Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-26

A Young WOMAN BLOWS HER BRAINS OuT.-A
small bedroom on the second floor OF the
dwelling 220 West Pratt street was the scene Of
terribly distressing tragedy yesterday after
noon. when young and attractive woman
blew her brains out with a pistol Miss Hen
rietta Frank, aged IS, daughter OF Mr.. X.
Frank, 800 East Baltimore street, has for sew
eral months past been suffering from mild
form OF Insanity, and was at one time an inmate
OF Mount Hope Asylum, bu her mental faculties
having improved she was recently taken home
by her parents, since which time she has been
attended by DR.. Wilhelm. Yesterday morning
the girl went to the residence OF her sister, Mrs.
solomon katzenoerger, on Pratt street, and
after few minutes conversation, during which
nothing unusual was noticed In her demeanor,
she proceeded up stairs. In a few minutes Mrs.
n nate was startled by the loud report
sister PROSTATE on the floor, with a bullet
wound In her right temple. The pistol with
which the rash deed was committed was found
beside her: The police were at once notified
and ply sician summoned, but before his ar
rival death ensued-[BAh. Gazette, 26th.
THE REMARKABLE CASE OF ROBERT MUSTER
MAN. WHO SLEPT FOR A WEEK AND DIED
Robert Musterman of FlatIands, L. l., who
went to sleep on Wednesday week ago and
could not be awakened, died yesterday MORN
ing at o'clock. Musterman, who was native
Of Germany, and about 20 years of age was
employed by Tax Collector Baisley OF FlatandS
to do work about the farm. Being eXtraordn-
arily strong, he was able to do the work OF two
ordinary men. MuSterman was in the habit of
| drinking great deal Of strong liquor after his
| days work. On "Wednesday night of last week
| Musterman retired to bed at 10 o'clock on
| Thursday morning, az he did not arise as usual,
| MIR. Basley went to his room to awake him.
| Musterman had the appearance of a man In a
| sound Sleep and Mr.. BaiSley shook him roughly,
| but could not awake him. DR.. Bowiesby of East
| New York applied reStoratives without effect.
| On Friday Dr. 1ngraham of Flatbush was
| called, and he, too, was unable to awake MUS
| terman from his Rip Van Wrinkle like sleep. DR..
| Ingraham thought 1t was a case OF apoplexy,
| the result OF drinking too much strong liquor.
| He ordered beef tea and nourishing diets TO be
| forced down the sleeping mans throat No
| change was noticed In Musterman's condition
until Monday. Then his eyes opened for few
minutes and closed again. Much interest was
taken in the sleeping phenomenon, and Mr..
| Batsley was bothered with many visitors who
| came for miles around. Musterman lay In the
| garnet Of Mr. BaiSley's story-and- a-half house
! on the Canarsie road. He seemed to sleep
| calmly, snored loudly, and perSpired freely.
| Before his death he gasped convusively few
| times, but did not awake. He had been sleeping
| six days and four hourS.-[N. Y. Sun, 25th.
| CANADIAN INDIANS STARvING.-A special dis
| patch to the Toronto Mail from Humboldt
Northwest Territory, via Winnipeg, Sept 81,
| says: "Col. osborne Smiths passed here-140
. miles from Battleford and so miles from Fort
| Carleton-to- day, en- route for Battleford. The
| restitution among the Indians was very great
Several SLIGHT breaches hav