Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-25

Danlti ID. hlenefdsOn, former resi-
dent OF this city wss buried In Whining
ton and Braudywire Cemetery last Sat
urday, the funeral being private.
This Is q cad ending of wrecked life.
A lew years ago Richardson left this city
and settled In Philadelphia. He was at
that time man OF means and character.
After living In Philadelphia q short time
he embarked In the morocco tauning
business with friend. The firm ihrived
for awhile, but about two years ago be.
came embarrassed and after battling
amidst q stormy sea Of creditors were
compelled to give up the ship of business
and make All assignment. This was the
beginning OF RichMdson's downfall. He
began 10 drink and squander what little
be had, and when his effects were search.
ed after his death there was not even a
penny found.
After he failed In business Richardson's
wife left him ON account Of his dissipa-
tion, and about year ago began suit for
divorce, VIII CHI Is now pending. Mrs.
Richardson has been wing somewhere in
the neighborhooG OF Eleventh street and
Girard avenue slice then, aud It is said
abs has never seer her husband since the
suit has been Instituted, although Rich
ardson has been llyiog only few squares
away, at III Ncrlt Tenth street.
Several months ago be took up his
residence at the house on North Tenth
street, Philadelphis, with a woman of
bad repute, but previous to this he had
been given money enough by his friends
10 buy the United States Hotel, on Main
street, Mauayunk Richardson soon ran
this venture In thp ground, aud last May
did not have money enough to make 6p-
plication for license. He disposed Of
the hotel aud went to his North Tenth
street companion, with whom he spent
the purchase money.
On Saturday, the 10Th instant, he made
an attempt to commit suicide, but the
prompt actloa ofa phi sician saved his
life. As be was n W moneyless aud de-
spoudent, the women on Tenth street
were anxious to ges rid of him, and for
that purpose the proprletress of the house,
with one of the iama'cs went to Mrs.
TiHe Helms apartmen. house, llO9
Brown sueet, and secured furnished
room for Richardson, representing them
selves as his "sister" aud "cousio. y
They paid for the room In advance, and
on sunday Ri harrison took possession oi
the room.
Mrs. Helm says That all we ek her LODGE
had received vi its from The two womei
aud mysterious young man. The latte
was with Richardson late on Thursday
night, having called at the house thortl!
before midnight. A visit AZ this hou
Mrs. Helm regarded as very singular
On Friday mornipg the mysterious mid
night visitor was at Mrs. Helms inquir
ing for Richardson. lie was told tina
the latter had not awoke yet and inyitet
up to his roou. This was about II
o'clock. When the door was thrown opel
Richardson was found lying over the sid
of the bed. Life was extinct w thou
makiug himself known the str4nger lcf
at once, aud not long after the allege,
sister and cousin call d aud empt!ed tn
mans p cbets Of AL letters aud papers
and when lraving acknowledged to Mrs
Helm thst they were not rrla,iv's Of III
sliGi.i-:. --t
1t was afterwards lelrnei hat Rlct
ardeon hal been a. the Tenth etreet hous
on the previous evening, and iD the pre-
snce of The women taken a heavy dose
y laud1num, which be told them wou'd
, sure 10 END his life He then returned
) Mrs. Helms, where he died some tin
) during the night. iuhardsun was yer
respcc ably connected, and has relative
: residing in this city.
Stop 1t at once. If you see you
nurse giving the baby eith"r laudanur
or paregoric, stop u at once. II yol
want a good medicine for your children