Daily globe., 1881-05-17
THE D1YoRcEp DEAD uAM.
The Coroner's Jury Considers the Ques-
tion but Elicit no New Points.

The Coroner's Jury Considers the Ques-
tion but Elicit no New Points.
The inquest on the remains of Albert Won
Schlichting, particulars of whose sad and ro-
mantle death by suicideappearedin in yesterdays
issue of the GLOBE, took place at Mccarthy &
Donnelly's at II O'Clock yesterday forenoon.
Several witnesses were sworn, but in the alb
sence of Mr.. Paar, nothing of startling or ad-
ditional interest was adduced. From the tes.
timony given it was shown that the deceased
had contemplated suicide for some weeks, the
farewell letter to his former wife having been
written four weeks ago. From small bottle
found near the deceased, containing the sedi-
ment of cyanide of potash, the jury concluded
that death had been caused by this poison and
rendered a verdict accordingly.
The jury was composed of the following
citizens:
Alexander johnson, Paul Faber, Carl Al
brecht, j. @. Ward, G. Presley and E. 8.
Bean.
The testimony was as follows:
WILLIAM HoLCoMB.
William Holcomb was the first witness.
Witness had known deceased four years; he
had discovered the deceased on the lawn of Mr..
PARIS residence; had first thought he was
drunk; afterwards found that he was dead.
Recognized the man as Won Schlichting; there
were no marks of violence. Witness described
| the position of deceased when found.
JOHN LUNKENHEIMER.
Witness knew the deceased; last saw him
Saturday night at between.7 and 8 o'clock; de-
ceased came to his (witness) place of business;
| he drank come beer and spoke of his trouble;
he did not mention suicide, but was in low
spirits; he left about O'clock; he had asked
| for half pint of kimmel "a German bitters);
he said he had met his former wife on the
street but had not spoken to her.
P. O. LUTz.
P. G. Lutz, proprietor of the drug store,
Sixth and Wabashaw streets, was next sworn.
store last week and asked for arsenic; witness
had not sold it to him; could not identify de-
ceased as the man.
NICHOLAS POTTG EISER.
Nick Pottgeiser was sworn. Deceased had
called at witness saloon Satur-
day night about 7:SO o'clock;
he spoke of his business in Milwaukee; said
he had good business, but he did not like
the town: he said st. Paul was his home; he
spoke of his trouble and said he should have
said things were not as bad as they had been
made out: he looked natural and was not
drunk.
DR.. Davenport stated that he had been
called about 7:30 o'clock sunday morning;
he visited the house and found the deceased as
heretofore described in the GLOBE; found a
picture of his former wife under the lapel of
his coat and letter in German. The letter
as published in yesterdays issue of the GLOBE,
was read by Mr.. Rapp, the German re-
porter.
In addition to the letter was the following
postscript not hitherto published:
Ask your father to bury me on his place;
my father will defraY the cost of the bnrial.
AUGUST RICHTER.
A. Richter was sworn and identified the
writing as Won Schlich4ing's; witness spoke Of
his return from Milwaukee, and stated that he
had threatened suicide.
DR.. Davenport pl oduced bottle containing
small quantity of the solution of cyanide of
potash, the poisoning principle of which is
prussic acid. The bottle was found in the
street by Mr.. Meyerding short distance from
where deceased lay.
E.. DoTY.
E. Doty, bartender at Bueger's saloon,was
The next witness. Deceased had called at his
place last week.
He took paper from his pocket and mixed
the contents with water, which he put in
small bottle. He said he was sick, and that
he wanted it to take. The medicine looked
like Jumps of alum. He said it was poison,
to look out for the glass. DR.. Davenport
stated that cyanide of potash bore the same
resemblance. 1t was the most deadly poison,
and left no trace behind.
Mr.. Meyerding was called, and identified the
bottle as the one found near the house.
Witness had met deceased last Friday; in
Joking way he had asked4witness TO follow his
funeral. Witness referred to call from Rev.
Mr. Achillis; the latter stated that deceased
had called at his residence last Friday and had
left letter and some jewelry; he stated that he
had poison about him; deceased had called on
DR.. Horst and stated the same thing. Witness
had heard that deceased was at HIldebrand's
saloon a quarter to IL o'clock Saturday night,
playing peanuckel.
THE VERDICT.
The jury found that deceased came to his
death by poison, known as cyanide of potash,
which poison was voluntarily taken by the
deceased.
rhe funeral will take place from Mccarthy
g. Donnelly's store at . o'clock this afternoon.
The arrangements are in charge of Mr.. j. j.
Penner, who, with several other citizens, are
engaged in taking up collection to defray the
expenses of burial. The deceased had an in