Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-06
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
Erratic uiss CofIin,s Father.
TIE MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR N WI
MAs CnNcEENED II EARIN LEE.

TIE MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR IN WHICH He
CONCERNED N E.RLY LIFE.
CINCINNATI. Feb. Gil. LuC;us COrIiu, father OF
the erraiic Miss COriD, who died here "A few days
ago had himself somewhat curious career. For
years he had a gOOd-sized skeleton IA his private
closet. owing 10 an unfortunate shooting scrape
that occurred Ia his early LIE. AZ O'Clock ON the
morning % Tuesday, october =. 1856, the election
at which the late Hon. salmon l.. Chase was
elected governor OF ohio over VIM. MCdill Police
OricrT Charles DJrpn. the fith-T OF Hon. Charles
boron, one u the present members OF the legiSla-
ture from Hamilton county, was shot dead. The
circumstances were peculiar, and the shadow OF
that crime ,fU- coffin shot the unfortunate officer
like avcn<ing Nemesis haunted COflin ever
since m thu-e days there r,-shiei al the -ort H.
eist cOrnrTOf Sth ana John Mrs Hayes and Mary
Beard Luce COf.iH had eaten an oyster supper
with the ladies. and aS the knOwnOthing excite
IHrnt was NJ It's height they said they We're afraid
O. stay alone, anu lmpnrtuned young Colin TO re-
main al night lie willingly consented To stay
anu guard Inc ladies'
Az Ucl1,N the dDOr-bell rang violently but the
iuInI'sS refused 70 90 TO the door. Then the house
wts stoned ana Mrs Hayes said '.tDffin, give me
your revolver. III Tx that" CONN opened the
window 81 tle second story, and the man on the
street cried out. "IOU and your women come
down colin urged him To 90 away, but ne
would nor, and comm went down, saying, III see
n can st the man away The ladies' swore
they heard a voice saying, "IrI q Waterman"
then - shot, and DOrUn was found On the pave
IucDt dead.
Hon. Wu. :. Groesback. once Presidential can
diddt-, anu ''EuuUy" Johnson. who once rlnfOr The
EOserH1rship 20 OuiO, amt was a celebrated law
Yer, defended JOffin az the preliminary eNamlna-
lion. The grand jury never found bill. CONN
went t. california or the sandwich Islands re-
turning ia 1880 ar the time 81 his fathers deaf a
DJrOn hal "a By funeral. and his widow soon after
purchased a cory rp~drnC- iu the West End The
case has always btra locked upon Us mysterious
TEe SpccuIated ON spirit Tips.
HE lost LARGE FJKTCSE, ECT NEVER Won A CENT.
CmC AGO. ILL., Feb. G.-Dr. ". b. Farnham. for
twenty years dentist In this city, fell down
stairs at his home last Wednesday night and sus-
taIred serious Injuries. Last night he swallowed
a dos OF acGntte, and died In few moments. DR..
Farnham was . tall powerful man, with military
bearing. He had been SpiTituIliSt all his life
and heavy spec ulatOT ON the board for the past
ten years. His losses soon ruined him financially,
and his business which Tor several years was very
profitable. passed 20 other dentists In his Specu-
latiOns DT. Farnham always claimed TO he guided
b. the spirits. with whom he used Ia consult In a
closet at his home afeT business hours each night.
He lived Ia the hope Of winning immense Tor
tune, and, although he played desperate game
up 10 the day OF has accident. his wife says he never
won a cent. While he was diving Dr. Farnham
talked chcerIully % those about him.