, 1869-03-12
(hscsEc Saloon Keeper Cuts on Fills
Hard ana Hlaeds 10 Death.


A few weeks since man named Andrew
Wilson came 10 this city FROM Chicago aud
Opened . l1tlie place In The New england
BLOCK, but II the time Of the tlre his place
was SO badly dampgcd that he abandoned 1t,
and 1tures It % a. s. ne 81. ca 9. stleet tee sa aud
eRntn went into business. ESeyth{rg
81 emed 10 be prosperous with him. he atted
his safoan up In good style, put bed IN the
hack room, which he used a. d sleeping
apr rsnEnt and was n c:sy and to all apptar-
ancrs as comfortable as an, once could be
about II oclock--and rrttfed to rest.
Tuesday morning the trequenters of the
place found the door still locked aud the
shutters up, but stpposing that Wilson had
,oserslcpt himself went away Without at
pasec,. away, still there WIS no stir about the
building, and iually shout half:past three
O'Clock In tho stserroon 4 Indy. living next
door called tue attention Of Policeman Hag-
Rerty TO The iaet that the saloon had not
been open all day, aud that she feared there
Tor. Officer nagecrty tried the door and
shutters, but they were FAST, Hethru went
10 the rear, and looked through window
and saw q sight that might well stsrtls the
nerves Of the strongest mau. Wilson lay
upon the bed suG aud cold IN death, v hile
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With blood, indicating. horrible desth-
On forcing an entrance, II was found that the
lett hand Of Wilson at the wrist had been
nearly severed, other With 4 knife or razor,
possibly both, aud that the unfortunate man
had then bed to death. Appearances v ,uld
seem to indicate that be had first retired, Is
| he had nothing on hu: his shirt and drawers.
and then had got up aud takiAg a large
blAdtd jack-kn!te had mada = deep inelsion
in bis Wr,st. THIS not producing The desired
effect be had probably taken razor and An
| ithed his work, hut instead Of lying dowr
had walked the floor some nomcnts, n
| blood = as &ount Ia large quantities all ovcl
the apartment. A morc horrlhle slght vi
neser saw, and for . cool. f.blooded act 1t c1
coils any thing. recorded.
Very little Is known concerning Wilson
sud 1t Is not known whether he has ary rela
lives In this country or not. A few day
since he stated that he WAS alone IN ths
world, not haylug known relative. lie ha
been eailor good part Of bis life, as va
cyidtucrd by hls habits. ard has served II
The navy oi the United States both belor
and 1urirR the rebellion. Among his effect
were fund three discharge. from the navy
the first bearing date, Charleston Nary Yard
June 81, 1850, the 81 coud bearing date, Unite
States itixate Sabine, Portsmouth, July /:
4 1851, and The third bxInu dtted On the Unite
States steamer Vipcenues. At Boston, Octt
bcr i, 1854. His discharge from the chicag
Mstlno Hospital was also toapd
tho dIaMer Ct his NAshstant
It APPEARS from bis pAtnralizA.so
papers that be was Norwegian by olrsr
and about fluv.two years Of age he v.
rAtutal1Kra Al New York city, on the 18th
MAY 1850. II Is supposed that he WIS
eplr,'aslI,t, as on = small table in The roo
, IN which hls BODY was found we're sever
hoost 90 spltisaals.m. W1Ih bis nAturalsz
tlop papers Was found II unfinished lette
, hca1iLE date aud reading n EolloHs:
l "CLrv1tAso, March 8, 1858.
!. "2H. 8fzrkNsoR-St1: 4 cAse stk Mr. b *
tfbe can let nc h1ve tse money il April Ira
: LETT the ho.tnsl Anu an gong to op=n sils
i here In the aunuer -'
At this point the writing ceases, as thou>
' the wtiicr had -bccn called suddenly avs
) The Coroner WIS uo',ncd, but up to nj
c night Of Tuesday had not made his apes
$ apcc. The body vas left - It uas found Z
: Ill such time "a the Coroner should order
/, REMOVAL
Tho cause Of the suicide Is, Of coursc, y
9 known, though 1t Is possible that the Coz
b ner's Inquest may reveal something coueel
Il ! tpr It,