, 1869-04-13
SUICIDE
Eelf.Destructfon Under Singular
Circumstances.
q Young saloon-Keep&r Kills Him
self BY Inhaling Gas
Corouer'a Inquest

sell p5 1uuA4AS ua"
Corouerfs Inquest n
r>nn cr ,br n,ost soeula, suicides that hAs ever
f,ecn ,cnntcd TOOK pl aoe In tnts city yeSdaJ Tho
vtt4i,n 1au Ersrne l. OatEnan4 part proprietor OF
a saloon e<pt IN The basement NJ the cosneI 1f
61srk sud NAdAon ettsetA il Was opened two
6etks ago - +1frssty WA'ter&tEt oonocft room.
The fore Of the establishment consisted Of I've
unfortunate women and craxy baud Afflicted
with had cold. The nsrseepess an1 propdetou,
and few iegs Of laStt beer completed me stock
IN trade Hudness was lively and the prospect
gooa, Int 1ns1 i. ali orer non. Tor The
CcEioCs TKAGELy
that took place yesterday WILL probably hare the
G1rct u alicnc.cg the Nocturnal bowling Of tic
L4Ed, ss*rer-e the lcwd women to pursue thc.f
6It sys4.t on elsewhc.t, and Close up the saloon
all Of whieh Is equi1aluut 10 ao1tng IN oLo1u!na.
Lie pablo nuisance.
TEE Sy1c1nE.
CATFISH, who was Letter known among his Is
roc:sscs as Montreal JACK, p was BON In that
city tome 1htty-ooe years ago. Fer many Year,
he hAs BEEN = unit IN the population Of Chlcasp.
cot . very disreputaole Unit, bot no ncquIs.tio1
Haatevef 70 the dr. He HA What
y eenmouis called "suart" man:
.a.e!itkrH1h + \. >, shsewd asd sharp InfOf-
10 had purpose For some tEme he has been en-
Eaged tn the pretty walter gtsa b1s:uess having
asP. saeoas a Nos . sad 1as c1s1k ssres bo.h
speculation was The scene ol his death "a he
IN Day Of March lhst 0asman married, aad vent
20 na TT, a,, - ne bansa noass corner Of Randolph
- quiet gent!emaniy 1tan, aud 10 I'll appesr-
aaees lved HAPPILY With hls young bride On
tes1ningt 70 drink rather freel! bot etiu b. con.
dnctol hlusself with pro5r!ett. His n,nd ras
DAMAGED BY DEISK,
Enc be Erl1ced symptoms pf mental alteration.
Theec symptoms eliminated on Friday night,
when be attempted to poison himself With ehIoro-
loIm LIS vie, nowerer, postponed the ca+as-
tlEtnftng tho ehlorufcrm ous OF Bottle, which hr
hsd hst! e1nptied+ She hnaichra the posue Aod
oung i In the nIe. AfteI = I've hours e!eep, he
70 the saloon % Sasurdat ~ usual And seemed
1aoodt and sa11sn Thai utsAt ha went houle, hut
to lie .uuss oi us a. o. f1sst II ztsees Te
and Eta5td there until II O'Clock at su.ghs Encn he
1c!t atrl weut TO the saloon. Ills sEliuns from ttia
evidence In tue csse SHEDS light upoa then YES
tey<iAy E.urnlnE Thomas Aoroe .broiheE-in-lsw Of
tho drcc4sal, upeaea Me sseon, ana, entering.
FOCSD I'm nEAp.
BE l1J In the Eal1dle Of tie larXe rpom on two
tables (1aee1 clctc together and directly beneath
douhc s.aa}et Fsum ono Of the Jets hung /
Tube weu.I EeunA the gas-r!Ne, s'a saa. She othtr
other dropNd directly n Ii:s mouth. Ills heat
restsd CT .ss:nr ho1, md his cont was wrapped
around tic bead 2s II to prevent The escape OF the
Eas fru.n the mouth The coat wts unwound aud
his fce.ufrs scanned. He Looked - natural a.
