, 1879-07-08
A SINGULAR STORY.
A a1yAterlnns Suicide, anti tim Remarkable
Developments thMt Followed 1t.
fJucfhtuH ENQUIRER.

A a15Aterlnns Snicitle, and tin Remarkable
Developments thut Followed 1t.
tTucfhAut EAQutrtr.
The subIoncl etUry Ut 4 life, the principal
characters Of which arc we'll known In this city
ami New York. rcads like romance. Aiucrt
Post, tho cc,,tral tlguc In The story, was few
years ago we'll known In social and business
circles In Cincinnati. lie wns ilsc eon-in-iaw of
Mr.. Georgu Lowls, tic senior mc,slher Of the
firth oil George Lcwia! ts SOUS, Importers and
dealers IN dress goods, ut present DONG business
ut No. l1G West Fourth street. Th!, was IN
1871, The firm was then Lewis & Livingston,
and they cArrlrd on the satne business at Nos.
lis aud l90 West Fourth street, where Thnmas
LiylNgstpn & Co. 1luW do business. Fost
was employed by the firm as hookkeeper. a
few years prior To tlIs AIr. Lewis lived with his
family In New York, asl tleru Post nlct ls future
wife, Miss Idn Lewis. n young gtrl of rarc ncr-
SOMA! bvallty. After Sir. Lew Is removed to Ctn-
ctnuatE, Mr. Post, who resided III New York,
cunttpl,c,l his visits to Miss Ida, ntHl they wcru
SOON after rslnrrIetl ut the restletcc Of Mr. Lewis
ut :l7 Auburn strrct, Mount Auburn. Post Is
spaIen vi III u man 'ot iina business H.taltlrn.
,tnns u,n, Forul hasts, AMI q extraordinary lllIe
nppcaraucc. Ills .unny exce!lcut trals Ol rhRrac-
tcr won 10 him ulauy friends and ho lad nut
brcp here nt,0yc year until ht was onc Of the
noat popular voang men Of tt,e slty. the iirtn
nf Lewis j. LlvHGaton "as well kuu~n i'i was
u
ut Tic sentur member. anu his prospects very
bright Ills wife was ynnng uni beautiful, and.
80 fur o. the antstdc world eould l1ldgs, loved
him with ntl Of Ii wuInan's devotion. Aittr aGeY
| bntI been married q ycAr or more q Guild WIS
| born to tlittn.
Ono Saturday morning, IN tho summer OF
fS7 Post kisyud his wife a,la lat,y goo't,Y nit!
LETT them willis lte went Oh business trip to
Columbus, this Sthtc. promising to return OIL
Tho following Monday, liz '!Ht not return n''
Monday, 4s his family axnertel lsc wnuld.
Tuesday. Wednesday, unA Thursday brought no
Intelligence Of hsnl Ills Mlsc was greatly
Ills st1Aigc nbsence. A tulueran waa sent to
tic. business house which ho VIA tu hayc y!sitcl
al Columbus, an,l the responsr came back TINT
Ils ha not bcen HERE as 'aulis M al.a !renus
Interest WAS falt Regarding tha lnlss',T num-
Ills npsence WIS unaccotlntablc. 1ils bouks
wcre tnll,d 70 he all right, a,rl I'LL reason could
be assigned for his going away Thu n'ystery
telegram was received frntn London.
town near Co!unlhUst that u stranger,
answering to tic dessriptiou Of slr: Post,
ha1 committed suicide. ny p"ts1Hint,. o.
body lall hecn buried tl!eFc. Slr. l.uEs anil Ills
family did not bclEcye that VT. poat haa CON.
luItted suicide, alid so'.ltt mt think tit TUG
dead 'nan was he Ne'sraeleSs !. me- ar: naslvey
wen. ,sp to l.onlon to examine tue ciotl't"g a'
effects Of this lrAd mau. Thu c'ntilst'g was cl
tirclv different frosu iliat worn ny ar. tna'
when hu left home. Tile lat was thu sanle alze
htyle, ulpi manufacture, hut II Was atinEst ncw
willie sir Funt 1lal, worn his hat flr two yeara
sir. Lewis t,cseslbci bis hro'her-tn-law 10 slI'
utysuns VIM hu seen the stranger be(oro III.
litter death, an4 the description agreed Will
: il!e suicide. Tbs Coruner who held The In
uucst, un,l every juror. with QUO execution
were ot tin npln!on that the dead man va
} ! ME. Post. But how to account lor thu CLOTH
: ing being entirely tiitltrent from that wort
l,y hint Thu lurt that poat did nut 20 I,
Columbus ~ tlu to!L his wife hr intended tu do
led t.s friends to belleyu timt perilaos hn llu'
committed suicide, although Tiers A!neafGa y
M ;aks lis own iifs. it 10 intended to Kilt him
sclf, uni visited to atle hls Identity, ho wolll'
| naturally el,aul.e his co.llny. llerc was no
oMe article anons tf's elects OF sllc stranger
!, paper, ito scticrs, not cyct u key ar loeRe'
fnl.e. 1t aol,care.l that lao lati purposely pn
1 aycrytA.;.. nut OF tic Way hefotc taking Ill
u gaye it a. t,ss optuuu that Il'v su!cIs wins M
Mr, Post, allnt this opinian was ttIarrl by Inl!l
+ ot nts trr,lda. Mrs. Post. inwcyet, Was az
y satisfied, " the description she had Af tac q
II tis exruli'lum VI Tho clothing w"rn, A''t nret
!. arntt.na were Il.nlle 10 ulsntrr ,llc body ft
d Identification, Mrs. l'osr. Mr.. Lrwls, a,ni "
r suns utst several Intimate friends went to Lo'
s. lid thu dead nun steu by own nasna Of, an
u oshrr upon lne reristes!, 'tc!oru guns IT, l.oI
n don Sir ucosse lev ,t1S fatllcr'iu-law uf Il
j. missing ulau, reH.arxett tiIut hu would i'r
10 sxa..,Ine .iu l,otrl rGststcr. Post wrpte Il WI
pevu!ar aan3 a lsw: M wv. Of IT,. .'s @ op!a!f;
l.. register, whalux9t namu, 10 might have ~
It scr.bc,l, or AYN over much he might llasu tsis
10 to d,sgi.ise tfs,wrltt1x. Tho register was exat
ii taeu. Tle shansss lad not registered.
}r Mrs. FustGxanlsncd lhe clolhll1. Of the i
" ceased, yfAr lhu sMoMeHt Sur saW 1tle nat 81
!. rcyosuIzsfi 1t rs one worn by her husband wh'
se liz lei [jiomc. sir. Lewis said ttls eu!l not
t. lle.thullght atr. Posts hut wus an old OF
q. twhEG this our was now. Mrs. Fost speed
10 e7uluIued this. Her hasbsn1, 4 lew days p1
1 .1luuB to hIs rseent leturtufu lron tluuIe b
:. lost his hut out VI the car.Ytn4vw. s
| xaa with hin IT tla tfmA. mud IL b