The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

oUIC1DE ny morn
Ing, about 1880 o'clock, great excitement pre-
vailed In the vicinity Of the Baltimore depot,
caused by the finding OF the body Of man In
1ss Irse Sei9% the
which was attired In two linen shirts, one
wooden undershirt, black pair Of pants and
%SS was Un das Il ss dsec
diateiy dispatched for, and through the aid
OF some citizens succeeded In getting the body
out, when DIR. Hammond made every effort to
restore q 10 life but in vain. The police had
heard that there was q man, In his shirt
sleeves and barc-headed, at an early hour yes
occupants out, and that h.. had passed over
the Maryland avenue bridge, towards the
Of him and traced him down Rhode Island
avenue towards the Baltimore depot, where
they lost sight of him. In his pockets there
PoShS fe% % y yoaas
lady and o circular OF patent clothes washer,
leaving no clue to his Identification whatever.
Mrs. Henry Wright, who resided on Thir.
teenth, between q and streets, had been
| inquiring In the morning, OF various parties,
who she said had jumped from the third story
window, at an early hour.
Sergeant Pierce sent one OF the officers to
MT Wrlghts to ASCERTAIN whether or not the
Justice Harper, acting coroner, then arrived,
and proceeded to summon ajury OF inquest,
body, on which was found no marks OF VIC.
| lence, retired to the sitting room OF Boyle's
Hotel, near by, and heard the following testi.
Mary Bell, colored, being sworn, testified
| that the deceased came to her house, In rear
Of the depot, about I weeks since, and told her
name was Geo. Smith; had been In the army,
aud came here for the purpose Of getting
money which was due him from the Govern,
said that he was going to hang himself; on
| Monday last came to her house again and
asked for the rope, which she refused to give
from him again he would be dead; never saw
| him under the influence OF liquor; looks much
| different now from what he did then, being a
had walked from Baltimore to this cityi plead
poverty, and she fed him, and he said that he
had no relatives here but his parents; brothers
and sisters were In West Virginia.
| Mrs. NJ. A. Jones sworn. Saw deceased on
| Tuesday evening about $50 O'Clock, and again
yesterday morning about O'Clock passing to-
bricks. About $50 o'clock a little girl ran
into her store, and said that there was q
and on seeing him move one arm called to man
near BY to try to rescue him, stating that she
believed that he was yet alive, which he re-
| fused to 40; he was in her store frequently;
| never heard his name; a news-boy went in the
water and pulled him out when Offcer Gates
| took charge of him.
l
| hemp roap about ten or twelve feet In length,
/ which she said was the one deceased brought
to her house, stating at the time he was going
to hang himself with 1t, and that she should
| tell the people that he was "a years Of age.
Mrs. Jones was very sure that II the man
| had gone In the water when she asked him he
| could have saved deceased.
| Jas. Klrwin, ncwsboy, was at the depot, and
went to Tiber creek with the officer; went In
and dragged deceased out by the suspcnders;
| deceased had no hat or coat on.
Ohicer Gates was Informed OF the dead body
being In the creek, ran down, and news.boy
dragged him out, when he took charge Of the
citizens succeeded in getting 1t into a shed
near by, when Dr.. Hammond did all in his
power TO restore Il to life.
Mr. Henry Wright arrived Mt this stage of
the proceedings, and was sworn. He is the
| second husband Of the mother OF Chas. Welch,
timer, resident Of Baltimore. He returned
| from his labors on Tuesday evening, about
$40 o'clock, and found his wife weeping; on
asking her what was the matter, she told him
that Charles was here, when he observed that
whether he had had anything to eat; he was
then at his house, but mad not seen him; he
proposed to his wife to give Charles some
stimulants, which she objected to, being very
much opposed to the use Of ardent spirits; she
stated that he had walked from Baltimore,
arriving at the house about . o'clock, perfectly
| sober, and that he Informed her that he had
quit drinking, and that he had sold a new suit
| Of clothing Tor $40 which he had paid Si5 for;
had great trouble In getting his boots off, his
tered, when he (witnessl observed that he (de.
ceased) could stay until he could get his boots
on and get money t., pay his passage back to
Baltimore; deceased was an excellent work.
eouid or would not stay at one place any
received an honorable discharge; at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning he heard the cry OF "mur-
der" or "mothcr," was not sure which, when
| he called the dcceased's mother and lighted
tho gas, when he heard what he supposed to
DO some one knocking at his lower rear door.
He went down into his back yard, whom some
OF his neighbors said that man had jumped
out Of the third-story window, lighting on q
shed roof. He looked on the roof and found
that board had been broken, but could see
that 1t was her son Charles, and he went up to
the room In the third story, where she said he
was, and found the door locked, when, by the
light Of match, he looked over the door,
| through window, but could not see anything
OF him. He then priced the door open, when
he ascertained that deceased was not in the
ROOM and, on exam ination, found two sailors
crackers In one pocket OF the coats could not
find any liquor about the room, Atll O'Clock
eoncerninB the finding OF the body, stating
that 1t was supposed to be tho body Of his
stcp-son. He had not seen deceased for about
ceased had the delirium tremcns on two or
three occasions. He had been married to u
German lady, but was divorced about two
Baltimore, where deceased was born and
rsisedj never heard him threaten self-destruc-
ton.
Mrs. Jones-Deccased wrote a note while
sitting at the bridge and threw 1t In the street,
, which was picked up by some man.
The jury rendered the following verdict
That the deceased was q native and resident
of Baltimore cityj that he was on visit tenn
porarily to this city; that he came to his death
At his own hands By drowning himself in Tiber
creek or branch, on the morning of the 2Ith
day of June, 1865, at 1880 o'clock a. nj that he
had been addicted to incorporate habits, and
that at the time of his death was laboring
under temporary alteration OF mind the
jury do further say that the deceased had no
means.
Mr.. Wright had the body of the deceased
conveyed to hiB home.
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