Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-14

but will see my attorney here to-mor-
row and report fully how you are to
act. The furniture Is scarcely worth the
fuss and confusion it might cause. Do not
see how can get there at all, being busy now
day and night looking after mortgaged crops
and, indeed, see no reason why should go.
John and George can attend to any andevery-
thing, shipping what you do ship to me at
Janesville. ! will settle and pay all freights
etc. You will be doubly Ms well of, as pur-
pose your improvement. You are to settle at
Edns's, for the present, anyway. They must
arrange the house differently to be more con.
veniert. 30 far as your room will be conoer ned.
You are to not think of any trade, for will
positively do nothing if You insist upon it.
can furnish You what you want and need at
any and all times and yOn are TO try to gain In
lost these many years. You are to accom- plish
yourself elegantly upon the piano if
tbs possible for you now to do so,
and every opportunity shall be given you.
Soon as You are fully settled you must cum
mence music lessons and practice upon an
other piano for short time, during which
will select a new one and send to You. In fact
yorr life is only now to commence, and with
the chances you are TO have, hope eaon time
get around home to find Improvement An
other summer l will either send my own horse
and buggy down for you to use permanently.
or get another wi ph@ton. Shall @ant you
to learn horseback riding, and remember in
all things you are to call upon me freely for
money, which shall be freely given, Let me
hear from you at Mankato. Your Bro.,
Ed. WEAVER.
have the SilveTnail letters. and will soon
waste time to demolish that thing"
THE MURDERER.
The suicide and murderer was picked up and
carried into the adjoining house of Pat Beylan,
No. 2,20S Sixteenth avenue south, where rude
litter was prepared and tho body laid at full
length Doctors Phillips and Dunsmoor were
instantly summoned, and did all in their pow.
er, but the patient was evidently past human
help.
g. May / see him?'' asked the reporter.
q" That you may, sir, replied man standing
near. The murderous villain, he don't suffer
half enough, SO he DON'T
The man was lying with his head slightly
raised and breathing stentoriously. a patch of
bloody cloth was pulled from the side of his
head, disclosing wound from which the blood
and a small portion of brain was oozing. At
ten o'clock the eytremities we're cold, and at
eleven forty-fve he breathed his last, and the
sin laden soul winged its way to the awful bar
OF divine justice tor retributiou.
CAU,E OF TEE TRAGEDY.
Mrs. l. N. Hoblit, warm personal friend Of
Mrs. Richmond. states that the married life Of
the couple has been very unhappy for long
time. They have been married for about ten
years. For some time Charlie has been very
dlssipated a1d ~Rnton in conduct and has for
feited all right to call her his wife. He has
several times threatened her life and there has
been weeks at a time that they have laid with
loaded revolver between them in bed when
she did not dare move for fear of being killed,
Mrs. Richmond had just retained from James,
vile. Wisconsin, where she went 20 visit her
parents, and had been visiting Mrs. Hobiit on
Eleventh avenue south. corner of Seventeenth
street. She had determined that she could not
live with her husband anyionger and had SO writ.
ten him. On Tuesday he called at Mrs. Hoblit's
and stated that he wanted to see his wife,
Mrs. H. teld him that he conld not do SO, but
that she would send word to her that he was
there and that be could see her at subseouene
tine, and only in the presence Of others L
wes finally arranged that
HE SHOULD SEE HER TO DAY.
Yesterday Mrs. Richmond left the house for
q short time, but quickly returned, saying that
she had seen Charlie and that be had followed
her. At one o'clock, Just after the dinner
hour. he called at Mrs. Hoblit's and demanded
the right to see his wife. Mrs. Hoblit told
him that he could see her if others were pres
ent. but before he did he must give up what he
had in his pockets. This he refused to do,
bIt finally acquiesced and handed ont reyol.
yer, razor and knife.
The interview was of short duration and only
resulted in the reiteration upon the part of
Mrs Richmond that she would not aad could
not live with him. She said she had stood his
wicked behavior as long as she could and that
she would wait no longer, but sue for di-
vorce at once. He shortly after left the house
and Mrs. Richmond, fearing for her life, went
to Mrs. Weaver's to spend the night. Mrs.
Richmond was sister of George l.. Weaver
cashier at the M. d Sc. l.. freight depot, and
John Weaver, an engineer on the same road,
She also has relatives in Wisconsin. She is
described by all who knew her as being a
modest, Christian woman, of lovely dispo.
sition, and was beloved by all who knew her.
The police state that the poor woman con.
tracted nsmeies5 disease from her husband
s"me time ago. which has caused untold suf.
ferings and mJrtfcstion, and this is only one
OF tue macy causes for her refusal to live longer
with the man.
RIoHMoND's CHARACTER.
Charles d. Richmend was man about thir I.
ty'tiVe years of age, of average height, light
eomPlexioned. and bore sandy mustache. He
has been for many years connected with the
rSilroads running to this city. He has been
stng1lsriT unfortunate, having had many ac.
cldents on the trains which he has run. Oc-
tooer, 1873, when in the employ IF the Mime
apoiis q st. Louis railway ss conductor, he
ran bis train out on another trains time, and
the result was collision and his discharge.
Shortly after he obtained a situation Oh the III.
4 st. P. railway. and this spring, during the
high water at Etter, be performed the same
oaper and caused wreck. He was again dis
charged. Since that time he has been acting
as brakeman on the Northern Pacific road ana
only came down from Brainerd on receipt of
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the letter from bis wife stating that she should
sue for divorce. He was seen on the street by
several parties yesterday, and claimed TO be
very hard up.