The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-20

and 10 HE sslasnes. A poo
of blood ehlah had flowed ooDlosily hon
Inc wound, enolfoiAd hla head ThCgs 0
The patlsnig via we're abe 10 move sbOu
crowded around The form ~ theif isllo'
patient eho for some reason uotDaWn bat
oat his own yopbg llfe short. Dr. HeNson
stated 10 the reporter that Bilppl, Tho spoi'
broken English, bad applied 10 him on th'
first OF December for admission 10 The hos
initial, representing that he had no money
lie wis suffering from = severe spell o
| typhoid fever and was admitted, and IN
der the treatment he received was rapidly
recovering. When hs was admitted
he appeared anxious To I'm
press upon the minds OF his
fellow. patients that he did not have bu,
Ave cents. A few days since the steward
detected a leather girdle on his person, and
informed DR.. Newsom OF the TACT. and
added that he believed the patient had
money. Whom approached by DR.. New.
som. he admitted that he had so, ana
asked that In case he should die that the
doctor would get two trunks OF his ut tbe
Germania house and express them TO his
brother John Stippl, Haldenthal, Ger
many, The doctor laug hed at the Idea ofhis
dying soon, and told him that no
was on the road TO health. He repeated
his request, however, and yesterday morn
and had them brought to the hospital.
where they we're opened in the presence OF
the Jury OF inquest, and were found TO be
parked with several dress suits and an
abundance OF clothes and various articles,
while some So 70 was found done up IN dit.
ferent packages and slowed away
here and there, besides some German
coin. the amount OF which will make the
whole amount foot up some So 0,was found.
II. tn no Init
letters and diploma from school in Ger
many W. re fund. DR.. Newsom took charge
of his eff cts and will ship them to his
brother as requested. He committed the
rash act Yesterday morning aoout 9 O'Clock
without giving his fellow patients any
warning. He shot himself while lying in
his bed but sprang instantly gu. on the
floor. To all appearances ne was
of sound mind, and what actuated him 10
slay himself is mystery. A tramp.like
lookir g patient who occupied bed next to
deceased felt very much outraged when SO
much money and good clothes were found
in the trunks aud remal ked that q man
who would commit suicide with so much
money and prospective fun in store ought
TO be dead, and his sympathy
g THs ,n way 70 gsHehs examined asanss
WILLIAM IANE
the first and only witness who testified, II
am a patient in the hospital;have been here
since the End day OF October. l Knew the
patient Joseph Stippl who is low dead.
This morning about 6 o'clock was lying
on nv bed which is the first on the left as
Won enter, when heard the report OF pis-
toll and got up and Wen to Stippl who had
fallen upon the floor off his bed. a
pistol was lying about a foot or foot and
a half from his body on the floor There
was pistol bail wound just above
his eyes in his forehead =.
HIS brains was out on tho pillow; felt his
pulse, which beat time after got to him,
but soon ceased. Stppll killed himself;
be was suffering with malarial typhoid ie-
yer when nut in here, but improved fast
iiend / thought was ge ting well. lie ate
n lore Yesterday than any time b fore;
whom put in the hospital he said he had no
mo,ay, but S252 has been louud on his
perso besides several trunks OF clothes.
| Several days ago he wanted the stewart to
xiii him, and offered young German
ten dollars 20 bring him pistol;
[ do rot know ,ere Stippl got the pistol;
he must have bad iC in his valise, which
was brought to him on Friday.
VERDICT,
The Jury, after hearing the testimony. OF
| witness, returned the following verdlci
g We, tho jury, find that the deceased,
Joseph S.i"si, II patient in the city hos
pttal, cems.Sssass5is:rdes1h about o o'G ICE
Il, m s,S.sp We 18th Decemo her, 1885,
froEos<e effect OF a pi5toI.shot wound in the
head. the said wound being inflicted by his
avn hand with intent to suicide" The
deceased came here about the first OF Octo-
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