The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-26
Suicide of J. o. Weaver.

DALLAS. Tex, Dec. 2O.-Dr. Z. w. Nielsen
holder of York, Pa, brotherin-law of }. 0.
Weaver, senior member of a musical instru-
ment company, whose reason became sud
denly dethroned week ago, arrived in this
CITY to- day to look after and take back Mr..
Weaver, who for several days had been con-
fined in room y at the Grand Windsor Hotel,
where he was under the constant guard of
two policemen. Mr. Weaver recognized bis
broIher-in-law and in the intervals between
his paroxysms conversed nationally with him.
The Doctor concluded that he would not need
the assistance OF guard on the homeward
trip and made preparations to take his da-
parture on the night train, He went, ACCOM-
panied by Policeman Ramsey, to the St.
George Hotel, where he had registered, for
his valise, During their absence Policeman
Keehan, as was his custom, took the insane
man into the hotel corridor for walk for
few minutes.
Weaver conversed sensibly but turning on
the subject of the home trip, his weak point
developed, and, without the slightest warning,
he darted into his room and locked and thumb
latched the door, placing himself beyond the
reach of the policeman. The latter, seeing
the transom window closed, with no possibil-
ity of effectipg an immediate entrance, started
around to the rear, fearing that the insane
map would jump out of the window, in which
event the officer thought he might, if he got
to the yard in time, be able to break the fall.
A few minutes later DR.. Meisenholder and
Policeman Ramsey returned, accompanied by
a doctor. On opening the door a horrible
scene met their gaze. Mr.. Weaver, with his
throat cut from ear to eRF, Jay IN pool of his
life blood, breathing his last, 4 razor lay
| beside him on the floor, which DR.. Meisen-
holder recognized as one be had carried in his
valise.
Policeman Ramsey said to a reporter: ~
am satisfied that he meditated suicide all
through his insanity. In counting up his liza
with his assets. He used to say that they
would meyer take him home alive. There
was S11 900 INSURANCE on his life, $4,000 of
! which was in the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, 4 thonsand dollars Of it vas made
payable, he said, tn his wife, and the remain
der to his estate, He said his creditors were
trying to kill him to prevent his making his
life insurance payable to his wife.
| Mr.. Weaver was about 38 years old, and
had been married ten years on the 10th of
this month. Coroner Schulz held an inquest
The jury, after taking some evidence in accor
dance with the above facts, adjourned until
this morning, DIR. Meisenholder was almost
prostrated by the horrible tragedy. He is to
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Near White House, New Mexico on Satur,
day morning, company of U. 8, Cavalry
under Lieutenant Fountain were ambusbed
by hostile Indians Surgeon Maddox and
priyates Collins, Gibson, Hutton and McMil-
Ian were killed,
A man supposed from papers found upon
him to be l.. S.>.Kempell, of Sydney, Me-
braska, was arrested'at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
on Saturday night. He said he was en- route
TO Washington to kill Cleveland, in order to
rid the country of Democrats.
William Graham, bachelor, living near
Clinton, Wisconsin, was confronted on Mon
day night by masked robber, who compelled
bin, at the point of pistol, to give up $4,000
which be had in the house. Henry Lawson,
a neighbor, has been arrested on suspicion.
DR.. D. G. Briptop, ofPhiiadslph;a, has been
announced as Laureate Of the Societte Assert
game de France for 1885 and has been awarded
its annual medal for his learned works on the
native, or what We usually style the aborigi-
nal, languages of America. DR.. Brinton is
the first American, we believe, to be thus
honored by the Societte Americaine, which
for nearly thirty years has taken an active IN
terest in our aboriginal ethnology and anti
quities, and is the recognized leader in those
studies in France.