Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31
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A RUSSIAN BANKERS soS WHO POISONED HIN
sKLF. Rather THAN DIE OF sTARvATION-A
FATHsTIC LETTES-
IFrcus san Frascisc5 Chronicle, O-,rfsrr9r
\. l.. ButeDop. the Russian bankers spu Who
committed suicide by swallowing poison on last
Tuesdsy, lett the following letter
Il hat the public should not suspect inst the
deed was done IN = &c OF insanity, I state that
after a months reelection / take leave o. thts
world in the full possession OF At ms senses, and
that an calm sud collected, but an driven
10 90 this hy extreme despair. nervous excite
ment, etc, etc. Absolute want turns the suKal
INTO the devil. Every creature must live. ana
10 live one needs pcrtrl1-that which L Lack
az present (as the saying Is, I have Eare
70 the dogs. For years I have dspOrted
myself correctly 20 this world, hut during the
last ten years l found that I would have - he
come in debt and live upon the chArit~ Of OH
ers. Even row | End thst have ovsrStepDat
tie hounds, and can no longer claim a cents
thar 90 not know where 20 ohtaia TODD rnr ~
morrow For weeks 7 have offered nv Services
FOR hoard. bot they we're not accepted. IL would
take tee long ? ire O. regain my former status.
have worked zoo much 8.reAiv. and can hold
out no Longer. n August VAS sSked % return
home, and, depen ling on the words q tie ls'.
ter, I gave NJ nv pupils and ms p0-
sition a. teacher: bat sftsr sixty dsvs /
Ind nv hOpCs sShed 20 earth. : nee then my
cestiBy has tortured me very much. ant rather
IN an Ole OF hunger take nv life. Now mauv
viii say, "hsd he come 20 me he would have OIL
taiLed what lie needed" SpUru such persons
and spit upOn them. I have done TOO Iapca
kFtN etlAA " = FNH ttrEai haE IN NV 20 NHfNF.rs
OF need none would recognize me. have
almost begged OF those who, through are. l.,!a
hundreds Of dollar ans turned from re with
their dimes In their pockets. ! ssesr - rff.
before desth. Some Gil help me ~ ars-. lat
their mSnner was SIHh that 20 arpro tch them
second time for a favor became iulossis-a.
Farewell.
81 sm not tired Of life. ! felf rei,icei
upon recovery after an eight wears sickness
One can imagine how hard It is Tor me % leave
this world, aud in such manner. Once more
] eNClaim. . am driven to 70 through m Sfgr-
tune NV inneTmost thanks 70 here f1'lng
the names Of dozen persons living in this
city-Rep.. who have. this day that I take
poison, refused me credit.
\. B.-Ihe secret is destroyed in case the
poison fails.
The unfortunate man was unmarried and
thiTty-fOur years OF age, He arrived IN Califlr-
mia several years since, and lost his money by
an unfavOrable land speculation In Alameda
His father is y. Butnop. a member OF tue
banking frm OF Butenop Brothers. doing bus.
ness in Moscow, Russia, with - capital Of
$4,000, coo. The suicide was an accomplished
scholar, however, and did not desire 70 appI
TO his father for assistance, and he sought 4
regain his financial standing by giving instruc-
ton IN foreign langu ages. In last July he Pc
utioned his father, by letter. for assistance,
asking for $3.50 TO enable him 10 return home
a reply was received assuring HIM that the
money would be forwarded. IL did not come
however, and he was compelled 10 borrow small
sums OF money 70 enable him 20 suhsist. An in
quest viii be held on Monday morning next.