The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-04

mains Hiil be Sent East
Charles A Oppanheime-, formerly Of
this city. committed suicide yesterday
morning in Kansas City in the Mulberry
street police station. by swallowing car
o0iic acid. His divorced wife. Dixie Lee.
| VINO conducts a bagnio in Kansas City.
had hin arrested for threatening 20 kill
her. Oppenheiner had also been arrest
ed for passing worthless checks. Charley
Oppenheimsr IS vel known IN sporting
| circles in this city, and throughout The
| wes;. He came here in 1877. a young
man fresh from the Michigan university
a. Ann A-bor, where be had graduated
with honors. He was cultured. and a
refined man in his tastes. bat was led
| as-ray by fast company.
Soon after coming 70 Wichita. he e1-
tered the Star Clothing store. owned by
Robert Jacks. He continued in the
I service OF NJ. Jacks FOR abou, ten years.
working there as a salesman. He made
| friends rapidly By his courtesy and az
liability. He got N with a fast set OF
young Mon, and freQuented gambling
rousss and places OF III repute. In 1885
ne fell III love with Dixie Lee, who con-
Quoted a resort on Wichita s-res-. sac
returned his love, and hs became her
lover. IN 1857 he married her. and took
up MS abode with her. in her Wichita
strees house she was a beautiful wo-
man. and had many who were her ad-
mirers. Oppenheimer was 50 devoted in
his attention 70 her. that he soon dis
ta1ced all others who aspired for her
fav5rs.
After mis- marriage his parents did ev-
eryIhing in their power 70 get him 20
leave her. offering him fabulous sums.
and eveSy inducement 70 get divorce.
bJl his infatuatioa for his wife out
weighed all other inducements and
considerations. He mangsd her
financial and business affairs with
such sagacity and success that
her fortune grew 10 ample
proportions. He invested her money in
good real estate property and govern
mslt bonds. He bought ten thousand
dollars worth OF bonds OF the first is
sued by Grover Cleveland in 1899. Dixie
Lee Is worth anywhere from $500 oo 70
$4,000 through the efforts OF her de-
ceased husband About Two years ago
Oppenhei1er with MS wife. rented their
Wichita property and went 20 Kansas
City, where they opened a resort OF the
same character as conducted here. With
in a Few months after their removal 10
Kansas City. his wife with the tickle
ness Characteristic Of her class. threw
a hi,
in some manner secured divorce from
MIN. Spurnsd by The woman for whom
Re had given up ambition. relatives and
friends. he became sombre. disheartened
and half crazed On several occasions
he tried % Kill Dixie Lee; Re also twice
before tried 10 take mis- Own life. once in
this city and once in Kansas City IL was
only last fall that he tried % commit
suicide here. but through the prompt ac-
Jiyn OF physicians his life was saved. He
was arrested here last winter by ex-
Chief OF Police Burt for threat ening the !
life of Eioiette Lee. a sister of his wife. /
VINO resides IN the place formerly occu- !
pied by Dixie Lee.
IN the haicycn days of their love. |
Dixie Lee gave up her nefari1us bust |
ness and removed With her husband to
California where they lived for a couple
of years. but the excitement OF the old
life brought them back 70 this city.
where sae again opened her Old house
II was then hat she bull: neat brick
cottage just north - her resort, where
she and her husband resided until their
removal 10 Kansas City
Charley Oppenheimer has many friends
in this ci-y who deeply regret his rash
act While they dIsapProved OF many
OF his traits they admired him for his
stead fastness 20 those whom he loved
He has a brother living in Chicago and
4 married sister in New York His re-
mains viii probably be taken 70 Fort
Wayne for tnte-ment.