The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-23

From the Atchison Champion.
Saturdays Commonwealth chronicles tn,
sad death Of q former citizen OF A,chison
> II says:
W. B. Stewart, travelling agent for
We'll K Co., ST. Louis, died suddenly las
night in room ITO Tsfi, house. He had
been in apparent good health during hi,
stay of week, bu, was not feeling vel
when snPper was called. He died about
o'clock.
Mr.. Stewart was young man we'll known
all over k,n-ss and Missouri. He vas for
some time in For, Scott and at Topeka,
where he clerked for Geiser Il Mctira,h.
and for Mr.. Kendall. lie vas for time
with Bsllene, Moore 4 Emery, oi Kansas
City, and WAS engaged in the wholesale
notion bu iness with Il. l.. Florence, OF
Atchison. Mr.. Stewart was well known in
nearly every city in the state and in Mis-
souri,, and his death will be regretted by
many friends in all Of them. Capt. Nor
ris, brother-in-law OF the deceased, took
charge Of the remains and his effects.
From other sources We learn the follow
Ing parti u!ars Of the mad act, for IL was
case OF suicide. Stewart hsd been in Topeka
week or more, previous to his death, and,
during the time, had been living fast and
reckless life, ami had given himself up to
dissipation and women more than he was
ever known TO before. lie acted strangely,
and, ut times he behaved himself as only an
insane man would. Friends, fearful that
he was not right, watched by his beds;de at
night, and in these lonely yigils he would
pour into their ears the sad story OF his life.
and how his young hopes had been wrecked
by q beautiful woman. When he was alone
he grew quiet and melancholy, and gave
himself up to thought, and was wholly Ot-
vious to what was going on near him. 1t
was in one OF these moods that he drank OF
the fatal cup. The pam following such
dose was, OF course. maidening, and, real
izing the doom he had brought upon him |
self. sought relief by the Use Of his revolver,
which he attempted to kill himself with by |
firing three chambers. None OF the shots |
took effect, but the reports served to alarm |
the guests, who rushed to the room door,
No. 10, which Mas boIted on the inside, and /
had to be broken in, and found the wietched
man lying on the bed. The revolver Was
lying by his side, and on the table stood an
empty bottle labelled, Flour OF strychnine
Poison" Physicians were sent for, but
their services were not needed-his life was
past saving. lie died in great agony, AMI
while struggling, he begged to be saved yet
awhile. lie fully realized his terrible act,
AMI told his friends why he had taken the
deadly draught-why he had lived the
reckless life he had in the last month OF his
life.
Two years ago life was bright to w. B.
in all the fullness Of its
was bouyant in his breast. He I
had long lease OF lie before him; his
business was prosperous and lucrative his
disposition vas bright and genial, and he !
had friends without number; and moreover
The Woman he called wife was . beautiful
II devoted and adoring husband. They
had one child, the very picture Of the
mother. II MAS no wonder then that the
up Of Stewards happiness was iull. How
yer change came, and the mans bright
Ky and happy life we're broken and I
~ere succeeded by clouds and gloom.
For many months the woman that
made the man 80 happy and rendered
he burdens OF lie so light. had been a I
notorious character in Atchison; the name
II Mrs. Stewart was on the tongue of every
,ody, and the story Of her scandal was q
enier bit in the mouth Of that social curse
;nown IS the gossip. Her home in the
northwest part of the city, except when the
ond and unsuspicious husband wss in town,
wa the haunt of men-men OF high social e
tsnding, for she was 'fat take" as a I
PRINTER would say and only, yielded herself
o the embraces OF tho-e whom ut one time {
he had met in society.
As she grew older in this life Of riotous ;
wing and shame she became bold and bra
EN- on the streets and was looked upon by Is
III, and pointed to by men as courtesan. d
Finally, in its natural course, q sense Of :
he disgrace her conduct had wrought,
,vercame her, and one day, in q moment Of I
and grief, -he sent her servant
or poison, to be used, she said, in exter- Z
ninating rats. But the conddct Of the girl b
lrou-ed the suspicious Of the druggist, and Z
ne returned harmless powder, which the G
roman took, aid OF course without effect.
TO melancholy, succeeded repentance. AMI
he would have lived virtuous life could q
he have left the scene Of her disgrace and 1
hame. but her old comp,nions continued
heir visits and the old life was renewed. >
During the summer Of 1876 friend told $
Stewart Of the conduct Of his unfaithful 3
rife, which vas the 6rst intimation that .
he received of it. He at once confronted i
he woman. She could not deny the charge Z
,e made-her actions had heen too noiori- i
'us. She Bonded her knees before the out .
aged man ard begged to be taken back b
nto his affections, promising to lead life a
Il virtue in the future. But the honor Of I
he proud man had been wounded beyond {
forgiveness. From that day they lived
part. She went her way and was last '
,eard Of in notorious house in st. Louis.
The child vas given to kind friends, and d
stewart disappeared from Atchison. He I
ound employment readily, but he had !
:iven himself to drink and vas soon dis
.harged on account Of the dissipated life he
ed. He was employed BY Others and dis
.harged. and again and again obtained en-