Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-23
LOCAL n Gwa-

SrpDEN bBATn-Sv.rEcTgD SUICIDE
morning the inmsee Of the Richmond uu
conner of Eighth and ID STREETS, wrr. ,hro.s
into great eXciirrn. Mt ~ the sudden d. ,,h ~
Mrs. Arstin, young woman appaypntIv 80
% years OF ass, the vie OF q suffer n..s
AustIn, who boarded ~ the house. The eora,''a
va 1tn' Ior 70 h"id an Inquest, but up 10 tn
tine we 60 10 press no jury has d en- san
iSoned. "-
MIR. Wright, young man who has somet,-.
yisi'ed some frirnds at the housr, was So.
t. CtPd. and, ia fact, very bluntiy aecu.sS
being ckarg. able with her DEATH and OF ca.s;sN
l,r 10 poi. on h, rselI Mr.. Wright immed,.,..x
went TO pairo.rna1 OF the Tbird Ward. ~
asked TO oc arTes, a. lie Was tsken In eustody
and awaits n full IN yestiratton of the facts -
From Mr.. Wrights statement IL app-xrs ,A..
he visited Mr.. rheips and family AZ the Pr
mond House, and sometimes slept th.re NJ
Austin, he alleges, got an opportunity To ta,s
with him alone, and proposed 20 70 with hi.
shs wan.rd to leave Austin, wao she ~
treated her an. Wright replied that IL yoniS
never do for h-r 10 leave her husband in tns,
way. she ioid Wright that she Was rot Ana
tins wife; Was never married To him: IN a, ~.
las wife and a daught-r married, and ,h.,
shP was determined 10 leave him, ard presS-s
him totske her with him. she finally inducrd
Wright 10 consent To meet her privat ly ans
talk the matI, over; and hr W rote upon a car1
Airrctng her 10 meet him az THE corner OF MINI
ctr. 81, 10 take walk he Gave IL TO her ara
she said she must be careful on account OF ths
ladies. by somr ov, light she eft the carl on \
table. and h,-f hus hand getit. He called Wri-ht
out Of the houss. and asked him 4. n wrote th.,
note Wright answered that h~ did. Au-t,
got very angry, and told Wright he would bio =
bus heart out If he wrote - hIs wife In that v.v
Wright rel lied, that hr had bc;t-r hold On :
little, as the Lady said she was not his WIFI ana
that he had abused h-r shamcfuliy, aud 81,
a. determined 10 b rid of him. They part -
quietly, but tnrt ~ ain at the circus, when Aus,
sin bcgg' him 10 say nothing more about az
Wright saw Ia yesterday evening, and shs
told him her husband had said he waited 4
find her gone when he returu-d. She also rp
marked that she would not live long; at winch
Wright laughed, and ridiculed the idea Tbi,
morning, when she came down stairs, Wrira,
ssksd her If SHE had seen her Dand, and nov
he had tr. aied her. She said that he had shame.
fully abused h.r. Wright ad ised her TO re,ur,
TO b. r home IN New jersey. He says that he has
no idea there was anything tn matter VITA her.
and W ent into the bar room Soon alter ,her,:
was fuss among thr boarders. He comins
cut met the landiady and the female board.r
In, landlady said TO him, sThat Young u-aTn..
is d., ing," and cali-d him 'smurier,r" der, :.
him av ay from the houst, and said n. uronis
have him arrested. Wright looked N the Va -.
and saw dec. ased, and then remrra brred xh :.
SHE ad sand 70 him yesterday. tn IandIsd.
accused Kim OF having insuited Miss An -t,s
hich was tte cause OF her poisoning her.eu
" III. hi is Vet AT the Third WARD Sta,ion Hon.
awaiting the result of thu Coroners luone.t