Telegram-herald., 1886-11-15
GONE TO THE DOCS
The Clerk Of the Police Court
Ruined by Cards aao
Whisksy.
4 BRILLIANT LOCAL Ei-JOURAaLIST
Alfred 3. Tozer's Downfall Short in
ftis Accounts With the C,ty-Tne
Distressing Concl'ion or
his Family

"Oh Alfred A.ffed. why 30 yon n0t come
home 10 your darling wife ana poor lltie
ehldrea such vas TIE cly u Z p4.e
worn out. weak looking woman Of ml4ils
4ze - she paced back saEd and l0gs sala ln q
dm.y lighted apartment a. 10. ss Octave
about IL clock Saturday ulglt Inr a.
sent one for ~h0m sac Nss cAi.Bs ll lAe
hour Of Gispzir Uss Alfred j. Io11f clerk
OF the Police Court OF This city NJ iozer
wss formerly one 0f the abirst Newspaper
iasn here AID held responsible positions on
rL1 Criuuct if+-s auu daily L,aso.ft tlI 1
number " years. Tor some months pas.
The habit ~ drinking L4. increased upon
him anl he hA- alsJ become al IaFrtrr .te
gambler he las oeen An9wn 10 play faro
night after night, oi.ou winning Aultl-d.
of dollars auu losing = .lke uuauut tle
same night Nlgnt after night le l.s re-
manned away tf0M aoule and las nlit ~
gradually sauA under tle -rrilB 0i .ra as
she ant their three little children ul 70 ~.if-
ieE from even tlr most common url es-lt.es.
Often uruu Der pclI~l knees fiit slr ncsre.t
him 10 remaln a. home WITH her il-ieaI sf
going tlt 60 gamble away lIs u1uef all
with 10 The happin-ss Of family BI it
wa al IN vain, tle habit has ia4-a such a
strong hold upon this man that Ae Leels
no- even the eutreafies of those he once
loved dearly ON one occasion af.er
hi. wife had begged Airl ia this msaner -
siav with her be took lom mis- pocket a
small vial. labeled poison aat void her
that IL be was not home o. 20 D clock that
evening she would know that be- hai S.lied
himself The woman thought l. Nas only
su idle threat. tut rs the hours wanei and
ne lid not return. she became e-eaLv 4si-
tated, aud abON- clock ia tle morn lg
sent for = neigh Dor. and told him AaI Nr
I0LeT bat killed himself an. tl-u 0esar 90
prepare a bed Ou which - iaV thp corpse ~
her deed husband when it should BE-
| brought horne. As soon as % became day.
| light the neighoor FASTENED down town and
| inquired for Nr. IO-er and wls Inf)rued
! by "A friend that be had ilsf been seen IN p
gambling room considerably intoxicated.
| This state OF affairs continued until within
| the past month IOzer has lDs- heavily al
the gaming table, and IL the last meeting of
| the Common Council the committee On
claims ana accounts reported a shortage in
| the accounts Of tie Clerk OF The Police
| COurf Inis was the means Of arou-ing the
curiosity Of Mayor Dikeman, who besln 10
make inquiries as % the character Of Sir.
| IOzer Last Wednesday two gentlemen,
Who reside near Ar Toz.rs residence,
waited on the Superintendent 81 Police aad
! informed him Ot the condition OF his family,
and said thar Mrs. Iozer vas OH the verge
| Of insanity. SuperuI eudent Perry asked
| them TO cal TIE next dav. and in the mean
| time requested the Msvr, a-s: -
| Dygerl 10 be present AZ MS office 20 hear be
sOry told By these men. This Was done,
.nd still T0zer played on at the fascinating
| green cloth regardless Of his honor or the
| suffering OF his family. Saturday evening
| abOut ll.JO a woman heavily vel ed WAS
| shown into the private office Of the Super
| intendent of lOlice, and az the door closed
behind her and Chief Perry. she showed
/ evident signs OF excitement and tremDled
rs she said "'fr Perry, know you well.
ard / am lady here in the inierst Of a
| suffering woman Ms Tozer DO YOU
| know here that wretch Of a husband Of
hers is'' Mr. Perry informed her that he
did not but would endsavOr 20 ascer a.n hjs
! whereabouts She then Continued and told
! how Mrs Iczer was in fra1'ic condition.
and that some OF her friends were Obliged
! 20 keep watch over her, as she had threat
| ened To take her own life. The yelled ia3y
| then departed. and the SUPERINTENDENT in
| company with a detective. visited the
| gambling resorts throughout n, ci,y. IN
search Of the man who had thus cruelty
wrouged his family and lost all regard Tor
! his own honor.
4 tour OF the gambling houses was begun
| and Va continued until late hour sunday
| morning without finding the missing man,
| although IL was learned that Tozer had been
| seen IN nearly sll tae gambling places al
| different times during the evening and at
| one place II wss found that he had unsuc-
| Nr Tozer returned home Yesterday morn.