Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-06-05
A Stock Brokers Suicide.
y York Letter to the Boston Herald.


DR.. Sheafe, who committed suicide by
cutting his throat last week, was descended
from one of the oldest families of New Eng
with Miles Standish. The doctor passed
through Harvard College with all the honors.
He entered State street as a broker while still
very young, and soon accumulated a large
fortune.
In 81 he went down in the panic, and in
sisted on paying his Indebtedness to the last
farthing. His famous yacht, the Bristol, his
fine housekeeping was swept away in
consequence, and. he found himself pau
per- His wife had, and still has, large
fortune in her own right, but taking umbrage
at his conduct in disposing of his property.
she refused to extend him helping hand.
She is described as stiff, rigid, obstinate
woman, but otherwise very estimable. Una
bic at length to bear her upbraidings and the
GOODNESS Of the friends of his prosperity, the
poor gentleman came to this city, resolved,
as he told his wife, "to go back rich or feet
foremost" Broken down and helpless, he
has met nothing but disappointment at every
turn. A few of the friends who had known
and loved him in Boston, gave him occa-
sional jobs ct literary work, and for a time
he acted as a common messenger.
Several times in his despair he has threat
ened to commit. suicide, and it was sheer
hunger that at last drove him to the act. His
wife never offered him any assistance, and
his daughter, young lady of twenty, who
has recently come into possession of large
fortune left her by her grandfather, was not
allowed even to come and see him, although
she begged the favor on her knees. His
body was taken charge of by well-known
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and buried. Among the many actions for
which he should have received at least bet
ter need of gratitude, may be mentioned the
part he took in founding the Boston Institute
of Technology. Besides contributing to it
largely in money he did much towards its
success by his personal exertions and the in
fuence of his pen. He was long one of its
directors.
"KR1EGsPIEL" is the rage in the English
army. On every hand the officers may be
seen with little boards before them, some
thing like those used in chess, but containing
maps of the different countries. On these
maps are placed, concealed from each other,
two armies, with cavalry, artillery, and in
fantry properly represented. The maps are
six inches to the mile, and follow accurately
the surveys of England. Hills are marked
by shaded lines, and woods and roads are oil
defined. The length of the moves varies &C.
cordi4g to the nature of the troops. The
piece having been arranged, the game COM
mences. Say it is the invasion of England.
The Generals on each side draw up their
plans, and the moves begin according to q
defined system. The invading army is to
attack London on certain roads, and included
IN the general plan there are some positions
Of acknowledged importance. A special idea
OF the invaders might be that force of given
strength is detached to try and secure an i'm
portant railway. junction, while that of the
defenders may be that force is sent to hold
the junction, it possible, and if overpowered,
destroy it and fall back. According to the
skillfulness of the moves this object is at
tanned or defeated. An umpire decides the
fact of victory for either side.