Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-30
Suicide Of Charles Ruprecht.

His DEAD BODY FOUND IN HIS ROoM-HE BAD not
BEEN SEEN on THE STREET SINCE THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS
This morning, about IL O'clock Mr. Schlosberg.
who owns the premises, No. 1915 street north
west, sent his to the room OF Charles Ruprecht
an umbrella member, located in the third story of
the back building to collect the rent OF the room,
not having seen or heard OF the tenant since De-
cember 25th. when he came into Mr. Schlosberg's
TO pay his rent Young Mr.. SchloSberg found the
door closed, and calling on coored boy, Jesse
Carter, they procured ladder, on which the boy
mounted, and looking in the window saw
THB BODY OF RUPREcHT
lying near pallet on the floor and pool OF blood
near his head. Officer Nicholson was at once called
and forced the door, when he found in the hand OF
deceased tightly grasped an Excelsior fve-chamber
revolver OF 90 caber, two loads having been fired.
There was carefully laid on the sill Of window
g. and near the body on the floor was y cents
more. DR.. Harttgan was called and examined the
body. Some force was required to get the pistol
from the hand Of the corpse, and careful exami-
nation showed that he had inflicted
WOUND IN HIS RIGHT TEMPLE,
some inches in depth, which must have caused In
slant death. He had apparently arranged himself
for the coffin, for his two feet were close together
and his left hand open and laid on the breast.
While the right arm, with the pistol firmly
grasped IN the hand, had fallen in natural position
WHAT IS KNOWN OF THR DECEASED.
He was man about fifty years Old But little
was known by the other inmates OF the house in
reference to him. He took the room from Mr..
SchloSberg on the 9Th OF August last and stated
that ne had travelled much in Pennsylvania, max
ing his home in Philadelphia, and he was nearly
always out at his business The room showed
EVIDENCES OF POVERTY,
the mattress on which Ruprecht had laid being
very thin and scantily supplied with covering. A
coal stove was In the room, also box containing a
few articles; but no clothing was about the place
Sn6 haA
the box an account book with the National Savings
Bank showing credit for s11. 1t is thought that
he had been dead for at least three weeks.
CHARGE OF INSTRUMENTATION <. Richard
son, colored was charged in the Police Court to
day with eMbeZzlcment, and through his counsel
Mr.. Campbell Darlington. waived an examination
and gave $500 bonds for the grand jury Richard,
son has been secretary OF Bloom OF Youth lodge,
No 1885, G. L. O. 0. F.. and 1t is alleged he embez
lied money belonging to the lodge.
MARR1AGE LlcESsEs-Marr!age licenses have been
issued by the clerk of the court to Leonard B. Jay
and Mabel Green; Charles Hamilton and Julia
Miles; George Michel, OF Martinsburg, w. Va, and
Mary MI Baltz John Harrison and Frances Johnson;
wellington r. SmOns, OF Utica, \. Y. and Marietta
Cough, OF West Point, n Y; Walter s Castle and
Mary Grim. both OF Leesburg Va. BENJAMIN C. Jen-
klnS, OF Hancock, Md, and Naomi h Mondy: David
T. Glasco and Amelia Jankey, of Deer PARK. Nd:
Frederick Welcker and Bette Schooling; James
Jordan a nan and Lizzie Hurd Colbert McDonal Beach
and Sarah E. Garrison, both OF Alexandria; Andrew
Z. Craig, OF Philadelphia, Pa, and Elizabeth q.
Johnson; Nathaniel Bryan and Frances Norman: H.
>. Lauroach and Laura " Watson.
BILL FOR PROFESSIONAL SERvIcEs-To-day In
the Circuit Court, the OF Dr. L. Eliot agt. Bar
services rendered Miss Columbia Mahoney, who
was run over by the horse bf defendant in Apr1l
last at the corner OF 7th and streets Mr.. Barber
was some months since prosecuted for reckless
driving In the Criminal Court, and acquitted.
Affairs in West Washington.
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