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Show SELF-DESTROYED. Charity Tins EaJs II U Ure In a HI of Dcsponirnsr. Alalwut seven o'clock thla morning morn-ing Mrs. CW. King, ansgedlady, who a-dlci at tbe earner of Third Sooth ani Sixth East streets, atc-pr.ee. Into the front yard to get themjrnlnsinper.and beheld "the corpse of her sou Chalice Jylng there. Tho poor wuruan gave the alarm, but Ui shc-s; uttcViy prostrated pros-trated her. Her husband and two other sons were at home, and they, with a refatlve who was notified, conveyed the remains Into the house. A pistol wound In Uie si Jo of the head, and a revolver under Uie dead body, told the story. Coronerllarris was notlfled and this forenoon an inquest was held. The only witnesses eximlilvl were the fallifrnad his two sons. The former tesUried li.at air about 2 a.m., as nearly as heoulj tell, lie was lortlally aroused from sleep by a souud llko tin report of a re-volrer, re-volrer, but he pail no attention to it, and dropped off to sleep again. All the wltnessrs testified Uiatthe deceased nail been subject to httacks of profound despondency fur several years, aud t!m coroner. Jury found a verdict to thee fleet that the deceased de-ceased came to hlsdcath by hi own hand during onn of those spells. Tho deceased was a collector for the firm of George M. Scott tc Co., and had been In their employ ever slcce he was a mere boy. He was aged about 27 years, and was of steady habits. |