Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-22
DOUBLE SUICIDE AT BALTIMORE,
An Old Man and His Wife Take Poison
to Avoid Paying Rent.
THE NEW YORK SCHOOL HORROR.
A Miscellaneous Budget Of MishaBs and
MiSdemeanOrS.
DETERMINED TO DIE.
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city, shot herself early this evening Il
front of the residence of former love
who had deserted her. Her story is a 70
mantle one. Born in Newport, and earl!
left an orphan, she was adopted by
wealthy farmer at Tifin, o., and given
good education in Catholic convent. He
foster parents dying, however, she wa
sent to a friend. One evening, about si1
years ago, when she was sixteen, she Wa
walking in the country when two young
men assaulted her. This shame so dis
graced her in her own estimation that sht
flung herself into the river but was rescued
by college boy. He fell in love with her
but she, still in misery over her injury ,rar
away and came to Cleveland. She fel
into good society through charitable
persons and married man named Minis
ter, who, however, turned out to be g
worthless fellow and deserted her. Hel
beauty attracted the attention of a man
named Luster, and he, falling in love with
her, married her and gave her a good
home. Previous to this she had fallen in
love with worthy young Hebrew of this
city, who neglected to keep his promises to
make her his wife, and she married Luster
in despair. The Hebrew followed her up
day by day, and finally induced her to
leave her husband. She did so and he in
'treduced her as his wife in society. A few
weeks ago he deserted her, and again being
penniless she took poison, but failed to
die. Tonight she sufficiently recovered,
and declared she would die on her lovers
doorstep. She may yet recover to try it
again.
"A DOUBLE SUICIDE.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 21.-A ghastly
discovery was made here in a house on
West Pratt street. Isidor Ferdinand Flatau
and his wife, an aged couple, were found
dead in bed and bottle labeled Prussic
acid, which lay between them, told the sad
story. One month ago they rented their
rooms in the house of George Golinghorst,
and the latter describes the old man as a
peculiar person and did not pay his rent
promptly, and on last Saturday Goling
horst told him that he must either pay up
OR move. He heard nothing more from
either of them until this morning when,
becoming alarmed at their long silence,
and hearing a dog barking furiously in
their apartment Golinghorst summoned
the police. The door was broken down
and the dead bodies discover
ed in state of decomposition.
They had been dead about two days. The
following letter addressed to the coroner of
Baltimore city was found in the death
grasp of the old mans hand:
- DEAR SIR: 1 consider it my duty to
notify you that and my wife were COM
pelled to commit suicide by taking lauda
mum. I arrived here from Richmond,
Va, two months ago, could not find any
employment, and my means are all ex-
hausted. Mr.. Golinghurst, my landlord,
and his wife, whom l owe on this rent So,
treated me last Saturday night in such
shameful manner as could be expected
only from the very lowest class of Dutch
men to whom they belong, who have been
shipped as paupers to this country. begged
both to give me another weeks
time and offered security, but they acted |
as brutes and would not listen to my ear
nest requests. 1 hope the few effects I |
leave will pay for our funeral expenses,
and we wish to be hHried together. On the |
table in my bedroom l leave watch and |
four pawnbroker's tickets. remain yours, |
IsADOR FERDINAND FLATAU,
ATTILIE FLATAU, (his wife).
Golinghurst denies having treated them |
shabbily. Few things were found in the |
rooms exec pting some old mahogony fur
nitrre, several Bibles, prayer books and
dictionaries.
DESPERATE DUEL.
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PIrTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 21.-Two coal
N iners at Turtle Creek, in this county
named John Watson and Michael Flynn,
quarreled over some feature of their work
and agreed to settle the difficulty by duel
with butcher knives. Accompanied by two
others as seconds they repaired to an ad-
jacent barn and at once stripped for the
fray. They were powerful men and noted
for their pluck. Watson commenced the
fght by cutting Flynn on the arm. The
latter retaliated by stabbing Watson in the
side of the neck. Both of them were soon
covered with blood which streamed from
many hideous gashes in various parts of
their bodies, but they continued to cut and
slash at each until they had to desist for
want of strength. Watson has about a
dozen wounds, some of them
serious if not fatal. Flynn Jared very
little better. He has a horrible cut on the
side of his face extending from mouth to
ear. The cut in his arm is also very seri-
Gus. They were removed to their homes
and surgical aid called in. It is doubtful
if either of them RECEIVERS. The barn floor '
after the fight was covered with blood,
which spursed almost to the ceiling. It
was one of the most desperate encounters
that ever took place in this vicinity. The
weapons used were butcher knives with
blades at least ten inches long. The fight
lasted about thirty minutes. When ended
so great had been the loss of blood that
the combatants were as weak and helpless
Is infants.
DELIBERATE MURDER.
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AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. 21.-New evidence
shows almost to a certainty that the sudden
death of Miss Almatia Heal, at Lincoln
vile, last November, reported in these
dispatches at the time, vas the result of
deliberate murder. Muri Heal Immediately
after became insane. In partially ration
II moment he explained that he gave his
laughter chamomile tea. On being asked
f he put ANYTHING in it. replied: sIf :