The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
SUICIDE.
4 penitnife and pair of SURGEONS
scsssors aO the W0rhs

| 4 p.n,snifs and u pair of surgeons
scissors do the work.
Ats o'clock Wednesday morning M.
M Wisshart. having drank OF the bitter
ei1p Of adversely, and having patIieu
with the cares Of this world from uay "
day without ono ray o. nope IoI sns
better concluded to quit THIS Hunusno
sphere. ..1aa l.. 20.
pairsd TO the st. James Hotel and aiteE
entering one Of the closets drew from
his pocket large sized penkniie ana
| inflicted an ugly gash across bis thToats
| but death came not, and tnen ne Iooh
| from his side coat pocket o pair ol sui
geon's scissors. and inserted them ineo
| the wound for the purpose Oh seVerlDB
his juslar vein.
BEFORE DEATH
had closed its hideods jaws upon ~
willing victim, he was discovered Wy
one of the watehmen OF the hotel
The facts were Immediately TepoTLeu
| to the proprietors OF the hotel, ana Dr.
| Dixon summoned.
The doctor examined the wound md
recommended that the patient be I'm
mediately sent to the Charity Hospital.
| Mr.. Wisshart was placed upon
stretcher, but before he reached the
hospital death claimed him.
| L.
| tower. Indiana, and Is stranger In the
city. He is not boarder ct the St.
James Hotel, and no one knew where
| he had resided since his sojourn In The
city. No cause can be assigned for the
rash net.
| sATER.
| Coroner Roache held IN inquest ON
the body, and the following letter
was found on the deceased person. We
give the letter with his own autho-
graphy;
MY own true name Il NJ. NJ. Wishnrd,
late Superintendent Orphans Home,
KingstoWn, Ind.
am paying dear for my sin. Opium
Is tho cause OF it oil. Write TO DIR.
Haunaman some one, please, when
II am gone. God only knows
how I have fought this terrible
habit. but whenever It gets hold OF
the system, It is too late. / am expect
ing every moment to be arrested and
taken to jail, when ] shall never come
out alive. God pity the opium eater.
Am almost past going now.
February ID, 1877.
Oh that / had been wose in the day OF
his visitation. / have q faint hope OF
Forgivness through Jesus Blood. Al
though I have been O great sinner, !
WAS so much intoxicated by opium that
/ thought / was Christian, but ALAS"
ALAB, when too late | fear / was not.
The opium habit was contracted more
than 10 years ago though not confirmed
: !. until only about 8 years since, then
began to fight 1t with the desperation
that almost crazed me and when nearly
we'll would become discouraged and go
back again Ny dear Family is my re-
greet
Oh that had been wise in time No
man ever had dearer family than {
had, q better better wife and children
, no man ever saw how cruel [ have been
; II I live of which have little hope i
would eheerfully serve them fear my
: Wife and Little ones are dead or Insane
GoD KNOWS but l cannot recall my
> life
AS will be seen by the letter OF the
deceased, he was momentarily expect
: ing to be arrested. This statement
, his letter had the effect of causing an
: investigation into the facts, and
although there is no proof as yet that
he had committed q crime, 1t is the gem
eral impression that he is Il defaulter TO
tho amount Of $1,000 in Indiana.