Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-09
From Afiluence to Beggary Through
Drink.

PITTsBURG, May Sth-Y Yestcrdav after
noon, William Fl. Cook, whose remarkable
history has made him one of the charac-
tors OF the city, committed suicide in low
dive by shooting himself in the temple
Cook vas civil engineer Of wide reputa-
ton, and was years ago considered one Of
Pittsburgs foremost men, when he pos
sessed property valued at $3.50, 600. His
wife died and in a short time attcrward
Cook became so dissipated that he lost his
social standing. This made him more
| reckless, and one day he found himself
without money or friends. Nine years ago,
while intoxicated, a former friend taunted
! HIM concerning his condition, when Cook
! drew revolver and shot the man dead.
For this he served five years in the Peni-
| tentiary. After his release he reformed
! for a time, but woman with whom he be-
came infatuated died, and after that he ap-
! peared 10 have no care for himself One
cold night he fell on the street ard lay
there until morning. He was nearly
frozen, and both of his legs had 10 be
amputated Since then he has been COM
mon street beggar In the days of bis
| prosperity be often mace presents to his
| friends worth thousands OF dollars. Yes
| terday the only woman who lad word of
! pity for him in death was Rose Fullerton,
/ a degraded woman.
The Pittsburg Trunk Mystery Cleared Up.
! CHICAGO, May Sth.-I.ast night the police
! here were confident that they have solved
| the mystery surrounding the death of FL
| lippo Caruzo whose BODY was found in a
| trunk at the depot IN Plttsburg. The evi-
! dence was furnished by little girl, and FIVE
important arrests were made IN the even
ing. The suspects are Sicilans of the
| lowest class and none of them can speak a
word of English. Their names are Angus
tine Comoato, Antonio Camirito, John
AZzro and Sylvestinc and Bove IngnaZio.
The three last named are residents where
the murdered man was last seen week
ago last Thursday. Camirito and Comoato
are respectively husband and brother to
! the woman, Victoria Camirito who was
arrested in New York
A week ago last Thursday Minnie Cochett,
twelve-yearold girl living in the vicinity,
says she saw Filippo Caruzo enter the house
OF the suspects above named. About an
hour afterward, she says, she saw man
carrying large trunk admitted to the
house. Her description of this trunk
| leaves little doubt that it is the one in
which the corpse of Caruzo was shipped
to Plttsburg. The man Jarado, whose ar
rest IS reported from New York, and who
apparently followed the trunk and its
ghasuy contents to Pittsburg, thence con
unuiDg his journey east, is regarded by the
police here as beyond doubt one Of the
men present At the murder of Caruzo. il
not the lnStigator of the crime
Grant Still Working.
New YORK, May sth-General Grant
went to sleep between IL and Il clock
last night. During the night he took
nourishment twice. He slept sever hours.
I waking between I and this morning. Tha
General dressed about 9 o'clock. and began
| arranging his notes. He will continue
work on his book to-day
The AIuende Honorable.
CHICAGO. May sth.-The publication last
| week in the Chicago Ner,lst,er of a para.
graph rejecting on the private life of Nat.
Goodwin, the actor, has been the occasion
OF considerable comment here. Greatly