The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-27

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W. are called upon this morning to
chronicle another ease Of self murder.
IL IL that Of a stranger whose name
was George II. Frazier.
The facts Of the case are these: Yes
terday afternoon the deceased went TO
the Western hotel, on Fifteenth street.
owned by Mr.. Herman Kimme, and
asked for lodging. lie registered and
va assigned to q room. His demeanor
was that Of a man laboring under
heavy sorrow; silent and morose; he
spoke only when IL was necessary for
him TO do 30. He vent TO bed early in
room No. 5. Shortly after 0 O'Clock,
David Ashby and Geo. Friday went to
bed In the same room, Ashby occupying
the bed with the deceased. In a few
minutes Mr.. Ashby heard the deceased
reich and groan Is II he was endeayor-
ing TO yomit, and heard what he
thought was water trickling on the
floor. Deceased then said: "God have
mercy"
Finding that he could not sleep,
Ashby arose and called Friday, when
they lit a lamp. Then they found the
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ing q knife in his right hand. They
called Mr.. y. NJ. Watson, the clerk,
and Mr.. Kimme. Deceased expired
very shortly after this.
The body was removed To city hall
on the bedding on which Frazier had
died and Coroner Lee notified. The
coroner empannelled the following
named jury: Messrs. A. Ryan, +. e..
Thomson. ii. Kimme, b. +. Dietrich,
|. Bergman, and Geo. Friday.
Messrs. Ashby and Kimme were ex-
amined when the above facts were
elected. The jury returned n verdict
Of suicide in accordance with the testi-
mony.
No motive can be assigned for the
deed; the deceased was not in want.
lie had sllS 80 In his pocket book
which had been carefully tucked under
his pillow. He had also a through
ticket from Ogden TO Quincy, Illinois.
A baggage check among his clothing is
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the superstition that deceased hailed
from Utah, Idaho or Montana.
lie had been neatly clad and had n
basket full Of provisions and a large
quantity Of clothing and blankets.
Deceased was probably nearly 40
years Of age. He "a most determin-
cd in his intention TO suicide, and II is
manifest that he got of the train for
that purpose. The weapon used was a
large horn handled knife, and the
small blade was used. But it did its
work most effectually. The neck was
completely severed clear TO the spinal
column, presenting q horrible gasping
wound.
The body will be inferred to-day, the
expenses being betrayed out OF the
funds Of the deceased.
THE VERDICT.
We, the jury summoned by VIM. F..
Lee, coroner of Laramie county, Wyo-
ming, for the purpose Of holding an
inquest on the body Of Geo. ii. Frazier,
now lying here dead, do find from the
evidence adduced ut this inquest, that
the deceased came TO his death by his
own hand on the Goth day OF October,
A. ID. 1880, at the Western hotel, In
Cheyenne, Wyoming, by then and there
cutting his throat with a certain knife
found In his right hand. No reason or
cause for the deed is apparent to the
jury from the evidence.
Dated this 26th day OF October, A.
ID. 1880.
ISAAC BERGMAN, Foreman.
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