4e- ihese was no rgtdiiy OF hardness ol feature.
fne CHA dropped On bis neck. the mouth III, open
ride, 1he nost7ls werr sttstenned, and The elsssr
fl2 sl2s 'ns tSossa en- TON nal'caa,za sa has
1aJ Il little 10 one 'S si1s q ,Se % table, Is
tic right hsnd b! his aide, and the len on hi
slcpt calni; AMI peaextaliy There eviIsnuJ vas -.
10 huahkse 70 vu.stou. 10. hla aspect counter
acted an} such tnn1sns!itun- md h2d he moved
10 the lsoor. lie wns rather a od-!ooktng man,
Ellghuy sajlow and lllous In complexion Hts
hA:r Ma HACK and 20 Were bis nne pair Of wills
found liz body WI rs1zn, bit no e1ort seemed to %
haSe been naAs 70 resuscttatc him. The arrpuge-
1neuts Witch ha msle to 20 oat VI the world show
1unI.
NwAs rRxxEnrATrp.
For several dayI he had marie up bis r1l1d to
leave lh!s LIE. He sttni1 L. haze coIlf calculated
the casIesr a1d best way. I1lloruform he thought
one Of the hcst- Having thlled ID that, he struck
1 - sne ahns ana ecaaems sas q
nsod. lie committed genuine Caicago suicide
lorel. striking and ssus2ttoual He has placed
c:uery sor th0tn!ns Cd the mortal ceL L Is d1t1.
cult to decide whether this tnau showed Mpre COW
11dtce tn Tying ftusa the tceates Of existence Or
cool courage fn preparing ~ deliberately for death
Ahd then meeting lhc grim mouFter with such
uutIaC!auA co0Ineaa- lie t1ed the gas, on Saturday
nlghh Ssa piece q broken tuoe, nsit 3ane1. and
yet Nih fatst pestnAcity he petAevsted and bouEht
SnnW tu'-c, ~sth which he accomplished Ills pui-
pose
uE p1p THERE ALL ALnsK
II tic C1ooM aud daEk. The ftvtlsy had cease.I
And the casuustng was oTeT; the women had gone;
the music WE played uHt His stEuES'e VITA
t1eatn, II struggle tnern ~ WA unseen py npttal
eye Thu hour of hu departures not known Al
rhat cac 10 sste1tAned regarding tt Is that Ai
O'Clock 10 the morning, D. A. Rapo9e, who slept
by his 1x1lfeuow, Ms. Cantwell, and his attention
called ~ dlH1M moaning proceeding fsuu be
neasn The door. i lasted nse minutes, das1as
Hh1ch LIE Wae Probably ehhtnx FAST aHay. Tha1
~a4 aI; nothing mere uuttl Tile s4.s,vn wta opeaet
tn the uatntng and the cnrpse discovered.
TIE fsDEcsxEsT.
HhAt induced this JDuuX n1o IN the hu4h Q
Sortn and health, ut the QUITE: af TIA married lie
10 mike away WITH htmsen, il not easily under
Fzood liz seems to have ptea On Eood terms H1tl
by ki,dnes5 and iore. It is MT believed tna
uumea +ic lnfcllci.y WAY the caase unless h:s wifi
tusy bare found iaut with HIN Tor Keeping an n
~, !n.s:y 70 LEAD lin ast:.y aaa render hln e
Ishr uM Eaas A nur,n naiea 81! tass at
rresel cdoafs to En- a! ,sey I Nh naea ea ' b. ~ Ta
sald 'nat, he hat received on Sun
.iayA !tl:sr stating that hls ont! t,r'tner ha aho
news r1sre httn to Suicide. This was after he hat
made ;pn unfucct~sin1 attempts on TITS lIfc, ind
Very likely there was conea-@na1ion u motlyes
each sis li In stif pertIa&A b.1 making IN the az
greEasc weight Of trrs,oc aud rtoutat.on That Il.
CDult ntl beRr.
