Delaware gazette and state journal., 1895-10-03
DICK GREYS SAD END.
Once Rich and Happy. But Died
from Hard Drinking.

Betrayed by His Friend and Deserted by
Hts Wife. Who Married the Man VINO
Betrayed Him Romance of u chicago
Police station.
"Who is it?' inquired the desk SER
geant at the East Chicago Avenue sta
tion as he listened for moment to the
moans and cries that came up from the
cell room.
"Oh, it's Dick Grey got 'em again, .
replied the lookup keeper.
For the last time to, remarked
the sergeant, with touch Of gloom
in his tones that was unusual and
made his idle listeners laugh. Every
other night wretched mortals had been
brought in quite as far gone as Dick
Grey and come out fairly we'll on the
following day. The sergeant was OBJ
yiously nettled that his commentary
had mot with ridicule.
That's because you do not know
Dick Grey" he said to a Chicago
I" Chronicle reporter, ''nor the rapid
life he has been leading. Dick Grey is
an assumed name. His real one |
won't tell, for he was an old friend and
neighbor of mine. "
Every one perceived from the SER
geant's manner that he was anxious to
tell the story, and all gave him their
best attention. Sergeant DE Celle
took from the lookup keeper the slip
containing the fictitious name, and
then proceeded with his narrative.
Dick Grey looks pretty mean and
low now, but he was a dazzler once,
and worth all sorts of coin. He was on
the Board of Trade, and as a rule knew
how to make winning. But, unfor-
I'm fNlx hA fr, til 4 A..
he would He was the best natured
fellow in the world, and always eager
TO help up in the world some poor un-
fortunate. When he married il was to
one of the prettiest and most aristo-
cratic girls in the country-the
daughter of millionaire. She knew
we'll how to spend money, and Dick in
dulged her in all her desires and
whims She was intensely proud and
naughty, and he thought she was one
of the rarest and best creatures in the
word Two or three years after this
he took peculiar fancy TO telegraph
operator named Gordon Hall, who did
his best to be a good fellow and spent
many a night out with Dick drinking.
Dick bought him place on Change
and they began to speculate together
For time they won, and both seemed
to grow dissipated. This was in a
grei.. degree due to the influence the
telegraph operator had over his friend.
AT last, however, Dick lost every cent
he had in the world, and Hall, who
had betrayed him in the deal, became a
millionaire. Dicks wife obtained di.
vorce. 1t broke his heart and his de-
cline was rapid. Gordon Hall married
her soon afterward. They are now tho
biggest swells on the Lake Shore drive.
This is the result. This is the whole
story.'
The sergeant picked up his pen in
meditative mood and went back to
work. Occasionally the means of dis
I ess from the victim of the tremens
could be family heard and these cast a
grewsome damper upon the spirits of
the idlers in the general office. When
the agony became more pronounced the
sergeant gave orders that the man be
removed to the hospital. just at that
moment a carriage drew up in front of
the police station and woman, richly
attired, hurried into the office, fol-
lowed by man who was evidently her
husband
sis he here?' she asked, glancing
around her in rather frightened way.
Is who here?" demanded the SER
geant gruffly, and from his significant
accent every one recognized that this
was she who had been Dicks wife.
She paused a moment and was appar-
entity undecided what to say.
"Dick Grey" she at length said
slowly.
Yes, he is here" was the reply.
He was in fearful condition this
Oh g L..
an excuse for her presence. "He came
she paused again. 90 want to see him !;
may ~"
There was a sudden shade OF emo
tion in her voice. Her husband had
remained silent up to this point and
had been unobserved. Despite his
calmness he was intensely angry
When his wife ventured her strange re-
quest, he seemed unable to contain
himself and exclaimed:
Now, Irene, you have gone far
enough. You evidently want to make
nasty scene. Let the poor devil
alone. He is where he belongs"
And then he began to curse, as
though he thought it was the proper
thing tc do at his iuncture. This
seemed to suit the sergeant, in way,
for he came from behind his desk and,
taking tho fellow by the arm, threat-
ened, in his own persuasive manner
to lock up Gordon Hall. "If you keep
on disturbing the peace in that
e'i--At that moment there was
hysterical wall from below, and then
sudden shrek. The lookup keeper ap-
peared with palid face and fright in
his eyes.
''Dick Grey is dead!" he exclaimed.
There was an oppressive and painful
silence and all looked at the woman,
who in her costly raiment seemd
startling rarity in such a place. There
came wild look in her eyes and then
she inquired, in a whisper;
What did he say?'
The lookup keeper gazed at her
speculatively moment, as though
vaguely wondering how in the world
the matter could concern her, for he
had not heard the sergeant's story.
At last he replied;
"Why, he took something that
looked like violets and from an old
notebook and | think the last thing he
said was Irene. "
Death of James j. Walker.