The Portland daily press., 1879-11-13
UNREQUITED LOVE.
Desperate Attempt to Commit Suicide
by Deserted Husband.

Our telegraph columns yesterday announced
the attempted suicide in Boston Of Charles S.
Hayes, caused by domestic troubles. The
following particulars of the sad affair we CLEAN
from the Boston papers:
Mr.. Hayes was an advertising agent of the
Bunker Hill Times, and while walking along
fremont street Tuesday morning suddenly
drew revolver and attempted to commit sur
eide. Mr.. P. Lawrence of Lewiston, Me-, who
was passing, suspected that suicide was in
tended, and sprang forward to prevent the act,
but was too late. The bullet entered Hayes's
breast just above the heart, and he fell back
into the arms of Mr.. Lawrence. He was re-
moved to station FOUR where DR.. Bush was
called, who ordered him to be taken to the
City Hospital.
HAYES was native Of Livermore, Me-, and
the son of respectable and well-to-do parents.
He met his wife, Nellie, some seven years ago
in New London. and was married about six
years ago. He was steady, temperate and
loving husband, and lived happily with his
wife until last July. The couple had two
children, girl and boy. Hayes was employ
ed on the Journal of Commerce at one time,
and subsequently on the Bunker Hill Times as
an advertising solicitor. The wife, as one side
of the story is now told, began to act strangely
toward HIM last winter, soon aII6f recovering
from fit of sickness, at a time when he was
as attentive and loving as ever toward her.
She frequently told him she did not love him,
and he soon began to grow worse and exceed
ingly unhappy. In July she parted from him.
Going TO live with Mrs. Coffin. He several
times called on her and urged her to return
and live with him, if only for the children's
sake, but she refused. After she left him one
of the children was sent to board with Mrs
Ruggles on Somerset street, while the other
+o4 Of Tho wifi in
New London. About three weeks ago the
wife took room in the boarding house of Mrs.
Sargent, IL Boylston place, and, the fact be-
coming known to the husband, he has since
frequently followed her there for the purpose
of seeing her. He called again Tuesday even
ing between and 6, and tried to persuade his
wife to return and live with him. The wife
refused and took refuge in another lady's
room. The husband threatened to put bull
let through the door if the wife did not come
out, and, to prevent such a thing happening,
the woman came out. Mr. Sargent finally
came up stairs to quell the disturbance, where
upon Hayes drew his revolver in a threatening
manner, at the same time exclaiming that he
had come after his wife. Mr. Sargent, by
reasoning with him, finally got him down
stairs. Hayes was somewhat under
the influence Of liquor, for the first
time in his life it is said. He finally
consented to let Mr.. Sargent keep the revolver
over night, upon the promise that he should
see his wife before he went. He did see his
wife, and. after telling her that he was going
to shoot himself, babe her an affectionate fare
well. This morning he again called at Mr.
Sargent's house, and was given the revolver
This was o'clock, and he appeared perfectly
sober. He left, but finding that Mr.. Sargent
had withdrawn the cartridges, he returned and
asked for them. He laughingy said that If he
wanted to shoot himself he conld do so as he
had plenty of money to buy another revolver,
and to prove his assertion, he displayed
large roll of bills Soon after he left, but on
reaching Boylston street returned to the house
again, and without ringing went up stairs di-
rectly to his wife's room. The wife happened
to be out, whereupon Hayes departed. going
mp fremont street to the spot where the shoot
ing occurred.
On the way to the station the unfortunate
man constantly exclaimed that his wife was
the cause of his trouble. On the way to the
hospital he claimed that his wife had been led
astray by DIR. Blodgett, and that he wished to
state this on the word of dying man. On ar
irving at the hospital he was examined by DR..
Fifield and other surgeons who found that the
ball had passed through the left lung carrying
a piece of one rib with itand had lodged in the
back close to the skin. By making slit in
the skin the ball, whose position was indicated
by purple mark, was extracted. 1t was found
that the ball had struck pin in the lapel OF
his coat, and carried it, imbedded in the ball,
through the body.
HAYES is in a critical condition, and the ply
sicians have no hope of his recovery. AT 1120
O'Clock Tuesday night he had not rallied much
and it did not seem that he could live much
longer.