Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-24
SUICIDE NEAR THE DEPOT.
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This morning, about * O'Clock. the . was
considerable excitement in the neighbo r,,c.,d NJ
the Baltimore Depot, by the discovery .cs man
over the stream al its intersection 80 Ind.
ana avenue, and the body was a A 90 ,aTen
from the water, which is there o. Ifx anour TWO
ieet in depth. An attemp. was e1sde to restore
be the body of a man OF ahosg go vs.rs
of age, and was attired In slack pantaioons,
T Tn,s uas copsiSsrshie shirt and boots.
name OF the deceased. FINALLY il was ascer-
tanned that a Mrs. W. .Ssrbt. rcsiding an iSth
street, near ID, had avn inquiring as to the
had arrived at her h s7>Se yssterdav froro R,,ri
more. and her hush And identiied the boIy "A
that OF her son. T.1sere was nothing found on
, me 10y 70 give ny clue as TO the identity of
P9ekets oeing pocket coma, sInan miniature
OF young lady, ana circular OF a patenS
answering HIS de-crip.isn had been ' on ~ t Sr
houses, and had been looking after him, but
lost sight OF htyn near the Depot
Justice VIC. Harper summoned Jury of
inquest, who. after beng sworn, adjourned to
taken. M
Mary Bell, a colored woman, residing in the
rear OF the Depot, testified that about weeks
since the deceased came to her house, stated that
he was goinG TO see Squire Walter and he had
rope with which he said he was going to hang
himself. She took the rope from him and ne
went on, but returned on Monday and asked
for the rope, which she refused to give up, and
| he again lett, saying that the next time she
would hear of him he would be dead.
Mrs Jones, residing near by, testified that she
saw the deceased about4k O'clock this morn.
| ing, and he went out and sat on the curbs tone,
where he wrote something on paper which a
gentleman afterwards picked mp. He went
little girl came in and said he was in the stream
| Witness went down; saw him there; thought
his arm moved, and called a man 10 get him
| out, but be refused, and then q newsboy pulled
him ont.
Mr.. Henry Wight testified That he was the
STEP father Of the deceased VINO was about 30
years of age, tanner by trade and resident
| his wife was divorced from him. Witness was
| informed about o'clock yesterday by his wife
that Charles (the deceased) had come. having
walked from Baltimore. That the deceased
occupied a room in the third story of his resi-
dence on 18th street, and at 81 O'Clock this
morning lhe heard cry OF something like
murder" Went to the room, found II locked
| ard opened il when he found that the deceased
had gone having jumped from the window:
| leaving his hat and coat in the room.
DIR. Hammond testified to rying resuscitate
the deceased. and TO the fact that he appeared
| 10 have been drinking to excess.
The Jury after consultation returned r yer.
dict that the deceased was a resident of Bal
timore, and was temporarily visiting Wash
ington; that he came to his death by his own
hands by drowning himself IN the iber; thai
he rad been addicted tointemperate habits, and
was labOring under 4 temporary alteration OF
mind when he committed the ACT.