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Show GASHED' INJMS CHECKS A Well Known Gambler Writes a Characteristic. Charac-teristic. Latter and Then Appeal) Ap-peal) to ilorphiuii, TOOa WELBOEN'3 LAST PLAT. He Wanders PlinilW Thronjli tha Avenue Ave-nue of Hard Knock i and then "Shuffles" Out. J. W. Welborn, a sporting man doed himself with a half drachm of morphine yesterday morning and at 4 o'clock this morning his light wont out in room ilii, at tha Fiilerpi ise house on Commercial street. The following letter that whs found in the chamber of death tells the ' whole story: SutLu.kCitv, Jn'y I, IM'I. Tot'.e roro-Per roro-Per a:ni imalle id ne-.er.il : 1 save ail trouein and r'iiti'iiY.THy to in- ouii-... and moans i.f ll.y Sllddnii Ii.-avtliK ut ttl'H latl l ot rat h'M S l lii'le liir inn tun .-urt" was aiwavs In ho'Ul ! will say thai my ilea h Is ' u,y tivv.t nu t : and yironio dt ii hno in tlw fnli fons.asi,.at of a-id i untrnl nf all i.-jy mental fw-iUn-a, contrary con-trary to tuo Uoliel ol a ,-reat uiauy t&eur.sts on eiifi iitti. I have tiTivpil at the eonolifton that my llt Is a tt.larx, and ti.a' the surest w-ijr to i.Vo d tint er diva iiioiiinfnt- a: I troiii-le is !.y tl.e Mo.-palni' L.ii iit i : r o i-l.ioit wn.'fti evoiy on tfi't-- a .Tin af-1 d alanlinu eariH ITeak even for sun -ro iptei. 1 i.t.,ir no ri- fi-ellni; to an v on ft. ml that niv as ..irlates will mm- that'l Mil ni!-:i-ntly laid a way. inul that a notice of m dial, i jipeara In tl.o T t.ouis i;na:-s, is in'.' t:u.t r,-.iut-;ii. On id l.ye all. J. VI. U'l.tau H.v. Deceased has been deriving a preca-carious preca-carious existence from the gaming table and luck having gone against him he became tlcsiiondeiit. For weeks he has wandered through the dark avenuo of hard knocks, and yesterday morning went to the Kntetprise house where he engaged a room from 1a1. Heater, the statuesque clerk, who presides at the ngi-ier. Twelve hours had t'own, and li o clock arriving Mr. Uuiscll. the landlord, visited the room. "Don't you want to get up?" aked tho iand'.ord. "I'gh," was the reply. "You're dead, aint you?" continued his visitor shafting iho sleeper w ho was then in the eniorace of death The half filled bottle of morphine nu the table near by was revealed by the gas light, and realizing what his guest had dune Mr. liussell summoned a physician. Dr. Dunn responded ami with a hail dozen volunteer a desperate effort was made to save the fellow. It was vain.. He died at early dawn and now lies at the Kvans undertaking parlors where an inquest was announced for 4 o'clock this uilfci'iionn. |