Orange Daily Tribune. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 163, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 1903 Page: 1 of 4
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B Interest (4 ner centi «I 10 *tew«ft OHetll, former adver-
eomfortable Income in ltt« manager of tibe Dally Tribune,
Orante Texas, so that he killed
malting !■ ofriself in one of the rooms of the St
irles hotel yesterday moraine:.
i newspaper man to the very soul
fc, as he called himself and as be
Mad others to anil him, allowed á
(ration for the local news gatb-
rs, tor he left letters which tall tbe
ry of his suffering, a pathetic bís-
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' r ot which shows man's weakness
■" his own tardy realisation.
ta fead bean given the opportunity
writing and editing the story of
tragic death, be would have had
• the article the tragic headline
Died Loving the Oirl Ha Had
ad." And then be may have
aa a subhead: "Cause—Drink."
Would have totd of himself aa a
rspaper. man in p range, his court
p of. Miss Maud Renfro, the tova
girl returned, and the opposition
October 5 —The ftuaaSi the girl's stepfather, the bigamous
not made it kaoifriage which followed, and then the
bt through Texas, the determina-
end all in Lake Charles, and
the deliberate preparations for
time tbe I th. which culminated in suicide at
Qt. Charles bote] yesterdfg morn
at 4 o'clock.
e explained everything about him*
that Jfcpan has tl i* the several letters and notes
left the public.
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fleet is now b Nielli, who originally
and Fusan. Cams from Schenectady N. Y.
i continue under ate «re his father If a well known real-
beyond that o «e dealer, following the newspaper
Inass because it gave him an oppor-
to- travel about the world. He
i nbts own home, but pre-
tn his own home, but pre-
wlth her people, and In his trav-
haa crowed the States from tbe
ntic to tbe Pacific and penetrated
and as tar south aa the la-
of Panama.
i months ago he visitad Orange,
liked the place and won the po-
of advertising manager of-the
Tribune. To every one he was
native of
fur an
™? M#Br^o M says
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Mies Renfro and John Stewart O'Neill,
tte was honorable enough to protest,
saying that Just then he could not be
married, but he never hinted that he
had a wife living In New York. The
friends who had gathered told
that It was the best thing to do, and
one of them even went so far as to
give him a wedding ring, and vblle he
was still protesting, Miss Renfro and
the mfnlster entered the room. She
stood there like <% tearful angel and
legged him, if he loved her, to marry
her, so that they could live happily to-
gi<*her. .
The man's brain waa reeling from
drink and excitement, and, under the
pressure of the coaxlnga of his friends
and the pleadings of the girl, O'Neill
agreed, and the minister made the
lovers man and wife.
After the marriage ceremony he con-
tinuad drinking, and oaiy Tuesday be
realised the gravity of bla sin. and ha
persuaded tie dear girl to go to her
mother at Lovelady. Then he started
for Lake Charlee, intending to" go to
New York, but he found that he had
not quite enough money, and he start-
ed to end hi* life in Lake Charles, hut
he stayed himself and came here Fri-
day night, took a room at the St
Charles hotel and left word to be call-
ed at * o'clock yesterday morning.
Some time about 4 o'clock yester-
day morning Private Watchman Rowe,
in the hotel, heard a shot, but be could
not locate Just where it came from,
and bearing nothing further, conclud-
that the report came from the
street.
Bnt. at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
one of the callboys, George Tourte,
went to tbe third floor and began
knocking on the door of the stranger's
room. When no answer "was heard,
Tourte gave an alarm, and others of
the hotel began an Investigation which
brought out tbe truth—Jack O'Neill
had killed himself.
The form of tbe man had stiffened
out (in the bed, and from the left
blood waa oozing and the
counterpane and Underclothing were
saturated. The police and coroner
were notified, and when Dr. Richard
f; US
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You are oareful in the selection of your DOCTOR,
WHY NOT YOUR DRUGGIST 1 We use only the
BEST. Our tinctures are made from tbe Crude
Drug, standard strength—U. S. P. Oar chemicals
are chemically pure. Ask your Doctor if these are
tbe BEST, and important for the best results Í All .
of our Elixirs are from the best manufacturers.
