The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-26
WELL.KNOWN GENTLEMAN COM.
MITS SUI IDE.
A Determined Effort to Kill Himself.
End Of an Eyentful Career.

Judge A. w. Walker died yesterday at II
o'clock, at the residence of o. E. Carlow, 1885,
Ursulines street, from large dose of lauda-
mum, administered by himself, with the DELHI
crate intention of committing suicide.
| The causes of the rash and fatal deed are
supposed to have been pecuniary trouble and
political disappointments, and
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
attendant on it are as follows
Yesterday, as was his custom, Mr.. Carlow, a
respectable colored man, who was Mr.. ak
ers partner in the business called at the Office
corner of Carondelet and Common streets,
but found it closed and after several calls and
departures, Mr.. Carlow went home, the time
being about o'clock.
At about II o'clock on Wednesday night,
Mr.. Carlow wss aroused from sleep, and pro-
ceeding to the door of his residence, he found
Mr.. Walker, whom he admitted, although
wondering at the time as t, the nature of the
business that would justify visit at the hour.
Mr.. Walker after seating himself, very
coolly announced that he
HAD TAKEN POISON
and that e wanted to see Mr. Carlow before
dying in relation to the business Of the firm.
Mr.. Carlow supposed that Mr.. Walker was
intoxicated. and that his talk was but the ex-
preston Of the Authorizations of drunken
man. and he so declared himself, at the same
time complaining of the intrusion.
The deceased walked once or twice across
The room, and then asked for a cup of coffee,
and Mr.. Carlow had one prepared for him.
He drank it and striking himself on the chest
said, '.Ah feel better now: don't believe /
will die now" He then assured Mr., Carlow
that early in the mornin in fact, at the time
OF that gentleman's first visit to the Office he
had taken three ounces of laudanum; that he
was in the office at the time and heard Mr..
Carlow's efforts to effect an entrance, to which
he did not respond, because he was at the
moment writing,
LETTER TO HIS WIFE
which he said he had mailed He said fur
ther, that he had read that man taking three
ounces of laudnum would live twenty light
hours. but he thought he was all right now,
and then he begged Mr.. Carlow to intercept
the letter in the morning. The gentleman
promised to do so, and seeing that the de-
ceased was comfortably fixed for the night,
not even then placing belief in his statements,
he retired.
At about o'clock in the morning he was
awakened by groans, and hurrying to the
parlor, he found the unfortunate gentleman
II gid with agony. Several physicians were
summoned, and everything that science or
skill could suggest was done, but without
avail
When his condition was announced critical,
Mr.. Carlow wnet for Mrs. Walker and she
was with her husband.
The body was conveyed to the late residence
of the deceased 142 st. Charles street, from
which place the funeral will take place to-day.
Major Walker was connected with the Ameri-
can army during the Mexican war as a con-
tractor Su oseque,t to this he settled in the
parish of St Bernard, where he married the
daughter of Col. Hunt, United States Quarter
master herr, years before the war. He has
been prominently connected with politics for
many years, and was noted for his love of iti-
cation.
Some three years ago he mysteriously dis
appeared, m 'ch to the surprise of his friends,
but after short absence he returned to the
CITY