Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-25
Sudden Death of Mrs. Pullman.

WAS IT A CASE OF SUICIDE
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Pullman, the wife
OF Mr. L. j. Pullman, the photographer residing
at AID doing business 10 the upper Cart OF
house 995 Pennsylvania avenue. was discovered
cead ia her bed. 1t is supposed that her dsaJh
was the result OF suicide. Mrs Puilm Il had at
tended the theatef the evening before. and arost.
rather late iii the morning. but with the excap-
ion OF complaining Of slight headache and
spirits during the day. In the afternoon she
Tetll cd TO bed roam upstairs and laid DOWN
telling her Children. as was afterwards learned
not TO disturb her. Ar. Pullman hsvIng a
friend visiting him dJiiGg the afternoon sat
with hiLa for SOME time, and towards evening
sent his Youngest c.st:d, aged about ) ye.rs OF
ing: stated that she could not get into her
mothers room. Mr.. Pullman, after a little
time, went 10 the Ioom and knocked. and get.
ING dl,5o,j 10 answer: supposed bis wife was
low. in bali hour or so he went
10 me room again, ala faiiiGgt get a response
10 DIS khccks and calls he puShet The door hard
when the catch few Off and he went III. !ier,
&c found hrs. Pullman lying dead with her iace
on the Ltd. She vas holding handkerchief in
Ier hand, AID her face. especially about the
h0utn was Somewhat discol0red. DR.. PatJer.
son; me coroner. was az once sent for ana
noticed al oder or pruSstc acid which is one or
the elements or cyanide used In the paoto-
glapher's art. Mrs. Pullman was a remark able
IaDCSome woman. twin sister OF Mrs J.
Orv1lle johnson ard Lieut.. VI. 4. Austin. Of tht,
police She was about 81 years old and leaves
TAO children, a boy OF ana q girl 5 years OF age
DT. Patterson, the cOFOner, TO-DAY made an
examination ana came to the Conclusion fhsI
death was caused by poison, bit whether al
mL1ste at Intentionally or not there was no
the lug having been taken accidentally
A Row On THE AvESUE.-This moroing. IN tie
fol1ce Court, Daniel Long was charged with
a6sau!tlng another young white man uaned
las. A. StockInan, who testified that az .uf q
O'clock last night. as lie was passing along
E tAcFrx
streets, he Leard some one call for helm an, on
going over TO the opposite side OF the areItIa
| he saw defendant cutting woman On the head
dLG On demonstrating With hiir he sfruc, wiz
hess Oh the head with q heavy cane, breaking II
| IN two. NJ. StoCkInan's head gave eviieoc2 Of
the severity OF the blow; his forehead bslngt
win complainant at the time, coTroboratei this
statement. Laura Parks. the young girl WIZ
wa, %1,h Long at the time, testified that She
oid not CAL Tor help, and that Mr. Long
/ playful manner. officer TeepIe testified that
re Beard q woman cry murder and on runn ming
across the avenue he saw several men holding
Long. Tho was trying to strike them. and Miss
paI KS was II the crowd. The defendant took
lie stand. and called the attention of the Court
10 the bruised condition OF his face, and Jesti-
Ted that he was knocked down and kicked by
The men who ran across the street at the time
OF the fight. In reply TO a question from Mr..
Hayden. tie District prosecutor. he said that
he could not ten whether he was struck before
| be struck Mr.. StOckInan with his cane. He sgas
fined $50 or 60 days in Jail. An appeal wa:
noted; bonds $500.
BEATING PAwNBRoKER-Thts mnrnirg. in
| the Police Court, an elderly white man. named
| VIM. III. Mitchell. was charged with destroying
/ private property. George Cohen, q pawnor9ker
! testified that last Saturday this man came into
| his place OF business and bought an overcoar
! and gave watch ii part payment for the coat
he came back afteEWard and smashed the TOP
| CT the showcase and SnatChed the watch and
fsn out with IL, anG when witness rOllOWe hin
| ont he struck witness In the face with his ii Il
| and struck him on the head with a stone. A
| me OF $40 or 80 days In the workhOuse W Is i'm
pos ed Mitchell was also arranged foe an saul
On Mr. Cohen, and fined IS or 10 days.
| THE DEAD BODY OF JAaEs WHALYY was fornf
/ tDiS morning III sned IN the rear OF Enleryt
! coal yard, between u aud C. and 1st am! d
s,reets noTtnWsss. Deceased was son OF Mr.
| as connected with Mr.. Sanderwerken TO thu
| st9ge coach business. He was about 35 year
| old. and leaves a wife and two children. It L
| said that be has lately been much addicted Il
drinking, and IL is believed this, together witt
| exposure, was the cause OF his death. TIT
body was taken 10 the 18th precinct station
house and the coroner sent for
a CLERGYMAN's SUDDEN DEATH.-The Few
| Dayton DOrrell, pastor OF the Hamilton stree
African Methodist Episcopal church, Albany,
| u. was fund dead In his bed at 10 O'Clock res
t4rday morning. Deceased was "a years oil
and had had charge OF the Albany congreS attol
ldSt. Sllce LIS UTuiudtluu III rev
YORK city. 80 years ago, by Bishop Quinn. b.
nad acted as pastor OF churches in New York
brooki5n, Washington. Providence. New Ha
ven. Rochester and Buffalo. Bis wife, son ant
daughter live In Brooklyn.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been Issued TO W.
Gtanbetlais, OF SUsquehanna county, Pa, an
EdWlna L. Marks; Peter ID. Wills and EVE I.
peasants, both OF Hanover county Va; Rob II
scott ana Annie johnson; Charles w. Chaumal
and Fannie M: Ross; W. w. Pierce and Etnm
" Brown, OF P: g. county. Va; John B. j. Col
Inns, OF St Louis and Kate PelouZe; James A
iiunr, OF Peekskili, n. Y, and Eliza j. Hilae
pano; Vim. Brannegen and Elizabeth Butler.