The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-03-13
RUINED By LIQUOR.
4 Strange Tale Said to Be Abso.
lutely True.


Gus Feature OF . Decidedly Curious
Anhir-Who was HunpS
The keeper Of the lodging-room for
vagrants in the Fourth Precinct Station.
House reported at the hospital late one
bleak night In winter that one Of their
lodgers, new conner, was very i'll. The
man, writes DR.. William r. Wright in
the Philadelphia Press, was brought
TO the hospital In an ambulance and the
following history Of his case was placed
upon our records Thomas HUM, aged
a, residence Yonkers. Widower. Born
In Ireland. Had lived in the United
States thirty-nine years. Painter. No
friends. Complains of pain in left
hypochondria and In umbilical regions.
Says he was kicked in the abdomen at
10 .. m. tho day before by an unknown
man in saloon on Cherry street. He II
Of medium height and weight and dark
complexion. Dressed in dark blue sack
coat and trousers, with blue flannel
shirt, heavy shoes and woolen socks.
Clothing evidently new and Of quality
worn by laboring mon for holiday dress.
No external sign Of injury. Pulse and
temperature normal" :
had the man put to bed and ordered
an opiate for him, under which his pain
disappeared and ho fell asleep.
The following morning his general
condition was good, and rs all our beds
were in demand decided to have him
transferred to another hospital. He
wished 10 dress himself for the ride,
and, as he sat up in bed TO don some Of
his clothing, he suddenly expired.
rushed to his side, but before
could reach him the spark Of life had
gone out. He died without groan.
The autopsy held BY the coroner re-
vesled an injury to the internal organs
sufficient to cause death. He had
doubtless been kicked some days pre-
vious to his death, and had not realized
the serious nature Of the blow.
As we had NO addresses by which we
could find his relatives or aoquaintanoe8
we were obliged to give . minute de-
scription of him to the newspapers.
No news resulting from this advertise
ment his body was sent 70 the morgue.
A few days later man called at the
hospital and asked to see the house
surgeon. was busy at the time, and
he amused himself meanwhile In look
ing over our reporters book"
volume kept for the benefit Of news
paper men. When came to him he
had the book open ut the entry relating
to Thomas Bum. I at once recognized
him as private detective.
"What do you know about Thomas
HUMP" he asked.
"Very little. What you read there Is
the extent Of my information regarding
him"
II am looking for q gentleman who
disappeared recently from an uptown
hotel. His case is mysterious. When ]
read In the newspapers about HUM
became curious regarding him.
"But HUM was working-msn. He
had nothing Of the gentleman about
him."
"Come with me to the morgue," said
the detective; ''you may be right but !
want to satisfy myself"
As soon as he had looked at the body
Of the man I had known as Thomas
Hum he took some photographs from
his pocket. They were pictures Of the
dead painter"
Sending for tho brother and son of tho
missing man, tho detective related 10
me strange story.
1.-THE vagrant who died under the
name Of Thomas HUM was. up to ten
days ago, q hospitable, genial man, ltv-
ing in luxury ct Q hotel on Fifth av-
enue. He was worth millions, which
he had made in the West. His dinnezs
and suppers were considered triumphs
Of epicuresn sknl by the bon picants Of
the city. Suddenly he disappeared
Nothing has been heard OF him until
this moment"
The dead mans relatives had arrived
and had established the Identification
made by the detective.
It was not until some months latsr
that learned the details Of the case. I
met the detective one evening, and he
said:
"The Thomas Hum affair will never
be wholly cleared up. 1t seems that the
millionaire left his hotel one day In
company with Q ,working-man. They
went to some low drinking saloon on
the East side and engaged in Q pro-
longed spree. When the Westerner's
money gave out he pawned his CLOTHES
and jewelry and continued the debauole
until he was again broke But there
is no doubt that he was murdered. Soma
day clew may be found to the mystery.
At present all is dark concerning It."
"How about the working-msn who 90
companied him on his debauch?"
HE left the millionaire ct least two
days before the death-blow was struck"
"And who is Thomas HUMP" I asked.
THAT Is curious feature Of the a.
fair. Thomas HUM was poor house
painter in the West who had been
wronged financially by the millionaire
who died bearing the name Of his vio-
tim. Human nature is queer thing,
Doctor"
Ilncoln's Advice 20 stanton.
Grim Stanton. hia War Secretary.