The state herald., 1892-03-25
DENVER GOSSIP.
The Suicide of Jacob Boehm. Conviction
Of Mcbride, Success Of tho
Y, M. c. A.

luc HlOSt important event Wnlcn uhppcHcl
In Denver this week, or at least the one which
has excited the most comment was the fallurd
and suicide of Jacob Bochm, Wholesale liz.
lor dealer. Mr.. Bochm went to the Windsor
Hotel at noon Monday, and after eating
lunch asked for q room, complaining OF not
feeling well. A friend learning Of II short
time after, went up TO sec what was the mat
ter and found Mr.. Boehm's dead body. He
had taken his life by drinking poison. 1t
transplres that his firm was insolvent and 80
deeply Involved that there was no hope for
them, in fact 1t was one Of tho worst smashes
that Denver has known for long time. Mr.
Stecnbock, his partner, seems to have en-
trusted Mr.. Boehm with the entire MANAGE
ment Of the business, and to have known little
OF the details himself. Bochm appears to
have been one Of the many men In the west
who, although having but little capital, MS
pircd to do tremendous business. He not
only had large stock of liquors but also was
interested in other enterprises. He was one
OF the promoters OF the scheme to build the
street railway In Albuquerque which is now In
danger of collapslng MS result of his DEATH
The amount of the firms Indebtedness Is very
large, probably $500, 600 Bochin had borrowed
OF many banks and individuals on good Sc
curlty, bad security and no security. 1t is
said that some Of the securities upon which he
borrowed were forgcrics. Speculation of va
rious kinds added to his losses. Altogether 1t
Is n bad business and should be warning
that the credit system and speculation have
their dangers
We have seen the elimination Of another
tragedy this week, which, by the way, had an
intimate connection with the liquor business,
James Mcbride, a Scotchman, was sent to the
pcnitcntlary for life, for having killed his
wife. The evidence revealed u terrible state
OF affairs In the Mcbride household due nj
most entirely to the use OF whlskcy. Mcbride,
who kept little store In the southwestern
part of the city, sold whiskcy and other re-
freshing commodities, but he got into the
habit Of drinking n good deal, and when par
TALLY intoxicated he beat and kicked his wife
in most inhuman manner. Mrs. Mcbride
occasionally drank herself, and so their home
became u bedlam. As result of McBridcs
cruelty his wife died on the 3lst of December,
and now he will spend the balance OF his life
in the penitcntiary.
The Young Mems Christian Association
held Its annual meeting this week. This has
come to be an important factor in the spirit
ual and moral forces Of the city. Denver, even
more than other western cities, swarms with
young men, many OF whom are without homes
or family restraints. To such the Y. NJ. &.
A. rooms are great boon, and arc
strong competitor with resorts OF question
able character. The central Association has
over 100 members and during the past year
has expended about $4,000. The rooms have
been made attractive and pleasant for all. A
good library is available and filed with well
selected books. Every Fryday evening Of last
winter and this winter u talk Of practical
nature has been given TO the young men, and
they have been well attended. Another in.
tellectual feature has been the carrying on OF
evening educational classes In stenography
pcnmnnship, bookkeeping, vocal music and
mechanical and architectural drawing. The
Association serves as an Intelligence office,
and many young men have been aided in sc.
curing cilplcy .nent. All this beside the reg.
ular religious work. A regular committee
also cares for sick young men. A new build
ing is needed badly and will probably be com.
mcnced within year.
Another evidence that the business portion
Of Denver Is climbing up toward Capitol Hill
Is noted in the announcement that the general
offices OF the Rio Grandc Railway Company
will soon leave their present quarters on Lar.
liner Street and move Into the Equitable In.
,.,i.,,-. - The ss.....
Seventeenth streets. They will have seventy.
five rooms, being all Of the third and part OF
the sixth floors.
Adjutant General Kennedy is happy In tn,
consciousness Of having done a good deed. A
few weeks since his attention was called 10 q
sword In pawnbrokcr's shop, which had cvi.
IDENTIFY seen more noble surroundings. IL bort
an inscription showing that II had been pre-.
sentel 70 Captain A.Altman by the citizens OF
Indiana, Pennsylvania. Captain Kennedy
promptly put up s. and secured the sword
and then wrote TO citizen Of Indiana, asking
n any relatives Of Captain Altman wished IL
obtain possession OF H. A son Of Captain
Altman replied ut once, sending the money
ssAt had been aASstcnrc the swSA, and
expressing thanks To Captain Kennedy foi
his kindness. lie said that his father was ia
the arny with his four sons, and that Captain
Altman was killed before the end Of the war
The sNor,i had been given To n brother End Il
had come into possession Of the pavnbrol,ei
by being in trunk tina, was sold rs unclaimed
baggage.
The company which proposes to build tn,
new line of railroad between Denver and "
Paso iiled l,s articles OF incorporation on III,
18th. The capital Is placed at s5,0oO,O0O ant
the ineorporators arc well-known buslncs,
men. Among them are John Evans, d. II
Mofat,, J. J. Rclthmann, $. II. Ebert, I. VI
Patterson and J. A. Cooper.
PAUL READ.
HELD UP THE SALOON MEN.