The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-10-19

Took he Rough ON Rats Route.

Took ho Rough on Rats Route.
On the morning of the 9Th inst. Leonard
Wright was found dead in bed at his ROOM,
No. 236 East Seventh street, st. Paul.
having suicided by taking q dose Of rough
on rats. He came to st. Paul about two
months ago from Chicago, where he had
been employed for years by Partridge
Bros. the extensive dry goods dealers. He
had formerly been an end man in a min
strel show, but owing to weak lungs his
voice gave out and he could not sing. He
43 years old and unmarried. Since
coming to st. Paul, he played the horses
at the fremont exchange. In this WY he
lost oil his money and became Respondent.
Several days ago he threatened suicide,
saying that he had nothing more to live
for. For the last two weeks he had been
without money, and a young man named
George Bernhard had been holding him
up" Recently he gave him the address of
Mrs. Nellie Andrews, Kingston, ILL.,, who,
he said was his sister. and he told Bern
hardt to keep the address for fear some-
thing might happen to him. Friday night
he complained OF feeling sick, and some
jamaica ginger was administered. He
then said he felt better, and apparently
went to sleep. Saturday morning at 8
o'clock, when Bernhard left him, he still
appeared to be asleep, but he probably was
dead. Coroner Quinn was notified, md
he found in the bureau drawera box of the
fatal powder. Underneath the box was
the following telegram:
st. Paul, Oct. 5.-Mrs. Sarah Creamer.
Maynard, Iowa.-Good-bye, and God
bless you and forgive me. Your boy,
LEONARD.
The telegram had evidently never been
sent. Who the lady mentioned is did not
appear, but it is believed to be either his
mother or q sweetheart. The body was
taken to the morgue and the sister notified
of the affair.
Narrow Escape OF Minneapolis Fire,men.
One day last week while the Minneapolis
Third street steamer NO. 81 was on the
way to the Glass block fire, the horses
turned abruptly at the intersection of
Fourth street and Nicollet avenue, owing
to q disarrangement Of the harness, plung-
ing the trucks Of the steamer against the
support Of the illuminating arch next to
no 9NACO1AoV GNuSlOuul Ouuks III uu luSlAQI
this great mass of heavy gas pipe and gas
globes in the arch fell to the street with a
tremendous crash, just as Chief Stetson
was driving under it. Lookers-on expected
to see the faithful officer killed instantly,
but he saw the danger just i'll the nick Of
time. and bent forward Just as one section
of the arch grazed his left shoulder, and
crashed through the seat and rear part Of
his wagon. 1t was a frightfnl experience
even for the spectators, and the chief cam
not be blamed for turning a trifie white
when he realized the narrowness of his
escape from instant death. Ordinarily
there are scores of people and teams at
the corner where the accident occurred,
but that day was an exception. No one
was injured by the unexpected downfall of
the arch. The steamer escaped without
any other damage than the loss of the
trucks. Assistant Chief Engineer Runge
was driving ahead of Chief Stetson. He
was struck on the left arm by one Of the
falling pipes and his forehead was cut by
the heavy cap, which was forced down over
his face. His shoulder was badly burned
but he remained on duty. Several of the
horses were more OF less cut by the falling
globes, and Joseph Rake, the driver of the
steamer, was cut in several places by
broken glass.