Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-11
Snicide IN lfRxch2ile
A CHARGE OF BURGLARY LEADS TO THE PArA


CHARGE OF BURGLARY LEADS TO TIE FATAL
Died.
On Saturday night, Mr.. Arson Gale, residing
IN the building occupied by the tea store. No
2l3 Pennsylvania avenue, opposite WIZARDS,
came 70 his death very suddenly, as IS Supposed
oy taking dose OF strychnine. 1t appears
mat the proprietor OF the store, Mr.. T.. q.
Cornwel, has been suffering loss for soma
time past by theft, and could not account for
the manner in which his place was entered.
On Saturday night after II O'Clock, he heard
some one in the store. and going down was
satisfied that there was some one in the place
shutting the door quietly he procured light
and again entered, when he noticed a man
climbing over pile of barrels, who left the store
by an aperture in a board partition. Suppos-
ing the party to be the dece' sed. Mr.. Corn well
told him his suspicion. The wife of the
| deceased heard the NOSE made, and called her
| husband saying that the store had been broken
The party. The latter exclaimed INV
| God 1 can never survive IT. Mrs. Gale
hastily pulled some clothing on aud went into
the bali TO hear W hat Mr.. Cornwell had to saw
and in moment heard her husband tell her
son, who had been awakened, " Don't cry; I'll
soon De far away from you ia another world -
| fastening back to the room, she asked him
hat be bad done, and he replied that ne had
taken poison. Drs. Miller and Lincolu were
| called, and promptly responded. but could not
save tne sunerers life. 1t appears that there
| was formerly sash in the partition, which
| was nlled by short boards being nailed 10. IL
is alleged that the nails had been removed and
| screws substituted, so that an entrance could
be effected at any time without making n noise
| Inc ponce OF the second precinct Were at
once informed of the affair, aud Were on hand
before the death. Coroner Potter was sum-
moned, and requested Lieut.. Tat TO summon
| Jury for - O'Clock to-day.
An inquest was held to-day AT II o'clock by
| Coroner W. W. Potter, the following Jury being
summoned: j. +. Milburn. A III. Voss, w I
Major, j. '. Towers, James Phillip. A l.
Wallace, VIM. Finley, IL. &. Tucker. James
shack. ford, Matthew Byrne, L. +. Alexander,
and Thos. Green.
-itram carson sworn: Noticed deceased was
suffering with spasmodic pans Saturday
nieh,, and witness sent man for Dr. Lincoln;
III "A few moments thereafter DIR. Thos Miller
and son arrived. Deceased died about quar-
ter past II O'Clock.
James I ktng, sworn.-Saw deceased on SIT
urday night al 81 O'Clock, IL the house. LOOK
ing very detected, and did not see him after
wards till about IL O'Clock. Witness heard a
NOISE down stars, and coming out of his room
saw deceased going up 10 his own room; heard
the wife OF deceased say that night that de-
ceased had committed a rash act, and that she
could not help him.
Mr. Carson, recalled-Wtness produced a
two-o ounce vial labelled strychnIne and about
two-thirds full, which he found on Saturday
night on the dormer window of the room occu-
pied by deceased
Mrs. EI.d Gaic, sworn-Witness was the
Wife OF the deceased and retired about O'Clock
on Saturday night: some time after wards woke
up and found decs ised in bed beside her. De.
ceased asked her 20 pray for ham that his souI
might be at rest with God; witness then asked
deceased what was the matter, and he replied
that before morning he would be far away
and he wished TO be buried in the green WOO Is
Witness then asked deceased If he had taken
any imng, when he replied that he had taken
Dr. Thomas Miller, w. w. Burcb and 600
Gale, Gan adopted son of deceased,) were
sworn, and their testimony was 10 the effect
that deceased had taken poison.
The Jury, after deliberation, rendered q yer-
dict That The death OF Arson Gale was caused
by portion of strychnine, administered by his
OWE hand
MAIL ROBBERY AT THE CITY Posi- OFFICE
sometime during Saturday night q daring roo
berry of the United Suites mails was perps-
trated within the very confines of the Post
Ohice building IN tins city. About O'Clock
the Southern mails from the Aqua Creek
steamer arrived at the post office, when the
mails for WashiD gton We're taken out and the
wsgon, with the bags for the North, left and
ing IN the carriage way on 9Th street, until the
Northern through mail was ready for trans
portation with it to the depot. During the in-
terval between the arranging of the mails il Is
supposed the driver must have left his wagon,
for TWO box pouches and one leather sack were
taken from the wagon aud carried across the
street 10 alley IN the rear OF the Csr0Hicie build
ing, wren they were broken open, their con-
tents taken out and ri1ed, and the remnants of
letters strewn around
One of the employees of the CirGniI. dIscuy-
eIlng them al an early hour yesterday morn
ing, gave information AZ once TO the Post on.
CHlctdlS, ana WIN Tue gathering OF tla torn
letters, one money order, Two checks. and TWO
adrlCes relative 10 mOley were found. I here
bad not been, evidently, over two dozen letters
altogether, and it is thought by the Officials
that the mail in the pouches scattering
letters thrown in the Richmond Post OH e
during Friday night, being sent from there ~
u. day morning. The affair is involved in
considerable mystery, though If the driver, a.
Is SAID. left his wagon, II would he an easy
rhatterto slip the pouches from it, The box
pouches were broken in AT the ends after con-
siderable batterlng and the job must evidently
have been done by adults and probably pro
fsssiCnals. Detectives Clarvoe and Bigley, of
the Metropolitan Police, and Special Agent
Hodges, of the Post Once Department, have
been assigned the duty of working up the case
ST. ANDREWS PARIsH-EpiscopaI Chpch-
meeting OF the Pensioners Of this parish,
west side Of 18TH street west to side of 18th
west, and from north side of X street north to
Boundary, was held at the residence of Dr. A
7. Augusta on saturday evening" TO 'eviye and
Teorganize the same IN accordance with pub
lisbed call After free interchange of op inion,
proceeded 10 elect a vestry TO serve until Easter
the following named gentlemen We're elected
Dr.. A. I. Augusta JOnn r. Cook, Fred G.
Revells, Henry johnson, and Solomon John
son. committee was appointed TO select
suitable building site, and also a Building
Committee was appointed. Each Vestryman
elect was authorized to collect money for the
promotion of the cause. John +. Cook, Esq
Treasurer Of the Nestry.
CIRCULAR PROM THE ARCHBIsHoP.-A cir
cular from the Archbishop OF Baltimore was
read in all the Catholic churches of this city
yesterday. Ii calls attention TO the necessity OF
sustaining the p3rochial schools, and then
refers TO the confusion and trouble incident 10
marriage ceremonies in crowded churches, and
MONS on the different pastors hereafter, W hen
they have reason to apprehend a great rush of
persons, 10 stand at the doorway (or have 4
representative there and admit only those who
shall present cards Of invitation from the fam
lies of the parties TO be married.
FUERRAL.-The funeral of Mr.. John l.. Roo
sa, late a clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office.
took place yesterday afternoon, from his late
residence in Philadelphia Row. The funeral
services were conducted at ST. Peters Church
by Rev. +. f. Boyle. after which the inter
ment took place at Mount Oliyet Cemetery. A
detachment Of the Grand Army of the Repub.