Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04
Suicide by Hanging.
hR. II. II. wURDEMANN ENDS HIS LIFE


d X. II. II. WURDEMANN ENDS HIS LEE WITH
ROPE.
About seven O'Clock this morning the BODY
OF Mr.. Herman Ii. Wurdemann, OF the firm of
Wurdemann X Bro, cabinet makers and M
hOlstererS, No. IL 9Th street, between G and HI
was found hanging i'll the shop on the prem
Uses. IL was suspended by q line from a beam
about 10 feet from the floor. Ii appeared thai
he had stood on an ordinary childS chair and
making the Hne-a rather heavy cotton clothes
me-1aSt around the beam. had put his head
In the moose and jumped of the chair, his fee
belng only or 10 inches from the floor. Mrs
MundeHOn (hOuSekeeDer for the deceased and
his bTOther), having been aware that he in
tended going to Baltimore this morning f.
see two OF his children VINO are attending
school IN that city Went TO his room about
seven o'clock to awaken him. but finding that
he was not there she went 10 the shop in the
second story OF frame building attached to
the residence. and there found the BODY as
above stated She Immediately notified Mr.
A. +. WWdemann, brother OF the deceased
ana Dr. Patterson, the coroner and Dr.
Behrens, the family physician, were sent for
and the body was cut down. An inquest was
at once held and the evidence of A. f. Wurde-
mann Mrs MundeltOn and Daniel Ballauff
was taken, going to show that the deceased
has been insane and in bad health since the
death OF his wife about Is months ago The
.ufy returned verdict of death ''by req
son Smds OF suicide I1 by hanging while la6oring
was a native OF Germany about ~ years
OF age and lived d number of wears in
nearly thirtyyearS ago, and went into business
on Sth street, between ID and Z. He lost his
wife about eighteen months ago, and has three
children; two of whom are in Baltimore. Since
the death OF his wife, notwithstanding he hal
DO financial troubles, his business beng i'm a
very satisfactory condition. he has been apDrf
ne ne that ne would come 70 want letter
stokes, at Mt. Hope, Baltimore, intended TO
have been sent with deceased, states: sHe is
aapprehensive, fears himself, fears some of
hnl1lh COLL Z
wandering manid
Health met last night, and DR.. Keene. the
health officer, reported that he had distributed
hVe barrels OF unSlacked lime among the poor
t tof sanitary purposes, and he asked and OBJ
tanned permission for distributing five barrels
more; DR.. Keene submitted communication
l IN relation to the insanitary condition of a
&c. sever as IollowS: i would recommend to
The special and immediate attention of the
board 10 the old arch sewer, running a south
cry course through SquareS 345 $40, 377. S73
Si9. ms sewer IS an immense cess pool of all
manner OF min exfaHug poisonous gases into
the most populOuS Portion of the city, On
premises No. go Pennsylvania avenue whose
tenant IS now wing Ill with typhoid fever, the
sewer is partly filled with decOmposing ami
maj ana Vegei able matter very offensive on
premises No 80 10th street nOrthwe5t abOut
thirty feet in length has cayed in and is now
SIMPLY covered with boards permitting the
Tree escape OF sewer gases TO such an extent
al times as to require the closing of the doors
and windows of houses TO shut out foul doors
Every hours delay in the abatement of this
great public nuisance endapgers the life and
health Of citizens living OF occupying stores on
Tie squares above referred to-" A committee
DTS Cox ana Verdi, was appointed to wait
upon the District Commissioners, and inform
them OF the condition of this sewer, and Of the
necessity OF taking steps at once to correct it.
Premises No. go PENNSYLVANIA avenue men
toned i'll DR.. keene'S report were condemned
as a nuisance and the abatement ordered.
IlT-r 10 ole
signifying the getting rid Of the counterfeit
coin or currency after its manufacture. This
work IS often undertaken by the counterfeiter
himself, but Just as often the money is circu-
lated by professional showers" The mails
are TO very great extent used in diSseminat-
M N, The information that party has counter
teit money to dispose g. One q ths letters
rious currency has found its way to the. Office
oil Chief Brooks, of the secret service The
envelope is directed, in an irregular hand. to
- NJ at Cap Greek, Ashe Co, n. CT Inside
non; M;-Pleas hand this to som wong
fr rSM aseu 80, % years 1t viii accommodate
piece o of Nb Of the second
U. .; zen dollars" written thereon, and the
large figures 10 and Y done i'm colored ink
ing insinuating note:-"Y Yong friend i WoUsd
you Ike TO go in with me in my success If Won
do want 10 for you shall have it or 100 for $40
know who VII get this but it is all rite So
enough on receipt of this letter and $40 Won
vii get 100 do not idle but send rite along
Yours truly j: Nj. Shelly Address Green Cove,
Cump Co KY"
The BRIGHTwOOD SPRING TROTTING MEET
ING closed yesterday afternoon with free
1or-allrace. The following entries mere made {:
Ahee Lane, Jersey Boy Gilt Edge Captain
West, Damon, Ned Buckley. and Joe Bradley
Joe Bradley and Ned Buckley did not start
In the first heat. the horses came i'm Jersey
Boy first, 24511; Alice Lane, Gilt Edge, Damon
and Captain West. Damon was then win
drawn on account of lameness. The second
heat was an excellent one. All the horses
could at one time have been covered with a
single blanket. Jersey Boy won it i'm 2.42
The next three heats aud the race were won
bV Alice Lane in 50, 240, and al Jersey
Boy came In second and Gilt Edge third with
captain West diStanced Just before the start
Ior the second heat portion OF the grand
STAND STAND broke down and came near causing a
ssa a No one was injured and order was
ben restored. The BrightwoOd meeting has
lar1eyS very very successful one, and has been
.o,dsn = ZION Don FISH MARKET.-Sold nv r
- 1sTs % C ~ pro.; Agents, Washington Nav
t toro--oU snad from sl2 TO si6 nsr In. x 600
heiihs' at 20 20 y per Loo ' '''ON"
" SAILOR SUITS (children,s danar+,o,.,
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