Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-23
4 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Young Married Man Murders His
Mistress
AND THEN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
The Shock Prostrates His Bride of Three
Months So Her Life is
in Danger

CHICAGO, Ills, January 2Z.-Charles a.
Cloves, wealthy young married man,
shot and killed Blanche Grey, an inmate
of disreputa5!e house at No. AL South
Clark street this morning and then killed
himself Cloves father died at Spring
field about year sgo and left him for.
tune estimated at $l00O 900. For several
years he has spent much time in Chicago
and made many acquaintance, spending
money freely. He WAS very handsome
man Of strong build, fine eyes and rich
dark hair and moustache. His mother
now lives in Hyde Park, aud with her is
Cloves wife, whom be married scarcely
three months ago.
THE Girl
whom he shot has been an inmate Of the
house two years. She was very pretty,
with wealth OF black hair and large lus.
trous eyes. She had petite form and
dressed in good taste. She is described
as having been quiet and temperate. At
the house it was said that she has been
Cloves mistress for six yeara. He asso.
ciated with her in Peoria and Springfield
and brought her to Chicago. 1t is stated
that the direct cause OF the shooting WAS
the girls upbraiding him for hls marriage
The wife whom Closes married so short
time ago is ssid TO be 6 most eslimsble
lady, and the shame and horror OF the oc.
currcucn utterly pros;rated her and fears
are epiertalhed tor her life.
There il - little doubt as TO
THE CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY.
Cloves had lived with Blanc for near.
Iy ak gears About three months ago he
was married in New FORK, aud since then
be and hia misress have had frequent
quarrel3. The girl was known only under
the name OF blanche Gray" and very
little il known Of her previous history.
She his lived at No. Ill Clark street, for
about two years, during which time che
has often been absent fer several weeks
with Cloves, who had brought her to Chi
cogo from Springfield. Ill. A reporter
called ut Cloves ia'e home a. three O clock
this morning, whore he awakened The
young wilog Ct Cloves, a ps.ite, dark
haired woman With handsome features, but
whose face disclosed trouble and pain.
The reporter Only informed her that her
husband he'd had some difficulty with
woman. Soon af.erward Mrs. Cloves, &C
companed By Ter uncle, O middle aged
gentleman, drove 10 the central police sta
tion, where the exact facts we're learned.
Entering the carriage, they were driven
quickly away. As showing the
RELATIONS BEIwEEN CLOVES AND HIS MIS-
TRFss
in her room life s!z5 portraits o. tie woman
and Cloves hung 2Pon one Of the walls,
aad upon tae IaJ!eS and dressing case
s.ooi bats Of cosIy bric-a-brsc which he
had given her at various times. In the
ears Of the corpse on the bed we're magnif-
cent pendants and ;he fingers were loaded
with rings studded with gems, hll Of them
presents from the man who had us. seat
both Of their souls into yteFGity. The
woman Of the kol9a mad scarcely realized
what h2d happened before lieutenant
with IL equad OF arnory police arrived :sith
patrol wagons. The two dead bodies were
placed on stretchers and carried out past
the groups of weeping women who stood
en- the stairway. The remains of C!oSea
and his mistress were both tageu 20 the
morgue, where they WI, reasin 'j!l sit.f
the Inquest.
IRlaejlately after Clo-es' body was re.
moved hack A.,..iived ut the house con-
islHin0 Gf.,e young men, friends OF Cloves.
Iney were in the Drum" saloon when
they we're notified OF the affair, resort
which had been freQuented By Cloves and
men OF his class.