My Dear Brigette

THE WATERBURY TRIBUNE PERSONAL PAGE

He placed an ad in several major newspapers requesting an

attractive Christian lady to respond to his initial o er of

companionship and matrimony. She answered his advertisement

by stating that she was a believer in the faith, and merely a simple,

honest young woman. She was slightly misleading when she

overstated the fact of her honesty. Of course, the only simple

thing about her plan was her determination to marry this man

and then kill him. She would do the deed, slowly and carefully,

ensuring that she would eventually become a wealthy widow.

What Brigette Dupree did not realize was that her future husband

Jacob Abbott had a plan of his own.