Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-04-27
SUICIDE At BIadiNGHAM.
A Young Man FOrRes His Employer
Name and n lis Himself

A Young Man FOrges His Employers
Name aRd n lis Himself
BTRMGYGHAM, ALA, April 26 David
Brown, book keeper for D. Moore Il Co.,
dealers in lumb r, coal and wood, and
young man who has always borne an ex
cellent character, was found dying in his
room this morning from the effects of 40
over dose of morphine taken last might
with tue TO-. s.' while after his coGd'iiSSD ia the
diea Su stuteu that Bt6wn was short in
his cash account, and had signed his EN-
vloyer's name to note for $3.50, OF which
ne bad drawn the proceeds at the NAuona
Bank Of Birmingham. and which was uus'
that he believed his people, who i've a.
Keokuk, Iowa, would make everything
,ood. Browns father arrived here on b
business mission yesterday. Women and
gambling are cop pjectured as the cause oi
Browns shortsge, but nothing ts toInd ip
support of either by poth sis He had oaen
here about a year, aud enjoyed the tull
confidence OF his acqusintances.
Deceived by q TIusmith.
HAMILTON, ONr., April 26.-Jessie Siffors,
OF Bay City, came to Hamilton shor'
time ago aud became acquainted With
Robert Leeds, tinsmith. They were en-
gagged to marry at SIX o'clock last night
Leeds persuaded the girl to sell her turni'
,ure and Give him the proceeds aud bel
i welry. He then 500 the latter and lett
own yesterday morning.
aoedIums stone an Editors House.
sHELBYvGLLE, Ind., April 26.-The resi-
dence Of NJ. L. Lynn, editor OF the Green
back Herald, of tbs city, was soaed
f i6ay midnight by hoodlums. Muc
lam, ge was done 10 the windows and
,ioors, and several OF the missi ei went int
the house, but Lo one Was lDj lred. tn
Herald's attack on q demonstration by tn
hoodlums ct the recent election is supposej
| 10 have prompted the outfage.
7hey Wanted 10 Become had Men,
ELers, ILL-, April 26.-The police h ave-
ur eaithed q par y OF boys, from ten T.
| fourteen years of age, to whom wers traced
a series OF petty burglaries. Toe youths
had banded them elves togsther for th'
| purpose of thleving aud becoming bad meu
| seut rally. They are representatives OF re
| In fctabIs families. Consd-rab stoleu
| piCper,y found in their headq lsrters h4'
| 6een identified. The boys are all unds
| arrest. Reyolvers we're found on all o.
| them.
Men stood by and Enjoyed ft.
NEW YoRK, April 26.-Carl Bsoecke,
steersge passenger by the Amsterdam, go
drunk w1le the stsa was nearing port
| and insulted q female emigrant The wo
mans sister and about twenty other womet
| IN the steersge assisted in the efJrt l.
| zach Bentcke lesson, while the mel
| stocd by and refused TO interfere. B7n
| ,cke's hair was nearly pulled out, hl
| clothing torn TO shreds, and his face oadi.
| cut No before some Sedmen stopper tn
row. He severely hurt several OF the WI
| men With his fists. Upon the steamer
arrival Benecke was arrested and taken L
the Tombs.
| A Hu,baud KilIs His Wif,.
RocHEsTER, N. ", April 26.-M .tthe'
Schlssr, a G rman So years Of age, sho
and probably fatally wounded bis wife
Anna Schleer last night jealousy prooa
DIV caused the act. Scnleer cIs ms tns
msp shot herself in an attempt 10 CON III
suicide.
Guilty and Sentenced 20 Death.
SANDWICH, OSr, April 26.-Luke Pnipp'
charged with shooting his wife on fsrr
BOAT on the 10 b Q! last August, was foun
| JriIty of wiliul murder and sentenced
| ma hanged on the II b OF June.
Indicted for KiiliDE . Lusatic.
NEw YoRK, April 25.-rnoma' Brow
and Farmer Glynn have been indicted II
the murder Of Thomas Ritchie. uaatI
| ubo y.s shot and killed OIL Wards isiAn
ON Saturday.