The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-14
Telegraphic,
LOVE AND LAUDANUM.
A Silly Swain Failing TO Secure the
One Takes the Other.
FrightfuI Disaster The St. Louis Post
mastership-M Military Orders Modified
A Horse Thief's Suicide Weekly Bank
Statement And Other Notes,

NEW YORK, Oct 13.-Dayid II. Risby,
who lived with bis mother at No. pa East
One Hundred and Twelfth street, left home
on the evening Of October 4, to buy milk
route from Harlem milk dealer. He took
out with him 200 with which to pay fJr it.
lie did not come homo and did not call on
the milk dealer, so the latter SAYS. He
could not be found. At 2 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon cab deposited at
JohuSon's Hotel, Nineteenth street and
Fifth avenue, young man neatly dressed
in black. lie went into the bar-room and
drank milk punch. Halt an hour later he
went away. At dusk he returned and
and that he would remain over night.
H. had front room on the second floor.
opening on piazza which looks out upon
Central Park. He appeared to be tipsy,
On Thursday he sat upon the piazza for
nearly two hours, went away and came
back again at O'Clock He ordered
glass Of sarsaparilla. Then he went to his
own room. He had asked Mr.. Edward
Johnson, the proprietor Of the hotel not
to have him disturbed. lie did not appear
yesterday and about clock in the after.
noon johnson, after trying The door,
got into the room 10y the window over the
piazza. The first thing which caught his
eye was the young mans shirt, which
lay on the table. The bosom was written
over with lead pencil. On the left
side Of the shirt bosom were these words;
No inquest. Morphia did it. David II.
RISKY, No. 254 East One Hundred and
Twelfth street. Alongside Of the shirt
was an empty vial, labeled, "Sulphate OF
morphia, one-eighth ounce, ayoirdupois;
Powers and Weightman, Philadelphia. "
johnson shook Risby by the shoulder; he
gasped, but did not speak. He was taken
10 the Presbyterian hospital and died there
twenty minutes after he arrived. The 9th.
or writing on the shirtfront was: EN-
ma, do you believe me now, that the end
has come? Dave This was over the spot
which covered his heart. Beneath it was:
This Is the end OF weary
lie without her, and further
down, LET Miss Ems lawyer know,
at No. $50 Sixth avenue. - On the right side
OF the shirt bosom was this "Mother,
keep the past secret, II not for my sake,
for Ems. Dave"
Nothing but a button hook was in his
pockets. What became Of his 500 does not
appear. Risby was 20 years old His
father, who died five years ago, was in
cd circumstances and for many years was
employed in the United States Assay Office
m his city. RISKY had tried to kill himself
twice before. Elm December, 1878, he fell
~ love with Miss Jessie Hunt, who gave
music lessons to his sister He asked her
to marry him but she refused. He finally
met her in his mothers parlor alone. He
took the razor from his pocket and threat.
ened to Kill her unless she promised to
marry him. He forced her to accom-.
paUy him TO the house OF
the Rev. Samuel II. Virgin, at No. 200 East
124th street, where they were married. The
marriage was annuied and he was sent to
the Elmira reformatory. He was released
on parole in October, 1880, In May, 1881,
the reformstory officials wanted him for
some misconduct, and policeman went to
his house to arrest him. In the Harlem
station, where he was taken, he fred pis.
to at policeman and then shot himself in
the left breast. He recovered in two
months. His other attempt at suicide was
in the house Of cousin, when he drank
laudanum. Since then his mother says that
he behaved himself, having given up the
habits OF dissipation which are sad to have
unsettled his mind. Lately he had been
attentive TO Miss Emma Sawyer, who is
vice. principal Of apubic school and lives
at No. S75 Sixth avenue. He wanted her
to marry him, but it is said sac refused
him. RISKY had occasional employment In
the Pension Bureau Of this city.