+ ~ rtt.ah!e a1!e 70 SC nn heattnroken BRIDE
nrcast, "td naseiunasely kissed the lips that coult
no' tetHTl the pressure, and then N19 borne awa
S!lnr ~lkSy and plteou.ly. she Is comel
now widow CORNER c1eav.a held an inquea
on thr ttklT, When the following er4denca VI
1EsTrzoEY or 1naxAs xoorE.
The arSt witness erou VAS Thomas Moore
1eath. s-.n-eE~ Of dece2se. lie gta,ed that be er
ed s raoDa aas oo osoek d, ths ~ fno1na y
Ceased :srE on hts back On the table. and the II
tute l. his mouth 4 coat cavet,.t hts face. which
SeH pIrrrut any escape N gxa The basemen
Fas nj Of Gas when be went fn- BE n oac
called ~ Nocer tHanniTau, Ths WAS Oh duty nea
hy t.! sd not seen deceased saGce khtunta
Light: II o'cleet, when be appeared TO BE- unde
4 the taa:cuot o{ ltqnos. WltneaH had been told b
lls Es'.ts4 uho live with tne!s nanther at No =
I1rat t'rst. taas on Prtday night o7tn1a ha
4 swallo aeel large quantity Of chto.oform. He be
! leyeti i..ccaAed had taken it frou another MI
who - ai'ons to swallow 1t htmsen Ia the sa1ooE
ntceA ri boafded at the Barues House. Witnes
Z had a. srs heard deceased Gake any remark shou
4 cauinE Ills tte-
4 fKE1NCk1 OF E 2. AAflfU-
j E F. Resting. bar-keeper IN the saloon, state
Il ahat T.: saw deceased 5esterday morning at
i o'ctocl. lie was At the time iuto1tcated, OF n
q pcarrt* to te 70. When wtt1ess entered the Baoe
a Datns: 1clt slnce which time he had not scen ii
N ceare1.
u wT1xrST or soN* rEKr<.
q John Ifuf1n, Partner Of htcca+et1. Gtatcd trAl
q fai h n about tNo weeks IN hnsincas with hit
i and had Always been on tnat irteody Nfhs "
Y deceased. NltneAa bought into the CONCERN I
u 500, paving 1850 cash. and giving note Tor 4
i fa.anss due on the 9Th Of the present month.
4 had never heard dccea2ed SPEAK in dcsponde
Il ter1ne Il, at,udc to Eu1clIe. He last sA~ him
Z saturday night Al thN time ne was hso1'cate
n AR. MOORE RECALLED.
III Tho,-as Moore, bcInS recalled, stated thai {
n eease<l Ead told his nnthcr.tn-lsw Gather
q Ntnpr, :k1t he had taken the chlotuftrm IN orc
n to dN sf1ufsi{ lttA sis et saw hlm take ffe 9TH
5G4 1Ernoxv or 4 b HArH&
g E H. Italncs formerly reporter. stased tRa1
ii cyentr. last wect-ht thought Thursday -deceas
~ told h,:s, he wss shout to do something .Asl Mct
ia make II great newspaper sensation. ana asKeu a
E3 Ia IN NJ o. Ff.thy night Witness kept hts
"a xrotrtu mt when decessed tnld him that he
a dcfc1rs tho AGa3r for couple uf darF uut tdat
n fwltue: II should have the whole thing nEst
H3 Tue testimony ot tue t2st rltaesa Tss, In ltsf
III eontIu s,rc that deccased had committed SELF
II nt,uct II, and the Jury, wlthnnt eons2ltaton, =
I'll Yu1p b. committed suicide hS deliberately toh
"a 1nE ca- l.. The basement n5 No, lSs South G.;
lis .,evhst st,nnSe thst the deceased Was
4 pf the r.a Enom lndEc Tyler was defend
3 when = .'.l1 the s,tercaton n the Police Cot
Il ehor '''..' prior to his lesln.
y. eauRTs Of LAW AM Equity.