Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-25
EVENING STAR.
Serious Love Affair.

A ToUSG MAN CoERCED INTO MARRIAGE
Frank Duhurst was srraigned before Justice
Wheeler Yesterday on the charge OF "thre iten-
ing TO shoot Charles Gillian, and forcing him TO
marry Elizabeth DuhurSt," sister of the first
named. Robert Everett was also taken into
custody, charged With being an accessory to the
alleged outrage. During the examination the
complainant Gillian, modest youth OF about
nineteen summt "a. detailed his connection with
the case, in substance, As follows:-SeveraI
weeks since he met Miss Duhurst az her resi-
dence on Lexington street, near Poppleton
and being attracted by her personal appear
snce and fascinating manners, became an at
tentive sdmirer and visitor. During one of
these visits he was led to believe that his would
he afianced was not as squire as ice or chaste
a. snow and he soon after ceased his visits
20 her residence. after, il is said, having been
guilty Of criminal intercourse with the GIRL
After having absented himself for several DAYS
he received on SATURDAY. last tender missiya
iIor' his fair friend. containing request for an
immediate interview. He at once Obeyed the
summons, and, or entering, found Miss Duhurst
reclining caTelesSly in an arm chair, and in a
few moments they were both engaged in an in
the appearance of the luckless lover, Frank
Duhurst, the brother, en- tered the apartmen
suddenly from the rear, and drawing a reyoly
er, loaded and capped, pointed it at the terrified
youth, and after insihuating that his sister
character bal been ruined, demanded that he
Gillian, should Instantly offer the only redres
~ informed that unless he Welded TO the arrange
ment at once his life would paw the forfeit. In
view OF the peculiar surroundings" the fright
ened lover consented hastily to the marriage
Duhurst at once called his friend and ordere
him 10 procure license and the services of a
minister. both of which indispensable articles
were IN due time obtained, and in the twinkIiny
OF an eve the "happy pair" were united in tn
holy bonds of matrimOny, the minister, who's
name Old not tTanspre, ID il supposed being
ignorant OF the nature of the case. The "happy
man was then permitted to depart, which he
did at once, and left the city for several DAYS to
syOid meeting his "bride." He finally concIud-
ed TO return and brave the consequences, and
accordingly did 80 yesterday and obtained war
rants for the arrest Of Duhurst and Everett
both of whom, after the examination, were re-
leased on security to appear at the Criminal
court. The affair has created considerable ex-
cltement In the western section of the city, here
the parties are known.-BGItimore Gazette, 25th
a SAD CASE OF SUIcIDE.-A man named An,
hard-wOrklng and temperate, residing in New
York for year past, has suffered from con-
sumption, and unable to work, which it sp-
pears, greatly affected his mind. ON Tuesday
afternoon he called his children from the street,
where they were playing, up the little room on
the third floor OF the tenement house, where
he sat with his wife, and turning to them he
said; % want to bud you goodbye. 1 am very
sick and very weak. 1 suffer. I can work
no longer. and 4 am only a burden to your
mother, who must work very hard to support
you and herself" He then shook hands with
each one tenderly, from the eldest of the three.
little girl of eight years, to the baby only d
months old, and babe them good bye. His wife
endeavored to get to the door and give an
alarm, still not thinking there would be an
absolute attempt by the husband TO kill himself
but he stopped her, saying 81 don't want you
10 60 out; want you TO stay here. do not
want you to call any one from the street up
here want no one now but my wife aud chill
dren-' He shook hands with her as he said this
then turning away to the door of the closet a
few feet from where she stood, he drew a SIX
chamber revolver from his pocket, deliberate
~ placed the muZzle to his forehead and fred
lie Tell back IN the closet instantly killed. The
ball passed clean through his head.
~ The Fall bOnnets are to be trimmed with
gay velvet, ornamented with berries or yery
bright flowers.
Dung ladies' besides wearing gentlemen's
neckties have now taken to large scsrf-pins in
stead on brooch. What do they want ne xt