The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-29
HE WISHED HIMSELF DEAD,


HE WISHED HIMSELF DEAD,
so BE TOOK POISON AND DIED.
wEARIED WITH THE BLAsPHEsY AND PER-
JURY OF THE BEEcHER TRTAL-JULIUs
DUNCAN, A ST. LOUIS GERMAN REPORTER,
TAKES OPIUM AND DIEs-TRUE HISTORY OF
THE BLANK IN HIS EvENTFUL LIFE.
Another victim to the dark and mysteri-
Gus secrets of the Brooklyn crowd. The
Sentinel reproduces the following facts from
the st. Louis Globe: The subjoined special
telegram was received last night:
New YORK, April 22.-Julius Duncan,
formerly of the st. Louis Missouri Stats
Zsitung, has been latterly reporter tor the
Brooklyn Freie Presse, and employed on
the Beecher trial. To-day the coroner re-
ceived the following letter:
DEAR SIR-This is to inform you that I
committed suicide by taking one ounce OF
tincture opii. Nobody is to blame. Life
has become too heavy burden for me.
Please procure few stamps aud send the
letter off which you will find with me.
Yours respectfully,
Signed.) julius DUNCAN.
A letter of similar import was received
at the Freie Presse Office, saying: | am
weared with the blaspbemy and perjury OF
the Beecher trial, and poison myself to get
out of it." UnavailiDg search was made
for Duncan by the detectives, but
this evening news is received of a
dead body, supposed to be his, being found
at GreenpoinE, a Brooklyn suburb. His
landlady says be had a wife and three chill
dren in st. Louis. In his room was found E
large dirk and pictures of actresses and
saloon girls. Speaking of these pictures,
the landlady said that there was one of a
handsome woman with whom he went to
Paris year or so ago, and on whom he
spent over $1,000. This woman. he said, he
would shoot il she ever came to the house
alter him. Julius Duncan about six years
ago was teacher in Washington. No. He
had been married, but was at that time a
wiGower, and
ON MARRYING AGAIN,
took for his wife the daughter of German
gentleman in st. Louis. His father in law
died about four years ago. Duncan came
with his wife from Washington to this city
to accept the position OF telegraph transla-
tor on the Anzeiger, and he afterwards oc-
cupied the same position on the Westlche
Post. When the Neue Welt changed into
the Missouri Stats Zsituog, Duncan be-
came its editor, but he was soon superseded
by the irrepressible DIR. Makk. Duncan had
a quiet, ladylike wife and one child, but in an
evil hour he made the acquaintance of the
handsome, captivating wife of DR.. Oscar
Blank. Rumor SAID that DIR. Blank and his
! lady were not exactly suited to each other,
or rather that the wife preferred others to
the doctor. 1t is evident, any way, that she
had some attachment tor Duncan; for when
that individual left st. Louis, il was not bis
| lawful spouse who was his companion. He
left her behind with the child and boarded
the cars with Mrs. DIR. Oscar Blank. 1t was
an open elopement, and nothing was ever
| sail nj To an
sorrow on the part of DIR. Blank
or Mrs. Duncan. Well, Duncan
and the DOCTORS wife went to Eu-
rope-went to Germany, it is said-and in
that country the lady discovered that sh;
didn't like Duncan so much after all, and
one day she gave him money for his travel
ing expenses, helped him pack his trunk
and saw him safely off for the land of the
stars and stripes. Duncan landed IN New
York, and about two years ago was forsOmt
time employed IS the editor of German
funny" paper. 1t is said that Duncan's fuI
was of the sawdust kind, he being withou
the slightest humorous vein-in fact, he wa
more OF hypochondriac than a humorist
Being of
A ROWING, RESTLESS, TURBULENT NATURE
it is not to be wondered at that Duncan los
his place. Then he tried his hand at vari
Gus things, becoming finally regular lit
erary hack, albeit somewhat of Bohemian
as well. One of his last efforts was the writ
ing an account for st. Louis German even
ing paper 1.-THE now defunct Volksblatt) tn
history OF mis- own romantic (?) love affai
with Mrs. DIR. Blank, but the story was un
finished when the Volksblstt suspendet
publication, and under present circum
stances, it is highly probable that the re
naming chapters of this lustful autobiog
raphy will never be written. 1t has ALREADY
been said that Mrs. Duncan was
true wife. Nevertheless, Duncan filed pe
ton for divorce, alleging unfSithfulness OF
her part, and in some way or other C
; tanned divorce. The lady still lives in st
Louis in perfect seclusion, her most intimat
, friends even not knowing her whereabouts
Some thirteen or fourteen years ago, Mrs
Dr. Blank had a lisSion with certain
medical gentleman OF this city, and to suc
an extent was il carried that he finally, il
fit of despair committed suicide by takin,
morphine on her acc unit. She, TO
his sake, took "cold pisen,' bu
unfortunately stomach pumg
was the means of her salvationI!
for the time being, and she lived to become
in later years. the victim of Duncsn's oil
tongue. As to Duncan's spending SO, 900 OF
0 any lady, German citizens of st. Louis, VIII
0 were well posted as TO his financial affairs
' had 5000 to spend at any one time in his life
D Indeed, 1t is strongly intimated that Duncan
B is good deal OF ID. Il. 1t may here b
: also stated that since the departure of hi
0 first wife, who now lives at Munice, Bavaris
DIR. Blake has married again. His presen
Q lady should not be confounded with tn
witty female who used to chat so gail
! with the reporters in our city places {
! amusement.