The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-04
TaE WAYS OF SIN.
a Defaulting City Treasurer Com
mita Suicide.

After being offered al evening news
paper ~hioh said his books were under
examination by expert accountants.
Stuart Il. Young, city treasurer Of
Louisville, KY, Wednesday evening
won't to the rear of warehouse at Sixth
and Nelaon streets and committed sui.
eide by shooting himself bshiad the
rIgnt ear with = pistol.
n grest sensation was created lato
Wed ues6ay afternoon when the last
edition o. ono evening paper appeared
with story, In subs.a1ce, that aco:uot-
suts wore at work on the books of the
retiring city treasurer, Stuart h.
Dung, and thst it was reported that
discrepancies had been found in his
sccouets. lmme6 .ately the friends of
Mr.. Young began to look for him, not
believing the reports. Shortly afct, 6
p. u. Mr. Young vas seen at tae
ladies entrance Of the Louisville hotel
on Main street, where he lived With bis
bride of few months. Two newabo2s
who knew Mr.. Young, ran up and esid (:
Mr., Young, don't you want paper 2
lts Sot your picture in It,"
One glance at TIE d9uble. column
headlines told Mr.. Young Why the pa
per had printed a double oolumn PIC.
ture OF hm. Instead Of entering the
hotel ho walked down Sixth street to.
wsrds the river, the news5oys follow
ing him on the ether side of the street.
just sitter passing Nelson st-.et Mr..
Young turned off between some box
cars. The boys feared 20 follow him
any further SOD returning to the Louis
Vile hotel described Mt. Youue's 40
tions to KID" johnson, hackmsn,
whose stand is In front of the hotel.
johnson was acquainted with Young,
sad going In the direction given by the
new5o9ys finally found Mr. Young
lying Ease downward in the cinders, his
right arm under him. SEEING bullet
hole behind Mr.. Youag's right ear,
Johnson turned the body over. Then
be ssS the pistol ia Mr. Young's right
hsrd. l. TO was extinct. 1h) body was
removed to al undertaking establish
msnC under Crdor5 Of the coroner for
al irQlezt.
Stuart r. Young WAS So years old
snd one G! the mos. prominent men
"a Louisville. He was 9 graduate OF
Princeton university, 2 son of Col.
Bennett ii. Young, prominent lawyer
and former Confederate soldier of
LoulsViile, and brother Of Lawrence
4ounG CT Chicago, president OF the
Washington PaIk Jockey club. Hs
married last July M,ss Bessie Wymoud,
one OF the lnost beautiful women in
Kentuosy, sad daughter of L H. Wy
mond' Four years ago Mr.. Young was
elected olty treasurer sad undor the
Law vas ineligible for rec eo,ion, his
successor having been elected OF
NV. 8.
BE WAS suoRT.
Beyond the stssemet made last We'd
nesdsy nlgnt 20 msy or Granger by one
OF the expert aocountznJs tbst dis
crapsncla5 amount Ig to $23 900 had
Cean found Ia the books ot INC former
o'ty treasurer, Ssusra r. QuaZ, who
comm. ted ru.c GO jsst evening, moth
log definite Is known a 10 40 : the 40
counta stsni b.eween the city AID its
former treasurer When asked io- an
| authoritative statement tonight one OF
the accountants saIi ihat beyond the
amount mo4tIoned " eUnasaay night
he had absolutely nc idea 80 10 what
the alleged ohoEtsgo ia He -Jd,d tha.
the accounts wouia require tao weeks
to go over the books o. tha trsis1ror's
| otioo. Duuug his four years term a:
city treasurer, Mr. \ ,uog HANDLED Sl1,
GOO, 900. lt became known today that
sovcrs! Of Young's friends h,ve heard
reports sbou. tho condition of tic for.
moI oiEy treasurer accounts before
newspaper pu0jatic4 wGa made Of them
had arranged tsnia i've pan 10 seoura
any ed for him rhs' might DO needed
Their plan was frustrated merely b5
tho fAct tAEs yesterday afternoon they
we're unable to 6uc Young. Wodnes
day morning Young asked for his re
yolver at the Louisville hc.el, where h,
| i,ysd