The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-16
MATTERS BY MAIL.
GALVESTON.
GALVESTON. Get, Il 1850, .

GALVESTON, Get, Ii 1880.
CorresT ondence of the Herald.
The unknown suicide of last night, PROV
Cd to be John J. Gcssler, and old printer and
publisher. having rolwed that business in this
S,ate for more than two decades. Previous
10 the war, he was the publisher of asprisht'
" paperi Galveston, and was very general
" known Throughout the State. He subse-
quantity removed TO LaGrange, Faye'te coua-
~ where he opened an Office and began the
publication of a paper, which is still in eX-
;stapce. Until late years he had been tenn
norsto in his habits. and bis efforts were at
landed with a fair measure of success OF
ls,o yesrs he, however, became Incorporate,
ond lost the footing he hpd obtained. About
a wear sCo he returned to Galveston, and
found employment with Messrs' Shaw "
Blsvlock. He was shout hily years old, and
in feeble health. but continued TO work at
,bo cases until about four months ngo.
Whom he was sent to the hospital on toe or
der nj DR.. Watts, for treatment, being very
10 with consumption. Several weeks ago
he Quit the hos yital and rented room of
Mrs. E I.syan, OF Post-otfice street, which
he occupied until the time of his suicide.
He seems to have been quite respondent nj
his helpless and friendless condition, and for
some,ime his conversation Indicated that he
c,n,emplnted suicide. Last night the ladies
of tho house we're startled by screams eme-
natinp from Go.sei's room. About half
n &c, : O'clock Mrs. g. blaylock, and Miss
Annie Jones, went u his assistance Mrs.
Bloylock in her testimony before the Coro-
nel's Jury, said when she approached Gossler
she asked him if he had taken anything,
and he answered d, yes. Being asked II 1t
was morphine, he tried TO tell what he MAD
taken but could not utter word. Mrs
Blaylock found an empty bottle that mad
contained or WAS marked SIychhinr, and
when she asked Gosser if il WIS Morphine,
he nodded, but she could not tell whether n
said yes or no. She found him grooming, and
evidently in great pnin. She found a note
for his wife, addressed to Dr.. Bunting. An
ME Jones corroborAtcd the testimony OF Mrs
Blaylock. DR.. Bunting SAID that he mad known
the deceased about % years, ard Mat he was
about SO years old. That he had called upon
him Monday evening about b O'Clock, ana
that Gossler, to all appearances, WAS all rishh
and said to DIR. Buntl Z. he would ret II
good nights sleep" DR.. Bunting got Kod-
gers to call upon hr, who advised Gos,er to
get away from the CITY in order to gain
strength Dishesrten d, fritndless and alone,
Gosser camly medltatee suicide, and had
the nerve to execute it. The note he lett for
DR.. Bunting showed it and was as follows:
/" Galveston, Tuesday, October T. 1880. l
'Sannot write Thank God, this Is my last
hretched night on earth. Send trunk and
key TO Leslie. j. j. Gusser." And OH the
back of the envelope was Don't pack up
the medicine" When it was found that
he had taken poison, physician was hastily
summoned, but it was too late, he had passed
beyond human aid. His body was removed
toSimpson Il Crossman's andertaker's estsb-
lishment last night, and thence to the
City Cemetery, yesterday frenoon. Justice
johnson, held IN Inquest, and from the evil
dence adduced and tho statement made upon
original examination by DR.. Samuel o Tow
sey, the jury returnd u verdict that he came
to his death from the fleets Of II poison sup
posed to be Strychniue. Thus another unfor.
tunatc, rashly importunate, has gone to his
rest--Mrs. Ann Duffy, who WAS reported
Ipn the police blotter rs having fallen down
Aairs and killed herself last evening, was ~
Years old and bad been ia feeble health for
sometime. Yesterday morning, however, she
was feeling much better. About o'clock
up. NJ, rs she was on her way up stairs she
was suddenly stricken WITH nppoplexy and
fell over ard nad before md could reach her.
She leaves u large family Of sous and daugh
ters TO mourn her sudden demise Her funeral
will take place to day Mt 3;30.--The Steam
ship Audian OF the West India Steamship
line came to anchor in the outer roads yester-
day morning. Tho British Steamer Imbros,
with cargo of steel rail-, for the Houston &
Texas Central, has commenced discharsing
-Bsrnums's advertising car arrived to-day,
and the town is being thoroughly billed for
the great circus The Miles Pianaforo
Troupe, are delehting large audiences night
~ at the Opera House, by their superb per-
formances, The news from Igd,ana nd
Ohio, has II very depressing effect upon tho
Democrats.