Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-12
SUICIDE OF A MARINE.
He Prefers Death to Life in the Bar
racks.

racks.
HE WAS YOUNG MAN, cHAFIye UNDER THE Dis
cIPLrNE, AND DESERTED BEING CAPTURED
AND CONFINED IN A PoLIcE-sTAT1oS CELL, HE
TAKES POISON.
Just five months ago Chas n. Mcintyre, .
young man, then a citizen of Charleston, w.
Va, registered his name at the recruiting Of
fee OF the marine corps and became marine
for five years. Like many other marines, he
complained to his friends Of bad treatment re-
ceived and often wished that he had never en-
tered the service. On Inauguration day McIn-
tyre, with other marines, was sent out to take
part in the parade. Once when the line
halted he left the ranks and went into saloon
and got drink. For this conduct Mcintyre
was given five days in irons in the guard
house. His five days had expired, and yester-
day morning he was placed on guard duty at
the barracks
DISCRETION
He watched his chance, and when his COM
handing officer was out of sight he dropped
his musket and went from the building, with
the intention of again becoming private citi-
zen. As soon as he was missed from the barracks
message was sent out offering a reward
OF $40 for his capture. Acting Corporal Nc
Donald went in search of the deserter and was
with him near a house of ill-fame, on Maryland
avenue, about o'clock last night, when Police
man Mcnamara came along. Mcintyre was in
citizens clothes. but Mcdonald gave the officer
the Tip" and the deserter ran into house,
but before he could get out through the back
door
THE POLICEMAN CAUGHT HIM.
He wanted to go upstairs, as the officer thought,
to get something, probably a revolver, but the
latter would not let him go and took him to the
station. He was quiet when taken before Lieut..
Vernon and gave up knife, which, he said,
was all he had in his pockets He requested
the lieutenant to keep him in the station over
night and not send him back to the barracks
until this morning. The lieutenant had no OBJ
lection to complying with his wish, and McIn-
tyre was led to one of the cells in the rear. Be-
fore his arrest he told some persons that he
would.
KILL HIMSELF RATHER THAN RETURN
to the barracks. When questioned by the sta
ton clerk, the prisoner had but little to say
and showed no signs of intending to injure
himself. When placed in the cell he asked for
a cup of water and requested the officer in
charge to allow the cup to remain in his cell.
The request was not unusual one and the
cup was left in the cell with him. The station
clerk and officer took their seats behind the
rail, and were waiting the arrival of another
prisoner or to receive a telephone message.
Hardly had fifteen minutes elapsed before
Clerk Voss was attracted to the cell room by
the dropping Of tin cup. He went to the
marines cell, where his saw the PROSTATE form
of the young man lying upon the concrete floor.
HE WAS IN CoNvULsIoNs
and his appearance indicated that he
had but few minutes to live. The cell
door was opened and policeman sent for a
physician, but before he arrived the young
mo fra6 do L.
small bottle which was broken. From this
bottle, labeled poison, the prisoner had taken a
deadly drug. News of his death was sent to
the barracks and number of his comrades
called during the night to see his body. Some
of them corroborated the statements made by
Mcintyre, before his death, concerning the
treatment he had received. The coroner in
vestigated the case to-day and gave a certificate
of death from suicide. The body was subse-
quently turned over to the government officials.
WHAT IS SAID AT THE MAYNARD.
Marine officials at the navy-yard state that
the deceased joined that post only on the Goth
of February, and that his short career there
was anything but credltable. Immediately
after coming there he was given liberty, but
did not return until 9:20 the next morning, IA
hours and 20 minutes over liberty. For this
he was given ten days in double irons and forty
days restriction. He was released from i'm
prisonment just in time to take part iu the in
augural procession. but left the ranks without
permission, handing his gun to comrade For
this act of insubordination he was given five
days on bread and water. The day after his
release he deserted, so that out of eighteen
days service in Washington he served fourteen
in the guard-house. He appeared morose and
sullen. and the officers are inclined to believe
that his mind was not well balanced
Mrs. Cleveland Criticised by Woman.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Here is one of the most interesting descrip-
tions Of Mrs. Cleveland that has been written,
and it is from private letter of Philadelphia
woman in Washington:
'Mrs. Cleveland will carry just one manner
ism from the White House-a nervous biting
of the lips. 1t is the one bad effect of three
years tyranny Of set rules and conventionali-
ties. While receiving, Mrs. Cleveland has al
ways drawn back little after each caller
passed. moistened her lips and then stood
ready for the next. Doing this constantly she
finally acquired the habit of biting the under
lip little to hide any nervousness. Able to
superb repose, this little muscle of the mouth
has conquered her, and of late it has expressed
every feeling, nervousness, WEAKNESS and ply
steal pain. When she is not receiving or talk
ing her face is a study that has something pa
thetic about it. Very white, with few lines
that mark the tyranny of the kindly smile that
has not failed the poorest one who sought it,
shade, just little shade, of a quelled ambition
and the nervous biting Of the lips. Then, as
she catches an eye looking at her, or some one
speaks, her face lights up and glows with its
own irresistible beauty. Mrs. Cleveland knows
beauty, and only waits for rest to break her.
self OF it."
Legislation Against the High Hat.