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MISt-Suicide in Valley City.esteemed favorite—both for her Chris-Die following facts, brought out at! V1 ‘T ml'••vaW^wt'iw-nn.i liorI ssill de ath will rekindle in manyCA(the coroner’s inouest on the body of join- j -Miss Clara Hoot, who committed sui-I cide at the house ot Hew Thos. Sims. Friday Inst, we clip from the Timet*:ncartsF. 1illcyAcre»y-beenadvis-lord »outatorday.fromvdedbeenbinrnieriada.rwe-i the therovewithnkenness,sath-s pa-fcrr-* soilbids , this. nc-ivedition , theJoeyouhoutgcn-to J.: the if he wen-Jiowii10that sympathy which was during her troubles in life. Her death washer relume, and she took liie stepthat set free her pure soul from an | t _ „ , _ , earthly existence that she had not the IJ he Inst witnessed called was Dr. Do cos inure, or desire, to continue.Puy. of Jamestown, who testified as follows:1 I'Xumiupil tin* rfinsinn onrrfnUy. r ml nm *nt-lffl**«t that tli nth rrmiltftl from carbolic add poisoning. Tht* in«I«lc of the inouth \vm- di-colored, mid a spot at lower corner of mouth \yuk burned, showing where the poison had oozed from her mouth. Am satisfied that no other moans wore used to produce death; a tonspnonfu; i« sufikient to cause death in from live to ten minutes.Mrs. Sim§ was the next witness: Knew deceased about a year; she came to my house about 10:50 o'clock on the night of the 24th of the present monih, in an excited condition, and asked to remain there. She was shown her chamber and retired. Next morning she arose about jl o’clock and remained in tlu: house all day. About 4 in the afternoon Mr. Warner, whom she had -out for. called and went to her bed chamber. During bis visit the deceas 'd fell in a fain:, and I carried to her room a goblet of water. In a few momenta -he recovered and 1 went down ►lairs. In tile evening she was in the sitting room and remained about two hour-. Did not notice anything in her actions to warrant the belief that she intended to commit suicide.although she penned despondent and glocmy about her surrounding-. At abrut 10:30 she retired. Next morning 1 went to her room to call her to breakfast, and found her lying on her left side, having the appearance of death about the face. 1 went dou u stair* and sent out for Mrs. Henry to come in. which she did. Wc went to the room where Miss Hoot was lying and Mrs. Henry said she was dead. 1 found a letter on a ‘ hair addressed: The Rev. Sims and Mrs. Davidson. which I op« tied. We also found n goblet on the door, near the lied. The goblet had contained carbolic acid.The following is the letter alhuUd to in the testimony:M Alien 25. ISSd.Mrs. Davidson: I wish yon would pack up my thing- »nd send them to lirninerd. t« Mrs. W.,1. lluvil.If 1 remember rightiy 1 owe you for room rent from Feb. 21. to March 13.and for my hoard from March 13 to the present date. I lndieve therein In the ntlghliorhnod of $14 in my hand satchel, mid the pay for this school month. I have taught for fourteen days.Mrs. Say lee said she wanted Hint little stove. Ft cost tne £4.50. and the pipe bctwe. n $2 nnd $3. or $3 and $4- I have forgotten which, if she will take it the money will go towards paying expenses.Will you see the pictures and two chair are returned to Mrs. Sleigh, and ifie looking gluss to Mr«. Henderson.lt;»ive Mrs. Van Ancken my table and you keep thr rocking chair and coal.That blue calico is not paid for. Will von r« -tarn it to PuuUon’e.If my dress is changed I want to have on my Jerscv skirt and velvet waist. I want one of my sisters to have mv black silk. The rest of the things 1 think it will 1 c quite easy to ] ack.!After the funeral of the deceasedlndv.which was very generally attended, not only by her personal friends, but by the public slit* had served so faithfully as a teacher in the liigh school Key. Thos. Sims discovered other letters which seemed to indicate that she had been wronged by Warner, and that lie was accessory to her death: whereupon the body was disinterred, and a postmortem examination had. No evidence of pregnacy was found, and Warner. who had been placed under arrest, was discharged. Circumstances indicate either chat the lady was insane, or that Warner is most a damnable villain.