The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-11
FOUND DEAD.
J.k Smith Commits Suicide In His Room
atthe European House by Taking Nor


atths European House by Taking Nor
phine.
man by the name of j. X. Smith was
found dead in his room yesterday morning
at the European hotel, 1925
north Main street, by Mr..
Armstrong, the proprietor, who went
up In person to call him for breakfast. He
knocked on the door, and receiving no
response, he entered the room and found
himselfin the presence of death. The de-
ceased lay stretched out on the bed with
his hands clasped across his breast, and
looked just as though he had died anatural
death. A HERALD reporter went to the
scene and CLEANED the following particulars:
Inc deceased came to the house
sunday between shutdown and dark and
asked to be showed to his room at once, and
also called for pitcher of water and n
glass. Mr.. Armstrong asked him if he did
not wish supper and he answered that he
did not, and they went to the room assign
ed him, which is on the second floor. Mr..
Armstrong stood at the door. chatting, when
the deceased asked him to withdraw, as he
was very tired and DESTROYS of getting a
good rest. The next morning he was found
dead as above stated.
The deceased was a Kentuckian by birth
ana about titty-eight years old and leaves
a wife and two young children to mourn
nm. For the past year and half he has
been in the employ of Mr.. Simon who
Keeps a second hand furniture store on
Il m.street but was discharged last Satur-
day. Mr.. Simon had loaned him some
fnrniture tor his own use some time ago
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ceased had pawned it whereupon he dis
charged him. This together with unpleas.
ant domestic relations no doubt caused him
to commit the rash act.
Mr., Armstrong notified Justice Edwards,
acting coroner, who empannelled Jury o.
inquest, which visited the remains and be-
lore whom two witnesses were examined,
but as they could not agree on a verdict,
adjourned until 3 O'Clock p. M, when the
following witnesses were heard;
j. {. ARMSTRONG,
the first witness sworn, testified ] live in
the city and sleep at the European house.
Sometime between shutdown and dark on
yesterday Mr.. Smith came to my house
and asked me for a room upstairs, which |
told him he could have. He said that he
wished to lie down very early. lie asked
Tor Il pitcher OF water and a
went up to his room about dark without
getting, his supper, and went with him; |
stopped at the door; he told me to please
leave him alone, as he wanted to rest; this
was the last saw of him alive about $3.50
o'clock this morning went up stairs to
wake my b0arders and knocked at the door
OF deceased, but could get no response |
tried the room and found it was not locked,
and entering the room | found
deceased lying on his bacl,
with his hands tackled across his
breast dead. | called Mr.. Duff, friend
of the deceased, and told him. The de.
ceased was cold and stiff, and | think died
early in the night
The second witness
FRED SIMON.
am III the secondhand furniture
business on Elm street, and Keller
Smith was formerly in my employ,
and the last / saw of him alone
was on last Saturday at p. M,
when discharged him from my employ;
was in my employ one and half years,
and | promised him that | would not tell
why discharged him; Smith was in trou-
BILE about his family | never heard him
say that he would take his life, but he has
been sick for the last three weeks, and was
scarcely able to do any kind of work.
After hearing the testimony the Jury re-
turned verdict that the deceased
came to his death by taking morphine
administered by his own hand.
The deceased was Mason, and Il is
understood that Order will take charge of
the remains