The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-12
GAVE 500 ros a WIFE.
But He Already Had Two, So He Com
mitted Suicide.

mitted Suicide.
| LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 11.-Frederick
Weimer, a well-to do farmer, from
Woodford county, near Versailles, came
to this city few days ago to attend a
sale OF tobacco ne had shipped here.
When he arrived he had abous S7O0 in
cash, and Monday sold his tobacco,
which Melted him about the same
amount. Then he went to saloon on
Fifth street and begsn drinking freely.
While In o jolly humor he said he was
afraid to go to bed with so much money
about him and remained st the saloon
all night. He told those in the soloon
about losing his wife lately. and said he
was very lonesome and would give $50
for wife.
Two hackmen, VIM. Hempler and
Martin Orsne, have lately been disput-.
Ing the affections of one Ellie Cannon,
domestic employed by a family at
Third and Broadway. They agreed to
waive all claim and give her to Weimer
for the $50. The girl upon being seen
consented to the marriage and they
we're taken to Jeffersonville and mar
rled, Wetmer giving each hackmau $25.
Wetmer and his bride missed the train
for Versailles that night and employed
the two hackmen to take them to their
destination. This morning Weimer's
body was found near Versailles
"A coroner's inquest was held and 8
verdict of suicide was returned. The
testimony at the inquest seems to show
that his suicide was superinduced by q
plethora of infelicitous matrimonial ex
periences. He had q wife and three
grown daughters living in Ripley, Ohio,
another wife in Bracken county, the
louisville girl to whom he was married
tuesday and paremour named Kate
Cots, young white woman with whom
he had been living for year.
Kate Cots testified that wife No. 2
came to Versailles six weeks ago.
There WAS trouble at that time between
wife No. 2, farmer Weimer, his para
mour and his children, and Weimer had
been respondent ever since, and threat.
ened to kill himself several days ago.
He was total abstainer prior to his
Louisville trip.
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SOUTH.
Report of the Mercantile Committe on the
Exodus OF Northern Manufacturers.
BOSTON, April 1.-THE COMMITTEES on
mercantile affairs. who have Just re-
turned from q Southern tour, during
which they considered especially the
causes which are leading to the exodus
OF Northern manufacturers 10 the
Southern States, have reported to the
legislature. The report refers to the
removal of interests from several New
England States, and says although q
large amount of Massachusetts capital
has been sent into the South for the
erection OF cotton mills during the past
few years, there is no immediate dan
ger from Southern competition.
The committee adds that four Masss-
chusetts corporations have recently
asked for Legislative permission to move
South, but have not decided to make
use of the permission. The report ON
phatieally says that no actual removal
is to be considered by these corpora
tions. Figures are given to show that
during 1892 oS per cent. of the increase
OF apindles in .he whole country were
put into operation In This State. Some
of the cauees of the southwark tend
ency, discussed by the com mittee, are:
Cheaper coal in that district; cheaper
labor; exem ption from taxation; near
ness to the cotton felde; absence of
restrictive labor Liquidation; abundance
of water power, etc. The committee
admits that the lack of labor leglsla tion
10 great inducement to the manufac.
surers to locete in the South