St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 1, 1884

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LYINGAN HOSPITAL .| detectives on lieve Miss Eytinge Will Suicide. — “She is Not That Kind of a Woman,” They Say—Her Trips to Europe with Young Yard and Their Subsequent Marriage. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatoh. New York, Aug. 1.— There wasa thrill of romance added to the matrimonial gossip of theatrical circles im Union Square yesterday by the rumor that Pearl Eytinge, the much married bride, has threatened to commit suicide. A reporter investigated this and found it well authenticated. He even came across a well-known gentieman who had received a letter from the bride, in which she states: “If affairs do not improve with mein twenty-four hours I shall take my life.” Miss Pearl Eyt inge is the daugh- ter of Sol Eytinge, the artist, and her mother, a lit- erary lady, resides at Bayonne, N. J., but has no af- first role Dollar.” She but she was good the office a dramatic agent in and asked the agent to introduce him. after were le. The boy's father im the time was in ignorance of his infatua- tion, when the student pleaded illness and asked that he be sent abroad for his health, the cutee n London they fell in with Astley, the sport and went the rounds with the liveliest in and Paris. The tour finished off with the marr of Pearland the student at St. Giles’ Church in London. When the money ve out, they returned, and the studen kept the m a secret from his parents for half a year, Pearl meantime playing several engagements at the city ters. She being ill, the studeat summoned Sarees wae ae been a classmate of his to at r. One day he found cause for jealousy of his medical friend and separated him from his tricky bride. In revenge the practitioner 128 the fact of Yard's marriage to bis father. The ter sent his son to Europe, and, putting a — of her track. got sufficient evidence st her to convince him that a divorce was the only proper thing under the circumstances. This was obtained and the boy was sent to Europe again in the custody of his brother. When he re- turned last year he finished his medical studies and uated. He was appointed first ambulance phy- sician and afterward to the position he now hol in the Chambers Street Hospital. Pearl meantimeo led the wildest sort of wae Riggs — herself so that her profession slipped away from her, and for a year no engagement has been open to her. She always boasted, however, that she could command the boy doctor and that he would avow hic affection for her the moment his e met hers. This boast proved true, for when she learned of hisreturn to this city she had little difficulty in capt- uring him again and leading him through the mar- ce once more. The Mrs. Simmons with whom she boards, and whom she claims as her moth- Peari three T h ry i and it is them. oe a | mind, ough, there evident method in her madness. Those who know her cast ridicule on her romantic threat to commit sui- cide, sayinfg she is not of the kind who die for the married to him. love of a man, even though twice A ROMANTIC SUICIDE. The Young Man Whose Proposal of Mar- riage Was Rejected. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch, RIcHFIELD Sprines, N. Y., August 1.— The guests and residents here were startled this morning on learning that Edward C. Steers, a young society man and a son of Schuyler B. Steers, the richest man in Louisiana, who has an income of $40,000 a year, had committed suicide on the dock at Hyde Hall on account of the refusal of Miss Tese White to marry him. Miss White isa tall and pretty girl, 21 years of age, and. above all, a cousin of Pell Clarke and Hyde Clarke, who inher- ited 60,000 of land from George Clarke, who received it from George III. through his father's wife, who was a Countess. The Clarkes go in the nest- with Miss Tese uent visitor at her cousin's. Mr. Steers has been furnished with everything he wished by his father. A Post-DispatcH correspond- ent hastened to the scene only to find Miss White suffering from the most severe nervous prostration. The suicide was dramatic in the extreme. Lester day was the List birthday of young Steers, and, in- vi Wilson Curtis, a son of Judge Curtis of Coop- eretown, they visited Miss White. With her and two lady companions they went across the lake to enjoy a picnic in the grove opposite Hyde Hall, with the subsequent intention of taking tea at Hyde Ciarke’s. After their meal Steers got into with Miss White, while two young ladies. Steers hurried across the bay and jumping on the dock assisted Miss White to alight. He then said: Tee White, I ask you once for all, will you marry “You know I cannot.” was her reply. “Then I will shoot myself" and, pul ing a revolver from his pocket. he shot himself under the right eye, ball passing out the top of the skull, being taneous. rushed up to Hyde Hall for help and to the dock. The was cov 5 15 d evergreens and lying on the the afternoon as it fell, with pistol in , until the coroner mmoned b I PROUD PORTSMOUTH. Her Populace All Agog in Anticipation of the Arrival of Lieut. Greely. 5 : ST. LOUIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1884. thousands of dollars have been taken out of s in these cities. It asserted 0 nec e G. A. = a: toda the KILLED HIM BY INCHES. * Tertible Torture to Which an Alabama Ne- ~ gro Criminal Was Subjected. ston, ALA, August 1.