The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

letter from Mrs Johnston stating that
she had committed suicide.
Officer sent to Scene.
Oncer Botto was hurried TO the Main
Street address, and was told that MIS-
Johnston was asleep and could not De
disturbed; that she was overcome oy
grief over the death of her husband,
whose body was then in the house.
The dead man and the woman about
three months ago had rented Two
rooms from Mrs J. 3. Montgomery. and
were looked upon as an unusually nap
py couple.
When Botto was Informed that Mn.
Johnston could not be disturbed he
waited q few minutes. and then De
mandcd that he see her. He found her
in ped, unconscious. and bottle which
had contained the chloroform near her
side He sent IN a hurry call for tho
ambulance. Further inquiry disclosed
that the dead man was not named
Johnston. but Higgins. More than
dozen letters. which had been written
bv Mrs. Johnston and addressed L"
various persons. were found place. IN
the casket of the dead man. They
were removed and turned over to the
nolice. She had used black bordered
mourning paper.
The contents of one. ani all were
practically the same. was as ioio"s'
The Letter.
.eZyhen Won receive this letter / Will
be with my loved one. God wanted
! him. and | know tie wants me fIea0e
don't think hard of me when you learn
,ha truth The cross was too heaFy
20 hear Your brokenhearted friend
, "(signed) CHRISTINA JOHNSTON.
Nav we rest in peace Amen
sbe had also written brief WILL IL
was as follows:
II beoueath all ny worldly posses
sions to my dear brother. Patrick 'onH-
ston. -->---o>-.
With Huggins the woman came u
Richmond about three months ago
They lived happily as man and "iIe- ~
was reported that they mao oeeh mo-
-ied about six years. and that most d
49, time had been spent abroad MIS-
Toh,s,on vas a native OF Dublin, ire
Ia,d md IL was only few months
go hat she requested that her orotn-
e. come 20 this country When seer
LAST night. her brother said he under
GOOD his sister had been married u
sIuSeins. who was known TO MN DS
| tho name Of Johnston, the same as ms
He was unable to throw any fur-
Their light upon the situation
Mrs KYLE. who notified the police
=, Mrs. Johnston's attempted suicioe
became acquainted with her when she
first came to Richmond
Find Bank Books.
| T, the effects OF the couple. which
were taken charge of by the ponce
vas 4 large sum Of cash and two oanr
hoolss one In the name OF Higgins
80 tho other IN the name Of the wo'
7 - The latter showed that che haf
, a considerable sum on deposit In TN
<orfoI,s Bank for Savings and Trusts
/ N-o-folk Va. She had inscribed IN inv
bools that she was formerly OF Nor
Tas. night II WIS said that Mrs
! Johnston would recover. and tnat Sh'
had said. when consciousness had re
tu-ned. she was glad she would &c
well
Prominent On Roanoke.
| uuprius whose body was shipped u
Poaaoke last night was said 10 nav
! - = -,ronafrcnt citizen there, WORT
,~obablv $4,000. lie died wednesda'
.rte-noon about 4.s0 O'Clock. foilowin'
an attack Of congestion OF the luns'
I. was sasd that he Also suffered fron
heart trouble.
the following dispatch was receive
last night By The Times-Dispaten fro1
Roanoke: 80,
Mrs H.EL Higgins was ADVISED thli
afternoon of the sudden death OF ne
husband IN Richmond to-cay. sno ="
e. frustrated with grief Mr. Hug
vfns was one Of the most active ousi
res men IN this city and q ieanln'
architect. For several years he va
So senior member Of the frm OF hug
etnS 4 Bales. which drew the plan
To- a large apartment house IN 10
oity. a year ago Mr.. Hugsins Dissolve
partnership. and since then hss pc
engage in business for himself re
Gently he made plans for slSo.VV
/ aparfrnent house and orEanizeo
1 company which has planned TO eFee
the structure. commencing wcrk
January.
Resident Tor Twenty Wears
Mr.. Huexins had lived IN Roanok
for twenty years. and curing that TIN
No planned the majority 81 the iarSe'
ana most important buildings IN "