The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-07-18
And Left Him PenniIpSS
Among strangers.
And, DESPONDENT. He TOOK HIS LIFE
Sad Suicide Of Handsome Russian He
brew Last Night.

Because be had zen robbed OF
all he had in the World. far away
from home auh without friends,
Beniam Goldstein, a handsome
young Russian Hebrew about Is
years Of age, shot himself through
the right bress. with an old pistol
about half pas, Fix o'clock yester.
day evening at the residence of
Mrs. Lavender, Ma y and South
Second streets, and death came in
few minutes.
Young G ,ldstein shot himself
just as the boarders " ere about to
Sit down at the supper table. On
hearing the report of pistol -ev
eral people ran upstairs and found
the young man lying on the fl oor of
the room, fa,e downward, with his
life ebbiDg fast away. He was
groaning, but unconscious. A 3S-
calibre Smith & Wesson pistol,
which was old and rather rusty,
was lying on the floor. This had
belonged to little hoy living at
Mrs. Lavender's and Goldsteln had
borro we'd it few days ago.
Justice Gallagher viewed the
body at the mousse.
The story If young Go,dstein's
troubles were told IN letter writ
ten in Hebrew addressed to the
Hebrews of Waco, which was
found on his person.
From this letter it appears tha,
he come to America from Bakla
vzsrra, Russia, some time ayo-he
does not say hen.-and found him
self in Boston a few weeks ago.
While in that city he made the &C.
quaintance Of two men of his own
race, who told him Texas was the
place to make money. Gold TEN
had about 800 with him and ex.
pected to 60 to San Francisco, vile e
he had friend and where he ex.
pected to 20 into business; but, on
the representation of his new. found
friends, as he supposed, he came to
Texas, coming from Boston to
San Antonio. One of these
men was named Sig.l and the other
Ritter. They had proposed part
nerdhip with Goldstein and wished
to open a store in Texas. Going
to Dallas they bought horse,
wagon and mercf audlse with Gold
STEMS money and then all tire,
started out on peddling tour,
coming to Waco. While here the
lived at Mrs. Lavender's be ardlne
house.
While Goldstein does not say
how it was done, it is evident thai
the two men by cal ling or falls,
epresentation, obtained all hi,
money. They stopped in Wac,
three day., when Ritter aud Sge
stated that they were going back &C
Dallas to buy more goods, and tolt
Goldsteu that they would be bacl
in week or 80.
CAS- hey drove off from tn,
house." said Mrs. Lavender t i
morning, "Goldstein waved hi
hard and said in br' ken Z glish
M Ike plenty money"
The young dupe, who knew moth
ing of the world and its ways, AM
who had expl city trusted the ms
of his own race, was left apparent
ly without d lar, and waite
until he became sic6 and despor
dent.
mere ls reason 10 believe tina
h. intended to axe his life on III
18Th, as the letter found on his pei
son was dated on that day.
n body coad give an sccura
sNipton OF the two men VIII
robbed the young Hebrew, gu, NJ rs
Law Ter gave rough sketch o
the men which may lead to thei
capture.
They came to my house." sail
that lady, "just before noon OF
"Wednesday, aud drove up in new
oilcloth top ag'u, which was full
Of goods of all sorts, and Wit
which they almost covered my gal
lery. | don't know The lanes o
the Two men who were with Gold
stein, bu, one Of them was Oil
man. very lal and broad shvuldered