The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-10
ANOTHER SUICIDE.
Caused by Financial Embarrass.
ment.

AAooo' ~ CAoSh a. III ytSteIud.v ZIG Wei
, known jewelry merchant, Mr. c. H. Zimmel
mann, sought relief from his earthly woes b
blowing his brains out
| Yesterday, as usual, Mr.. Zimmerman
went to his store and began the duties of III
day; after some time he left the store an
, went to the second story. No one though
anything about the matter until the report G
, pistol was heard, when the clerks fror
Grunewald's music store as well as one from
Zimm ermann s, rushed up stairs and found Mr.
z. lying diagonally across bed, with hi
brains blown out
From the manner III which the ball tool
effect, it is evident that the pistol was place.
near to the right temple, for the powder mari
was perceptible. The ball entered on tn,
right side of the head, close to the temple
and, passing through the head, came out OF
the left and near the middle of the head
passing in slanting direction and striking
the wall, making an indention in the wood
work and dropping on the floor, intiicting 6
CHASTITY wound, and causing death almost in
stantly.
| Some of his friends endeavored to gain
some information from Mr.. Zimmerman, but
life was extinct ere they reached his side.
note was found lying on the bed stating the
cause Of the rash act.
reporter Of the BULLETIN Immediately
went to the scene Of the tragedy at 1919 Canal
street. Passing through the narrow store he
assembled pair of dark, winding stairs which
led to the room where the terrible deed
had been committed In the corner was a
small single bed, with the head toward the
window, and lying covered with blood was
had changed his position, and he Was then
lying on the bed with his face tied up in a
white handkerchief, which was soaked with
the gore that was oozing out of the fresh
wound.
The pistol with which the deed was done
was lying on the bed, where it had evidently
been dropped after the fata! shot had been
fred.
1t is stated that Mr.. Zimmerman, about
one year and half ago, was suffering from
temporary insanity, and at times, ever since
it has been thought that his mind was not
altogether sound, the truth of which state
ment is conclusively proven by the sad sequel
to story SO filled with sorrow.
At 2 o'clock, deputy Coroner Gehlbach
held the inquest. Mr.. Gunter, who was en-
ployed in the store as receiver in Mr.. Tim
mermann's late financial difficulties, stated
the following facts:
l was standing behind the counter with
Mr.. Rosche taking an inventory Of the stock,
when Mr.. Zimmerman walked in; he came
behind the counter and walked by us, when a
customer came in and bought a bill of goods
from Mr. Zimmerman, who took the money
and put it in the cash drawer; he then passed
US again and went into the rear Of the store.
He had been gone some time when heard
the report Of pistol, thinking that some one
was playing up stairs and had fired pistol off
| paid no attention to the report until few
had elapsed; when heard loud,
deep groan; then Mr.. Rosche and myself
feared that something had happened; we
went in search Of Mr.. thinner
mann, we first went into the back yard
where we thought he had gone, but not
finding him there, Mr.. Rosche pro-
posed going up stairs into the small
room, where there was a bed. We
went up the stairs, and as we entered the |
room the full truth burst upon us. Mr.. |
was lying with his head falling
back just across the bed, and the pistol, |
which was a large sized navy six Colts
revolver, was lying just to his left, and the
blood was then squirting out of his head.
Life was then almost extinct, and l sent out
for physician, when Drs Stone and Salo-
nar,n md 81 %lo~o L
and that we must send for his family, which
did.
Several days before, after Mr.. Zimmerman
turned over his books to his creditors, Mr.
George Palfrey, the auctioneer, said to me
hat Mr.. Zimmerman had made strange re-
mark to MIN, in the following words He
asked Palfrey what he would think of man
Who was in trouble and would take his own
life. Mr.. Palfrey answered that it would be
! very rash act, and that no man with his
ane mind would do it.
Mr.. Rosche, clerk in the store, testified,
'orroborating Mr.. Gunters statement.
After the witnesses were examined, the
Coroner's jury rendered verdict that the de-
eased had come to his death from a wound
Inflicted by pistol ball, the weapon being
leld in the hands of the deceased, and that
he deceased was at that time laboring under
'dementia," caused from excessive trouble
The Coroner then took possession of all the
eys, pocket-book and some little money that
vas found in the pockets of the deceased
lfter the inquest the body was removed to
be residence of the deceased, at 131 Euterpe
treet.
Mr.. {. Il. Zimmerman was merchant of
ong standing in this city and was about
hlrty-tive years Of age. He leaves a wife
nd aged mother to mourn his loss Mr. Zim-
hermann was esteemed for his high character
y the whole community.
The following is the translation from the
ierman OF the letter found on the bed: Il
New ORLEANS, February 9. 1875. II
My Dear Friend-Will you be so kind as to ,
ee am properly buried in my tomb. Nv {
rue friend and old clerk. Rosche, will paw the