Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
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attempted to shoot Howe Totten in the
office of the latter's father Totten would
not prosecute him. Mrs Campbell, an elder
ly colored woman, was arrested and held
for the grand jury for alleged criminal mall
practice Thomas Arlington, former post
office inspector. was arrested for the al
legged embezzlement of post office funds.
Mrs. Ella Harris was intended a victim
Of an unknown negro. She was in her own
home when the brute made the attempt,
and she frightened him off with a revolver.
In Montgomery county. Md, near Ednor,
VIM. Timmons killed his wife and father
in-law. William Hinton; shot Mrs. John
Hinton. his sister-in-law, and then commit
ted suicide At Marlboro Prince Georges
county. during the county fair. Moses jack
son, horseman, killed James Wedge.
colored Washingtonian who was also en-
ployed about the stables. He escaped with
a penitentiary sentence. There was a
double murder in Virginia near the Chain
bridge. Arthur Parker. colored, killed
female relative and the man with whom
she was living. He was arrested and held
for the crime. Laurel had murder mys-
terry. There was body found in the woods
about a mile from the station. 1t was SO
badly decomposed that doctors disagreed
as to its sex, but. because of the finding
of some clothing near the body and their
subsequent Identification. the jury found 1t
to be the body of Mark A. G. Gift, drug
gist, ard as such the body was buried.
Rev. A. G. Harrison pastor OF the Peoples
tabernacle, on 18th street southeast. dis
appeared, 1t is alleged, with nearly $1,000
of the church funds. He did not return.
Rev. Gilbert F. Williams resigned the pas
torate Of Christ Church, Navy Yard and
members of the standing committee of the
Episcopal diocese of Washington, acting as
an advisory council to Bishop Satterlee.
made an investigation of alleged scandal
Gus conduct on the part OF the iate rector.
The charges embraced reflections upon Mr..
Williams character Of NEST serious sort.
Suicides.
Many persons who had grown weary OF
life during the year committed suicide.
The causes for their acts were numerous
a number of them having become tired OF
life because of financial troubles. others
were disappointed in love affairs and still
others resulted from affected minds follow
ing illness. Besides those who died, there
were many who attempted their own lives
and who are now living because of the eff
fcctive work of physicians. Joseph Collins
was the first victim of the year. and he
sought death in the river near the foot of
9th street. This was on the 9TH OF January.
Before the close of the first month OF
the year Frank II. G. White, who lived
at 7OS 10th street, attached rubber tube
to the gas pipe and the other end he put
in his mouth. The gas was turned on, and
when found his wife had been made
widow Joseph l. Peyton, a patent attor-
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for several days, ended his life by using
a pistol. He was forty-nine years old,
and the deed was committed at his home,
on street southeast. Gilman Marston
Fague ended his life In the same manner
because of financial troubles When ne
had failed to borrow some money to tide
him over for few days he went home
and ended his earthly troubles. Charles
w. Golden. man OF some means. VINO
feared he would end his days in the poor
house, inhaled illuminating gas In a Z
street boarding house. and the coroner
turned his body over to his friends. Peter
c. Burke, a Washirgtonian, went TO New
York to end his existence. George A. Jor-
dan and John P. Sheppard died IN May.
Each used a pistol. Mrs. Mary NJ. Bald
win, who was insane, suffered horrible
death. She had made several ATTEMPTS,
and finally on the 25th of May. she sue
cceded in saturating her clothing with oil
and applying the torch. Charles c. Mason.
an insurance agent, ffty-two years Old,
ended his life with razor in police cell.
He was locked up for drunkenness, and
razor that had not been taken from him
he used on his wrist. When discovered life
was extinct. George H. NARROW, who had
been a salesman for Baltimore houses. be-
came tired of life because business was not
brisk, and died in a hotel here from inhal-
ing gas Aaron Brunn. an elderly man,
whose many years of married life had been
spent. without quarrel. jumped in the
river from the Long bridge July 10. He
had been in the insurance business and
was treasurer for. fraternal organizations.
hut he was not short in his accounts. At
the time ne committed suicide it was sus-
pected that his pocket book, containing a
small sum of money, was stolen. Sadie
Tasker died at No. 1913 18th street from
a. dose of morphine. She was thirty-two
years old and was married, but did not live
with her husband. 1t Is said that she
ouarreled with a treasury clerk with whom
she had been keeping company, and for
this reason she ended her life. The cor
oner's jury requested that her death be
investigated by the grand jury. A dose of
morphine killed DIR. T. McA. Wehrly, an
East Washington druggist. He had been
in the habit Of using narcotics. 1t was
stated, and some of his friends thought he
accidentally took an overdose. young
colored man named Marshall Williams,
a resident of Madison street, who was
wanted by the police for having stolen
a coat from his father in the early part
of September, jumped In the river from the
Long bridge to save himself a short SEN
tence in jail. Following the suicide Of
Charles Mead by cutting his throat with
razor, two old soldiers, Charles MAR and
Charles Barlow. hanged themselves. Mrs.
in Anacostia, committed suicide by taking
poison. Her mind had been affected for
several years. Frank Nicholson, who had
been troublesome to the police for q num-
Der of years, also took poison. while Mrs.
Baker jumped from the window of q hotel
and died. On the oath Of September Abe
C. Lewis, New Yorker, who had opened
q brokerage office on r street, turned on
the gas and sent q bullet through his head.
Financial troubles caused this suicide.
Jumping from Cabin John bridge was the