Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-23
The Young LADY Thinks Her Lover Drank
Iaudanum While Intoxicated TO
Produce Sleep.

mon.
Ne bal been drinking heavily that morn
iur and for several DAYS. and threatened -
take hi4 hfc. but his remarks were thought
o. be mndo without any intention - carry
ont fha thruts. Immediately upon ols-
covering that be had taken IN" "e@uE
drug strenuous efforts were maHe 20 aaNo
him. but iu spite ~ the efforts OF pHEs'-
cinns who were hastily summoued ne o9-
cameuucous iousanl lcoulirot be afouSeu'
He died about three hours aitef"afu''
cnrsRrUL DISTORTION.
The dead man. who was only twenty-six
wears old had boon known % be OF tho
most cheerful and JoUal .posllon' iaie.y
ever having serious thoHGht. ana was ~
fuc health. with the exception OF "A sihah
rising on the back Of hisneck' from which
however, De suffered very NIUE Ills
floul and they were very numerous
...iId NOT conceive what caused hlm 70
commit suicide. although several oi ms
f,Iov-workwru eali that he had been en-
CaE.d 90 young lady VINO hGd Ipecteu
iu. and that Obi. caused hin 10 become
dnspoudcut This statement was stoittlI
denied bv bis brother. who said that he dd
not know Of lI. ever being interested ~
any lady and that IF he was be ' never told
IFS love- certainly not % any member %
f- family.
euifo Of the aycrmcnts of his family 10 the
contrary. the vounz man WAS engaged and
uoai have been married shortly. The
lady % whom be was toirothed - Nlss
il7zc Atk-son, VINO resides M No.. "a
N1-by street. She is sister Of Mr. j. y.
A'Asson, the car-manutHcturer.
ATAIE wIrHms FIANCfE
I..'t''' ,,,l'.,,;-,cs of Miss Atkisson
.'". 10 -. 80, b.d reallv boen auv
wa. w., NJ .,,,-.,,' t,,n After enter
,,i. Sr.,ct. ,,ato ana utteriulr n concilia-
r.r,,ri t,al lo~ro Ilaek dog on the
,ri31b fod asfielt suspicion of evil
l,l tLo rororfer was u-hcred
I l.,1 80. i,,tfe r.-l,r and greet
~ t,t,-.t,, a. si5,.r in-Ioy Of the
10 ei .s,T ti,,, NI-s AtkissDu
,res iv.n..' down and had been feeling very
-3lr liTe. the younr mans death. bat
,t,t eia. .,.orid coll non. Miss Atkissou on
frel Tho uarior iu O. fcw moments and on
iairr f.Id tho mission Of the visitor SAID
u,..--Se rarlj willingly ten all that she
t-o,, ,i.l,t tIe 1.al man. She ia n very
.I.,.,,.,I.ttIo, ,v.n.1n about twenty. rather
..t. aud erp.aret very reserved and sad.
frrir.u t1o ,nfira interview she frequent
fr.--f-,.- heavily. Although she said she
r-..liI ,,r,lslIy mot 20 ln mourning for
i.-l'.J r.y-r .ao was clad i'm a neat black
rra.s with au immaculate whIto apron.
Sic app.ars quite domestic, and IS tho
roughly refIod and gentle ln her de-
meanoI. IL was evident that she was very
much .ricyed.
.rrrcrIosArF BUT JEALOUS.
