The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-09

In the morgue ~ LOS AukeIssI Neht'b
the other day'there Lays 'uncolIined, I'M
known, and uncared for by the world"
the body of alremarkable man, who has
had a most unusual career, even If
only half of his written confession is
true.
His confession is written in clear,
bold and rational style. showing that he
was in the full possession of mis- mental
faculties, and shows no design to boast
over his numerous wanton Inisdeeds.
but censures, his own conduct and
points moral for thoughtless women
Surfeited with guilty pleasures, rack.
ing with pain, q moral, social and
financial wreck, he could only find re-
lief in suicide.
He was a stranger in the city, having
arrived, presumably, from San Fran
CISCO He rented room at 3l64 South
Spring street, near Fourth, tho place
where he ended his life.
He has smoothly shaven, thickly
pock.marked lace, thick, sensual lips,
cV"Iso sJ H., III boir !. closely
pIeAloh, uLlu III; u''t -, No. ,,,icL sknii
cropped asounu , 20" sI ~ oaa five feet
lie Wasapout ioLty !IS "a 1Sn pornds
seven lHcNeS ID N0'9l'' ""N Nv
IN W, Weient' ,r,, 10 fo,lovs.
his statement was "a io'''"s, ,coo
Los ANGELES, C'AL'' NOV. - io'-'
20 all ts9m Rmay concern:
This. nv last act, except TO swallow
the poisonous drug, is to certify that
this ends the career OF one OF the black
eat criminals who has ever enjoyed life.
Forty years old and native born
American, have string OF assumed
names almosEas long as the moral law
and have operated from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and from Canada to the 18th
mus OF Panama. | have crossed and
recrossed the Atlantic several times,
and am familiar with all the Leading
cities OF England, France and Germany:
speak seven different languages al oil
which have learned since was nine
teen years old, except English, my ma
tive tongue.
am member of one oil the largest
and most prominent families OF the
United States. My ancestors were
among the frat settlers OF jamestown,
and SO far rs the family record shows L
am the only traitor to the name, all the
rest having been good citizens and hay
ing figured prominently in all the dit
ferent avocations OF life.
To my certain knowledge have never
taken but one life. No, / am not an
assassin, for the ono life which l did
take was taken in self-defense, and l
was tried by twelve good and honorable
citizens, who all said they would have
acted as did under the same circum-
stances. But, nevertheless, my dark
record begins at this point, when l was
still in my teens.
My crimes'were OF an entirely clfier-
emit nature from that OF the assassin or
hiphwayman, but am sure il verdict
were pronounced on me by jury OF
good and noble women it would be
that / was worse than mere MUIR
derer.
During period OF about twenty-one
years have been married to thirteen
different women, and in every case, ex-
cept the first, my sole motive was TO
secure money, not love or affection. |
have three children by the first, and
one by all the rest except three.
One of the women to whom Pvo been
married had 100000 in her own right,
three Others had from Sl50,000 to $780,
OOO, and none of the others was worth
less than $4,000.
My rule generally was to stay with
nv vile until got the money in my
control and then 1 was off for new
fields to win another fair bride. al
WAYS had plenty OF money and went in
the best OF STYLE, and only operated in
and among tho aristocracy OF the coun-
trv. In this sphere my vain and giddY
victims were easily captured, and it was
often case OF 'love at first sight" with
them,
an went well with me until about
two wears ago. Then came my death
stroke. 1t was not TO be arrested and
confined in n dungeon or compelled to
don the stripes OF a convict and work at
hard labor in n coal mine or on rock
nile the balance of my life. I escaped
all this, strange to say, for there have
been some handsome rewards offered
for me, and officers of the law and Mr..
Pinkerton's most true and tried fol-
lowers have been put on my trail, but
! outwitted them all, after passing them
right ON the main thoroughfares in some
Of the largest cities in this country and
Europe. Yes, I've done more. l have
on several occasions wined and dined
with these so.called watchdogs of the
country.
But as I said, my trouble came in an
unexpected way. 1t was a fatal dis
ease, which the help OF the most prom
;nont nbvaiciona and nil the remedies