Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09

Young JOHN y. LEIGH DRIVEN TO suICIpE.
special TO the New York World from Philadel-
ph., March :, says: The secret OF the recent sui
chse OF young John +. Leigh, at his home In Clif
ton, y. j., has Just come out, and Is attended by
SENSATIONAL and dramatic disclosures Young
Leigh was employed as clerk In the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Co.'S 0fnce, in this CITY, and lived with
Fencioles' ball In this city, Leigh approaebea an
Intimate friend, who refused 70 take his hand. An
explanation was demanded, ana young Leigh
Sonal character were aroat In tine community
HIS face flushed and he pronounced the reports
MALICIOUS slanderS He demanded the name OF the
InAn who had circulated the reports ana was told
~ was Dr. Deape, young dentist OF this cIty
Leigh al once went 20 DIR. Deane in company with
his friends but DR.. Deane refused TO retract He
then Threatened suit but his father discouraged
him. saying: "A suit viii bring nothing but scan
dal Go and live 10 down" Leigh went back 10
his ONCE, was promoted, but found this anopy-
nous letter one morning on his desk:
-sIk: The story about you Is becoming generally
known. IL has reached the railroad ONCE and will
sOot be known 10 your employer OF course nc win
dismiss you In addition 20 this, IL will be pub
1saed In ruil In sundays papers IL will take
81. 0oo TO hush the matter up ana prevent IT,
The young man al once went again 10 his father
who said: We'll, Jack. n that's the way they treat
n man 10 Philadelphia I'm glad you left IL. GO
Nest, my boy, and Will advance you the money
10 e1y farm, and Will advance you other amounts
as long a. you heed them There was long talk
an the family circle that night ana the young mar
Hnaly accepted his fathers proposition deciding
10 90 10 Topeka, Kan, where some relatives lived
Jack, does your head ache?r s.No " he replied
patheticaliy, "but my heart does
IL. as along toward morning that his sister,
~ho occupied an adjoining bedroom, heard the
pistol shots She awoke the family and they fonnd
HIN oeedlng 70 death, with two wounds over mis-
heart. Dr. Deane said tonight that he had no re-
tra6uon I'd make. Since the JOung mans sad
Death kilograms Of sorrow have been rr,,eIved nv
tho family IRON all over New jersey His uncle -
Judge Van sJckel, Of Jersey CITY, President or me
National Bank OF clinton, OF which his father Is
Sice-presidenI soue OF his iriends in this cify
nr
preston under which he was labortuV they ySou,a
gladly have given him their assurance ~ ccos
dence. The nighs before his death he said.
II ather, many OF the friends had Iuad, in ihe
city, when they passed me on the streets OF late
would simply stare at me and nod. / cannot ~,
IL longer. IL - killing me-"
PITCHER CaKUrHERs GErs M.RKryp -Rohhv
Caruthers. brooSlyn's crack baseball pitcher for
whose release bigger price was paid tnan for
MiGe keiiy's. WAS married In Chicago "Wednesday
night " Miss M,nnie banks. the daushte OF w y
banks, an internal reye0Jle inspector They len
ioT brooklyn Immediately after tue wedding.
Don't judge b. appearances \ brand new coat
may cover wire dummy.
Dr. Hattie Allen, of Waterloo. Ia. has been
elected nh The place OF assistant Professor az
nnsslicine In the [ University OF Michigan.
.WiIl you lose me when I'm Ode sang the ancI-
ent so1oreite. "bDw olds" came IN u shrill voice
frOm the gallery. The singer ana not reply, but
tie audience smiled when the curtain dropped
showing century plant In full o!oon----Ne,c York
truphtc.
rhe Indiana democratic state convention viii be
held In Indianapolis April ri, NJ which time IA
state tckSs VIII Dc nominated and delegates 10 the
national convention selected
The Atlanta beard Of aldermen yesterday killed
the measure ;0r free books to tue public schools
Rush University !0r rrlVr,d students. at Holly
Springs. Miss. was DESTROYED by FIRE yesterday.
Loss ,0Oo. A me library was burned.
A lire at CGlpepef. Va. destroyed several build
ingA ircluding the one occupied oy the -idroHce
newspaper.