Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-06
Morning kilograms.
Passeug.ss xos"g s,u,h.

Passengers xos"g South.
MoJAvE, May 5.-Agnes 7 VIII.
son, J w BrittOn, s Cronies, V Il
Howard, Mrs M E Honston, G Fl
White and " ife, Jennie Schemp, A
P Kuffel, J Silver.
Ass~gs Manager Commits sasc,ae.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Atlas
Lipsis, the stage manager of the
Bella Union Theatre, VIII was ar
rested on Friday evening and charg-
ed with an attempt tn murder his
wife Carrie, committed suicide last
night shortly after7 O'Clock at his
room in the international Hotel.
A few minutes before the
hour mentioned he enter
ed his room. his wife heing pres
ent, and removing his coat, wrap
ped 1t In the manner Of shield
around his arm. He remarked to
his wife that he could not stand
the troubles pressing upon him,
when she bid him cheer up and
che and his friends would do
all they could for him. He
then directed her to 20 to the room
Of Edward Leamy and tell him
he wished to see him. She did 40,
and ON returning with Leamy,
Lipsis remarked to the latter, "I
want you to prove that Carrie and I
have had no trouble !" The de-
ceased during this time kept his
right hand hid in the coat on the
other arm, and contemporaneons
with his remarks to Lpamy he
drew forth pistol, aud placing
1t to his abdomen, fired. He
dropped where he stood, and
in five minutes after inf1icting
the wound, died. In the pocket Of
the coat were found two letters, one
addressed to his wife, the other TO
Tetlow Skeantlebury. In the
former he said that he had fully
made up his mind to com &.
NIT suicide, as he could
not stand the mental shock
resulting from his arrest and
he wanted to escape the possibility
of being sent To San Quentin for
his act. He desired that all infnr-
nation of his death be- kept from
bis aged parents, and asked to be
buried at Lone Mountain, with the
inscription "rhou knowest upon
his. tombstone. The other letter
was An apology for his act, and
In substance was similar to
that to his wife. The deceased was
q member Of the B. P. o Elks, u
native of Louisiana, and uged about
81 years. It is said that he was a
brother of Adah Isaacs Meucken
Heenan, and came to this coast
with her In 1888. His body was re.
moved to the Morgue.
Tho Revelations er BiO"d.
PoCAsLET, Mass, May Free
man, who made the sacrifice of his
child In obedience to q "revela-
tion,u has been arrested with his
wife. On their way to prison both
loudly proclaimed that the death of
the child was In obedience to
divine command. Freeman was
arraigned at Barnstable to day
wsth his wife, who is held
as an accessory. Both In
sisted, that they will fully
justify their action aud relieve
themselves from all human penal
ties. A number of Adventist neigh
hors sustain Freeman In his course.
Many of them are well-to do fa m
ers. Some of those present at tile
meeting at Freeman's house OH the
day Of the murder will be arrested
on charge Of being accessory TO
the deed.
0rast and the Nominns,on.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-An Inter
Oceans Washington special says:
Ex-Secretary Borie, before he lett
Philadelphia to join Grant, told a
friend that be did so at the earnest
solicitation of many friends OF the
ex-President in order to persuade
him not to again become caudi-
date, to risk defeat and go down to
history as q defeated candi date.
Letters from Grant express q great
dlsinclination to accept another
nomination.
Assemps ta Lynch.
CHEYENNE, May 3.-On Thurs
day night about 8 O'Clock Sergeant
Bowling, of the Fifth Cavalry, was
struck four times with u slung-shot
and robbed of $l70 in checks and
$l60 In money IN private place In
Chase's Variety Theatre. He soOu
recovered and notified a police Off :
Ger, who arrested Harry Cliff 'rd, u
bsrkeeper, on the charge of COM
mftting the robbery. Clifford brok y
away from the officer and made his
escape, having three shots fired
at him without effect. He is still
supposed to be IN the city cor
ceaied. Near midnight last night,
Sheriff Draper aud Marshal Ryan
arrested Jack Dunn, another bar
keeper. supposed to know more
about the robbery than he would
tsii sud procasief 20 lAke hi0 -
taFl. When near tna iali obey Ref4