Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-23
TWO TRAGEDIES.

Paul House -LaCk of Work and Fiuan-
cial Embarrassment Thought to be the
Cause-Another Young Man Found Dead
in Saloon After Protected Spice.
Last night was busy one fer the coro-
ner, undertakers and the reporters. sui
eide isJalways more or less tragical and
sensational, while there is always pathet-
ic mystery in the suddennes conveyed in
the announcement of ''aman found dead"
The men whose duty it is to look up mat
tiers of this sort were confronted last night
with cases in each of the above named in
stances. AS the suicide comes first in i'm
portance it will take precedence in the
narration of facts in conjunction with this
article.
About 6 o'clock last night amessage was
received by Coroner Davenport to the
effect that man had committed suicide at
the St. Paul house, corner of Fort and
Chestnut streets, by shooting himself
through the head. DR.. Davenport and a
GLOBE reporter at once repaired to the
hotel and the spectacle was presented of d
young man shot through the right temple.
The entrance of the bullet was indicated
by q CONCEALED hole in the temple and a
ive-shooter, large caliber revolver, lay
near the body on the floor.
The body was neatly and respectfully
clad and the deceased lay on the floor
where he must have fallen after commit
ing the deed. Death must have been in
Simultaneous. inquiry of the landlord, Mr..
Fabel, resulted in the following informa-
ton concerning the suicide: His name,Was
Herman Dallmann and he was discharg-
ed soldier, it is believed, having served in
the Seventh calvary. He was about TWEEN
tyeight years of age, and so far as known
has no relatives residing in this city.
He came to the st. Paul house on the
18th inst, and is not known to have had
any employment. 1t is supposed that this.
with the fact that he was evidently out of
money, induced him to commit the deed.
That he was in the condition known as
''hard up' is evidenced from the fact that
only day or two since he borrowed a
dollar from the landlord. The last seen of
him alive was about O'Clock Sunday even
| ing, when he was in conversation with a
boarder named VIM. Gels.
His absence did not excite suspicion un-
til about O'clock yesterday afternoon
when the chamber maid tried to get in the
room and found the door locked with the
key on the inside. The barkeeper, Chas.
Scholl, was called and together they
opened the door.
Dallmann was found lying on the floor
dead as described. Inquiry of the board
| ers was made, two of whom state that
they heard the report of revolver about
o'clock yesterday morning.
The deceased must have dressed himself
to go out, probably in quest of employ
| ment, when becoming possessed with the
idea of suicide, he shot himself. He board
ed at the hotel for the first time about a
year ago, and was always honest and cor
rect in his habits.
A few days ago he told one of the
boarders that he had brother, a stone
cutter by trade, in Chicago The body
was removed to MCCARTHY & Donnelly's
and an inquest will be held this morning
FOUND DEAD.
About o'clock last night word was sent
to the coroner that man had been found
dead in chair at the boarding house
kept by Gus Holberg, and located
at No. 386 Rosabel street
Upon being Investigated it was learned
that Swede named A. Larson had been
discovered abnut 7:20 o'clock, sitting in q
chair in the bar-room of the house, dead
A singular coincidence is the fact that Lar
son arrived at the house on the 18th inst.
the same day that Dallmann, the
suicide, came to the St. Paul house
On the day named he arrived in ST. Pau
from Carver, and since his arrival he ha:
been out of work and addicted to drink
Yesterday afternoon, it is stated, he was
quite drunk, having been seen on
| the street shouting and singing
| He came into the bar-room early in the
evening, and sat down in the chair, evident
ly in a stupor. After remaining quiet fol
some time, one of the inmates of the house
tried to arouse him, when it was found thai
he was dead.
The deceased was about thirty years OF
age and has no family in this country
He was known as boy in the old country
by Mr.. Holberg, the keeper of the house.
and the latter recently loaned him several
sums of money, amounting in all to $50.
The body was taken to Mccarthy & Donnel
ly's rooms and post mortem will be held
| this morning, when the cause of death will
| by ascertained.