Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-11-20
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Brace of suseidsp.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19.-Da-
vid d. Hardenbrook, who keeps q
candy and fruit store at North
Beach, committed suicide in the
rear of his premises this morning
by shooting himself
Joseph N. Harrison, aged 60.
formerly prosperous business
man of this city aud owner of val
liable real estate, subsequently, do.
ing business Mt Nam moth, Neva.
da, and various other places on the
Pacific Coast, committed suicide
by poison at his lodgings, No. 5
Market street, this morning.
Lately he has been in reduced Cir
cumstancea, and left letters attrib-
uting the act to poverty and con-
sequent mental depression. He
came lately from Washington Ter
ritOry.
Further About shs Bur"sng of the
Oar" Aayt0M.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 1S.-This
morning the | dict Asylum caught
fire and the entire main building
was destroyed, while the fire de.
partment devoted its energies to
saving the other buildings. The
fire occurred in the basement, from
disarrangement of the steam heat
ing apparatus. The GA pupils and
all employees were safely removed
from the building. DIR. Doren,
Superintendent, could not possibly
see how the fire could have origin
ated as stated, but is firmly con.
WINGED that 1t is the work of an
incendiary. While assisting in
getting the children out, he saw
several strange men about. They
pilfered the rooms, taking all the
small articles they could lay their
hands. on. The loss will amount
to 100000 or $250,O00.
G.rAeid's BIOGRAPHY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-J. Stan.
ley Brown, Private Secretary of
Garfield, also of Arthur, has re-
{ signed in order to prepare the pa
pers Of Garfield for his biographer.
the Gar neId Memorial Fund.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The
Garfield memorial hospital fund
now reaches $4,000, with the inn
mediate prospect of u large in
crease.
The OAicias vote.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 19.-The
official vote for State Treasurer is:
Bailey, 265,205; Noble, 25S,43l;
Wolfe. 40. 1914; Jackson, 1875; Will
son, 4,5o7. Plurality for Bailey,
1884.
A Report shat Gu,sesu wrs snof.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-It is re-
ported that Guiteau was shot after
leaving the court room, the ball
taking effect in his hand. Several
rumors are in circulation, one of
which is that when the van in
which Guiteau was riding from
the court room back to jail had
reached the vicinity of the Capitol
a man riding on horseback came
up and fired two shots, and then
rode rapidly away in the direction
Of the Navy Yard.
Particulars Of the SHOOTING Of
Gutsesu.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. = A
young man who saw the shots
tired at the prison van as it passed
through the Capitol grounds en-
route from the City Hall to the
Jail, says that the person who did
the shooting was middle aged
man, we'll dressed and mounted on
remarkably fine white horse.
Immediately after firing the shots
the horse was started on o dead
run, and although the guards
stood Cd the rear steps of the van
with pistols in hand trying, to COW
er the man who did the shooting,
he made his escape without diff
Guilty. As he passed by the young
man mentioned, he remarked, 81
have shot Guiteau." Telephone
communication just received from
the Washington Asylum, situ-
ated near the District Jail,
states that Guiteau was struck
by the shot fired into the
van, but only slightly wounded.
Seeing an army policeman by the
side Of the driver, he exclaimed,
"I've shot observation-disclosures
blank!" and putting spurs to his
horse dashed down East Capitol
street In the direction of the Con-
gressional cemetery. A police
man fired one shot at the fast dis
appearing horseman, and the driver
of the van whipped his horses into
galiop and kept In sight of him
for several blocks. The would be
avenger was, however, mounted on
q blooded horse, and rapidly es-
capped out into the country. He was
described IS smooth-faced man,
about rs years Of age, and dashiDg.
The Guissau TrasI-ToDss's PRO.
ceedlDE6.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19tb.-The
crowd about the court house this
morning was far greater than upon
any former day. 1t was with diff
Guilty that those whose presence