Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-11
ANOTHER SUICIDE.
A Danish Carpenter Blows His Brains Out
Lack Of Work and Destitution Supposed to
Have been the Cause.

Yesterday evening, between half
past five and six o'clock the resi-
dents of Los Angeles street, near
Requena, were startled by hearing
the report of a pistol, which was
Immediately followed by the
screams of a woman, who rushed
out of the yard adjoining the brick
cottage on the east side OF Los An
geles street, calling for a doctor.
Several men went back to the
house, which stands about one
hundred feet from the street, and
found Emil Hogartb, the occu-
pant, lying on the floor, still
breathing, blood and brains oozing
from wound in the temple and a
revolver lying at his feet. DR.. Nc
Kee, who arrived in few mimi ties,
pronounced the man to be in the
agony of death. The ball had en-
tered the right temple and, glanc-
ing upward, passed out at the left
side of the head. The deceased
lived about two hours.
The deceased, who was a hard
working, Industrious carpenter, is
supposed to have committed the
fatal deed in a fit of dependency,
caused bv the difficulty Of getting
work and the consequent destitu-
ton of his family. He leaves a
widow and three young children.
An inquest was held by Coroner
Harmon, at which the following
testimony was elected:
M. Bennett sworn: L was stand
ing across the street and heard the
report of pistol and heard q
woman scream. | came over and
found him lying on the floor, face
up, and pistol by his side; he did
not speak; his wife and children
were in the room; they made no
remarks. M. BENNETT.
Miss Eugene GABRIELLE sworn:
The deceased was walking in the
yard; we sat at table, two ladies
and deceased; afterwards heard the
report of pistol ard said, "What
is thatW and came to the window;
Mrs. III. called Louise, and said,
"Come here" but no one went; L
only came when the people all
came around; only knew him and
his wife since Monday last; he
seemed to he very little intoXi-
Gated; he seemed worried all day,
but talked pleasant to me.
EUGENE GABRIELLE.
s. l.. Meyers sworn: Have known
the deceased about seven years;
his name is Hogarth; do not know
birthplace; saw him on Requena
street this morning; had no con.
versation with him; did not notice
anything wrong about him; have
seen him drink beer, but never saw
him drunk; was low-spirited as a
general thing; do not know how
long he has been out of work;
never heard him cay anything
about suicide; did not know his
wife; did not know how they lived
together; saw the pistol at his feet.
8. l.. MYERS.
VIM. Jerome sworn: Was talk.
ing with deceased q short time ago,
in which he stated that he had got
down TO buying two bits worth of
wood, and could hardly get food
for them; he seemed very despond-
ent; knew that he had q quarrel
some IS months ago with his wife
at which time he drove her out of
the house with pistol and threat
ened to shoot himself and his wife
too. Officer Carpenter took the
pistol from him; saw him on First
street going down towards the
mill; did not notice that he was
any way intoxicated.
VIM. JEROME,
Policeman.
Mrs. Hogarth sworn: My name
is Dora Hogarth; 1 am the wife of
the deceased; his name was Emil
Hogarth; he will be 4S years of age
in May next; was born at Copeu-
hagen, Denmark; he came in at II
o'clock this morning; he had been
drinking n little more than usual;
had been working for Mr.. Schaeffer;
was in the yard all the afternoon;
do not know what caused him to
kill himself; he said nothing about
doing it; he never had any cause
to kill himself; we were poor, but
he was hard working man; had
his pistol always under his head.
Her
DORA X HoGARTH.
Mark.
The jury rendered verdict that
the deceased came to his death
from wound inflicted by his own
hands.
The deceased, who was an active
and efficient member of the 3S's
Engine Company No. ], will be
buried by that Company at 8
oJolork thia afternoon