The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-08

Girl, UnIOved by Mother, Takes
Own Life.
Dying, She Calls for Woman
With Last Breath.
TELLS OF HER SHAME
Last Letter Admits She Loved
UnWisely.
PiteOus Plea for Sympathy Left
by Girl.
TELLS OF HER SHAME

Winfield, Kan, Jan. SIT was the
knowledge that her mothed did not
care for her, conveyed in letter just
received, together with the thought
that she had loved not wisely but too
well that sent Leola Killion to a sui
cdde's grave here Letters from the
mother of the girl as well as one writ
ten to the unnatural woman by the
disheartened child, found in the house
where Leola Killion died, tell the
story.
The girl bought the poison, saying
that the woman by whom she was en-
ployed wanted It to kill rats. She got
Is grains of gtrychnine- Her last words
were of the woman who had mistreat-
ed her. AS she died she gasped:
II want to see my mother"
'1'n Be safe in HeIl.''
Following is the letter the girl wrote
30 her mother telling Of her shame:
winfield, Kan, Jan. 4, 1912.
my Dear Own Mother: Mamma,
don't cry when you get this. I know
It Is sad, but I can't live any longer
I'm tired of this world and I want to
tell something and still it hurts me to
do It. mamma can't be a good girl
Am ruined by a boy that loved. You
ask Eva and she will tell you who it is.
Mamma, he deceived me awful
loved him with all my heart I can't
live with him. In the first place --
was the starter of all and then
lE went on TO someone 6lS0- 1IldL was
the boy I loved so well. Mamma tell
E1va about it I have lost her address,
so this is my last goodbye to you for
ever and ever. I'm safe in he'll. Be
good to the darling little kid Good
bye, g. kiss forever"
The girls reputation was good. She
went frequently to the social affairs of
the young peoF' of her age. She
seemed to have her share of company
of the young men Of the better class
and was apparently without any love
entanglements.
The following letter, signed by the
mother Of the girl makes 1t plain to the
errfng child that she could expect no
sympathy or protection from her mother
In IT the mother repeatedly said to Leola
that she cared nothing for her A former
sweetheart is mentioned by the mother
She says:
ST Don't Like YOU
The letter follows:
wichita, Dec. II.
.'wen, L,eola: Can't you understand
that I don't like you and can't let you
come home? That isn't hard to under
stand You know I never did want you
in the first place, and of course couldn t
helm II after got so far along with you
had to let you be borned- And you
wrote and told me you didn't think you
was nine 1 know you are because we
look alike. You know we do, and every
II suppose Harry, that kid you used
to like so well, is getting along Lovely
because we just had letter from him
Yesterday and he said he wrote to you
since YOU been in Winfield and got no
answer Poor kid he is sorry because all
he did II for was to get to send a letter
10 me and let me read it He is wise, of
course, and if I were a girl again, he
would be mine -
1T know would not let that little devil
do me like you let him do you
Nov Leola you know I don't care for
Won and don't care whether you ever
see me again or not Golden said to tell
YOU he would like to see YOU l suppose
he would I guess if it wasn't for me
we could all be together. But as long as
am living you can't never come home,
for no one wants to see you Anyway L
don't I<eola, I wouldn't do anything for
you II you were dying And so I say II
+ were dying you wouldn't came and see
me. Now you can grieve until you are
that don't make me love you So this IS
All forever and forever Your dear and
best friend earth
MRS. G. E. KILLION-
ssP. s: LeoIa if you don't want me to
scold you, quit writing me-
That some Winfield man or boy was
mixed up with the girl in her trouble is
evident from the following note which
was found crumpled up on the girls
dresser Ray, whose identity has not yet
been determined, seems to have taken the
note with him when he went to see Miss
Killion Thursday night
The note says:
RAY: You come down tomorrow night.
I have something to tell you Don't for
get tomorrow night about $50 or g. Be
sure to O. tomorrow night, for there
will be no coming any more