La Junta tribune., 1912-05-04
FATE OF A GAY LorAAa,o.
Jack Remington. Dioamist and Crook,
Ends LIE In County jail.

Jack Remington. gay Lothario to
countless women. husband OF three
others. erstwhile pharmacist. vaude-
vile actor. fake advertising solicitor.
dope fcnd and much in the lime
light In an all-around checkered ca
reer. died in the county jail last
Tuesday evening at 5:l5 O'Clock. The
immediate cause Of his death Is not
known definitely. as an autopsy was
not held. but 1t Ia thought was due
to exhaustion and starvation. result
ant from a debilitated condition.
through being deprived OF the use OF
morphine. to which he had been ad-
dicted for years. He had not been
able to retain either food or water
upon his stomach for nearly week.
Remington was about twenty-nine
years OF age. and was physical
wreck at the time OF his death. not
weighing over 100 pounds.
About a month ago Remington was
married In Pueblo to Miss Carrie
Baxter. Il sister Of Mrs. Fred Bainer.
OF Fowler. whose husband Is one Of
the leading merchants Of that city.
Miss Baxter was 4 student In the
training school for nurses at the c.
+. 4 hospital In Pueblo. A few
days after his marriage Remington
teiephoned his new brother-in-law.
Mr. Bainer, Of Fowler. that he had
a draft OF $500 which the banks Of
Pueblo would not honor without iden-
tification and asked him to kindly
wire 800 until he could get the
draft cashed Mr.. Bainsr complied.
and on the same evening Remington
and his wife came down to Fowler.
Remington claimed that he had not
that II was on it's way from his faith.
er, whom he said was J. 2. Reming-
ton. dean Of the College OF Pharmacy
In Philadelphia. A few days later
Bainer became suspicious and wired
J. p. Reuiastoa. The answer came.
"Ne< my son: do not know him; im-
poster: old game"
Bainer thea swofs 0u1 - wasrone
asainst his nev brsthsei1.hv, .v6o
had departed with hts wife for Trini.
dad. where he Was working . fake
advertising scheme. Sheriff Potter
found him In Trinidad. and when mr..
rested In the office OF hotcl asked
permission to see his wife. Potter
accompanied him to the room In the
hotel, and while there Remington
made an attempt to stab himself In
the breast with 4 pair Of shears. but
his attempt at suicide was frustrat-
ed by a Trinidad officer who accom-
panied Sheriff Potter. The sheriff
arrived In La Jun'a with his prisoner
on Tuesday night Of last week. On
the day following he was taken to
Fowler where he had pr liminary
examination on the charge OF obtain
Ing money on false pretcnses. When
the sheriff and his prisoner were at
Fowler. Remington. by his actions.
caused Potter to become suspicious
that his riSoner intended to commit
suicide by throwing himself under the
train. hut the sheriff WAS alert and
succeeded In frustrating the attempt
Mrs. Remington WAS almost Graz
ed with grief at the sudden turn her
short period Of happiness In married
life had taken. She is = splendid
woman Of character and has many
friends In Fowler ind Pueblo. She
had known Remington Tor several
years. having first met him at OF
tawn. Kan. eight years ago. when
she was attending college there. and
then again In Pueblo. but was not nc.
quaintcd with his life history.
Mrs. Remington. who has been In
Fowler since the arrest OF her Illegal
husband. has been dszs-d nj the turn
affairs In her matrimonial life have
taken. She WAS thoroughly infatuAt-
ed with Remington. and the thought
OF HIS being anything but gentle
man never entered her mind. His ale
legged crime In procuring money under
false prctcnse. his arrest, and th'
thought that he WAS guilty OF bisAmy.
are things that she can hardly real
ixe. She In xtill In \ dnxcd condi.
tion trying TO understand whnt II all
means. II came 10 suddenly To her.
and her confidence In Remington was
10 strong she was st first hath to
believe the charges were true,
In tho hospital at Pueblo where
Mrs. Remington was . nurse. tho Of
ficsrs and nursss say most any other
Etri In the city would have fallen to
the samc game. Rsmington's dress
was perfect. he always hsd plenty Of