Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-27
SELF DESTRUCTION
The Popular Mania at this Partlcu-
lar Time.
The Long List of Suicides Which Turned Up
Yesterday-Ihe Horrible Weather the
Probable Cause.-The Usual Array
of Murders, H
AND CRIMINAL NEWS OF LESSER NOTE.

CINCINNATI, September 26.-There were
three cases of suicide in this city within
twenty.four hours. The first case was that OF
Elizabeth Stang. She was SO years o.d. Her
husband is in the insane asylum, and she
has recently been very anxious about MS
condition. Last night she was seen about
her house, but to-day her neighbors, not
seeing her as usual, tried her door, and
found it locked. Receiving no response to
numerous raps, they called Lieut.. Weston
dorf, who, with the aid OF a ladder, climbed
into a window and found Mrs. Stang hang
ing by a rope tied to a bedpost. Life had
evidently been extinct for some time; Ihe
woman had carefully dressed herself before
committing the act. She lett . bag T,ta
-neiehbor con tanning $3.50 in greenbacks,
Sl45 in gold, one promissory note for $2,OOo
and one for 500; also q membership oooA
of Victoria No. Building Association,
showing that she held ten shares, valued az
over 81 200. The dues for the present week
had been paid.
was John Durham, well known resident
of the East End. He was found about IL
o'clock dead, banging by a small cord tied
TO his bedpost, his son Dennis, aged 52
wears, being the first to make the discov-
ery. A cash in his left arm showed that
he had first tried TO take his life by sever
ing an artery. Domestic trouble appears
to have been the cause, as he returned from
visit 10 his sister in PhiladelPhia a lew
days ago. to find that his wife had left him
and entered suit for alimony. Dunham
owned considerable property in the ylcln-
ity where he resided.
SUI Another.
About eight o'clock last night an un-
known man was seen to walk deliberately
into the river near the rolling mill at An
derson's Ferry. He disappeared almost
Immediately, and the body was not recov-
cred.
New YORK, September 2i.-About 9
O'Clock last evening park policeman OBJ
served man standing on top OF the ooSer-
ystOry known as 'Belyidere" acting rather
strangely. He stood perfectly motion less,
gszing down at the foot of the tower, forty
feet below, his body bent forward and his
hands raised over his head. The police
man started to climb to the top OF the oo'
servatory, threatening summary proceed
ings against the diSregarding intruder. he
had not gone more than half way up when
the man at the top raised his head,
Strengthened out his oouy;
and took look around.
The next moment the blood OF the specta-
tors below was almost frozen in their veins
as they saw him throw his hands wildly In
the air and plung head formost down upon
the tiled place below. He made no move.
ment after he struck. His face presented
a sickening sight. He was carried as ten
derly as possibly to the police station,
where he was laid on the floor and the
ambulance telegraphed for. A search OF
his person was made, but nothing was
found which would give clue to his
identity. He died before the ambulance
arrived.
At Marshall. III.
MARSHALL, ILL, September 26.-Icster-
day morning Minervah Craig, one OF the
leading Democratic politicians of this coun-
ty, was found dead in his bed at the Sher-
man House. An empty paper marked SUI
phate of morpbia told the cause OF his sud
den demise. The decease has been drink.
ing heavily OF late, and from the effects OF
this, threatened to commit suicide.
At Decatur, HI.
DECATUR ILL, September 26.-Jesse w.
Hanks. aged So years, farmer owning
nearly 500 hundred acres OF land, and plen-
ty of stock, hung himself in his barn yester'
day morning ten miles northwest ot DeCa-
tur. lie was found by his wife, whom he
married recently. Domestic troubles were
the cause of the act. He had threatened TO
kill himself in some way, and razor ana q
knife had been taken from him.