—and perhaps both. While censure mav be due Mr. Hoot for his harshness. we cannot but believe, had he known all the circumstances of the case, his manner, and the termination of the affair, would have been very different.]H(urn a pine box. andrued idav. with d to and in.1 ho|M* I will lie allowed the dray to take me io ihe bury ng ground.Well. Mr-. Hattie Hoot will have ihe p»li«fnc-tion of driving me out of irwu. Hie hiu paid so much, an:! I****n -o ahamed of mo. without She now ha- -omeihing. to lie rphnine I of.I am ho sorry for htotlicr. If hi- wife would lot him. lit? would be kind and good, and no: get into trou hie.W liatever lin* pone wioir*. Huitle drove me to it: and Amn-:i IV IVako found out hlt; mt-birln:!K IIabout it..md : ml hnuplo 1 rust- !made sight.Hroih r v.as not cross io m your house.I*. S. i wan* Mr. Sims :o hu\ iimp. •• n i g.»* Mlyn my hymn itrre| : it.The followiti is acontinutatiidi of tluThe biff Lillies wno.ahout two months ago, w ere so anxious to start a paper, ought to have the thing on their hands now. If we were vindictive we could have a little lur. with some of them, at the present time. Some people, cannot stand prosperity. If their home paper docs not devote half its space to them, and call litem all judges and misters, and old land marks, and advocate the w hisky trade.!key arc foolish enough to try and get an organ.'* and compel the old paper to warm them up, and really gh*e them something to kick about. Otherwise the county paper is a harbinger of peace. It announces vonr advent into the world with a pleasant joke; it mentions yotiv wedding as the great social event of the season; and when you die the midsummer rain drops do not fall more gently upon yourgtave than do the pleasant little fictions of the county newspaper upon your memory, and it advocates law, order. peace, and harmony at all times. We would “devise” you hoys never to go into the newspaper business—;t won't pay you. We tried it ourselves, lbit if. when yon are on your ear again, you must have another * paper, give us the canh (if you have more money than you can use in your business', and wo will print it for you. and make you a very nice paper.—our facilities are (irst-elass. j And in the mean time, don't let. any chronic bull-ill the woods, who hnsnl-j ways been stavting another paper,1 lead von round bv the nose. and get ymi i into hot water, and we wont say any i mere about it. If you are so well fixed: as to he able to oo into journalism, per-1 haps we can sell you tin* w hole “shout-1RPiiDrMWill!EiTl.i-/Mlanding matchn■’ night I l«-rt »*. A. r.I.*' lt;!lt; :ii Ik i h • willo theI. L.!ias aweii-i) has i testimony:.Mrs. M. Sims, beiiig first duly sworn, on oath deposes and says: riie first conversation I had with Mis . Hoot after j sin* came to our house was on Hie after-1 noon of t!ie 'SAU of March. 1 went up stairs about iiyo miiub-s after Mr. Warm rlefl am! IV,nnd Miss It ».»i lvingMr. I 1) :Close o:ire mr books.wliieiizingf tin milA StateiF-Cnl.. //. ArlillllM. (’Hi/.,r. Sin: At your rc-jnest herein a statement of the i: of Coot 1 wish io add nominal, a i. and ur fromi iHaim. -town iIIl en-aflairs j I n ex-1fC MU| IM Stt front ihe valuation :!\l:roniit on! . )ii* dejeriilDM d on re ,\z. Assignee«i:i.Tli!i.T.M). 1)me:le: (1 day.d ons;se of Theyvat or •el of l.cal.on il.e bed. and Warner had givenIfllK r »iv. nl1Hank i*rr.;ne f:- ...