Daily globe., 1878-06-07
NUMBER IA
A LOVERS FANCY.
1t Consisted Of Disrobin0 Himself TN Hts
Ladys Chamber, and Filling HIS Body
FuU of Lead.

Lady's Chamber, and Filling Hts Body
FuH of Lead.
Chicago TimesI
The Widow Miller, of No. lot Larrab.a
street, was in bed on yesterday morning,
dreaming, perhaps, of the "sit down. which
she had given Christian Beatrim the night
before. For Christian had wrestled with her
in supplication until the cock crew in the erav
dawn of day. For a year he had been a
wooer, and had insisted that she should yield
her womans affections into his hands. but
she as continuously rejected him. On Sat
urday night, as stated, he went to make his
last appeal. He was German, a man
on the threshold of 80, and
laborer. Consequently it is safe to
guess that he put up powerful petition.
An able-bodied Dutchman who has loved
one woman for twelve months is capable of
making first class effort. But she never
consented. Whether it was because one
trial of that kind had satisfied her that there
was nothing in it.: or whether her hearts
affections were buried out in that silent spot
where No. went down; or whether there
was another man on the outside, nobody but
Widow Miller herself can certainly tell-and
perhaps it is nobody's business to inquire.
But on one thing she was determined, and
that was that she would never become Mrs.
Beatrim. The separation took place and
SO did his Touton heart.
The faint dawn which was touch
ing the wood and tingirg it with roseate col
ors, had in it nothing to Tighten his heart.
He wandered about awhile and returned to
her bed-chamber. She was asleep, and the
door was locked. He heard her breathing,
and with one spring he threw his form
against the door: 1t gave way with
did not jump UP and scream, and
call ':bloody MURDER She looked at him
very collectedly. Slowly and very coolly the
man commenced to disrobe himself The
process was kept up until he stood before her
attired in nothing more-and not so much,
If the tradition of the fashion in the gar
den is true-than father Adam wore when
Eve pointed to the fruit up tho tree. u
this nude condition Beatrim maGs
one more appeal. Would she
have him now-take him just as he was?
The widow was adequate to the occasion.
| Widows don't scare ike the young ones do.
She told him in flat-footed, unadulterated
Dutch that she wouldn't, and babe him put
IL
He picked up his coat and pulled revolver,
six-shooter, and made one more appeal.
Still she declined. Then the work of de-
struction commenced. He placed the gun
against his left breast, and it commenced to
tear up the flesh as it went off. Once, twice,
thrice, four times, five times, six! The last
ball went into his heart, and perforated thus
With cold lead, the discarded Christian Law
very quiet and very dead, beside the couch
of the only woman whom he gave a CONT
mental for, but who didn't give the crack of
her finger for him. She must have been q
very cool widow, for all the time he was
tearing his heart TO pieces she laid back on
her pillow as complacently as if she was in
front seat taking i'll an opera. And when
the fatal show was over, she turned back the
sheets, got out, and gave the alarm.
The nelghbors came in and picked up tho
remains In his pocket was found q letter
in German to his brother, at No. Is Chaplin
street. It stated that tho writer couldn't live
without the widow, and that in few minutes
after writing the document he would be on
the other side of the creek. He asked that
$40 of his money should be paid to Mr..
LutZ, and similar amount to S. Niedhoffer.
The remainder he left to his brother. The
lover was teamster by occupation, but he
never handled the reins so as to break the
widow in. He boarded at No. 70 Larrabee
street.
The widow kept saloon on the corner,
and, although he budged there frequently,
she never budged an inch when he offered
her his heart. or course, there is no reason
for moralizing in case like this. The fell
low is dead, exceedingly dead; and he died
out of his boots and the rest of his clothes.
A dead man doesn't care for moraliZings.
And she-the widow,-she is little too
practical to be overcome by any fne-spun
theories on the "busting up'' of hearts.
Gould and Tamderb0t.
New York Sun. June 4.
Very few people properly estimate Jay
Gould's wealth and power. Within the past
twelve months these have increased enor-
mously. His losses have been few AID his
profits immense. He is at present the larg-
est holder of Chicago g. Northwestern, of
Chicago and Rock Island, of Union Pacific
!, and of Kansas Pacific, both stock and bonds
, of Colorado Central, and of the Utah North
ern, Southern and Central. He is
' also the third largest holder OF
Western Union Telegraph, the first
two being Mr.. William II. Van.
QerDl1C anu hon. T.. -. ne COuCrOls
at present about five thousand miles of rail
= road, and holds large lines of stock and
: bonds in the separate properties. Mr.. VIM
=. II. Vanderbilt is his only rival in railway
! ownership, and, while he is the largest out
= = and-out owner of railroad stock and bonds
y Mr.. Gould probably holds about as many
shares on margin. Mr.. Vanderbilt controls
: the New York Central, the Lake Shore, the
Il Michigan Central, the Canada Southern
and, it is understood, has the refusa
= of the Atlantic and Great Western
u He controls about four thousand miles O.
u railroad, or will, if successful at the Michi
. gan Central election. Mr.. Vanderbilt car
u dictate terms to railroads east of Chicago
Il Mr.. Gould can make or break the tariffs O
: the great trunk lines across the continent
: Mr.. Vanderbilt realizes the danger to which
J he is subjected by Jay Gould's strategica
E position, and has been untiring of late II
his efforts to prevent him from getting
connection between Buffalo and Chicago
, Mr.. Gould's power to make or mar is no
;, alone interesting to holders of Lax
u Shore and the New York Centra
70 70 The Chicago, Burlington and Quinc
!, and the Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
u run nearly parallel for the greater part G
J the distance with the Chicago and Roc
s Island, and the Chicago and Northwestern
"a "a respectively. Mr.. Gould has looked wit
d !; disfavor upon both the former corporation
! for several years, and division of the traff
= of the Union Pacific over the Rock Islam
~ and Northwestern and lowering of loc
y rates at competitive points, would burst II
IL Iowa pool that has been in existence for s
u years, and knock down the prices of the
80 stocks many per cent. There is no immedia
- danger of this, for he has not yet market