The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-31
A DOUBLE SENSATION.
n Young Man Shoots Himself and Ills Bride
Attempts Sc1f Ussirt,ellnn

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Bridgeport had big double sensation
on Saturday In the shape Of a suicide and
an attempt at suicide. The person who
unsummoncd rushed into tho awful un.
known was Albert Wrlscon, aged 81, and
the ono who made MI attempt TO follow
his mad course was his bride Of only A
week, formerly Amanda Morris, aged 20.
Wriscon was the son OF u well known
miner living out on the Cadiz pike
about one mile back Of Bridgeport. The
young man followed tho trade OF his
father, and rs miner made fairly good
wages. About ono year ago he met
Amanda, daughter OF Joseph Morris, a
laborer living in Bridgeport propcr, and
began paying her close attention. Sho
10 not at all an unattsaetiye person, and
smiling on bis suit, they soon reached
the point where 1t was their mutual
wish to we'd. Her parents were willing
that the union should take place, but
his were opposed to the match on the |
ground that, as they claimed, the eirl |
was not worthy Of their son. Tho young
man bided his time and deposited his
money in bank, with Lis father rs trus.
tee, resolved to marry the girl when no
should become OF ago.
On February 8 he attained his major.
lty and week ago Saturday he took the
girl to Sleubenvillc where they were
married. They returned last Monday
and stopped at the home OF tho rirl.
Last Wednesday Wriscon called on his
father and informed him OF what had
happened; their interview must have
been an unsatisfactory one for the next
day the young man again visited his
father. lie returned to Morris, and in
conversation with Morris OH Friday
night, said his father refused to let him
have tho 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. II
Nothing more was seen or heard OF
him till about noon Saturday, when {
Edward Adotph found his body near the /
home OF the Wriscons. Tightly clutched .
in his hand was n SS.calibre revolver, {
and in his left temple q gaping wound.
The body was removed to the homo OF |
his parents, who were naturally mex c
pressibIy shocked, especially his mother, I
who became almost insane. 10 add to u
.he shock, the following letter was OBJ. t
aimed from the postotlice shortly after t
he body was discovered. It had been r
nailed by Wriscon ut Bridgeport on Fri y
lay, and showed that he had fully de- v
ermined to take his life. 1t read rs fol.
ows: aa e
Ur. lriscon: Ng
"Now am out Of your way. 1 am +
lead somewhere around. So goodbye, J.
lear mother" !.
When young Wrifcon's bride was in !.
ormed Of what had happened she be- I
anne wildly hysterical and late in the
iternoon when left to herself for n few
she secured and drank some a
audanum with, presumably, suicidal in.
ent. In few minutesthe family became $
larmed ut her heavy breathing, aud a
,hysician was hastily sent for. He ar. !,
ived and Immediately administered
emedies which courseracted the effect OF 0
he drug,and by hard struggle the girls o
lie was saved. al {
The elder Wriscon denies that be ever .
tempted 10 keep any money the young =
nan earned, and that his sole desire was
o keep the young man out OF bad COM !
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