The Newark journal., 1909-06-04
YOUNG LADY A SUICIDE
Sad Story of Misplaced Confidence
 Resulting in Girls Downfall

suicide at the home of her half brother, Joe Perry, in the White school house neighborhood, about five miles southeast of Newark, late Thursday evening by taking carbolic acid.
 It Is one of the saddest cases that ever occurred in this section of the county, and is the result of mis- placed confidence upon her part, too intimate relation with brute in human form, and a desire to end 1t all in death rather than face the world with her burden of shame.
 She was about 25 years of age and had always borne a good rep utation, both as to character and being a quiet and industrious girl.
 It seems from letters left by the dead girl that she had contemplate ed the act for some time, but had perhaps postponed the fatal step thinking the man who worked her ruin would finally keep his prom ise to marry her.
 She left letter explaining all, also two short notes. The first note was dated January 15, 1909, and Is as follows:
 Dear Friends:- Here is my re- quest to be buried. The clothes you find here together in the tray of my trunk, bury me in them. Tie my waist ribbon in front; then the ribbon you find pinned to my sleeve, tie my hands with 1t in q boW-knot. Push my sleeves to my elbows and put my bracelet on my arm. These other things you find here with them, lay them in with me. Bury me at Mount Zion graveyard. You will find letter close to this one that will tell brother Joe what to do. Don't put gloves on me, nor no face cov- CT, nor no shoes. Give this note to Joe to keep. Wrote by my hand. MARY STAGGs.
 The above note was found sealed in very small oblong envelop, on the face of which was written the following: Break this; read what is wrote here within before you bury me. This is my request. ,
 In an unsealed envelope in her trunk the following letter was found. The envelope was address ed ''To Brother Joe and Friends" and across the top of the envelope was written, This is a letter to everyone that wishes to hear it. "
 Across the top of the first page of the letter is written in a clear and distinct hand, Read this aloud to every ybody. The letter is dat ed April 21. 1909, and is given be- low in full.
 Brother Joe: Here is my advice to you. Brother, my life is short here. There is no pleasure on this earth for me now. Joe l want you to stay here and keep batch, and keep all your things together. Brother it will be lonesome for you while, but it will be better than for you to break up and have to stay with other people. Now Joe be q good boy; don't gamble and go to drinking whiskey. If you are too lonesome, lock upyour things for while here and board, then come home and stay. You have good job here, so stay with it. Take care of your money and when you get 1t pay all of your debts. Now Joe, don't let other people beg you out of what you have got You need the things yourself, so be sure and keep them all. You get Miss Lovejoy to wash and clean up your things and pay her for it. Pay some one to do your washing and patching. Don't let DO one have my cows to milk. You tend to them yourself or turn them out with the calves, and don't let no one else have the