The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-23
WAS GENEROUS
AND ASSOCIATES CALLED HER A
"GooD FELLOW"
Gale oyer Dead at Youngstown was a
Member of the Sfsterhood Who
Didn't Care-End Unex-
pected.

of the most widely known of the sis
terhood of the woman who didn't
care" died at 6:15 o'clock this morn
ing in her room at the house over
which she had presided as mistress at
No. % Chestnut street.
"A sickness of two weeks preced-
ed the death of Miss Oyer. She was
first taken sick, from what her attend
ing physician diagnosed as an attack
of gastric fever, which the doctor did
not consider dangerous, but this be-
came complicated with an attack of
pneumonia, and later peritonitis de-
veloped and despite every effort made
to save her life she answered the
summons at the hour stated.
while the shadow of death lowered
over her she bore her sufferings brave
| ly and without complaint. Those
who knew her best and were her as
sociates expressed the hope that her
grit" would defeat death, for in the
gayety Of life she had been heard to
laugh at death, for she had gone
THE PACE THAT KILLS,
and those who had joined with her In
the swirl of the life she led sung her
praises as being good fellow" and
with her and them the end was al
ways the tomorrow of which there
was no thought. Her death draws the
mantle of charity and cuts short the
telling of the story of what she was.
1t is enough to know that she led
the life of those who are outCast from
society. That she was tempted and
that she fell and then forgetful of all
else save the pleasures of such life
became the temptress and travelled
the gayest of the gay along the path
way that leads to the abyss of eter-
nal darkness. But she did not die
without hope. Conscious until her
eyes closed in the eternal sleep, her
thoughts reverted to the years of her
innocence and she made request that
tie priest of her religious faith be
sent for that she might confess and
geek the absolution OF the sacrament
Her request was responded to.
Came the father confessor and hear
ing what the dying woman had to say
administered the last sacrament and
the solace OF forgiveness brought
peace to her dying moments.
Shortly after she was first taken
sick she requested that her husband,
who resides in Canton, be sent for and
in response to the message sent, he
came and remained almost
| CONSTANTLY IN ATTENDANCE
at her bedside during her sickness
and was among those who were pres.
ent at her death.
"The reporter who visited the house
this morning was told by the husband
the story of the deceased and of her
death. Dissolution set in at an early
hour of the morning and the attending
physician was hurriedly sent for. Up
on his arrival he stated that the
death of the patient was but the mat
ter of short time, there being no
hope of her recovery. When told of
the doctors decision the dying woman
about her bed she being too weak
to talk, and with the smile still upon
her face she fell into the sleep that
knows no awakening this side of the
beyond.
80 1t is no use to deny that she hav-
ing not taken care of herself was the
cause of and. fastened her DEATH" said
her husband. But she worried great
ly over having been brought into the
scandal that attaches to the police in
vestigation that is now proceeding.
With all her faults she was a woman
who
NEVER SOUGHT PUBLICITY.
She never knowingly or willingly in
| jured any one and what she might
have said regarding anyone connected
with this investigation she did not in
tend that it should be used to their
shame or injury. She was very sick
when she was called on to give testi,
mony and might be said to have been
J dying when the officers called to place
her under arrest on the warrant that
had been issued for her.
"The warrant was never served and
for her can/have no further terrors.
"The maiden name of the deceased
was Nora Mcnamara, She was born
in Salem and was 26 years old. Her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick McNam,
ara, still reside in Salem, where they
have the reputation of being among
the more respected of the residents
That they have forgiven their way
ward daughter is the fact that her re
ma ms will be taken home tomorrow
morning and the services attending
the funeral will be held from the
church that in childhood claimed her
as its own.
Gale Oyer first made her appear,
ance in this city about six years ago
AS a denizen of the half world she
concealed her family identity and took
the name, so the story is told, of a
I Nnung business man of Alliancn whO