, 1879-06-21
pHILADELPMIANS ABROAD.
Tho Story Thoy Toid upon t1hoir Return
IIpmo from Eew York.
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Tho Story Thoy Told upon ,Thoir Return
1Iomo from New York.
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Two welf-kuowu business nei Of this city de-
termined OIL Tuesday to tnke day's vacation
anl 20 to New York. Taking tho + o'clock train
ut the West Philadelphia Station they arrived
at thclr destination In course Of tllnc. and took
q room At ono Of the uptown hotels. Tic even-
Ing was spent at tile theatre, and about mid
night the two phlladelphsans toDk possession
ot their room, for. although they 'wcro still
young men. they rere far too seuslble to makB
the fact Of their being away from homo ID va
cation m excuse for racing about town all
night. Beng IN yery contented condition Of
mind, aud fully atpcaee with themselves, they
felt that qutat smoke would not be incou,pat-
tbse with the behavior mid dignity Of gentlemen.
:Dfvestin8 themselves OF their coats aud vests.
tleY lit etgars, mud were carrying on an tndo-
lent, wandering conversation, WHEN the clock tn
d uefEAburnE atecpte struck |. Il few muments
later quick. nervous knock WIS beard at The
door, which moment aitGr opened to admit
feet. SHE Was pale as death md trembling With
fright, ul,d 1t was some moments before she
could command i,or tongue sufficiently to say
that man In ati adjolnng room had committed
and then tuto the open door Of the lady'a cham
ber, The room was dark, but through WIN
dow looking acrosa to Wing Of the house came
stream Of light. Through this window tho
IN tle opposite wing, which vas only so
feet distant. The lace curtains wore dravu
aside, and, directly beiore tho window, seated iu
cha!r, With bis lieod hanging backward, was 4
nun With great gaping round cut i9 bis
frunt Of lta shirt, and every gas-jet IN the room
seutned to be burnlng at its full hight, to make
the scone more terrible. Word was at once sont
to uelgnbor!ng police station, after which the
two fa or M s y hotel
The porter was very much excited, and began
BY pounding On tho door, A faint, gurg1ng,
and pnintelllglblo response. came, and then
heavy staggering steps wero heard crossing the
have no commlnd, unlocked the door, and the
suicide stood before them. He Wus In tho most
nbiact stats OF fntoHcnuon. On entering the
room an hour before he had tnauaKud to
lgns hs eas, and ,t. thsu dropped ipt1
red st!k neck.!e h9Ying frInse at the two es,ds.
lie wore high collar, and. In his endeavors to
take oil the pecktia he lad pulled 1t over bis
collar on bott, sides, from tho cars forward,
wsn hs fat,ng strength gqyo ~ y%t altoge.et
fell ard spread over the bosom Of tho shirt, the
fringe adding to the Illusion. Then hts head
sank over the back Of the chair md hs foil
asteep. the most cory ard terribly rca'!sttcs
from sound sleep BY tl'e bright light streams
camo ftuu,. and rose ITO find out. Then the
terrified woman .rustcd to tho room Of the
Pl'ladelphfant, who were hor ncarcst neigh
eors, just as st4a 7w4s= Zig ,her u'ght clotI'cu.
Hardly was the mystery solyed when Sergeant
Of Police arrived On thu scone, quickly followed
by Coroner, a,ll 1t Was utter daylight when
the house wns rostorud to peace and quiet. 1lle
two p4lladelphlans returned home yesterday