The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-13
Hinged on the Arrival Of a Letter
Which Messenger Repo rted Had
n, Failed to Come. N 4
TRAIN CARRYING 'MlsslVE b
WAS SEVERAL, HOURS LATE.
Believing She Had Been Cast Oft BY
Her: FIanee She Fired a Bullet 8
Into Her Throbbins Brain.

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CHARLESTON. March 1S.-It has
been learned that had Miss Rebecca
Trlmble. the pretty stenographer VINO
shot herself,at Fayetteville last Sum
day, walled a few hours longer, she
would have had no cause to com.
nit the terrible deed. The question
of whether or not she should kill her.
self hinged upon the arrival Of a let
ter on ..te noon train from ner flance
In Virginia. She sent to the postoftlce
and the messenger returned telling
her that there was no Letter for! her.
Believing that the trouble she hail
recently had with her flance had
caused i.im to reject her, sae went to
her room and fired bullet into her
brain. The messenger that she sent
to the postof1ice did not tell her that
the noon train was several hours late.
When the train did arrive. the anticI-
pated letter came. but several hours
before the young woman was cold in
death. + a. q IS
Letter Returned to Lover.
The letter was from Frank D. Hud-
son, Of Covlngton, Va. Its contents
would have brought happiness to the
heart Of the young girl. Her eyes
never saw II. however, and when Hud.
son arrived at Fayetteville, to attend
the funeral, 1t was turned over to
him. a
Miss Trimble had been in a gloomy
mood for several days previous to
Sunday. DISAPPOINTED in not recelv-
Ing a longel for Letter in Sundays
mail, she retired to her room, wrote
a sealel message to her uncle. laid out
a pink silk evening gown and a line
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pinned on 1t, ,"Bury me in this dress"
Setaing herself on the floor before the
mirror, sne fired a 3S-calibre bullet
through iler head. The letter that
would have brought Joy to her heart.
and stayed the life long anguish her
act brought to another. came Monday
morning. It had been delayed in the
mail day too late. i{
Package Of Letters.
On the dresser OF the room In
which she killed herself was q sealed
envelope addressed to her uncle.
There was also a package Of letters
and a line on them saying: ''These
are the letters that caused our
trouble All these notes were writ
ten with pen and Ink without a CULVER
o. the hand. She directed that a
trunk. sne had carefully packed.
should be sent to Frank D. Hudson
at Covington. Va. The contents OF
this trunk consisted Of fancy articles
such as sofa pillows. photographs and
other things suitable for the decora-
ton Of a,young mans room.
It was at Covington that she made
the acquaintance Of Frank D. Hudson,
editor of the CovIngton Dispatch.
That friendship rlpe1ed into love and
about II clIngs the tragedy Of her
death.
Mr.. Hudson was a frequent caller
In Fayetteville after Miss Trlmble's'
return and spent Sunday before last
with her. Some gossipy friend had
written Miss Trimble from Covington
Of an alleged rival and she ques.
toned Mr.. Hudson Of the matter on
his last visit He laughed at the idea
Of a rival to her, but frankly con-
fessed to social calls on another young |
lady in his home town. Miss Trimble
did not appear to him to be dtspleased
at his explanation but a few days
later she took a nelghbor friend into /
her confidence and read to her a |
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