National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-02-17

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No Cause for the Act-InhuInan Treat.
ment by n Landisrd-Au Inquest Deemed
Unnecessary.
on Saturday night, about s;aO O'Clock, a man
named John schwartz keeping boariing-hou .
his front door, and, accosting onicer uinllne,
who was passing on the street ~ the time, said
that man had committed sulcide on his bach
alton at the Central station, and Lieutenant
Sklppon, Captain Brock AMI Sergeant Clayton
went TO tho house, while Sergeant Vernon
the scene of the suicide a most aIckenlnR slight
was presented to the beholder. The man laid on
his back, with wide gaping wound in bis
moving up and down, while the pnlsations In
the neck could be seen, showing that the last
breath had not yet departed. on the floor was
tent by the now from the wounds, while the
woodwork, trunks and rubbish on the porch
were all despatched with the same ruby nuld.
among others, was tafre-boarder at the house,
named John q. Habernehl, generally very quiet
a. the table, and seldom exchanged words with
his fellow -boarlera. AZ the time stated supper
was over, and Habennehl came into the room,
which Ii a basement fronting on the street.
passed Mr.. schwartz, who sat At the upper end
hat he wished 70 90 . the wstersIoss . NJ
told him he would anil II In a corner OF the back
porch, which WA on the Second floor and reached
shs or naeS ees r1 ne
had elapsed whsn Mt. 4. heard heayy fall.
Thinking that In the dark the man might have
fallen And lGTs Smse Vim sht IN hand he
by trunks old stoves, and other articles, leaving
only passage-way adjoining the railing to the
closet, and A. there . found nahermehl Wing isll
throat, making a most fearful wound, and
another In each wrist. From the one IN the left
wrist and that In the throat the blood was now
10 a short while Dra. HartIQan and McBlslr ar
| Rived, and on examining the wound found that
The wlnd-plpe, two arteries and the gastric nerve
| had been severed, and were astonlshed that IN .
man had lived that long zone hour after the com
mission Of the deedN The weapon used was o
small shoeknifo about eight inches In length, OF
| thin blade, aud very sharp-edRed. The physicians
finally succeeded ia sewing up the wound In the
When the wounds had been dressed, which
was done with the man lying In a cramped posi-
tiou on the narrow porch. Mr.. schwartz, with q
heart more susceptible to money than charity.
positively refused to allow the body 70 be taken
Into any room, saying his boariers would not oc-
cupy IL afterwards u they did. Finding that this
could not be secured, the doctors endeayored, and
only by demanding obtained, q ped on which 70
passaReway, where he expired about iiso O'Clock
As but little respect had been showed the Nv.
Ing, the ofiicers naturally concluded none would
he given the dead, and placing the remains on q
shutter carried them TO the Central Ruard-house
TO await the coroners Inquest. lie was about
prominent nose. and wore a moustaShe and full
chin board. He was born OF frankfort-on-the.
Main, GERMANY, was about nfty-two years Of
ago, accompanied by his family. Soon aftel
reaching this rlty, being q jouneyman shoe.
maker, he secured employment with Mr.. James
once. on leaving worl al e:so o'clock yester
day evening he held two rolls Of money In hi,
hand, remarklng that one WA for his board and
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