to Gets, and about
$500 each to Anna and DR.. P-to pay
their expenses to see me. My spoons.
souvenirs, about $50 worth, and coins,
are at Mrs. Hendricks. Get me out
and away before your mother comes
Annals letter what she really thinks,
and it breaks my heart
81 say again>I have no i'll feelings for
any of them, but they all ought to
know they can't do anything with me
the way ttey.try to. This is all. Tell
DR.. r. he could have done more for
me, for told him every time took
it, but he acted like he felt, I guess,
and told more stories than I, fiend,
could, mighty bad. am very grateful
to you and mother for your extreme
Kindness. Your bill put to Gets. Leave
me dressed just as 1 am. j took bath,
changed clothes. Send me to under
taker. hate for people to know took
my own life on my-not friends, for
1 have none-nOt even you and your
mother, and If I felt you trusted me,
it might have been different. Every
think do or say you think it is the
drug. I told Of the man speaking to
me. I saw you, both thought it was
my thought.
20, 1t simply kills me. I will kin
myself. I have felt the need of Moth
ing today. 1t is o'clock and I must
take the dope and turn on the light and
try and pass out. am glad to go.
I owe Dr. Crisp for one call and you
for the time l have been here, and
that's all owe anyone"
Had Fine JeweIry.
3 Across the top was written: "My
rings-1 took jewelry to be fixed" Miss
Paschal was the owner Of a fine dia-
mond ring, as we'll as large amount
Of other jewelry, and it was evidently
to this ring that she referred.
The reference to anna" and CDR.
P" are to her sister, Mrs Pogue, and
her brother Dr. G.. M. Paschal, the
latter of Bedford, Ia. BY CDR. r." it
is supposed Miss Paschal meant DR.. C.
B. Richmond, who had treated her for
time. "Getts" is another brother,
and Pink is sister living at Mel
rose, Ia, formerly in Des Moines.
The belief that she was considered
an habitual user of drugs was entirely
without foundation, according to DR..
Van Glider. The physician stated last
night that Miss Paschal never took
more than enough of the drug to allie
viate her terrible sufferings, and that
she appeared perfectly rational at all
times, although she was subject to de-
spondency.
The Sisters Letter.
The letter from Mrs. Anna Progue
is now in the hands of the coroner
here. It indicates plainly that the
members Of Miss Paschars family be-
lieved her to be q user of harmful
drugs.
II do not know what will become Of
her." is literal quotation from the let
ter. II think she will soon be past go
ing, and then what will become of her?
would go right out to her, If thought
could do anything for her I rather
thinks she enjoys it (meaning the
Drug and do not think she would do
anything unless she would go to a
sanitarium. Oh. how much longer can
she keep up? don't think ever would
have allowed myself to become as she
is. / think she has been using it for
years, when look back and think how
she has acted SO many times did not
think IT until the past year, and what
to do I do not know
The letter continues that IL Miss
Paschal thinks her sisters and BROTH
ers are trying 10 get her money, she
is mistaken" Reference is also made
to little cockerel spaniel, to which
Miss Paschal was much attached In
the letter the wish is expressed by Mrs.
Pogue that the dog might be poisoned.
This reference, Coroner Koran believes
might also nave had some effect upon
Miss PaschaPs determination to kin
herself
Although the letter written by Mrs.
Pogue was addressed to Mrs. Van Gill
der, mother OF Dr. Van Glider. it fell
into the hands of Miss Paschal Mrs
Van Glider declared she never saw the
letter The postmark shows 1t was
mailed at Tacoma, October 10, and