Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-30
LOVE- And DEATH.
Terrible Double Tragedy Near Bridge
port
ALBERT WRISCON MARRIED A WEEK
Puts a Bullet Through His Own
Head.
HIS YOUNG WIFE TAKES POISON

Bridgeport and vicinity were shocked
by double tragedy yesterday which
has few parallels in the history of this
section. 1t is the story of an humble
love. stronger than life. A young man
"a mere boy in education and expert
ence. lies dead this morning from a
wound inflicted by his own hand, while
the girl who became his wife only a
week ago. is slowly recovering from the
effects of Il poisonous draught, taken
with suicidal intent. The actors in the
terrible affair were Albert WrlScon, the
son of well-known miner. who lives
mile out the CadiZ pike, from Bridge
port. and his young wife, the daughter
of Joseph Morris, laborcr, living in
Bridgeport. The story told by the ia
Their Of the young woman. as he stood in
his humble home last night was a
pathetic one. Nearly year ago, young
WriScon met his daughter Amanda Nor
ris, and began paying attention to her.
He called constantly during the fall and
winter. and the young couple would
have been married had not Wriscon' 5
parents objected. WriScon was not Of
legal age, but he was employed In tine
.Ftna coal mines. and saved some money,
which he deposited in the bank with his
father as trustee. On the fifth of Feb
ruary he became of age. and the couple
PLANNED AN ELoPEMENT.
Saturday they went TO Steubenville and
returned on, Monday. They stopped at
the Morris house, and told the family
they had been married in Steubenville.
On Wednesday morning WriScOn left
Morris to go up to his fathers place.
He met his father and had an unsatis-
factory interview with him. On Thurs
day young WrScOn again went 10 see his
father. He returned to Morris, and in
conversation with Morris on Friday
night. said his father refused 10 let him
have the money which he had saved.
He left Morris house Friday evening
about $50 o'clock. telling his wife at
that time that unless he secured the
money he would kill either his father or
himself.
TOOK Ills owN LIFE.
Nothing more was seen Of the unfort-
innate young man until shortly after
noon yesterday. At that time Edward
Adolph, who was passing the power house
near which the elder WriScon lives, saw
the body of man lying in the rear Of
it. 1t was young WriScon cold in death.
A bullet hole in the left temple showed
how he had died. while in his hand was
tightly clutchcd Il 3S-calibre revolver,
from which one shot had been fired.
The alarm was given. and Wriscon' )
body was soon mOvai to his fathers
house His parents We're overcome by
the terrible blow, and Mrs WriscOn,
who is represented to have been an I'M
usually kind mother, was driven into !
condition bordering on insanity.
To add 10 the shock, the
following letter was obtained from the
Postoflicc shortly after the body was
discovered. 1t had been mailed by
Wrscon at bridgeport on Friday, and
showed that he had fully determined to
take his life. 1t was addressed to his
father. and read:
WILSON'S LAST MESSAGE.
M. U'riScon:
"Now am out of your way. | am
dead somewhere around. So good bye,
dear mother.
The note was not signed. 1t told the
simple tale of the young mans despair.
and many curious eye became moist
Yesterday. as they ran over its contents.
While the body of young WriScon was
being viewed i'm his fathers house. a
scene almost equally as distressing
occurred at the Morris home.
When the young wife was in
formed Of her husbands death
she became hySterical and for several
hours it was impossible to quiet her.
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when
the family were absent for a moment.
she managed to secure some laudanum
and drank a considerable amount Of it.
In a few minutes the family became
alarmed at her heavy breathing, and Il
physician was hastily sent for. He ar
rived and Immediately administered
remedies which counteractcd the effect
Of the drug, and after hard struggle
the girls life was saved. At o'clock
last night she was out of danger. There
is no doubt that the poison was taken
WITH SUICIDAL INTENT.
The distressing affair created pro-
found sensation throughout the com
munity. 1t is but simple justice to the
elder WriScon. who is a highly respect
ed miner, to state that he denies that he
ever attempted to keep any money which
his son had earned. TO a reporter, last
night. he said. that his sole desire had
been to keep his boy out Of bad COM
pany. He had been opposed to AlbertS
marriage with Miss Morris. and it had
been entered into without his knOwl-
edge.
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