The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-11-04
TIE FINAL TRAGEDY.
4 Fortune Spent and Life Wasted on q
Worthless woman.

Worthless woman.
Charles Revere, well known sporting
character, shot and killed himself at an
early hour yesterday morning in house oil
questionable ,epute in West Fo-ty-siIth
street.
Charles Revere has been well known
among the sporting class of New York Tor
years. He has kept 'Tast horses and faster
women" and could be seen almost daily on
the road with both. About two years ago
he became enamoured of a notorious female
named STYLES, although at present she styles
herself "Starris." She then lived IN Last
Thirty-third street, near Lexington avenue.
She now occupies a house. in Forty-siXth
street, near Broadway, and 1t was at this
house, and while kneeling ct this woman's
feet, that Charles Revere sent bullet
~HIZzISG THROUGH HIS BRAIN.
From the time these two strange people
met until within two months Of the present
writing Revere was the recognized lover"
OF the woman. His friends estimate that
he has spent $4,000 on this woman Some
two months ago Revere's money had grown
exceedingly light in his pocket, and he be-
gan outstanding his resources, although he
did not entirely Withdraw his support from
'Starris" This evidence on the part OF
Revere Of a rapidly decreasing exchequer
was the signal Tor marks OF evident dis
pleasure from the woman, who began Skin
mishing for some one TO supply his place.
She made known 10 Revere that his visits
were no longer acceptable, and very soon
succeeded in placing her affections on the
bank account of another gullible individual,
for, in the language Of old Southern slave
dealer, she Is
LIKELY wENCH,"
and well understands the art Of fascinating
the class al men with whom she comes In
contact.
Revere became desperate. He pleaded
with her not to discard him, and again Of
fered her his wallet. She, however, was
immovable. and refused 10 have anything
to DO with her old slower" Having ex-
hausted his persuasive powers, Revere be-
gan to threaten ; but the woman was n i'm
perturbable az rock, and, so far from being
frightened, dehed him, and dared him TO
harm her. A thousand times he swore he
would butcher her and then immediate him.
self, that the two might mingle and con-
found their bones in a common grave. lie
bought new revolver, and frequently ex-
hibited it to her as the weapon that was
sooner or later to echo with the signal OF
their mutual death.
On Monday Revere prevailed on the wo-
man to accompany him to the races at Je-
rome Park. On their return they spent
the night eating, drinking and quarreling.
At , O'Clock in the morning they were at
this womans room, in West Forty-sixth
street.
WITH REVOLVER IN HAND,
bleared eyes and haggard countenance
that told of desperation, Revere threw him
self at the feet OF the woman and begged
her forgiveness Of the past and love for
the future" She swore she would grant
seither.. The desperate man drew from his
pocket roll OF bills amounting 10 several
hundreds of dollars and superb gold
watch. These he extended as peace-ofier-
ings; but their charms were unavaiIing
aith curse and a bound the woman AT,
tempted to gain the door and depart. The
supreme moment had come. Revere, a
moment before pleading for love, al once
demanded blood. Selling the miserable
woman in his arms he hurled her. and
placed the grinnlng muzzle Of the revolver
al her head. "Now will You love me," he
cried. "or shall | murder YOU ~
The woman had drank too much Liquor
10 he able TO appre ciate the danger Of her
position, and again she
ESDEAvoRED 10 ESCAPE.
Revere Instantly struck her powerful
blow with the pistol, telling her TO the
floor and cutting a severe cash over her
lett temple. She cried Murder - and
doubtless Revere thought he had killed
her. To carry out his threat 70 often made
he passed the weapon 10 his head and pull.
Cd the trigger. The bulle: entered on the
right side, passed through both hemis-
phereS OF the brain and lodged in the skull
on the ieft side. Death was instantaneous
An officer entered the house, arrested
several women who were there and then
reported the ease 10 the statiOn-house. Cor
oner Croker was telecraphed for and al
ten O'Clock he and his deputy, Or. Mac
Winnie reached the scene of the tragedy
and o.dered the body removed to the sta
fIon-house in Forty-seyenth street.
post-mortem examination revealed the
course Of the wodnd, and disclosed the bnl-
let, fiattened against the inside Of the skull.
The deadly messenger, still wet with blood.
was shown TO Mrs STYLES, who said
why, didn't suppose it would be SO
fiat ~
At 3 o'clork jury was impaneled, and
after viewing the body was discharged un-
til : o'clock this forenoon, when an inquest
will be held at the coruner's Office. The
woman STYLES was all this time in a pri
vate room,
RADIANT WITH LANNON'S
and point lace, and surrounded by female
colored servants. She is apparently abou
thirty-tive wears of age, and was, no doubt
handsome several years ago. At first sigh
er face is somewh2; pleasing, but littl,
study readily discloses the hard lines, cold
and pitiless As steel.
Charles Revere used TO be wholesale
butcher, but abandoned his business some
six or eight months ago. He was forty
years of age, and has lived for some time
AT the Washington House, corner OF Fourth
avenue and twenty-sixth street. His re.
mains were removed last evening to Green
point, TO the house OF a married sister.-N
]. Herald, Oct. 20:
SHOT AND ROBBED.