Send us your Prescriptions.
Let Me Be Your Drug Man.
R. B. GOREE.
Wife
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hie affability gained for *>*"* looking about the room he found
the letter and notes.
■ Upon a bottle, which still held some
whisky, was a little card on which
had been written:
"This stuff has caused all my trou-
ble. Take my advice,
And Never Drink."
One of the fir^t notes the coroner
picked up was this memoranda:
"To the Newspapers: I have given
you a good article. In return, please
use the following for a head: 'He Died
Loving the Oirl He Had Wronged.' "
Then there was another note which
.read aa follows:
"My Darling. Mother: My last wish
la that you will
a wide circle of friends, and It
long before he met the charm-
Renfro.
Was love at first sight far both,
in Bis farewell. Bnt the
lian of Miss Renfro did not like tbe
and he showed it in many
At the time the mother ot
Renfro was visiting relativas,
knew little or nothing of the atten-
of OVelll. j
ago, wffile he was leading
to tbe home of a lady friend,
stepfather followed them, and to
t of temper Jumped, ppon the
hfm down.
Would have kU01 him there en 1
that I am buried
way. but the"|irt pleaded. The my brother, Hughie, who was
I, and when Miss Ren- best and noblest boy that ever
ined that they were going to 1 «Ü® uaklng Qod to. bless me
home of a friend of the family.
realised that he had
saying that he
that the
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and make me a better boy.
"Your loving, but wayward son.
"JACK."
The tnt of O'Neill' letters which
had moved Into bo M be read is the one he
house, he was willing to I Wrote In take Charles
'ÍV ' which goes on aa follows: . £¿;, .
the old man's Invita- l TO TUB A ¿ - ■
Mtss Renfro Imagine a man In an intoxicated con-
remained us- « <* for •** dayd with a man alter
o'clock. Outald- him (Justifiably) with a Winchester,
father waa grum- *ben you know «hat I have gone
resenca Of tbe struh- through. The girl 1( have unfortuaate-
e of them warned him to >.v disgraced, 1 love beyond words of
expression, and if i had been alloweo
Miss Renfro tal *< b® governed by my own Judgment,
and on returning home lie everything would have been all right,
encountered at the «ate by the «X former wife would aoon have had
who, brandishing a pistol, ber divorce, and then 1 could have
that he would kill him. Pear- ved happily with Maud, but my
t he would be attacked on the Meada, thinking they ware helping
O'Neill got hold of two platola
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at the time 1 mandad her,
I realised what 1 hnd
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TH* GflCAT WAR OAMC.
Troope Bivouacked In the Woods and
Awoke to a Day of Hard Work.
By Associated Press.
Camp Young, West Point, October
5 —After bivouacking all night in a
wood seven mllea down the Nashville
pike nearly seven thousand troops
awoke this morning to a day of stren-
uous wortc at tbe game at war.
Today's maneuvers ware based upes
tbe establishment of an outpost by
the brown army and an attack on th*
blues. The attacking force waa giv-
en a little more weight to compensate
for their having work on the outside
lines.
The artillery Is being used for the
second time since the maneuvers be*
gan, and the affair has proven the
most important of any thus far, the
number of men engaged being more
than twice that of those engaged dur-
ing the previous movement.
and Hogg
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4 Special to The Tribune. I *
+ Beaumont, Texas, October 5.-— 4*
•f General Miles, chaperoned by 4*
4. ««-Governor Hogg, arrived' In •(•
New Orleans Item.
Tbe suicide which invariably tol-
lo ws another waa that ot Mrs. John
Tillman, a young wife of eighteen
years, who died at the Charity hospit-
al at 5:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon
having eaten anti-septic tablets in La-
fayette, La., nine days ago.
