The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-09
DEATH Az nhR HEELS.
a Strange Story Brought Out by q Mysteri
oua Suicide In Baltimore.

ouH Suicide In BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, Jan. s.-A singular cir
cumstance is related in connection with
the suicide at his home in this city O.
young John McYickar Wyatt on New
Years night.
"Mac," as he was known, was one oi
the handsomest young fellows in the
city, a club man and an athlete. He was
OF q fiery, impetuous temperament, snd
in some OF his practices so eccentric
that there Is good reason for doubling
his sanity.
Some years ago an aunt, residing in
another city. was invited to visit the
family and did SO, aud during her stay
one OF the members died. Later she
paid another visit, and again there was
q death. The circumstance was noted
as rather singular; but year later she
came for the third time, and either while
she was staying, or Immediately after
her departure, there was third death.
So strange acoincidence was naturally
distressing to all concerned, as the aunt
referred to is lady OF great amiability
OF character and held in the highest
esteem and regard by her relatives
Upon fourth visit death again attended
her, and when she returned to her home
she announced that she had determined
never to come back to Baltimore again
She kept her resolution for some time,
but her brother, the father of young
Wyatt, in the early part OF December,
wrote, urging her to spend the Christ.
mas holidays with the family. He
spoke lightly Of the superstitious asso.
Citations attending her former visits, and
remarked Eumoronsly that it was now
impossible for any one to die, as they
we're all in the best OF health and spirits,
and could defy the ghastly intruder on
former occasions OF her appearance. AS
she had oftan shared their grief in
bereavement, it was now proper that
she should enjoy with them the pleas
ures they had planned for the Christmas
holidays.
With some misgivings, and yet in.
clined now to consider the singular
chain Of circumstances in the past as
merely a coincidence, the aunt broke
her resolution and came 10 Baltimore.
Christmas went merrily by, and all was
well until New Years night. A little
before midnight the aunt retired from
the company in the parlor, intending to
90 to her room, which adjoined that OF
her nephew, who had been out all the
evening. Seeing his door partly open,
and the light bulning dimly, she con-
cluded that he had come in unobserVed
and had probably fallen asleep without
undressing. She entered his apartment,
aud in an instant was stricken with hor.
ror, for there on the bed he lay dead, a
pistol in his hand and blood all about
him. He had slipped into the house
and upstairs and shot himself, the re.
port OF the sevolver being unheard be.
low. Thus for the fifth time was death
in the family associated with the aunt's
vista circumstance for the members
OF the Society for Psychical Research to
reflect upon.
Why the young man took his life is
mystery. There is a report that he was
secretly married aud stood in fear OF
some trouble in connection with the
alliance. Some OF his strange freaks, as
already stated, seem to indicate insan-
ity. Among other queer practices he
was in the habit OF crucifying stray cats
against the wall Of his garden, impaling
the animals against the fence by driving
small nails through their feet. He
would also extract the fangs OF snakes
aud force tobacco down the throats OF
the reptiles. He had hot, ungoverna.
BILE temper, and was domineering and
fearless