Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-29


INCIDENTS uF yrrEkCrk's LlFE-ME> WHEAr
Two wills NNSrERt0Us PISTOL ForSa.
The chlcf tcyiC 81 conversation in Bslt m
Yesterday Wa the recent horrible mar Ter
West Lombard street.
vrrEBCrs-s rAsr Ilrk.
The Baltimore American SAYS. The So.
Thought Uppercue had - 70 lis failure c1ur-
lue was the idea that he shol,iI prepare l'Iu..
for The ministry, AMI !e urged las LC-ITc o..
us aunt % such q < &c tast Sc sou-lrttl
placed hin 90 Dickinson sn'eC', tu' not r
he had receiE - considerable tIeoloEicRl inst
ton from Rev. ar. Nichols. Amer 6eiu-
Dickinson Colese 4 lev months ae scare
HAT irsti' 1t'On. Whether ~ urr she
sented 20 the Withdrawal l. no. kucsn.
AZ al events he lett thS college, aud
tered Harvard University. Cambridge, n
acEuse, ., ahd remained tEerc lev mo.
F'vC vcar- ago. without fhe kCcviCige nf
aunt. Dc sailed tor Germany. Upon Arr,
there he entered the University AT Berlin, "a.
from time 20 time Nas rappled VIII none ..
his Telatiye, a. a. Dickinson College. lie weSI
Of the Berlin University and succeeded In g
ing admission 60 the celebrated Jniversitv
Heidelberg. Here he remained tor some a..
and at Last turing OF tina; place, also wrote q 7
aunt for funds with which lie might ret
home. The result OF the letter writing was =
the aunt borrowed 500. and transmitted o. -
Germany. UPpercue received the money, r.'
upon arriving IN England wrote 10 Mrs. " rs'
that he had been robbed while on the .-s
from Germany to England, and ssked ths' -.s
would remit him Az additional 500. h casa
Was granted, aud In & reasonable time tH#I.-
after he returned 20 Baltimore. Shortly .-rer
Mr.. BannOn. ana said that she wanted haI
property protected, AZ Jesse" was after her
money.
rHE Wills OF MRS. WHEAT.
Nearly three wears ago Mrs Whoa; caused b
be executed n viii, in which she devised a large
portion Of her property 10 the Methods Prot
estant church, she being a member 81 that de-
nomination, and the balsnce Of Ter estate "A
young Clpercue. Ihls vii, upOH beng ma -
known 10 the nephew, caused him cons 1erablc
uneasiness ard tToabie, AID after great persVa-
h. H. D. 80
another, n which all OF her properly was gwen
Ia him. gentleman who had lad considerable
money dealings with MUs Wheat states taa- 10
deemed tins second viii II no ya.ue, 50 Tar ~ %
Interests cf young Uppercue are concerned, a. A
more subseg ueng Ui4i h IN existence. Bat n -
known thar no later than three months ago Sir.
Ramon, attorney at-law, was requisite J . cal
AZ the house where Mrs Wheat resided. f-r tbs
purpose OF drawing up viii. but from Tie TACT
that Mir. cannon could not obtain private
interview with the Old lady lie was unable %
prepare the document.
MYSTERIOUS TIsToI..
A little boy, while passing through The alley
which skirts the rear Of the Dwelling OF Ars-
Cppercue, found a seyen-skOOter lying upon
the stones at tie renee OF dwelling Gfs which is
two doors west Of the house occupied by Mrs
Wheat. The lad was directed by gentleman
who witnessed the finding OF the weapon 10 take
II 10 the western Police station and state under
what circGmst ances lie lad come into possession
OF il. The boy called ~ the station house a1i
delivered the pistol 60 CaptaIE Lepson. n has
the appearance Of being new weapon, aai
upon examination % the chambers ~ u then
were found loaded and tie seventh one empty,
evidently having heen q scbargsd, a The barrel
gave evidence of being taruisLel With powder.
IL may be remarked, however. that i = 4 -.as.-
lar fact that scores OF persons curing the lag
passed through the alley where the pistol vac
found. and II remained unaOlced until twb
O'Clock IN the Afternoon, when picked AZ By
little boy.
TIKI ACCUSED n JAIL
Upon entering the Jail on Tuesday afternoon
Uppercue was somewhat staggered when APP
preaching the IA ssivt grating which separates
lhe PRISON proper from me Et-iibglc. aH- be- sas
noticed that his face blArCLud, bat TIE change
WAS only mOrnentary, IS when nc - SO thr -
the doorway he smiled aud biz rL"se sh0 has
escorted tim hlth,T a oOTuial gDUd-tke.
During the morning Mrs. tPpcTgun visited
The isii toy the purpose OF obtaining i.Jm hyr
son his gli2tGrC 70 4 check fOG ~iA'- ne FUNDS
u be used IN burning his aunt. When iu- ,.IHel
in what manner the money Wa 10 he used h1
appeared a little nervous, brit slEL5a t1e check
with a. steady a nerve - Eiouis marx a.y
business maI In a le sit mate TRANSACTION. The
interview between mother and COZ Eas paiEia "a
on both SIDES.