Unlike the sudden death of Jack
O'Neill, who was so kind to the news-
papers yesterday, Mrs. Tillman's was
a lingering, suffering caae.
There was some mystery iu the case
at flrst, but everything was cleared up
by the statement of Mrs. L. Wtedder,
of 511 Marglny street, who knew the
young woman and did not hesitate to
make a full disclosure of all she knew.
All the information to be gleaned
from the hospital was that Mrs. Till-
man arrived, apparently poisoned,
about noon yesterday, from where they
knew not. She was accompanied by
an elderly woman who also appeared
to be sick.
Mrs. Tillman was placed In a ward
where she died after her companion
left.
The coroner's office was notified and
Dr. S. P. Mioton went to the hospital , 4 Beaumont this morning and 4*
where an autopsy was held. The' 4 spent the day looking into the 4*
body was cut open and the vital organs 4* 0,1 business here, in which the 4*
removed. They were sent to City + General, It Is stated, will be- 4.
Chemist Mlms, who will report on the + oome Interested. 4*
analysis of the contents In a few 4* The distinguished visitors are 4#
days. There was no way to ascertain 4 d"e to go to Crowley tomorrow. 4*
from the outward appearance whether
she was poisoned, but Dr. Mioton folt —•
assured by the external appearance of Note change of schedule on South-
the body that abe died from no other crn Pacific. T>,;-affects but otfe trato,
caiine I No. 0, east tx>und, reaches Orange at
Mrs. Tillman was a handsome young 7 «'do®* a. m. mBtead of 7:25 a. m,
woman, a blonde of the purest type, ■ formerly.
light golden hair, fair complexion and
blue eyes, but her regular features J- Le® Herford Ib In the city
were distorted with suffering and afternoon from Woodhurg. up the Sab-
there was a sad expression about her lne- ln Louslana. Mr. Herford Is an
mouth which Indicated that her mental *!d baylor University boy. but Is now
agony was severe. She was well pro- ponuiaster, merchant, real estate man,
portioned but there was something bloated bond holder,-etcetera, of Wood-
about her that Indicated a weakness burg. He will remain ln the city over
of some sort. und see tbe elephant.
If what Mrs. Jake Wedder says Is I • , ^
true, Mrs. Tillman poisoned herself 1 ne Thomas, one of the Kirby Lum-
through despondency over the absence ^tr company s big barges, is at the
of her husband, who left her two years ™ni loading with ties tor Corpus
ago and has not been heard from since. Chiistt,
The story of the woman's grief .. . .
might, never have been known J d Wm. Baker, representing the AA|lr
Mr,. Tillman not let drop a chftt Bfaaf planol.co^Pa1ny: a"*"*
the Charity hospital by which the afternoon on the Oriole to be here
facts were traced. When she was days in the Interest of his -
brought to the hospital she asked the P*11 '-
clerk to notify Mrs. L. Wedder of La- ■■ ■ -
fayette, if anything happened to her.;
When the police heard of Mrs. Till-
man's death, Patrolman Fred Smith,
of the First precinct, was detailed to
cover the tacts. All that he could as-
certain was that Mrs. Tillman had ar-
rived from Lafayette yesterday mora-
lag 0 a Southern Pacific train and
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X 1 Should marry her was sent to the hospital where she
. away from her Stop- *** from the effecta of poison, and
that she" formerly lived with a Mrs.
Wedder at that placo. >
When Mrs. Tillman died the night
clerk at tbe Charity hospital telephon-
ed to Lafayette, for Mrs. ^fdder, but
be was Informed that Mrs. Wedder
«ras located at 515 Marglny street
the. operator at tbe office of
intendent Journee, George Halne,
ed of «hi he telegraphed to tbe
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Rein, Charles M. Orange Daily Tribune. (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 163, Ed. 1 Monday, October 5, 1903, newspaper, October 5, 1903; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth182937/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.