The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
SHOT TWICE IN TIE HEAD.
THE RISH ATTEMPT or carr WILLING
TO TAKE ms OWN LIFE
Two shots nnd u Struggle In the FINN ueeI-
ment AtmOry -Bick crlngs In - Family that
brought ON dependency aud Insanity.

~ fIhh nf1 OHN LIFE
Two shots nnd u Struggle In the FINN ueei-
ment AtmOry- cringa In FnmlIy that
brought ON Despondcncy nad Insanity.
Capt. Julian Wclling Of Company +, Fifth
Regiment National Guard. IA ono of the oldest
md most popular officers in tho servlcc. A
Prussian 10y birth. well born and wol educated.
ho served n number OF years in the German
army before iourneying to America. He WIS
with tho Army Of tho Potomac. and on repeated
occasions distinguished himself by gallant con-
duct On his return to private life he went into
the dry goods business IN small way. and by
dint OF saving and perseverance, he accumu-
lated several thousand dollars. Three years
ago he invested this sum with Mossrs. Ountz 4
Stnmpf. cloth importers. OF Bcekman aud Will
liam srocts. In whose employ he was then on
gagged as clerk. The firm failed. and yelling
who WAS 43 years OF age. lost everything. II Is
said that some of his business friends to whom
no sold goods on credit neglected to pny for
| them. and that yelling. In making up the def
cheney. parted with the greater portion OF his
capital Fifteen months ago he opened the wine
and beer saloon on the first floor OF "a Bond
street. which became tho headquarters OF tho
military men Of the neighhorhood particularly
| those who belonged to the Fifth Regiment Tho
upper floor OF the house WIS occupied by Brig.
] pNh iiNhtNi'h 'llHlNI, ulh occ-
ond Brigade. at whose advice. II is said yelling
! took the place.
Mrs. yelling Is OF French extraction. a bru-
nctte. about thirty years Of age. OF lato sho
has not lived pleasantly with the Captain. and
there were rumors Of jealousy and high words
between them. In his absence sho used to wait
at the bar OF the saloon. yelling himself ia
| described MS q very proud man. of high spirit
| and generous habits and IL CALLED him ex-
cessiycly To- be saloon keeper. Since Noycm-
| Der last the coldncss between the husband and
! wife Is said 10 have greatly increased h~ing
diton. his hands trembling his mind wander
| ing. and his manner that ~ u man afflicted by
some deep seated mental trouble"
Shortly before o'cl1ck on Thursday evening
| Twcnty-thirl street near Sixth avenue. and
| went To the officers quarters IN the rear ~ the
Twen,yionrS srert art is lSrr" p5s" with ih"Ti ioS IN
| frcsroed ceiling. green bate covered furniture,
| and yellow aud red carpet, Two groom covered
| chairs grouped about them. yelling sat down
at one II theer. leaned his head upon his hands.
and sighed deeply Drum MU"r Boschct who
entered. tried to cheer him up by asking what
was the news.
"Thorc'- no moro news for me" answered
| Wcling. d.spoudingly; Bechet got him the
A51nD and Nary Jg. Hal and lc,tcr which was
waiting Tor him. lle Rad thc letter and tore il
up and. then tossing the paucr asiGe. rose. and
| putting his hands in his pockets strude up and
Tr22wi1 r2 tne I9on a. nervous. iut,i"d i9nnperi
| room for Companirs ~ and + bat his mind was
| III at ease. and he suspected that the man IN tho
II was after i0 0'clnck before Irchf md lai--
| ure 10 insp"0t the room again. Wien hc did 40
! he found Nrlllug EN- n.agei in u lively disnup'
| WIN onrot tho tHpihins concerning their drill
! hooks. Then the Captain went away and left
the Drum MAJOR and M.i,ius alone. II wanted
q Tow mnu,,s ot il O'Clock. Berhrt turned
| down one of the gas iets Rs a hint to his guest
| that Il was time to 90 Int the Captain was i'm
| movable. He sat staring at tho paper bctore
| him with q wild aud unsteady Oye. ami
Bechet began to think !, would bc wc
90 the door FOR assistance and was In the hail.
Then W.ll.hE rprang 70 h,s icst and buried
into the little toilet room t. the lcit. which CON
tanned a marble topped washstand aud broad
glass mirror running IL entire length. Plant
| drawing u revolver from his trousers pocket
| he placed it against the side ~ his temple and
lircd. In tryinc by Tie AID Of the mirror % g.t
| cuiat"d, and the bullet after ploughing through
the flesh about two inches above tho eye. es-
capped through tho window. He cooked the
pistol hnd htod again lower down. hut with so
much agitation that tho lall cut through his
| torehead Just above the eyebrow. BY this tme
face. hands. and pistol were covered with
| blood. 50 much 80 that his finger slipped in
corking for tho third hrc. he was rasins the
tho noor and the infuriatcd man struggled
Let me 70! iet me- go!" he screamed in tones
which could he heard block distant " will
The Drum MAJOR ia powerful German. but
ltrequired his ntmGst strength toc9po with the
would suicide With one hand he ncld the
struggling mAdmnn. and with tho other he
groped for the automatic police alarm. which
| hung within "a few feet II him, and Just outside
the door. How he unlocked II he cannot tell. lut
be DID SO. and signAlled the police in tho
Thriieth street station seven blocks on His
WIFE, hearing the reports. rushed in, and he
sent her 10 call Lieut.. llerkcr at the corner OF
Seventh ay"nue and Twenty y-third street while
Sergeant Mechler hurried out after physician.
When Drs; Susd0rfr 81 4 Wrst Twcny-third
street and Inyl a. the NV York Hospital ar
rived they found the wounded man propprd
upon one OF the tables with pillows under his
head. u wet towel over his forehead, md Lieut..
Hcckrr Of the Fifth Regiment mounting guard
I'm a bad shot" said Yelling. smiling for
the irst tim" as the doctors entered. Suddenly,
without word OF warning. the patient started
up. and reaching out toward where he had
stood whom he shot himself cried out Tor the
ulstO'. Ii was plain that II he was lett there ho
would finish the job he had begun. aud nccord
ingly nm ambulance was telcgrHphed for. He
begged plteuusly not 10 be tdknn from tho ar
mOry, but the doctors were tnrxOrabt. A SER
geant AMI ten pnirolmen from IN" Thirinth
street police station marched into tho armOry
soon aiturwHrd with drawn clulls. expecting "A
riot. At tho hospital It was said that yelling
was suffering from mania.
Mrs. yelling. who lives in the upper part OF
the BOWcry. I up until pa O'clUck IN the morn
ing waiting for her husband. Through some
blunder messenger failed 10 reach her. aud
her first knowledge OF the attempted suicide
WAS from the newspapers. She hurried 10 the
armory, nnd from thence to the hospital. wherc
very Affecting meHting was had between her
doctors why he shot himself man who did
business with him called at the hospital In the
morning with legal document which he wanted
him To sign. but on the physician representing
thnt tho signature would be invalid under tho
circumstan 'es he wont away.
Col. spencer ana the other officers ~ the rcRl
ment speak In thH highest terms OF yelling. 1t
Is fought that he will recover.