San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-01-21
ST. LOUIS LETTER.
ST.. Louis, Mo. Jan. II, 1886.

| 49, SANSt'b ]'IO' 0"A' - - NSSN'
ED. FREE PREss:-The record Of
murder in st. Louis for the past three
weeks makes it difficult for your cor
respondent to determine where and
how to begin and how to end the
bloody narrative. The whole story
may DO told in tho scene witnessed
this morning, corner of 9th street
and Clark Avenue. A filthy saloon
with window glasses broken, q poo
of blood upon the pavement, detail
of police patroling the premises, @
fow debauched and bloated men and
women looking on with vulgar dis
course and laughter, a hasty coroner'a
inquest, new inhabitant added to
"murderers row" and this is ALL II
is the story of every night.
Reverend DR.. H, d. Jardine, Epis-
copal clergyman of st. Marys church
at Kansas City, in this state, deposed
by an Ecclesiastical court for alleged
immoralities, came here last week to
appeal to Bishop Robertson for O re-
hearing-the Bishop refused, and
the next morning the handsome and
refined DR.. Jardine was found dying
in the vestry of DR.. Geo. G. Belts
church. His death, by chloroform,
is undoubtedly the work of his own
hands, an appeal by the broken heart
ed clergyman to that High Court OF
Eternal Judgment. Rev. DR.. Belts,
his true friend, had the remains con-
veyed back to Kansas City,and there,
on yesterday, before vast and weep
ing throng, like Marc Antony over
his dead Caesar, delivered o most ter
rible arraignment Of those merciless
accusations which had literally drove
his poor friend to death. He boldly
de6ed his dead friends enemies to re-
sent what he said, He begged those
cowardly wretches whose "vicious
wagging tongues" had hunted their
victim into the grave to come forward
now and gaze upon their homicidal
work. They had not, he said, the
manhood of Brutus to face their foe
oven in death. 1t was indeed an aw-
full rebuke against those who eighty
impugn reputation.
The sermon" was interrupted by
groans, lamentations and frequent
but suppressed applause. There was
absolutely not fearless man or wo-
man in thespacious and sacred edifice.
OF course the 'sermon" Of DIR. Belts
has created profound sensation
throughout the state and country and
will result in terrible clerical row,
and certain it is that Bishop Robert
son hath need Of all his friends in this
perilous hour, for it is such eminent
divines as Doctors Schuyler. p. G.
Robert and Belts that have nailed
their oolors TO the masthead, in this
unfortunate conflict and defense of
the life and memory of their dead
brother.
Churles Wilson will be hanged for
murder in our city Jail yard tomorrow
morning. Your correspondent visit
ed the unhappy man this morning by
special permission of the guard or
Death Watch, who remain with him
to the last moment
Sadie HAYS the woman who muir
dered Sergt. jerks has been respited
for a few days. The cold weather
experienced here for the past few
days was indeed frightful The Their
mOmoter went down to n degrees
below zero. The rivers are allfrozen
solid. railroad trains are delayed. bus
Iness Is dali, theatres arc doing no
business, society = keeping very qui-
q with an occasional -kcttledrum"