Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-04-11
a Man Commits Suicide with a Razor.

About four o'clock yesterday after
noon o Frenchman, named Martin
Case, committed suicide at the
French clearinghouse on the corner
of Alameda and Also streets. Soon
after the occurrence HERALD report
er visited the place and entering by
the back way, up pair of rickety
steps, to q low narrow hall, found the
victim of .felo de Sc lying upon the
floor. A razor at his side told the
story. The spectacle was anything
but inviting either for observer or
reader and we willingly draw q veil
over the sickening details. Coroner
Richardson was notified and at once
proceeded to summon a jury and take
evidence in the case. The deceased
had upon his person one hundred and
sixty dollars in gold, silver and notes,
besides a certificate of deposit in the
Farmers e. Merchants Bank for one
thousand dollars. We here give the
evidence as elected before the jury:
Graclanna Haratsarenne, being du-
ly sworn, testified by interpreter as
follows: Deceased was named Martin
Case; he has been boarding in my
house since the 18th of this month.
About four o'clock this afternoon l
went into the dining-room and saw
blood trickling through the ceiling
above and falling upon the table. In
company with man named MARCEL
Narrias, | went up stairs to see where
the blood came from and found de-
ceased lying upon the floor, with his
throat cut. He was not quite dead
when first saw him. A few minutes
before This time the deceased passed
through the bar-room and up stairs by
the back way. / heard no noise up
stairs previous to my discovery of the
blood. l knew of no person being up
stairs at the time except deceased.
He has been drinking some for the
past few days but l did not see him
drunk at any time. He has been very
silent and moody, while boarding
with me. Did not act as if crazy, but
was melancholy in his manner. He
was peaceable so far as l know.
MARCEL Narris being summoned,
gave the following testimony by in
terpreter: 81 have known deceased
for some five years. His name is
Martin Case. He lived in Ventura
county, California, and was a single
man so far as | know. | only know of
his being here two or three days.
Think he came last Monday. / went
out of the house for few moments
this afternoon and when l returned
saw blood dripping down upon the
table from the ceiling above. Then
went up stairs with Mrs. Haratsarenne
and found deceased lying on the floor.
Had heard no noise up stairs previous
to this time. Do not know whether 1
could have heard noise in the upper
story or not. Deceased was usually
laxative and lively in his manner,
but recently has been downcast and
gloomy. He had enemies that know
Of Was about thirty years of age,
and q native of France. Has been in
this country about six years. Has
brot err living in Ventura county, en-
gagged in sheep raising"
After hearing the evidence the Jury
retired and concluded upon the follow
ing verdict:
We, the Jury, find the name of de-
ceased to be Martin Case, q native of
France, aged 80 years, and we believe
that he came to his death by his own
hand, by cutting his throat with u
razor, on the 10th day of April, 1871
in the city of Los Angels, State of
California.
S. A. WALDRON,
Foreman,
FRED. WEAVER,
TlI0S. ToOOMBS,
M. WHISTLER,
c. F. FARMER,
ANTON TORNAsINI.