The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-12-12

UPON TnB RED liz SAW MISS RoS4ERspS,
night before when shot had been
heard by inmates of the hotel No one
had connected the shot with Miss
Rona!dson's room, for only few min
utes before the strains of Tschaikow-
sky'a Sixth SYMPHONY had becn
heard from Ter piano That musical
work must have had unusual signiii-
Gangs for the pianist The composer
committed suicide after he had writ
ten IT.
Within arms reach OF the body and
tied TO 4 bed curtain was motto
which read: BE satisfied What good
Will Il pile at greertbaclzs do you aGtcr
you have HHttoned up your woodey
overcoatT' Another Iuurto iIangin"
not far away had advised the woman
to Keep cool" Those and many
curlos gave the room Il peculiarly Al
teresting appearance. Though there
was nothing to show reason for SUI
eide, Coronerrs Physician Weston was
convinced there was NO sign Of foul
play or murder.
Even u stranger aspect Was si.cr 10
the death by woman who said .be
was Mrs. Jenkins of West One TI1n.
dred and Eighteenth street,
This woman asserted that Miss ron
aldson had nttrinptrd suicide In
stmiiar way two year,, ago, but her
revolver WA. !uEnn away tr Fri, -,:.,,
before she cnuid ire Mrs Jenkins
said the friends persuaded Miss Ron
aldscn 10 take a trip 20 Europe after
that
The reason for Mss RoaaIdson,s
melaEchnlia. 4frs. Jenkins said. VAS
TINT hea' cllum. the. daughter OF
wealthy banker OF this city. whose
name was not given. had killed herself
by shooting abont three years ago
Mrs. Jenkins said she thought Miss
Ronaltlson had been mentally de
ranged since her chum's death
The woman had a cousin, AIRS.
Burns. living in the city. but Robert
Ritz of Lewistown, Pa. an uncle, on
being Informed OF the death. te1e-
Graphed that the body be sent 10 him
for burial BE took all expenses upon
himself Miss donaldson. from an
that could be learned, had nn income
that made her independent She
dressed with taste, wore many jewels
and always preserved an DIR OF dig
nifty. She was popular among the
guests OF the apartment hotel and
talked with charm about experiences
In her travels.
She had 1ourneyed over much OF the
world and had collected mementos OF
the trips Everything had value. not
In money. but for literary or historical
reasons She had made special
study apparently OF American In.
diana and had In her room u score OF
curios OF the tribes. Acquaintance
said she told many interesting bits OF
InuiaA folklore. She had stored In her
rooms volumes OF poetry and history
and had read them carefully
She was greatly interested in photDg-
raphy. and her pictures OF Indian lie
-uS Or - ts4vcls IL Esufopa t"aS ~
much space ON the walls of her room.
She had several pictures Of Robert Lo-
| ralne, m actor. Whether she had
known him personally or was only an
enthusiastic ndmirer OF his stage play
| Ing could not be learned. She was an
accomplished ptnnist and few weeks
ago bought n new Instrument for which
abe paid more. than $1,000. She had
stndIed music abroad.
Miss Ronaidson had lived in the hotel
aimee last September, when she arrived
there from England. 1t was remarked
| abe had few visitors. Though attractive.
~ cvcry respect she never received
nan caller.
On the fatal evening she seemed ~