NJ. A+liee,o cove tho rpportcr an ac-
'i - .i. ,',,. ,na,'s v.sits to tho
''n, il .' I.. o.tacI,,,rt A. Atliesorl.
tL.. i.tt.ro,1-.q .qf FIRST inclined 20 beyerv
.u,-..T .i,t lI~ R.rno- had been a
N"..,,, ,,s,,.r to thair home for many
,,.-.i.s aud tbrf n ,ya. well known 90 the
household that Doc and Miss Atklssou were
an law. Almost every night I'M the week
...I.r AND had g..uluved tho greatest
F..,-0, fo- .orh oth,r. lie had often Gp-
,l.,,1 ;,. ,.rllic with hqr and did not mind
.,.,. t.sts3 in the SLIGHTEST about his
.g.stLe4rf IA. va- of q very Jealous Ia
..-.'.ri ,rcc bod -topped coming 90 see
NJ. sti,.-.n fra month Iecauseanother
.,... ,.,, Ind uaid her some attention
,.j r.c, kindly but not cordially re-
+.7
., ,Io fo,,ous attn uoot has said
,..,,. ..,.rr'is an lovers are "a renewal
.I.. " .r5 Nii-. AtLieeou clearly proved
rs o- ,b. y6rnr man at first ex-
,L. ,,orS. nf iaolousv. did not
,.. fsro f9r a month. Int at the end
...-. .,,I, be came acain. asked forgive
,.-. .-I confessed that he had never been
-1r .Fahla I'D his life. Since then ne had
been y,rr devoted and unccasihe III hls AZ
fl..r- arI no more MISUNDERSTANDING
Lad ". .rrtt.
HIs LAST VISIT.
ou t.. saturday night before ms dYath
Doc .at ...l .t thylr resldenc" IN the p,1D
off ...r.-. and had talked over plans ior
DIS c.r1- marriage, which had been ar
rH-.I tr the last of september Inc
lovers We're alone and discussed theH
Irnt future. and he asked MISS atSls son
Gt.a.. or rent rooms. 49,.
Ate. 0arug her that nlgh' IL SeeII1 'hdl
i- EO. to drinking ana was 'aIIlvI t,. huiho
quite lsfr by two companions. Nhrh no
reached the house he discovered me shoee
and ,tocemgsoi some member oi the lainl-
lald either because he was craLeu iroin
DIu. or impressed with thoughts OF uehth
le took one OF the et9ckinee' Which Wa
black. and hung IL on me dooI-oeH as Il 10
represent Grape on VT u1oI- III ro,
since lhal l.hl2 jus. '.,. ~. I;,,' unt,l
seen hu OF near "ul 'Hl's W itiil. t 81
had an engagement Win hln Mohu"y
night, and expected 90 accompany MN IN 10 10
lawn party az 'Ie h'""lu s-NIYno n~f
list church on that occasion, uul as j,
Iained very hard sue Wa not suIi,IasIT,' pr, w.
shat he did not come. Nheh Ofluklhs Ae
never visited her.
CONTENT FoR sUICIDT.
Roth of the ladies said they could not
ro.stbly see what was the cause of sui
1o "a. bee had often EXPRESSED a great
contempt FOR people who took their lives,
srd when reading the accounts of such
traredIes In the papers would invariably
80, Another fool dead" They were
eertair tbat his love affairs had nothing 20
10 with N. unless. perhaps ne had made
lnown his engagement 10 his mother. who
rigbt have directed. as he was ber young
e. son.
Miss Athlsson sslu sne N'u bo, HnFMu el, ,'o; aI
hhIhe7 i'i OlV' ,- ,s,'1 a,,,,o,,cd
pun ohe i'as'SS ~. ,o.rrie',o bad Iscn
iast spring anu SuJ'' r. SH,,c,1t,o, - bsd
81 ioI tAe l.i't -. ~ Z, - 'ss;d stc "oe sC
hot toiu any D.u} -, =, co,,se . .,',.ra
many Gcciaents u"PpV iad,, t| ,,DcaiIeS t",
Non, "hlch suuJr,e 10 Percy ss,d ~. ysos
gossip anu ,ti.ai n r.. a,d s1nS,tte1 ,ho,
gong 70 ten ms ulo'uJ foc, ., -,
% Ian made hho"n ~ ,iscs yhern w.
ms companions "' '"0
worked ...;,,,, ., IL. o,
knew tney "eiv "eiv,, EGiHs ,a.J - ~ NIrs A,
ty the NAY theA Qlls lpih'i ~ 'tA'. ~