The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-24
DEATH 8EFORE DISGRACE.
Sensational Suicide OF n Drummer in
augusta.


Sensational Suicide OF n Drummer in
Augusta.
ArrU>TA, Ga March 1J.-Mr. G.. y.
| Roo", drummer representing the
Icolninhter shirt company Of 253
Church street, New York, and of 52l
| Washington street, Boston committed
suicide III augusta, At | O'clock this af-
| t"rnooH, while under arrest. Nester-
day, Chief Hood received the following
telrgram from ID. :. GcSter, superin.
tendent Of police Of New Orleans:
"Arrcst G.. y. RooS, > feet inches,
weighs 20 pounds, dark hair and nous.
tache; charged with obtaining money
and goods under false pretcnSc. Bag
gage checked to Augusta, No 2,55l,
from washington, ID. {. Wire when
| arrested"
Chief iIo0i 1T once ordered the officer
at the depot to arrest The man who pre-
| 5c0ted check 2,55l for trunk Last
might the trunk arrived from Washing
| ton City. About 3 o'clock this after
noon well dressed man called at the
depot and presented the check for the
spotted trunk. Policeman McArdle
arrested the man and asked him if his
name was ROoS. He told the officer he
was mistaken in the man; thai his name
| wac -. JtIlt, lloll INdIl i ItIlClSCO, lie
admitted, however,, he knew Mr. ROOS.
and that he had called to claim that
| gentleman $ trunk for him. The officer
would not release the stranger, and
tod hlm the only way he could get out
OF the Trouble he had stepped into was
by pointing out Mr.. ROoS. This Mr..
,}allc agreed to do, and he escorted the
officer u Broad street, and while on
their way to the Arlington Hotel, where
Mr.. Zoos was stopping, MIR. Jatre no.
lccd Mr.. ltOoS standing in the Arcade
alley, and pointed him out to the officer.
Policeman McArdlc stepped I'D TO Mr..
Roos and arrested him and told him he
had to accompany him to the barracks.
Alr. RO0S dld not resist, but requested
that the officer take him down some side
street, rs he did not want 10 be seen
walking IN Broad street under arrest.
The policeman granted the request
anh walked ont TO Rcynolds street, with
his prisoner walking along by his side
when they reached Mr.. :. Lesser's
alley, on going down Reynolds street
Mr.. fooH asked the officer TO allow him
to step inside the alley Il second. The
olliccr granted this request also, and
walked IN the alley Just behind the
stranger. While Standing by the side
Of wall IN the ,IIcN, with his face
turned from the officer, Mr.. Roos sud
denly slipped his pistol from out Of his
pocket and showed 1t to the right side
Of his head and fired. He fell to the
ground and died instantly.
The shooting occurred SO Uricllly that
the officer cid not sec Whrn Mr.. Roos
pulled his weapon out. The charocs
that Mr.. Zoos is wanted for in New
Orleans IS not known here. Mr.. .JaiIe,
the deceased MANS friend, SAYS he was
III New Orleans for Mardi Gras with
tooS, and that h" told him he had lost
100 on thc EltZSimmOnS-M Maher fight :.
Mr., Jaiic says Mr.. liuoS, to cover his
| losses, gave drafts on his house, and
also on his brothers, Zoos Brothers,
millionaire clOthicrS Of san Francisco,
and thai they were all returned.
R0oS cam" to Augusta last Sunday
from Atlanta with Jalic, and fearing
trouble and TO ward off detection, he
assumed the name of l.. Cohen while
here. He Is an iSrariitr, IL well dressed
man about forty years Old. Mr.. .Jatfe
says he IS Il single man, and that his
nome is IN san Francisco. The body
has been taken in charge by several
Jewish citizens, and they have wired
Mr. iODaS house, and also his brothers,
10 ma ont where the remains shall be
sent TO. II Is supposed Mr.. tOoS APP
pretended great difficulty in getting
out OF the bad &crapc he had fallen into,
and rather than suffer shame and dis
grace he cndrd his liic.--The State.
1ho state and the Railroads.
fUII MEIA. :. G., March l6.--Thc
State las made another move in the
railroad cases. Yesterday the follow
ing notice was served on the attorneys
Of the railroads whose cases are in the
| nitcd states Court:
"pleaSc take notice that the defend
ants in the above entitled action, by
their al tDrT,uVG will mnL,r a M ntjon hn.