The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-01

The Career Of Q Fast Young Nan
in Hannibal.
Narrles Q Courtesan and Attempts
Suicide.

. Fo: years past q am Of ONE Il ON
we ,lihlr.t aud mosi esteemed ci issssa IN
had wiId and di-soluie life. and .lihouxI
lie has made frequent attempts to reform
the demon Of alcohol has alwsys prove,
too powerful for him to resist aud durinl
the Pas: few months he hss been deeper il
the black .loueh Of dissipation than ever
Naturally this young man Is kind
hearted and intelligent. and frw shor
yeAn ago his prospects in life were bril-
liant. He had a home where e~eryihin,
wxs done for his comfori AMI happine-.
and but for evil companions and his f.ts
love for liquor, he would to-day he filling
an important position in one 81 onr larger
business establishments.
For months he has hen gradually be-
coming more and more reckless and some
weeks ago he capped the climax Of h,-
degradation by wedding. in . 81 of reck
le.s de~pair, a dashing couriessn, viii
whom he had become iniaiu ,ted.
Shortly after his iil-st,rrri marriage
his father. who I'd forgiven and forxo,ies
many Of the Wild freaks 81 his hoy, lot pa
thence, Lost all hope If his .on'- returning
and forbade him to enter the house that f'r
~ .ny years had been hi. home and ,h.
home 81 those who loved him.
Driven 10 desperation and encouraged hy
his wii-, the young m sn went Ia Quincy s,.l
there plunged into . Wild deb ,nch. y lie
bsuch in which ne sank l..vsr III q" ever M
lore. Returning here lat Tuesday n,"rn.
ing. he drank con.isier.b ably. and Al three
"'clock vas ynh deal under the is6u-ncr
ii liquor. Ais,ut this hour he WALKED up
Broadway wiih Ans'n Buchanan. aud tell
l"g him that he had is<~n having chiiIs
and - .n,-i Ia get s.',.,- u,-'iici"-, vent isn't"
C.r-iarpl,~n & velim sn'> drug -lor~ B,.
chanan entered the si"r. With him. hut dill
MT notice what -nrt I'll ms-ii-ine " - pur
chs-r.i by the unf"r,u ate s"nih.
Lowing the dr. .t"'e the iwo men
s-Ik-d sr,I,..i {, Frank lA"ylr'- -sl..'n. on
Fourth street, and IA ihey serr passing
Fritz. c"ffin room.. under the Ac .demy al
Music. the w"uii he -uic,,le stopped and
chxlteti with Fritz. telling him u take III.
measure aud get bax ready I"r him. ~ he
Sould ANN want IT, This cresiei u ssugi,
aud no,hing -p-r;.l w~- ,hu.,ghI "f il At the
Il re by either Fritz ar Buchanan.
When D,yl~'s SALOON wa- reached the
unfortunate Young man invited Iwo "r
three persons who we're standing .ruund
the bar To take a drink with him. Bu-
chansn called for soda. hut vas told he
couldn't have il. he must take something
stronger. Thi. he declined to do. where.
upon TIE would he .uici ie said. oh, yell
Ance, never mind, this il the Last drink
you will ever take with me. ~ drink what
you please" After the drinks had been
paid Tor. he walked hack to the bosiine al
ley took a glsss oil water, and drawing =
little envelope from his packet Opened il
and without CULVER swallowed the white
powder il contained and tossed IL away.
On being asked what he was taking. he
answered something 10 settle his stomach.
lie soon left D"ylr's aud vent 10 Speide's
saloon on Broadway.
Buchanan, recalling what had BEEN said
about the cofin at FniIs and the last
drink, vent AID picked u. the powder en-
velope and was h"rri6e,l L, Grad up"n !,
the word. "Morplin-, p'i~'n." Ance At
once hssiened To C.rstarphrn 4 Wellman's
and asked whether there had 5ern enough
morphine in the envelope to kill man.
the answer yves there were twelve grains,
enough to kill any man." Ance then start
ell to find the reckless man who Was en-.
.ieavoring 10 ''sLnffi. Of this mortal coil,"
and tracing him mp. f.und that he had
gone from Sy~idei's tn Orynski's where lac
had Obtained AMI taken I've grains more Of
morphine. and from there io Jack = barrier
shop. oppo-i,e the Pnhlic square. When
Buchanan 6.,ally fund him, the morphine
Gas already taking effect and the I~,hargic
sleep. that in poison. Of this class always
prec~des death was coming on.
Physicians were hastily summoned and
none too soon did they arrive. for from four
o'clock until Wednesday nom the scales Of
life and death suspended hung in doubtful
balance. Everything known TO medical
science was done Tor the relief If the sui
ferer and for many h"ur- q powerful cleo
trio battery sent it, vii.lizinx current in
c"niinuoas circuit pushing through his
frame. Wednesday he Was declared sale
he wa- questioned in ressri 10 his rash &C,
bat declared that he had nothing to say.
His father and brother we're In attend .nce
upon him from the time the deadly drug
iu,k effect, and Wednesday morsing he w..
removed TO his old home where all that
love and pity could suggest vss dime ior
his comfort and relief. His father v.s
FRUSTRATED BY the shock and &c understand
wss Tor tso days csn6ned to his brxi. aud
even vet l.e has mol r-coverrsl entirely.
II !. hoped that thi. rs-h attempt Ia
rn,er int" the great urkn"wn sill h al
loved BY the entire radical rrf"rm "f the
u.uld be sricide. A man uilh the nerve
Ia kill himself. ar try To do ~. rhOuld have
will strung enough tn enable him ." rs-
form and become . usrfui and honorable
citizen.
One thing is surr. IL the pr.yera and amp
pl,ca,ions "f dying moti'er. who gill sooa
s,anI before the eternal jusixmew,, and
plead for her loved one. can .vail suxhi
he sill yet be -.ved and live long e"ou. b
aud sell enough To wipe out the dark stains
that ret up,n him. aud gladden. and make
Joyous that mothers heart even in Para
I disc.