—Reports have reached the punishment of a woman assailant which amore horrible character than the crime hich the victim was charged. On Thursday ng the 13-year-old daughter of a well-known of Tuscaloosa, who lives on the of the town, went into town for arpose of a music lesson. On Sturn home in the evening she met Andy Burke, », who asked here some question, which she ns — e- mane „ As stooped to tup Bur ound her waist, her up 12 N mouth closed with the other hand, he ra of woods with her. As be ran the girl A gentlemar by saw the ay. They took him before the girl, who "identified him fully, when he. -hou a m w confessed his crime. He was put in a guard from which he was su uently taken b s hot and h near the Presbyterian Ch morning, when it was carted off and part of the story r to be told, which only legal investigation cduld sufficiently verify. I charged that | the negro was taken out he was first mutilated, aud after letting him suffer awhile, the suggestion was made to scalp him, which was gly done. By this time the crowd became fully committed 0 the licy up ng 4 after which it was cut down and left for daylight for discovery. The details which rumor gives of the night's work are most horrible. Itis said that the matter will be thoroughly in by the Governor to find out the truth of these reports, and if possible to reach the guilty and visit upon them the punish- ment for their crime. 4 JEALOUSLT's VICTIM. Horrible Murder of a Beautiful Octoroon at Lexington, Mo. Lexrnoeron, Mo., August 1.—Jane Sandford, a young and beautiful octoroon, was slain in cold blood here yesterday by her lover, Jeff Wilson, cook at the Laclede Hotel. They had been acquainted only a few weeks, but in that time Wilson had be- at a named and asked leave to sleep at her Wilson had threatened to be would do so unless he : 125 E i hit | KNIGHTS OF THE HICKORY A Woman Taken From Her Bed and Flogged | DEPARTING - DEMONS, — A Busy Day for Hangmen All Over the Country. — —— Frank Williams Choked at Pine Blof, Ark— A New York Victim Whose Neck Was Net Broken Releases His Hands and Tears the Black Cap trom His Face—Other Necks in Nooses. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch. Pore Rucrs, Anl., August 1.—A throng of human- ity, embracing men, women and child ren, and even babes at their mothers’ breast, in all numbering six thousand, witnessed the execution of Frank Wil- liams here to-day. The unhappy doomed man reach- ed the grounds at 11:30 a. m., and walked firmly up the stepsof the scaffold. A minister read a onapter from the Bible appropriate to the occasion, then a familiar hymn, in which William and all the freely confessing his guiltand attributed all his troubles to indulgence in whisky and warned all to avoid its use andto take warning at his melancholy fate. Spyinga neighbor and two brothers-in-law in the crowd he asked that they be in black. The regulation black cap was then put on, the rope and knot properly adjusted, and at 12:15 the trap fell and his body swung in theair. A convulsive shudder and all was over. His neck was broken and life declared by the physicians extinct in fifteen minutes. WILLIAMS’ CRIME. Several years ago he married a woman named Effie, who hada daughter nearly grown, and he made improper advances to the girl, and also began to treat his wife so cruelly that for these two reasons she left him, and, taking her daughter with her, went to picking cotton on a plantation, near William- ette, in Arkansas County. Williams had threatened to kill his wife on several occasions, and finally in October last he made his appearance in the field where his wife and daughter were at work, and re- quested, in an angry manner, his wife to go te the cabin and bring’a razor. As she turned away to comply witb his request, he raised a double-barrelled gun, charged with buckshot, and discharged the contents of one barrel at his wife, who fell dead, the back of her head being filled with buckshot. The girl started to run,and Williams fired the second barrel at her, tearing away her left arm, and severe- ly wounding her in the side. After the killing he expressed satisfaction at the deed and took to the woods. He was captured three months afterward in the Northern part of the State. Three on One Trap. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatoh. Scorrsporo, AL., August 1.—George Smith and George and Ashberry Hughes were hanged here to- day for the outrages perpetrated on the Porter fam- ily in March, 18838. Their crime was most das tardly. Mr. Porter and his family lived in seclusion in a beautiful mandion on Sand Mountain. He was arn gang of outlaws fired the house, in the hope of ex- tres at the coll tioned above an boys were the stepvfather of the H y arrested for the crime and conv the latter being sentenced to life. The Supreme Court 2 —— last us their last h was ex e gallows was located adjoir he suuth vel all, and inclosed in a fence at the execution was ows yard, and were seen only of ten or fwelve yards. hea iron d door swung pe the re 8. Charlie Phillips Passes On. By Telegraph to the Post-Dispatch, assembled at Hollow Rock on the night of the mur- der. Phillips seemed to be in ill humor for some cause and got into several quarrels. He finally drew his knife and swore he intended to kill een Post- Dispaton, New Yorn, August 1.—It was decided yesterday that the Third Avenue Theater weuld revert to Mr and Mrs. McKee Rankin again this season. Mra Kate Claxton and Charies Stevenson gave them formal notice that they should not use their privi- lege of keeping the theater, and that they abandoned all claim to it. This is not very welcome news to 3 1 2 7 f 5 a : . fi a i 5 3 t ap Fiice = — 5 2 to a rental for it. and failing in and uanimity. en Mr. the inteation of building a a location he was warned against it. cal ple did not believe it would . some of the best attractions last year, the receipts were only moderate. THEY MEANT BUSINESS. A Kentucky Shooting Affray—One Man Murderous Attack Made by a Quincy, III., Man on Himself and Wife. 2 ees g made 1 5 | i 75 it | i if RCS TC RI Gel n S 4a fe * * joe > es ; * 5 An a Rede?