Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-02

STRANGE SUIcIDE.-An extraordinary
case of suicide occurred Mt the Brannan
House yesterday morning. One Of the
rooms on the second floor was occupied
by q young man named Charles Hirsch-
horn, who was known to many OF our
citizens as q former barkseper ut the
| Orleans Hotel. He left that position
about one month ago, having held it
about fvo months previous to that date.
1t appears that H%irschhorn was engaged
to a young lady Of this city, and the
marriage ceremony was to have been
performed at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Both parties were connected with
the Hebrew Church and arrangements
had been made with the resident clergy
man of that denomination to perform
the marital rites. In accordance with a
previous arrangement, Alexander Norm
| called at about nine o'clock A. NJ, ut
| H%irscbhorn's room to aid in removing
| his trunk, etc., to Horns hotel, on Fifth
street. When Korn knocked ut the door
| he obtained no response, and on OPEN
| ing il wa astonishod and shocked to
iiud H%irschhorn lying on the floor with
q pool of blood on the carpet, which
| had flowed from q wound in his fore
hoad. The alarm was instantly given,
and Doctors Cluncss and Simmons were
| sent for and soon arrived. CT. Wheeler
| and Chief Mnrtz were the FIRST 10 join
| Korn in taking care Of the sufferer. He
| was found to be lying with his face
downward, with his left hand under his
| body and near his face and clasping n
light cane, tho handle of which was
bloody from the wound in the head.
| Near the right hand on the floor was n
derringer pistol, from which the load
had been discharged. Another pistol
Of the sanle description-loaded-lay on
the bureau. Two cigars were also on
the bureau, n of which had been lit
and smoked for n short time. Hirsch-
horn was unable to speak or give any
| sign or indication of q desire to do 80.
Occasionally through the day there were
times when TO struggled violently, but
the most of the time he remained quiet,
breathing with great difficulty. The
physicians, were satisfied that death was
| inevitable and could ofcOurso contribute
but little to the comfort Of tho patient.
There are various surmisos afloat rs 10
the causo Of the suicide Hirschhorn
was out of employment and entirely
without means, and it is generally sup
| posed that this fact was the controlling
cause. On tho other hand, it is alleged
that his health vas not good and that
circumstance preyed upon his mind.
There was some objection on the part
of tho relatives of tho intended bride to
the mntch, but tho objection was so far
Withdrawn, that all parties had assent
cd to and were preparing for the mar
riage yesterday morning. Tho young
lady who had expected to stand before
tho altar with her afianced, spent q
portion Of the day by his death bed and
remained until removed almost by force
by her relatives. Hirschhorn fingered
until twenty-five minutes past IL o'clock
last night, when he broathed his last.
Consciousness seems to have returned
to him, as we arc informed BY his Mt
tendants that no spoke just before he
expired, exclaiming in q low tone "Oh,
Oh, God" The deceased was a Ger
man by birth, aged, perhaps, "a years.
He has relatives living, VIC nrc informed,
in San Francisco and Los Angeles. No
article of writing has bcen found which
gives any clue to tho motive or u of
the suicide. The deceased had visited
Elkus' store, tho Orleans Hotel, and n
barber shop, in the morning, and seemed
to DO FREQ from my unusual excitement.
-Sdcrdmento Union.