The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-04-25
He TOOK HIS LIFE
James 8. Allsop Commits Suicide in
.-. His Cell at Seattle.

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Information comes from Seattle that
James e. Allsop committed suicide in the
Jail there. Allsop was wanted in Mime
sofa for the murder of Lena Olson.
l.. He took a short piece of the blanket
given him to sleep on, and, after making
it fast to staple in the wall only five
feet above the floor, put the other end
around his neck and proceeded to stran-
gle himself He was discovered at 1920
o'clock when Detective Courtney and
Jailer Peer entered his cell to give him
some oranges. liz,
While it is true that Allsop made no
regular confession, he admitted in gen
eral way to Detective Philbrick that he
was in Duluth under the name Of Austin.
Courtney was afraid that Allsop would
commit suicide, but the police thought
his fears groundless.
Allsop was arrested by Detective John
Courtney, of this city, on the charge Of
numbering Lena Olson at Duluth, Aug.
81, 1894,
Lena Olson, domestic, was induced
to leave this city in the company of a
man known as A. A. Austin. A few days
after her departure her dead body was
found at Oatka Beach, near Duluth.
Death had been caused by fractured
skull, the wound having been inflicted
by blunt instrument. The crime was
charged to Austin, who disappeared COM
pletely. IT,,
Allsop made the acquaintance of Lena
Olson at Mrs. Clays employment bureau,
on fifth street, where Allsop represented
himself to be wealthy widower, of Los
Angeles, ID search of housekeeper-
The girl was employed, and went imme-
diately to her death. The murderers
motive. was to secure the $3.50 which Miss
Olson had in her possession ait the time.
BY giving three raps he is admitted into
a room. The inspector looked in and
saw the elder on his knees. He heard
him swear that he would suffer his eyes
to be burned out, his limbs Topped off his
shoulders, If ever he divulged anything
that transpired in that room. He heard
the elder swear that he would keep. that
oath, right or wrong, and would torsake
the church rather than that institution
This state OF things, the minister said to
his guide, prevails all over the country
He went down in the hold, and found the
tilnbers rotten, and pronounced the YES
sci unseawortl1y Comment is unnec-
essary.
Our new (Populist) chief of police,
E1aWlllOIuG. ~ hcSp1lS q s'hoA wv vi
young, girls from IL to Is years of age
who are on the streets at unreasonable
hours, and Visiting. hardy resorts But
bark! There is a great noise. The Min
isterial Association is going to make war
on gambling houses, and variety shows.
1t has a committee large enough to purge
a city the size Of Chicago into purity, and
the county prosecuting attorney holding
up the rear, trying to hide smile, They
are bent on purifying the city by closing
gambling shops. They are going to pull
morality, honesty and prosperity in by
the ears. Il.
Politics. Well, by the looks Of things
political stocks are at discount. Irish
Americans. are more interested just now
in mining stocks. Let*the dogs fight for
the. bone. There is very little meat on it
just. at present. The meat is gone, ex-
cept few chunks hanging in a state of
decomposition around the4 back bone.
But the dogs are desperately hungry, and
they, are liable to have a great scramble
for the. piekings. II 81
Our local papers are doing the city a
great injustice by endearvoring to boom
things. If they will only rest awhile we
will come out all right. II theywin give
the people a lance to regain their foot
ing, permanent, prosperity may be re-
stored, on the. restoration of silver to its.
proper. functions as one of the metals OF
our monetary system. Until then orr
prosperity Is. Missionary As have
heretofore stated, Spokane is the natural
;eataWaYsf ps this mining country III