Mr James Gillet, formerly Bret Harte's mining partner, and the original ol Harte's "Truthful James" in his poem originally entitled "Plain Language from Truthful James," but commonly called "The Heathen Chinee," i died on 13th April, at Sonora, California. , , Stewart Gay, a lad of 19, and Mabel i Pendelton, a girl of 17, left Clitton- ■ forge, Virginia, on 17th April for i Washington to be married. They were ! intercepted at Staunton at midnight, and taken back home. As they were crossing the suspension bridge over ■ Jackson River, near their home, they j clasped hands and jumped into tho ri- J ver, and were drowned.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 June 1907, Page 4
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