Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-23

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Chicago, ILL.,. April 2s.--Mrs. Jessie
Lewelyn Gail. daughter OF former
governor Of Kansas. who committed
suicide at the Newberry hotel Easter
afternoon. left an unfinished novel
which her friends believe would have
made her we'll known had she lived to
finish it.
The manuscript which is said to be
In the keeping of Miss Louise LleWellyn.
Mrs. Calls sister. now in Oskaloosa.
Ia. deals with the political life that
conferred around her father 1t was
partly because of the existence of this
manuscript that Mrs. Calls intimate
friends base their belief that she made
up her mind to take her own life sud
denly after Il seepless night. or because
she had been made especially despond-
emit by an acute attack of a nervous
malady. They believe that the period
of generalization was not longer than
day or two.
In addition to the unfinished novel.
Mrs. Call left a set of tales called the
| Papa. dear" SERIES as yet unpublished.
iowan Chief Witness.
AT the inquest James Dewitt. husband
of one Of Mrs. Calls sisters, who lives
at Oskaloosa, Ia, was the chief wit
ness A verdict of suicide was re-
turned in accordance with letters left
by Mrs. Call.
Mrs. Call appeared at the hotel short
! ly after noon when the Easter crush
was on its way from church and regis
tered her full name. giving her address
simply us u. s. A. She paid for a
week in advance and went to her room.
About 6 O'Clock Margaret Haley.
maid. thinking Mrs. Call might require
sonnet hing, knocked at her door. There
was no response. The maid turned the
handle and entered the room.
Sba fouud Mrs Call living dead ON the
/ floor Beside her was a small empty
1 vial which was unlabeled. but is sup
/ posed to have contained prussic acid.
The body was full dressed and appar-
emily death had occurred several hours
4 previous to the coming of the maid
Three letters and q telegram were
found In the room. The telegram was
addressed TO Mr. Dewitt. at Oskaloosa.
| and read:
Jessie Llewelyn Cali died here to.
olay--Hotel Newberry.'
Letter cooIly Explains.
letter addressed to Miss Pearl A.
Billings proprietor of the Nawherry
the ending of her own life. 1t was
/ follows.
1 My Dear Madam--I ask your pardon for
causing you this temporary inconven.ence
weeks payment, $3.50 and. as only ar
rived today at noon. you will be repaid for
small services such as summoning tho
necessary functionaries. and sending my
kilograms; incose or leave other money
in my purse which you can make use of lie
necessary or turn over TO my brotherin-
law when he arrives.
please see that the letters | leave are
sent. You will see that the letters leave
are stamped so that any interference with
the seal is criminal. This is not for you.
be curious. There will be no scandal fol-
lowing my resignation. II is only a
case of HOPELESS Illness This only patho-
logical experts and my near relatives will
UNDERESTIMATE; so it is useless TO Explain
further
Say to the coroner that 7. Jessie
Ilewellyn Call. died of premediated sui
eide planned for several days and exc
cuted in dispassionate reason: cause. a
nervous nialAdy OF long duration. To the
tee tic to my family You might add that
every sacrifice has been made by them to-
wards my recovery and that the reason
am alone is because refused ~, further
in advance for the unpleasant task l am
thrust!ng upon you.-J. l.. G.
One of the sealed letters was adj
dressed to her sister, Mrs. James A.
Dewitt and Miss Louise Llewellyn at
Oskaloosa. The other sealed letter was
addressed to James A. Dewitt In Mrs.
Campbells purse was s6.ol
Witty and Brilliant.
Mrs. Call was about 40 years old and
a widow When her father WAS gov
einor of Kansas she lived il. Topeka
She received her education al the uni
versity III Lawrence. Kan. She was Il
brilliant woman intellectually and at
tractiye She had ~ varied experience
in newspaper writing.
She succeeded the late Harold Vynne
In 1902 as the writer of the society col
umn ON the Inter Ocean under tbs
pseudony;n Of Willie Dearborn" She
handled her pen with a peculiar deli
cscv and displayed II wiz peculiar tt
herself.