# iask* dier anye*r if Mr : I Vfaet ion. and site s:ii«! le* bad noi. S!u* desired Mr. Warner l«» mm ry her. and t \ported.mil'•i:i.lit* would satisfy her by so doing. Sim t told me ’.hat w hone, er sis • approached !ill 1«* n theesigiiIH1US-Mel-the suej^e* of marriage in l.*-r eonver-' sat ion w ith Mr. Warner, he would imt listen tolter. She .«:rd m tiiershad gone so tar she could nlt; I I ea* n an longer, nnd ! an vi eii In r t•» wait and not trouble I ah* ut it. and il might come oai all right yet. She said she Ihoiigiit h s*l I Jed in this way: ilitl lie v.an'd no! marry Imr IJ-ad furl) er c|).iveisalio;i wit li.M'iss ii'oot on the ev»*ning i*l i.i nn • day. •Siie said mat iers tiavc gone s » far that, ii»it;If■•■its sinei aINper- |. Herein:andHri'M 1•*, lifeM-K Ithe cmtlu-fr»»Cooper returned from tlu1 liilt •ional i lurch ing a 'not 1.m ar it air. fi nger.• is ovoiVaio** iter, and tears mt eyes, and she could not a few moments. She said . ,I,phi ri »iv:il lt;1 ,,1* uili j-soulli iiii.I c-iist. \.h!iihM;i\ladies in town, and she said she bf*!: w d tin* r«*a-arner would not matrvMrs. * sin* i.a1?!!, it: \Vi*Si«.*rilOfme to I speak ti I tlu ir had about e\eral was one. She son why Mr.li'-r was through the inlbience Hoot and Mr. I/'-ake. Slietold mi bad been sick the week before and D arin! she might be pregnant. Said Mr. warner hud promised to support her if she would go away fnr two w ars: but she refused, as that was not what sin* I win .'to and would do no b.r- mily•reparation le-emild make w:e- to marry a eu- h;*r. and if he would m l do that there . was nothing cdse lie eoufii that would he of anv service to Iter. 1 iiave not1). O’Malley, the genial com: i of Hames county, made u . call Wednesday.K. II. Adams sold to j)stoner;autO'nValley: that Hesnowcableline- ires id any of the letters introduced in the evidence. I found the one addressed tomily. v lo-it. St.plain.1W« ihiesdav. lot IS. block gl ('ity. for .*?!JK (J eash.A'an Deusen. Flljot C o.. it is report*. d. ltave made sr. a:t :• taents with the i/miiam ijevalor nm.paisy. and will at op.eeopcn up t he olevaUu*.hi spite of a little temporary act hack the fa: trier- and me;c!rm t-. are at work with a will. and. as soon as the weather is settled, we shall forgi t all about our little March troubles.Our friend. T). R. Swartout. complains about not receiving Ids paper, and—no wonder! In recopving the sub-ii.t •Ml ■ IT‘:tint:V Dkirkiior.se and I h .McDonald in a book on tin- piano rack .March -S. 1 re-niembertliat on the afternoon of Tlmrs-dav. when Miss Root came to supper site walked around the table by the .. piano, and looked up toward me to see ,ei in ! |f £ Was looking, aiid I noticed her do‘s. lie lt;this and thought it strange.but.forgot \ senption list bis name was inadvert-i cow ;ill,out .t. Miss Root siii.l -'lr VVamr*r .Iiiul i!ierd to come up to our house 011! ,sm, ___Monday, the i-jd of March, with her. j Semi-Ai'iinal Examination orTeaeherr. and marry her. and bring Mr. lVake along as a witness, and she said be would have done so. if Peake bad not persuaded him not to. I asked bet* if she had any reason for believing she might be sick, and she said she had.The sad event has cast deep gloom over the entire city, among the citizens of which Miss Hoot was a universal andJ. -r(•Rgo to :c, if i.1 theivved406,-dder, *s oni theThe regular semi-annual examination of teachers for Griggs county, will be held in the school house at Coopcrstown on Friday, April 16, 1686, beginning at 9 o’clock a. m.Theod.vhk F. Kkkic.County Superintendent;FarrC.h
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Griggs Courier
Cooperstown, North Dakota, US
Fri, Apr 02, 1886
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