New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-07
A FAST CAREER.
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
Sauandered in Two Year.-FOrRery
and ATTEMPTED Suic;d.


Sauandered in Two Year.-Foreery
nnd Attempted Suicide.
The New York Sun has the following in.
terestinS account of the career of a fast
young man:
~, hehry Buttle, who was arrested on
ithnraday night for passing a forged checl,
lor Twenty-Five dollars on Robert Kessler.
a butcher at No. 26S Seventh street. was
fully committed yesterday by .Justice Gov
1he career Of Buttle, who is twenty-tlrce
years OF age, is almost an unparalleled one.
Nneh out ten years old, his father,
prominent and wealthy merchant. died.
leaving Henry, who was his only child he;,
10 an estate valued at S2500O0. His father
appointed a brother executor of his estate
Ilchry came in possession of his property
"hen OF age, and shortly after made the
acquaintance OF a daughter of Colonel Gin
ton, OF Mississippi, to whcm, after a short
acquaintance, he was married. lie enca ged
an elegant suite of rooms at the Fifth Ave
nue Hotel for himself ard bride. securing
the services of French maid for his wife
ihe hrst five months of his marriage he pur-
chased from Bishop & Rein, jewellers under
me fifth Avenue Hotel, $4,000 worth of
diamonds, which he presented to his wife.
lie also purchased fast horses and fine
"4MpaSes, and with his beautiful young
vile at his side, with his liveried coachmcn
ana outrl'terS, no turnout on the avenue cy-
celled that of young Buttle
1t IS estimated that the first wear of his
married tIie he expended on himself and
VIE not less than S6J,60O On the memo
rab!e Black Friday he lost in gold suecula-
tons $1,000. Anxious to make rood hi,
losses he continued lis speculations in gold.
stocks and bonds until the last vestige ol
MS inheritance had disappeared. He then
disposed OF his horses and carriages.
They We're followed by the diamonds
which he had purchased for his wife. These
he sold to Bishop Il Rein, from whom he
purchased them, for about one fourth the
price which he had paid. The proceeds of
these sales was lost in stock speculations
within three days. These reverses he kept
from his wife until the unfortunate ven
lures and their suppression from his wife
hat nearly driven him mad. He made two
attempts to commit suicide. and became
perfectly reckless. About four months ago
he forged a check for a large amount, sign
ing the name of his uncle, and passing the
check on Vernon Brothers 4 Co., Nos. e.
and To- Duane street.
The matter was anlicahly arranged by the
lntercesslon of the uncle. and Buttle escaped
prosecution. lie next. With his wife. went
To board at the Gilsey House. Becoming
largely indebted to Breslin & Gardner. the
proprietors for board. he paid them with a
forged check. Before the last named for
gerry was discovered he was arrested for the
forgery on kcssler His wife, who up to
last night. had remained in happy ignorance
Of her husbands conduct, became frantic
with grief when the news was commuui-
Gated TO her. The friends of the family are
using every possible endeayor to settle But
ties difficulties and hush the matter up.
His wifes wardrobe. which was worth from
$1,000 to $1,000. it was expected, would be
found in her trunks. The trunks were
nearly empty, and III her husbands pockets
We're found large number of pawn tickets.