The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-07
AkGELOs DEATH


Ths LATsmis 1tsASs gives tbs f0ll0s-
ing additional particulars Of the death
OF Mr.. Angelo:
IL seems the man was put on the
west bound passenger train on Tuesday
night He entered into conversation
with several men standing near. giving
his name - Angelo and claiming TO be
q correspondent OF the Liverpool ling.
O0arG, travelling through the country
for the purpose Of writing it up for that
journal. The next morning he asked
TO work ON the section. saying he want
cd TO see how It went He worked all
day and at night took his receipt for
the work done. He next visited the
station house and asked the operator
10 inquire OF the Laramie ONCE about
. pass he was expecting from Omaha,
and said he was sleepy and would go
and get some sleep and would call at
the snlce in the morning. This was
the last time he was seen alive.
One OF the section men testified that
he heard three pistol shots-two fired
almost together and one later-soon
after the emigrant train pulled out, but
paid no attention 10 them.
The man when found had a revolver
laying ON his left breast, with three OF
the chambers empty. His right arm
was crushed and mangled and his left
leg cut almost on just below the hip.
The foot was also badly torn. He had
been shot In the head, the hall entering
on the left side neal the temple and
passing out on the other side almost
opposite, forcing both eyes from their
sockets.
In the Judgment OF those who saw
the body at first and examined the
track and bridge above him. 1t Is be-
lieved that lie boarded the train when 1t
left the station, but fell OF Just rs II
was crossing the bridge. the train run
ming over him. and he fell 10 the
ground below. That he then took his
revolver from his pocket and fired two
shots from II TO attract attention. No
one coming TO his assistance, and either
knowing that he must die, or not caring
10 live n helpless cripple, he deliberately
placed the revolver TO his head and shot
himself through the brain, killing him
self instantly.
A verdict Nas rendered In accord
ance with the facts and the body
brought down To this city on Nc. 4 and
placed In charge OF Undertaken Boies.
II seems that the man called at Supt.
Dickinson's on Tuesday and asked for
n pass. Mr.. Dickinson referred him to
Kimball, the man not having anything
TO warrant the superintendent in giving
him pass. On Tuesday night he again
visited the Office and asked IL the pass
had come, saying that he must go on.
Mr.. Dickinson told him that IL had not,
but that he could pay his fare to Green
River and II the pass came, he would
send It there aud the fare would prob
ably be RENTED. He boarded the train
and refused to pay his fare, was put of
ut Wyoming, as stated above.
From letters found on his person, the
mans name is supposed to be st. Au-
brey Cavendish Angelo. Among other
papers found On his person were letters
Of introduction from several prominent
firms In Liverpool, England; one from
D. ii. Rothacker, Of the Denver Tri-
bune, TO Hon. John b. Bowman, Indian
commissioner; another from ]. G. Baird.
Of the Cheyenne LEADER, TO Prof. O.
ii. Riggs, of Salt Lake, and several
others from prominent men In Colo
RADIO. His purse was found in his
pocket, and contained only u few dol
lars in silver.
The Denver Tribune says of the de-
ceased: Angelo will be well remem-
bered by quite a number Of the citizens
Of Denver. He came here FIRST some
two months ago and stopped at the
Windsor. He was the regularly accred-
tied correspondent OF the Liverpool
Courier, and had represented 1t during
the Zulu war, the Courier being the
only provincial English paper which
had a correspondent ut the front. He
had n rowing commission to write up
this country and Australia, intending
to return to England In about fifteen
months. After remaining in Denver
for two or three weeks he equipped him.
self for a trip to San Francisco on
horseback through the Ute reservation.
Accordingly he went to Alamosa and
from thence to Los Pinos, where he re-
manned for several days before starting
westward. About fifty miles out he
discovered that he had lost his pocket
book, containing nearly a thousand
dollars. and ut once returned to Ala
mosa and drew by cable on the Courier
for more money. After two days an
answer came that she did nothing but
draw" and he at once autographed his
resignation in indignant language.
From there he came TO Denver, but
only remained q day here. With n
single exception he told no one Of his
loss Of money and his resignation. but
announced his determination TO cou-
tinue on to San Francisco. Nobody
suspected here that he had lost every
thing, and, when asked In n casual way