The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-27
MISS DONLEY'S LIFE
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who has been under surveillance for
the past week. Added to the other in
formation gained recently by private
sleuths employed by the family. II
may lead TO a solution of the seeming
ly unsolvable mystery.
Second Letter Of Day.
The letter received last evening was
the second one OF the day. In the az
ternoon another letter was delivered
at the Donley home. which. at first
thought. seemed TO throw more dark
ness than before on the case. but
which later added to the hope that IL
will be but a short time before II IN
ended. The communication OF the af-
ternoon was written in a fine running
hand. apparently that OF a woman, and
had been addressed from Polk, venan-
go county. Pa. The contents. for GER
tain reasons. were kept secret. but the
entire letter was a wild. rambling sto-
ry. without doubt the work OF a de-
mented person. II inquired about the
affairs OF Miss Donley. enclosed a
small piece OF hand-worked lace about
an inch and a half long, intended as
gift. and continued In a most inco-
herent and disconnected fashion, from
which absolutely nothing definite could
be CLEANED.
This letter adds a new angle TO the
case. and is expected to prove one OF
the last links in a chain OF evidence
being wound about certain persons
II also proves that there are more than
one person connected with the strange
prosecutions. With the two letters to
work on, the private detectives en-
ployed by the Donleys and friends will
continue working for the capture OF
the fiends without asking any assist
snce from the police. who apparently
have acknowledged their helplessness
TO do anything.
Eventfui Day.
Yesterday seemed TO be the most
eventful day experienced by them
since taking up the case. AT dinner
time. as Clarence Donley was walking
along the railroad track near the
home. he observed a man dressed in a
blue suit and straw hat acting very
queerly. and who appeared TO be
watching the Donley residence very
closely. When Clarence approached
him he began 10 move away and. turn
ing. walked rapidly up the track until
he disappeared. From description. ne
was about FIVE feet ten inches in
height. weighing approximately 100
pounds. and about so years of age
He was smooth shaver. but his dark
hair. even where close cut. caused his
countenance TO appear a sort OF blush
black. lie also was OF the size of the
man seen last evening. as near as
could be judged.
Again about J o'clock a. m. Tuesda Y
! morning. Mrs. Donley and her daugA-
ter Annie we're aroused from their
sleep by a sound of voices and going
TO the window we're able 10 hear dis
tinctly the voices OF a man and woman
as they talked or argued at a distance
OF about nifty yards away In a dark
ened spot near the railroad. When
the man struck a match and lighted a
cigar or stogie. or some other smOk-
ing material. they saw the two plain.
". None of their talk could be I'M
| derstood. After a short while they
disappeared. While II is possible
they were in no way connected with
the mystery. Yet their actions were
so strange that they could not pos
sibly pass unnoticed.
Although the private detectives and
the Donleys have been working I'm
ceasingly on the case. and were Ger
tain all along that the guilty ones
wer' still lettering around awaiting
another chance al Bessie. yet the re-
cent Developments serve 10 revive the
/ inter 81 in the case Further than
this. they seem TO call for some i'm
mediate action on the part OF the pO-
I lio". who have from the first shown
only negligence and incompetency IN
all their Efforts.
Police Step Work
The Efforts Of rho nnifra have haau
| almost entirely confined TO discredlt-
ing the former story OF the young
lady concerning the attack OF about
light weeks ago. when she was bound
and gagged. and saved only when the
assallants were frightened away. anu
again when two weeks agO Monday
a man dashed the fiery contents OF q
bottle OF carbolic acid in her face
After making efforts apparently-to
seek tho guilty party. the Officers en-
pioyed on the case suddenly ceased
their efforts IN that direction ana did
their best 10 break down the srory
or Miss DOnley. and finally an
. nOunced that the case had been given
up sltORether. az u was their opinion
mat Miss DOnley had thrown the
acid upon herself" The binding ana
eagsing occurranc" they failed 10
explain
A. matters stand now ST. and NJ.
'l'Ll fh"i' sou ana two daughter
ore f"flfi o. f"i' absolufei- on then
7 ewes Tor protection against tho unea
I"Nted attacks ou both their hofne ana
daughtFf BESSIE. Ifupioye cd In the ia ..
Y no." We rather and son are forced 80
--p"ud iL@ greater part ~ their nights
lh Watching over their home guardIr z
against the attacks
10 70" past tho unknown writer's har .
b NV e carried ouf their threats and fs
certain nov That fheir next enorf will
De against che llfe ~ no Girl Vht ~
70 ~ 81 murder they vii adopt IN UNI
Known. AMI ~ Is against this that fre
lttl" iamilN viii bs forced 90 profr y
t.efuFe.fes and Co spend long hours ~
- 'igil awaiting tho neat attack
lipWef o.. dat ana night the detectives
NFN FfupIu1 90 siii erGnaEOr 20 run
down hat Clues fNs. have The retg.-
h"fs DO The tirIritr ~ the Durlev hons
ere almost ~ frantic 49, the farrfI,.
th"ms"l'es and are lending what e6orts