The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-22

Rev. u. -. Jar5tae. Late Ws~sot OF ~.
Nssy's Church IT karsss City. kills Him.
seis In the V-ssry of . Church ss So Losis
His History.
ST. LouI..Sanusry lI.-Qusse . .eusa-
ton va, Produced when late last n!<ht the
coroner announced that the Rev. II. II. Jar
dine, who Vas >ome weeks aro convicted
before an ecc.ss ss.ical cuur. q: Kansas
City. hst committed suicide here. 1, sp.
pear, that Mr.. Jardinc, since his arrival
her. some days a.o Ia consult with bis ~
torrey regarding his case. has been lodging
In the v-siry room OF Trinity Church. o:
day evening Nr. Jsrdine and his attorney.
Mr.. Harrison, and Father Be:ts hal A rEo-
ionged conference in tie ye-,!y room, daF-
In. which Sir. Harrison very decidedly
expressed IL. opinion fla. Bishop Rob
eT;.on wou.d no. grant NJ. jar
dire q rcheaTips % his case. Thts
had some eYec; upon Sir. Jsrdlne. and
he manifested considerable feeling. repeat
edy declaring his innocence Of the charges
fog which Re had been tried and The Justice
o.. his demand for 4 new tr a, bu; wien
Father Belts and Mr.. Harrison left ahou.
one O'Clock yesterday morning. i was y III
ont thought that sIr. Jariiue vas seriously
disturbed. When Father Belts arrived AZ
the church early Yesterday morning he
observed Mr.. Js.diI. st.l n bad. bur DID
not disturb him. and went on with ~ early
services. Later, he sexton ot the church
wen; Ia the vcstry room Ia wake MI. jar
dine and fouad hlm In r deep sleep and
Breathing heavily. He immediately called
Deacon Dyer, as stunt To- Father irtis.
who. on enter ns the room. detected ehloyO-
'crm ant sent for physicians. On the
arrival Of the doctors they discovered
that Mr.. JarliHe had taken chloioforn AMI
immediately adopted vigorous measures o.
restore him, bu, after three hours c~out!ng-
Gus effort, they We're obliged -
that the reverend gentleman was dead.
The Coroner Vas notified. and afie! hear ng
all ob:aiusb!e testimony. 4 verdi Of sni-
eide by cl!orolofm was rendered To"
bpdy Was prepared FOR burial aud now lies
in the vrstry room. IL viii b. tlSrn Ia
Kansas City for in.erment. The fact 81
the suicide was known To- hut few during
the day and received no public announce
msnt until the Coroner reported the case
late last night The case is likely 10 create
q :Ies; sensation In church circles.
TuE >Ews At KANSAS cry.
KANSAS CiTY, Mo-. January 1.-THE
news of Mr. Jardine's death was FIST Re
ceiycd in his city through a telegram sent
by Mr.. Johu Harrison, Mr.. jafdiuc'S at'nr-
nrv In ~. Louis. To Nj. J. Edward Lewis.
one OF Mr.. Jard'ne's yssiry men. a night
operafor AZ the Western Union Office. The
telegram simply stated that Mr.. Jardin.
died suddenly yesterday morning. aud Te-
ques,Cd that the other members of his YES
Try be notified. Tie telegram WAS received
about seven O'Clock last nisht. and TO
news II once spread through tie CITY. \
meeting f the vestry OF -. MAYS parish
WIS held al the church yesterday ai!rr-
noon. Before the intelligence .f MI.
.ia:d nc's death had been received,
presumably in anticipation o. SEN
,encc being pronounced uron Jar!ino hy
l. shop Robertson. The y,siTy refused TO
give any information regarding their pro
Greetings. -. Mars Church last evening
was dar!: and silent. To = REPORTER Who
called the person that resided lheI' tie
c.inrd very brHsqucly 10 giyc ans iui"!n1-
ton recagding Mr.. Jafdine's demise. b-sout
the mere fact that a telegram auuuUuciu.
iis death had been received. At Al saints
hospital n few members of the congregation
gathered AMI mingled their tears over the
sad news. They, however. declined - gIV.
anv information Of which they were 10 pos
session. Members OF the vsstry also To-
fused Ia tall. II Is understood, however,
that 4 committee 90 the yrstTy vii 20 In
-. Louis to-day. The reporter could no.
ascertain whether the funeral would ta.e
place in this city or elsewhere.
HIS CiII.
Nv. .'arIiuc's career ~ tbs city has been
written and rewritten 4 GoZ"n t.n-s. H.
rfc,cr-hip a; -. MaIy's CLu4cn beg ~
abGu. six years az" and fer Il tiUc there
were 10 serious disturbances IN ti" prf.h
and Nr. Jatdinc was apparently S~ti.,tac-
tory 10 his paIish4urcr>. Trouble bean
during .he summer ul 1856. when NJ. Jar
dimes resignation was Demanded hy Nrs-rs.
Sherlock and Shea, - well q. other ura,-
beers %. The vestTy. Il w. generally uu-
deIsto0d NJ that time tat tie resignation
was asked chiefly on account 81 ccTt+ip 1T
ua'istic practices q" which Mr.. Jasd ue was
add c'sd. Mr.. %.Ia:tlne declined Ia resign
ard o ai;erw secured I majority IN
the yesiry which rendered hs position stfe.
Mr.. John Mcdonald was then elected q
member al the ycstIy through the efforts
Of IL. minority. but his election WAS do
clarcd 20 b. Illegal by Mr.. .iaTdine aiHi
was disqualified. From that time CA
Mr.. JarIinc has iguTei prominently in the
newspapers. Charges against his moral
were made by his opponents. aui
Tire Times. for publishing certain in-.nu-
ationS against Nr. JaTdine's character. was
sued for libel. bal, the s;:, was subsequently
dismissed. In December. 1854. bishop
Robertson appointed a commission 'o in-
vrs'igate the charges against the rect1! q!
-. ,iary's. hut the commission did no: con
slider him liable 10 TTcsentfnent for tI.sl.
Teen SIR. John Sh-a issuei a pamphlet.
''Trsth -. Jariine.' i'm which be charged
SIR. Jafdine with gross iinmora'iiies. sir.
Shea WAS arrested and prosecuted for Grim
libel. bnt was acquitted, the jury hold
ing that the charges made a-ain-t Sir. jar.
din. were sustained b. evidence. In The
TIA fact tia; SIR. Jardine hal
served n term n ib. Nonroe pegIinu-
larry was published. This public. o. i
,hosEht 4" nave lFciuiieei his cass in the
MI. jariire rcSIEnei. cni tao VS.
try refused 20 accept his resignation. IL vs.
abou. this tMr TIA. his add ct}on To tie
rhloro.ornI habit became known. IN sisv-
n all .hr charges mad. against him ard :hs
lafs al AZ q Ilft u'F Ffia@N - itItf - vs."
man who m-de them OF iibsi. ibr o.Eer
EPISCOPAL c'ergJmeH Of tie city dcsuf1 D.
their Gu.y tn r-r~en; Mr.. JaTJin- f1r 'gai
before an ecc,esi-s:icai e0urL. After = four
weeks session he was founi Eutty ga
October .. Mr. 5artiue A.
pealed his case ~ the l. shop. sSs,nE faT 4
les ,r'zi on January 3 n-ho9 l;o5aTtson
his decision. refusing 80 app ~
Mr.. Jariar I.n this city fuT -.
'fu.. ,as, night mi remained there gait
he ,inlr 81 iis deat:I.
The following story - from New
York Couuiy. Pa ~ hils Emori
SirA>5augh. sced fourteen. ~as Ge.tng