The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-17

A Afys1KRious SuIclDE.-0n last Tues
day Mr.. I. Morley, while at market IN
this city, was approached by young man
who asked for employment. Mr: Morley,
rather liking the appearance OF the young
man, engaged him and directed him to his
place about two miles west OF Bridgeport,
on the National road. When Alr. Morley
arrived at home he found the young man
there and ready to go TO work. He
worked Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, complaining some OF feeling a
| little unwell. Thursday night flood having
come into Mr.. L. Worley's house, which
Is situated on his fathers place, but on
lower ground, he and his family and hired
man went TO his fathers house on Friday.
Here, the young hired man becoming
worse, was given comfortable upstairs
room and tenderly cared for, and on Sat
urday Dr.. Todd, OF Bridgeport, was called,
who arrived about r. ". and found the
patient suffering from a violent bilious ut
tack, complaining OF very severe pain In
his head and vomiting violently. The
Doctor prescribed for him, and on Sunday
he was much better.
On Monday yesterday two Of the
daughters OF Mr.. Morley were cleaning
the young mans room, about II o'clock,
and as he had been so very retiCent con-
corning his former home and history, the
young ladies were trying to learn some
thing from him as to where he was IRON
and what his name was. His conduct had
been OF mysterious character. He gave
unmistakable evidence OF having been
well raised, seemed to be educated, and
was OF gentlemanly department, and for
this reason and because he had evaded
answering satisfactorily his name,
&C., the ladies were asking him. He
was told that the Doctor would
soon be out to see him again. He at once
become very anxious to be left alone, and
said to the ladies "Wont you soon be
done I" "There,my room is clean enough"
$50 on out and leave me alone" He was
told that II he would give his right name
and former residence his wish would be
complied with. "Well," said he, "my
right name is John Lun. ] originally
| lived with Erastus Hustled, at Davisburg,
Oakland county, Michigan. have a
young friend living at Brookville, Frank
lin county, Michigan, whose name is
r. II. Bradley, and If one Of you ladies
will write 10 him for me, he will
send me money. l have two fine white
shirts down at the house, (E. Worley's,)
and II you will be kind enough to have
them washed / will takeit as a great IA
vor." They promised to write for him
and wash his clothes, and left him. Just
as they had reached the foot OF the stairs
they heard the report OF pistol, and on
going to his room, from whence the sound
proceeded a ghastly sight met their eyes:
The young man was lying on the bed
with a revolver lying near his right hand
and the blood squirting from wound in his
right temple. He died within 30minutes,
and Trustee Burget McCopnaughy, being
notified, buried him yesterday afternoon.
A letter was found in his pocket from F. H.
Bradley, Byron, Mich. 1t was written in
pencil, and is blurred from being carried
until It cannot all be read. This much we
we were able TO read: 81 don'tknow what
l will go at then. Say we go on the lakes,
Write as soon as you get this, and let me
know what you are doing and what you
will do" While on his way to Worley's to
commence work, Lun, in conversation with
Bridgeport gentleman, said he had had
difficulty with young man, and his
father interfered; that hestruck the father
with stone, and he had since died. The
parties whose names were mentioned by
deceased will be telegraphed to. 49,