The daily gazette., 1878-11-26
Suicide at the Logan House.
SAD ENDING OF A DISAPPOINT
ED LIFE.

HIS LETTER To THE CORONER.
VIM. Ii. Bedwelj, night watchman at
the CITY Passenger Railway middle de-
pot, heard his dogs barking, about quar-
ter past two o'clock, this morning, and
taking his lantern, he started out to see IL
anything was wrong. After going around
the depot buildings he crossed Dupont
street ami noticed man lying on the
side porch ofthe Logan House, apparent
asleep. Thinking 1t was one of the board
ers who had been locked out, and wa.
taking his nap on the porch, Mr.. Red
well determined to arouse him and in
vite him TO come over to the depot, where
he could sleep with less danger and more
comfort. Accordingly he flashed the
hght of his lantern upon the body and
advanced towards II, when he was horri-
fed TO see a pool OF blood around the
head, and further Investigation proved
the man had been shot, and though still
alive was apparently breathing his last.
He wa' lying on his back, and an ugly
10 5king wound was visible upon his right
side OF his head, just above the ear, from
which the blood slowly tricklea, The
right arm was elevated and bent with
the hand in dire cton of the head, while
on the shoulder rested single barreled
pistol, from which came an odor of burn.
Ell powder, showing that it had been re-
Gently discharged and the entire tircum-
stances Indicating that the man had de-
liberately taken his own hfe.
On examining the body Mr. Bedwell
recognized t as that of Joab Cloud, an
elderly man, and one of the boarders OF
the Logan House. He therefore began to
try TO arouse the inmates of the hotel,
but as the response did not come very
quickly, he sent Charles Stout, one of the
street car drivers, into town for an officer
and physician. Mr.. Stout went to the
police station and notified Josiah Nc
Call, who, after arouslng DR.. Ii. o. Ogle,
went out to the Logan House, ,accompani-
ed by the doctor, Sergeant Whelan and
Officer Springer. When they arrived the
man was dead, having died, according to
Mr.. Bedwelps observation, shortly alter
three o'clock. Dr. Ogle aud Sergeant
Whelan took from the pockets Of the
dead man pair of spectacles, a four
blade knife, a pocket-boo containing
two quarters and two dimes and a letter
addressed so the Coroner" These ar
ticles were carefully secured, and the
body covered up to await the arrival of
the Coroner.
Joab Cloud, the unfortunate victim of
the suicide, was an elderly man, without
family SO far as known and has
been boarding at the Logan House, ac-
cording to the statement of the propric-
tor, since the l4th of April, 1877. he was
n stone-mason by trade, and recently
worked for Mr.. Phillip p. Tyre, who d s.
charged him a few weeks ago, on account
of work being slack. He was man of
quiet demeanor and sober habits, never
having been addicted to dissipation. 1t
is said he has sister residing i'll Ches-
ter.
The pistol with which the deed was
committed was an old style single barrel, ,
self-cocking pistol, with half inch rifle
bore. Ii was of the Allen 81 Thurber
make, and was marked "Allen's patent"
The crushed and exploded cap still re-
mAined on the tube when the body was
found.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Butz was summoned early this
morning, and proceeded to the Logan
House, where, with q. III. ID. Bedford as
foreman, and j. Wilson AZ Secretary, the
Jury proceeded to investigate the case.
Mr.. Thomas Bfuner, proprietor OF the
Logan House, and his wife, testified that
Cloud had been there since April ID,
1877. That he was always quiet and
sober; that he sometime got behind with
his board when he was out Of work, but
always paid up when he obtained work
agasn. They did not know that he had
any relations, but thought his sister lived
In Chester.
John Schatz, a boy at the Logan House
testified that Cloud was very restless,
Yesterday morning, walking around ner-
vously and apparently unable to sit still
mere than few minutes at time. After
breakfast he went out and witness did
not see him any more.
VIM H. Bedwell testified that he saw
Cloud about ten minutes past twelve o.
clock down by the railway company's
blacksmith shop, bat he soon disappear
ed Witness then related how he had
afterwards discovered the body of the
deceased, and gave the alarm as stated
above.
Officer Mccall testified to going out
| and seeing the body.
Maggie Lyons, "A domestic at the Logan
House, testified that Cloud was in his
room on Thursday last, for some time
engaged in writing.
DIR. ii. o. Ogle testified to eolng OUT, as
| related above, and finding the man dead
pro bed the wound clear to the brain, but
could moi find the ball;the pistol was evil
IDENTIFY close to the head when 1t was DIS
charged. The Doctor testified TO taking
The articles mentioned above, from the
pockets OF the deceased, and read the
letter which is as follows;
| To the Coroner
Knowing that you are the official that
I nresidrs over such cases as this, and IN
order that a jury may have no hesitation
in making a verdict as to how L came
lunnaturally 10 the end of my existence
III deem it necessary to write this little
obituary informing you that 1 have con
ltemplated sending bullet through my
brain, and ending up this earthly career
on the shores of time, and emDarking on
the ocean of eternity, and when you nho
| a bullet hole is in my head you need moi
hesitate to say the man Is surely DEAD.
am now going hard on 81 years OF age, !
might almost say three score and ten; an9
no other meaus for living, than haru
work, and cannot get that more than
half the time, and that at the reduced
prices / cannot keep soul anu Douy 10,
geIher. Now In this age OF inhrmitles, 1
| am not going to cat mysei on .he qiu y
charities of this world. have had 9
rather weari some life, going about from
pillar to D ost through all the various
vi situdes of misfortune, such as SICK
ness and broken legs, losses and dlsap,
nointments one hundred dollars wouid =
pot beein to pay me to-day for what l
have lost working for such scaly contra,e'
tors, the tile lost would be cohsiueraoie
I will saw no more of the past, only
that / have been badly sown and worse
come nm TO the blighting WINDS Oh ueso'