The Lamar register., 1892-03-26
DENVER GOSSIP.
The Suicide of Jacob Boehm. Conviction
of Mcbride, Success Of the
Y. NJ. q. A.
DENVER, Colo. March 10.

In Denver this week, or al least the ono Wnicn
has excited the most comment was the failure
and suicide of Jacob Boehm, awholessie liq-
nor dealer. Mr.. Boehm went to the Windsor
Hotel at noon Monday, and after eating
lunch asked for a room. complaining OF not
feeling well. A friend learning OF !, short
time after. went up TO see what was the mat
ter and found Mr.. Boehm's dead body. He
had taken his life By drinking poison. II
transpires that his nrm was insolvent and 50
deeply involved that there WAS no hope for
them, in fact Il Was one of the worst smashe'
that Denver has known for a long time Ar.
stecnbock, his partner, seems TO have en-
trusted Mr. Boehrn with the entire manage
meat Of the business, and to have known little
Of the details himself Boehn appears 10
have been one Of the many men In the wez'
who, although having but little capital, As
plrrd TO do tremendous business He not
only had large stock OF liquors bu; also vas
interested In other enterprises He Was one
OF the promoters Of the scheme TO build the
street railway IN AIbuquerguc which Is nos in
dAnCerof eolIapslns - result o, his death.
The amount Of the frrn's fndc5teinoz- Is very
lar-c, probably $50. 600 Boehm had borrowcsl
ot many banks and individuals on good 50
curity, bad security and no security. IL Is
said that some Of the securities upon which he
borrowed were furgvries- Speculation ot va
rlous kinds added 10 his losses Altogether u
Is a had busiuess and should Be ATzrnins
that tho credit system and speculation have
their dangers.
We have seea the eulninatg0u q, another
tragedy this vcck, which, by The uay, had Al
intimate connection With the liquor business.
james Mcbride, sootehman, Vas sent 10 the
pcnitenuzry for LIE. for having Killed his
wife The evidence revealed a terrible stais
Of affAIrs in the Mcbride household duc A.
uao.t eatircly % The usc Of uhlskey Mcbr!ic,
who kept llitlc soTr 10 the Southwestern
Part ot The city, sold uhiskey and otEsr ~
fre-hias commodities, bat be 80; lnio ihs
habit q drinkinEA Eood deal, and uhen par
TALLY int01lcAiei be beat and kicked ais vile
IA uost lnhumaa mAancF. Mr. Nebrids
occasionally drAzk bcr-clf, aad 80 their ho-ae
became $ tssiIzn. A. a result u McHriic''
cruelty b. wite die4 oa tho Jlss q DoCrasacF,
and uoa be uIH speu4 The balance o, his hf'
Ia the pcniJenua-y.
The Yoang Meas Chrisstsn Associates
held it, anuual meeting tAts ueck. Thh b.
cone 10 Be an lrlp5rsznt fEstos In ne spirit
ual aud moral forees o, the city. Deaycr, ewes
ulo-r fhAa olhef western elites. sEzrms VIA
yoaaE ura. tnazy Of -soa KFv siiAoat hozse-
CO family rrs,rAiuiG To such ths Y NJ c
A. rua-nt are ETrzi boaa- AnI AZ
ss-ua- cdnpcti6s rlia rEs1rts @; question
able character. The ocntrsl As-ociHisaa hEi
over 10 ucmsc-s and daTizg tsc pas; yrai
has cIpeHdei ahogi $1,000. he roozz' har'
boen made attractive aai plsAsaai fpr al. 4
good library f. available aud Sled vith uel
selected books Eve-y FgdAy evraiHz q l.s'
winter Aad ihis Water tzlk O; rrss;.lz.
nature has tosn giycn 70 thr youhE usa, aal
they have becn veil Aiseudei- AzotheF In
tellortgzl feature has tcea ihe ezrTyiuE oa d
ryralne ,,ineziiGaAl classes b stcn0craahy
gczHlAnshiP, book-kesplzE. vocal mIs.c and
mechanical zni Errhltectgral trariaE h
Assaclziioa s-rTcs as 40 izielliecuce oa1er
arL mAHy yozHg mcs have bscH kllod ia -
/ curing elploJaleat AL tha bcslie he ~
ular rlllEiuGs HuEk A rrEIsiA- eumzi;tec
also ea-us for slck yossng nrz, scs ezla
| ing l. uesled badly aaI ~IIi probably y eCss
Hsnced utihin year
Another cviacncc that the haslsess por1ios
q Denver Is eliahgHs ~ t5-Arl CAPtin, HI
= no,ed Ia thr AnEouaocHrnt ihzs thc -cncrA
oaiecs q the Rio GrAnts Railway Compzny
uil sooa leave thelr pfuseat quarter 90 Lar
| liner SIrctt and moTe iato the Equitable In
szraaee building oa the oo-Ber q slo1i zHt
Seventeenth stFrcts They vll have scyyho.
hTr rosas, belas AL O; he tkiFd Aal part d
the sirth fo1rs
AdiataHt Geacral EcHac3y Is happy IN ~
consciousness q; having d5ae = good 3col- 4
fev weeks since his AitcHt!oa ~As cAIled 10
sword Ia pAwubrukrr's shop, which hal eFi
! dcatly seen Hsorv hohls tarTUusdinss. I,bor,
an Inscription shoEiag ihAi 1t had b-cn prr
sen:ed To CAptAin A Altman ty The citizens ui
1 IaIiAaA. PrnHsJiyHzlA- Captain Keuneay
| pFomptiy put up s and serurci the swura
and then uro,e 10 a citizen o, laEIznA. a.k!ns
L any relatives Of Captain Altman wlshed ID
obtAin possession Of f. A soa q CHptais
Altman replied At oRee, seadiaE the tnoasy
| that bad been paid 70 secure the sword. an
expressing thanks to Captain Kennedy 10,
I BIS AudHess- He said that his father ~ Ia
the army with his four sons, and thA, Cap,zlz
| Altman Wa killed before The end o, tha ~ar
| The ssord bad been given To = brother and 4
had come into possession Of the paEnh7nkei
/ BY being IN trunk that uzs sold - unelziz,rl
! baggage.
The company which proposes 70 buIlf n,
new line o, railroad between Denver aaa "
Paso filed IL srtieles Of incorporation on th,
| 18Th. The capital & placed a. t5 ZOO, ,oc1 an
The ineorPoratou arc wcli-knoxn hus.aes.
men, Among them are John Eyans. ID. IL
NofAit J. J. Rsithmaan, s. H. Ebert, 7. NJ
Patterson and J. A. Cooper.
PAU READ.