The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-04
TIE WAYS OF SIN.
4 Dsfallting City Treasurer Com
mits Suicide,

After being offered aa evening news
papsr which said his books were unde
examination by expert accountants
Stuart R. Young, city treasurer o.
Louisville, Ky, Wednesday evening
vent to the rear Of a warehouse at Sixth
snd Nslson s:rsess and COMMITTED sui
eide by shooting himself bshiad the
r:gat ear wite pistol.
4 great sensation WAS created late
Wed resdsy afternoon when the last
edition Of one evening pspsr appeared
with story, in substance, that account.
ants we're st work CT the books cf the
retiring city treasurer, Stuart R.
Young, and that it was reported tha:
6iscrepaocies had been found in his
accounts. Immedissely the friends Of
Mr. Young began to look for him, not
believing the roports. Shortly after 6
p. N. Mr.. Young was seen at tue
ladies' entrance of the Louisville hotel
on Main street, where ne lived With bis
bride Of . few months. Two neH.boys
Eho kneV Mr, Young, ian up aad Baio
''Mr. Ycuvg, don't yen want paper?
lts got ySur picture il It,"
Oae glance at the double column
hesdlines told NJ. Young ang toe ps.
Fer hsd pr:ntea double co:unn pio,
suce OF MIN. Iastead CT entcr:ng the
hoSel &c walked down Sixth 5tseet to.
wards shs river, the aeRSboys follow
ing him on the other side Of the street.
Jus. s$ter passing Nelson strset Mr.
Young luv2sd cf between some bax-
CARS. The boys feared 70 follow him
auy further and reIurnlns 20 the LOUIS
vile ho.ei described Mc. You4g's 40
sioRs to KID" johnson, hsckusr.
whose ssa11 is IL front OF the hotel.
johnson ws2 acquainted with Youlg,
a1G 6 ing IL lie direction g:yan By The
newnhoys finally Souad Mr.. Youug
lying Ease dcwaward in tee cioGe1s, his
right srn uader him. SEEING bclies
ho;o behi5d Mr. Youug's right esr,
Johnson Turned the body over. Then
hs ssH she pis:o! ia Nj. Yopag's fish.
hsrd. Lie was e1Iinc5. Ihs body wa5
ren9ced to "a undertaking establish
msnt under orders Of the coroner for
an il q1est.
Stuart R. Yourg vss 35 years old
and one OF tie noss prominent men
in Louisville. He vas E gr4duats OF
Princeton university. son Of Col.
Bennett &. Young, a prominent laHyer
and fornsr Confederate aoldier Of
Louisville, and broshsr of Lawrence
Young Ct Chiosgo, president Of the
Washington Park Jockey club. Hs
married last July Mss Bessie W;mond,
one Of the moes beautiful women in
Kentucky, and daughter Of L &. Wy
noaa. Four yasrs ago Mr.. Young vas
elect; 4 city treasurer a1d uader tie
laT Wss ineligible for rea'eesion, his
SUCCESSOR having bssa electsd On
NV 5.
Es WAS SHORT.
Beyond the sts:emet made LAST Wed
nesday night to mayor Granger by one
Of the expert accountants that dis
crepaneies amounting to s23, 600 had
been found in the books OF the forusr
city treasurer, Stuart r. Dung, Who
committed suicide last evening, moth
ing definite ia known as to ho4 the &C.
counts stand between the city AID is
former treasurer. When asked for al
authoritative statement tonight one Of
the accountants said that beyond the
amount mentioned Wednesday night
he had absolutely no ides as to what
the alleged shortage is. Ha addsd that
the accounts would v:quire two weeks
to so over the books OF the treas1rer's
ofica. During bis four years term as
city treasurer, Ir. Young handled Sl1,-
600, 900. It becams known today that
several Of Young's friends hsve heard
reports about tie condition Of the for
mer city treasurer accounts before
newspaper pubi;cticn was made Of them,
had arranged tentative plan to secure
any aid for him that night be needed.
Their plan Wss frustrated merely by
the fscs that yesterday afternoon they
we're unable tc 6nd Young. Wsdnes.
day morning Young asked for his re.
voivsr at tins Louisville hotel, where he
lieved.