Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-17
.DESPONDENT MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
SHOOTS HIMSELF THROUGH
THE HEAD
CAUSED BY FAMILY TROUBLES
Charles Huntington Of ST. Louis Fails
to Effect Reconciliation With
His wife and Ends His
Existence
CAUSED BY FAMILY TROUBLES
Existence


effect a. reconciliation with his
wife, from whom he had been separ-
ated for two years, Charles Hunting
ton committed suicide at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning in room at The
Ogarta rooming house, 625h South
Spring street, shooting himself through
the temple.
Huntington and several friends spent
the evening and a part of the night in
the room, which is said to be occupied
by a woman known as Nora Leslie.
Ragtme music, furnished by a negro
orchestra, and refreshments bought by
Huntington were features of the even
ing's entertainment and no one in the
party had the slightest intimation Of
Huntington's intentions until a second
before he fired the fatal shot in their
presence, as they were departing for
their homes.
j. w. Judd of 1854 East Twenty-third
street, proprietor OF the Ascot saloon,
was one of the witnesses of the deed.
Among the others in the party were
]. r. Meldrum, bartender at the Lam
kershim, Mrs. Seeley, Nora Leslie and
a man named Richman, a bartender at
the Ascot saloon. According to the
story told by one of the party Judd
placed his revolver in one of the bureau
drawers early in the evening and
when they arose to go asked Meldrum
to open the drawer and give him his
revolver. Meldrum did as he was bid,
but as he passed the revolver to Judd,
Huntington took 1t and, standing be-
fore the mirror, said: Here goes" and
pulled the trigger. The bullet passed
through his head and lodged in the
wall beyond.
Several weeks ago Huntington came
to Los Angeles from st. Louis to effect
a reconciliation with his wife, who is
living at the present time with her
father, a Mr.. Mussleman, at Long
Beach. After he had been in the city
a few days he became acquainted with
William Appel at the Lankershim,
where he was staying at the time, and
few days later created sensation
in police circles by swearing out a war;
rant for Appel charging him with hold
ing him up and stealing a diamond
worth 5000. Appel disappeared and did
not show UP again until yesterday
morning when he, in company with his
brother, Attorney H. ,H Appel. visited
the rooming house whge Huntington
had killed himself. 'Ff
Soon after the hold-up affair Hunt
ington moved to the rooning house.
To Mrs. o. M. Grifith, the landlady.
and Nora Leslie, he told his troubles.
He said that he was going to see his
wife, but he returned despondent and
said that he had seen her and talked
to her and her parent, but could not
persuade her to return to him.
1t was in one of his Respondent fits
that followed the first visit to his wife's
parents home in Long Beach that he
told Mrs. Griffith that he was going 10
kill himself. He said that his wife had
left him in st. Louis two years ago
and that he had used every means to
regain her affection and since she re-
fused to return to him he wanted to
die. Several times afterward Hunting
ton met his wife but in the meantime
he met Nora Leslie and it is said by
one of the roomers at the house that
Huntington gave her his wifes adj
dress and asked her to tell his wife of
his death.