The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. S..-A well dressed
woman. whose once handsome face was
blotched and ugly from her too liberal
use OF strong drink. and who gave tho
false name OF Sarah Archer" doubtless
TO conceal her identity, vas nrralgncd In
the Yorkvills police court yesterday by
Policeman Ticnnry. who said he. had
found her NJ Second VENUE and Seven
: ty-slxth street unable to care for her
self.
As she stepped from her place among
the other caStawnys In the pen to nd
vance TO the bar u man. HIS full beard
streaked with gray, arose IN the audit
cnce, half raised his arm as II to appeal
to- the magistrate, and then suddenly
dropped Ina heap on the floor.
Court officers ran to his assistance aud
speedily bore him 10 ~ anterOIm. where
the usual rcstoratives were applied, but
without success. An ambulance was
summoned and removed him 10 the
Fower Hospital, where he died shortly
after his arrival, without reSain.uE con
sciousress. II Is said that he died of
paralysis OF the heart.
Meanwhile the blO.chy faced woman.
still half stupeficd by her nights spree,
waE raving In the pen and demanding to
be taken 10 the man, who, she sald, was
her husband.
"oh. my darllng!" she kept shrleklnS.
What have | done?"
She tried 10 break from the pen. crying
out tha. she must En 10 him II he was III.
She finally became so excited that the
magistrate ordered her to be brought be-
fore him. When the policeman In 4 few
words explained that he had found the
woman drunk and unable 10 care Tor her
self. the magistrate said
This IS the fourth time during the
present week that you have been
brought before Inc charged with lntoXi-
cation. l told you that the mex time
that you appeared here l would send you
tothe workhouse. but as you seem to feel
20 badly over your husbands sickness !
will allow you 10 SO 10 him. | hope,
madam, that this will clu5. you to for
sake your unfortunate ways: at least,
You should do so Tor your husbands
sake, l wish that yNu Policeman Ken
ney, would see that this oma reaches
the Flower hospital. wher, she can be
With her husband"
Died Before Her Eyes.
At the hospital they told the woman,
who there admitted Cor the first time
that her name was Mrs. Thomas Leon
and that she was the wife OF the man
who had been taken III In the YorkvIlle
cOur: rom. thai her husband was very
bad and tina: she'd better be conducted
TO him nj once. The doctors were work
ms over him when she reached his cot.
lie had not recovered consciousness.
Speak 10 me. Leon" she impiorcd.
sinking to her knees a, the bedside.
She remained thus. iInploring and
weeping BY turns. untti they rouSel her
and told her as gently ns might be tina.
her husband was dead.
And he never spoke to me-" she cried.
God help me, Il IL ! that has broker his
heart"
Not much Is known Of this couple nj
No. LIS Second avenue. where they took
up a residence abOus two weeks ago.
They occupied the first HAT over n flor
jsts establishment and We're At once
cla<sed by the ne!Shho:s as Eantlef0ik I
bit down on their luck" Nj. Leon Was
especially noted for hts ~Sen;lemanlIke
appearance and manner The couple
were uncommunlcatve. but from hints
let fall by Mrs. Leon Il was gathered
: rhlt they had previously lived In thN
country. and that they had n daughter
at boarding school
No one in the house was aware until
yesterday OF Mrs. Icons drinking hab-
It's. II Is true that the netghbOrs had
heard strange sounds In the Leon apart
ment from time to time. ana n COupl" OF
windows were sha ,tered Tor no apparent
cause. But they asked M questions,
and nS the Icons. whenever visible. al
ways behaved wiki the utmos; propri"-
~, the broken windows excited nothing
more han Il passing comment.
Tried To save I-r.
The rea! conditions prevailing In the
Leon household. however. can BE- imlr-
ined from the fact that during the last.
week Mrs. Leon WAS arrested M lock-
ed four times for drunkenness. Her
husbands Efforts TO keep track OF her
were futile sometimes. but he. did not re-
lax his care FOR her. although. MS II came
out later. he was weak and III. and for
this reason had been Obliged TO give up
his position as travelling salesman Tor i
wholesale dry goods house OF this city.
Mrs. Icons frs, arra!gnment In York
VILE police court on a ChaTE-. Of drunk
enness was last Tuesday. She said her
name was Sarah Archer UuSt as she did
Yesterday. She was 1%cnircnt and wept
%c0pIOusIy. The magistrate discharged
her on her promise no; 10 offend again.
The following morning. however. she
made her appearance again among the
"drunks." and for the second time de-
clared her name 10 be. Sarah Archer.
Magistrate Crane fined her s.. which she
paid and went free,
The nstOnIShnent of the cour: officers
was unbound"l. therefore. when. on
Friday. the Oma was brought FOR the
third time Into court. She was bedrnS-
Eled and disreputable looking. The
magistrate WAS Inclined 10 use harsh
measures. when a well dressed mantle
game who fell Unconscious in court yes
terday-appr"aChed and begged Tim; she
might b. discharged. He was very
much overcome during his little plen for
clcmeHcy, and the wIte's tears flowed
freely.
But" said the magistrate. "sh" mas
been here twice before this week"
81 know. our honor said Leon, but
she's my wife, I'm a respectable travel
ling salesman. My wife has had con-
siderable irOrble. which caused her to
drink. | beg 81 ynu 10 discharge her.
and I promise you to Keep her 1way
from liquor In the future"
The magistrate VIVA touched by the
mans apparent sincerity, aud let the
woman 70, but warned her that the next
time she was brought before him he
would send her 10 the wOrkhousc.
Ills Heart was Broker.
Leon was among the first to appear
when The doors opened yesterday. lie
was pale and looked worried. N0hnly,