The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-04-01
Death of Mrs. Culbertson No
Longer a Mystery.
POLICE PROVE IT SUICIDE
Suspicion Cast Upon Mrs. Etts Long.
we'll Of Chicago, Is Removed by the
Developments in vineennes WON.
ans Strange Death.

woman OF mystery, sad.hearted though
bride of three months, was not muir
dered She was self-slain.
OF this there is no doubt. and her
husband and relatives have tearfuliy
acknowledged that their suspicious
hat she was killed at the ins gation
nj another woman for jealous revenge
we're unfounded The body of a minia.
ture skeleton which had been attached
TO the skull found by Mrs Culbertson
when she was discovered gagged i'm
he shed near her home last Wednes-
lay. after swallowing carbolic acid.
vas picked up near the scene of the
tragedy.
Toy Skeleton the Clew.
II lay concealed beneath a pile Of
hobris where the disheartened woman
rad placed II after she removed the
head and attached II to the threaten
ing letter which she thought would
cad the authorities to believe she was
murdered for revenge. This toy skele
ton Mrs. Culber;son is known to have
rad In her possession months ago
Positive proof that the suicide wrote
he anonymous threatening letters to
herself has also been established. A
'ntter she wrote to her husband at
Bridgeport. H.. is written on station
cry similar to that upon which was
Denned the anonymous notes. The
water mark on the paper Is the same
IN all the anonymous notes as that on
he stationery found in the dead wom-
ans trunk. Wien the water mark was
showed to the bereaved husband and
his parents they shook their heads and
silently yielded TO the revelation that
there had been no murder committed.
Would Clear Mrs. Longwell.
II was Mrs Eta Longwell. 70S Mad.
son street. Chicago, formerly of Vim.
cennes whom the Culbertsons and
Joshua Brazelton. the stepfather of
The young husband. had been led to
suspect. by the respondent Jessie,
sought to injure her Now they want
TO have II understood that II they were
mistaken that the accused Chicago
woman may establish proof that their
charges to the police were unfounded.
Her name should be cleared by all
means" said Culbertson. 81 cannot
understand why Jessie should kill her.
self. She was strange, though now
that all this has happened to recall
many things. She never would tell me
about her past except in a general
way. She said her father and mother
were dead. have heard that she for.
merly lived I'm Waco, Tex. and In
Dublin, Tex, where she is said to have
brother. I have tried to communi.
cate with relatives, but cannot get any
word from them"
Letter Shows Her Nature.
While Culbertson was talking, Chief
of Police Evans and Detective James
Hughes opened a letter written to him
by his wife before they were married
This letter displayed the Respondent
nature of the girl. 1t follows:
my Dear Russell: Dazed, mystified
well yes. far more than | can now ex
press. Think. dear, what you have
done. | awaited your letter with happy
anticipation and, oh, the stab 1t con
tanned. cannot recover from 1t as
yet. My dear, why did you hurt me
| so? ] cannot believe you meant to
! You were not yourself. Your anxiety
and watchfulness for your mother has
caused you to misconstrue my letter
When you have rested sufficiently
read II. dear, and see If you can't read
between the lines that which l dare
not put into words. Dear, | could no
trust you quite and pride asserted It
self and could not reveal my happy
thoughts, not even to you, could no
wear my heart on my sleeve as 4
were. / hate weak simperlng people
but love battle when hardest fought
and you and have had hard strug
gle. |, too, have fought against the
dictations OF my heart. Don't thinl
don't know your struggle also.
There is coldness all through
your letter that hurts me more thar
you could ever know. Don't you know
me well enough to know that II you
expressions were all In vain that
would bother about you, in fact make
an effort to write to you. though TAX,
my much needed rest In which to d,
so? You know would not. II is no
my nature to deceive myself or others
trust am above that act. Dear, dom
even become an unwilling slave to any
one. II must be a free and uncondl
tional surrender to satisfy the longing
of my heart. think well OF all yol
say In your last letter while there 4
yet time to retrieve.
The Finish, She Says.
This is the finish--I know you di,
not like the influence | exerted owe
you, and now, dear, you are sorry
sorry 1t has ever been. | think l un
derstand so. Am / not right? Pleas
Russell. touching sequel and not
question in parenthesis-how do yo
understand now? 1t was not that
thought the non-existence OF belief an
trust that caused me to take firme
hold on myself at times and force
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