The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-12-04
ENDED With A PISTOL.
Treasurer Of Louisville Preferred
Death TO Disgrace.
HIS BOOKS WERE BEING EXAMINED
Seeing His Portrait ana Sensational
Headlines In "a Newspaper Stuart
Young Sought a Secluded
Place, and Shielded.

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: louisville, Nov. 49,. Stuart r.
young, SO, retiring treasurer of the
city 6f!Lotiisville, resorted to suicide
to intercept impending disgrace which
he evidently felt himself unable to
endure, His, rash act was precipitat-
ed by the publication in local papers
OF the fact that accountants were at
work ON his books. This was asso.
cIated- with the Inference that dis
crepancies had been found in his
accounts as treasurer.
Friends Of Mr.. Young Immediately
began to look for him, not believing
the reports. Mr.. Young was last seen
alive at the ladies' entrance of the
Louisville hotel, where he lived with
his bride of IA few months. Two news
boys, Charles Alyord and I'D Healy,
who knew Mr., Young-for nearly
everybody in Louisville knew Mr..
,Young-ran up and said: "Mr. Young,
don't you want papeT7 It's got your
picture in It," A swift glance at the
headlines told Mr.. Young why the
paper had printed a double.column
picture of him. Instead of entering
the hotel he walked down Sixth street
ItowardsLthe river, the newsboys fol-
lowing him on the other side of the
street. Just after passing Nelson
cstre Mr. Young turned off between
some box, cars. The boys feared to
follow him any farther, and, returning
to the Louisville hotel, described Mr..
Young's actions to kid" Johnson,
hackman. Johnson found Young lying
face downward in the cinders, with a
bullet hole behind his right ear. Life
was extinct but in his right hand the
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Colonel B. H. Young was instantly
notified by telephone of his sons trag-
ic death, and went at once to the
scene OF the suicide with some of his
sons friends. The corpse lay in the
cinders, clothed in fashionable gar
ments, including light tan oYercoat
and a gray alpine hat. The aged
father of the dead man, few of his
friends and some policemen lifted the
body into coffin and 1t was removed
to an undertaking establishment, I'M
der orSers of the coroner.
Stuart Young wassone ofithe promi-
nent men of Louisyillei graduate of
Princeton university, q son Of Colonel
Bennett II. Young, prominent law
yer and xConfederate soldier of
Louisville, and brother Of Lawrence
Young OF Chicago, president of the
w GIN OOSEASS ~
married last JULY Miss Bessie wy
mond, one of the most beautiful WON.
en- In Kentucky, and daughter of l.. H.
Wymond. -Four years ago Mr.. Young
was elected city treasurer, and under
the law WAS ineligible, for reelection.
His successor was elected Nov. 8.
1t is believed in official circles that
the alleged discrepancy in Young's ac-
counts will amount to between $40,-
600 and $4,000. The experts and COM
mIttee appointed to examine the books
of the office were not at work on the
anennnts Thnrsclav One nf- the esipOHth-
stated that 1t would be several weeks
before any official report of the con-
dition of the books can be made, as
it will be necessary to check the ac-
counts of Young for the entire term
of his incumbency, four years.
The only indication regarding the
accounts is that between the indicated
balances and the actual balances in
the two banks in which tho city funds
are deposited, there is discrepancy
of about $4,000.
Young was assistant postmaster in
this city during the administration of
President Cleveland, the postmaster
being Charles p. Weaver who was
mayor Louisille at the time Young
was city treasurer.
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