Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-29
LETTERS GIVE CLUE
. IN DOUBLE MURDER
Plan to Die Because Of Wrongs
Suffered in Cirlhood lndi-
Gated in Missives
SUICIDE THEORY REJECTED

aSseiaI Dhpa,ch 70 Ersniuo p"bhc Ledger
stroudsburg. Pa. June ".-Fa;hctic
letters. indicating that Mrs. MauGc De-
nund had planned to die because OF
wrongs she j. said 10 have suffered dur
Ing her grhood days. have given a new
turn TO the mysterious killing vi Ill"
bride of four months and her husband
a. they lay in bed.
These letters form a strong ;hcorv OF
murder and suicide. but because both
were shot in the back authorizes are
still clinging 10 the belief II was q
double murder
One letter was addressed 70 tne
brides mother. Ms. Oscar ii. Morley
n Catskill. y. Y. In this She says
her brother Charles was to biamc tor
all her unhanpiness. The letter was
dated June %. the day Mrs. Dcmund
came home from a hospital. where she
underwent an operation for appcn-
dicitis.
Two Other letters found in the bum
galow ut North Water Gap. where sht
and her husband met death. we're rn'
Signed and unaddresscd. but were witt
ten. il is said in the bride : mand.
Woman's Brother Questioned
The brother Of the dead woman is
still in North Water Gap. He has been
questioned two or three times Accord
ing to the chief of the StrOudsburg 20.
lice.
eve know where the brother Is anu
can get him if we want him. >aid the
chief. AT this time. however. we have
no intention of arresting him.
The chief secuted the murder and
suicide theory. Like District Attorney
Rhodes. he holds that this would Lave
been virtually impossible. because the
victims were shot in the back.
The bed in which tho couple slept
had been set on fire and the body OF the
young woman was severely burned when
the crime was discovered shortly before
daybreak Tuesday. There il posi-.
bility. il the bride committed the crime
the bed was set on fire by the dash OF
the revolver.
Text Of Letter to Mother
The letter Mrs Demund wrote 20 her
mother reads:
MY Own Dear Mother:
II came through the operation all
right, but have not long TO live. as
] am suffering untold agony. I do not
care how soon the end comes. Why this
has all had to happen TO me is too ter
rible to mention. have got the dearest
husband in-Oh. God. ! am not worthy
Of him. all on account Of Charles.
''How | wish he would suffer as !
have suffered That is the reason
have always hated him. I have big
Gest heart of love for you all except
Charles. and If could only have lit.
tie family ike Blanche her sister
''has. for this darling husband Of mine.
Mother. worship him. can't help
crying every minute Of my life as long
a. 1t lasts. Mother. when | left YOU
that morning I did not want 10 come
: away as ! did. bur had TO come to
Fred. have got to he in his arms every
minute of my life thar have left.
''Mother dear. il never see you
again. you know | love you with all my
heart and what a wonderful girl could
have been. and Fred and ! love each
other so much and. bless him. be- il
good, every inch OF him. Oh, my darling
mother. soodhy forever and kiss
Blanche and Laura my last goodby.
All my love, your dying daughter.
BIames Brother for Plight
The two other notes. fo,nd in box
OF writing paper. unsigned and unad
dressed. read:
my own brother Charles il the
cause Of my doing. have always hated
him. So. my God. deal with him As
have been dealt with. Oh why did
such terrible thing happen 10 NE,
when / have heart thar is full Of love
Oh how ! love each one OF my family,
my mother, Blanche and her darlings
Oh. God What | would give 10 be
with them all, instead Of having 10
come to such terrible end
'Oh, my God my husband. whom |
loved beyond reason, all forgive me !
know God won't. but ! must suffer az
only ] know how ! already have sut-
fered.'
The other note follows.
God. il don't seem possible am ~
criminal when my heart has a,wavS
craved for love. Why ever had to 10
the things | did despise. Oh. ,iUd =
is the innocent " no suNpr -