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Show CAREER 0E PLEASURE IS SUDDENLY CUT SHORT BY CHICAGO. May 23. Charles E. Casey, known as a thorough "man about town," was found dead In the Palmer house yesterday. At the end of ten years spent solely in the pursuit of pleasure his life was brought suddenly to an end. "Col." Casey,- as he was known to proprietors and waiters in resbrts throughout the city, especially on the South Side, had done nothing since he came to Chicago about 1896 except to spend the money he had made in Nebraska, Ne-braska, ile was born in Jerseyvllle, 111., In 1855, and when a young man became be-came a banker in Pawnee City, Neb. There he made a fortune in handling farm mortgage loans. In 1896 he was nominated for State Treasurer of Nebraska on the Repub-lican Repub-lican ticket and was beaten by a small margin. He had spent a great" deal of ! money In- the campaign he said the campaign Cost him nearly $100,000 and the disappointment was a severe one to him. He removed to Chicago with his family, fam-ily, but did not engage In busintss. The greater part of his money was invested in dividend-paying securities, and he carried a large . bank balance. This gave him the opportunity for a life of pleasure. Prom stories told of htm he took full advantage of It, spending money with a free hand. He did not live with his family, but maintained a suite of rooms at the Chicago Athletic association's house on Michigan avenue. He also had a room at a down-town hotel. Mr. Casey was a member of the Knights Templars and of the Loyal Legion, Le-gion, his father having been a surgeon in the Civil war. |