The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-22

Out OF Money, They Determine to Enc inc"
Liyes-A Faithful Deg Guarding Ihe'r

ing committed suicide. The Baltimore
Sun OF yesterday says:
Between the bodies OF the husband ana
wife sat their pet, large Spitz dog, VINO
could not be coaxed or driven away.
Every attempt to do either was hercely re-
PEELED. Several times the officers APP
preached with the intention of grabbing
the dog by the collar. but each time he was
on the alert, barking furiously and jump
Ing at them. As soon, however. as they
would retire to a distance the dog would
crouch quietly between the dead bodies,
with his eye ever on the lookout
for any one who might approach.
II finally became quito problem
10 get the faithful dog out Of the
way without hurting him. a clothes-line
was procured, the end OF which was made
in moose. The door OF the room was
closed, and the policemen. one with the
rope and the other with espantoon in hand,
awaited their opportunity to lasso the dog.
Ry n dexterous movement OF Policemen
Byrnes the lasso was thrown over the head
of the dog and he was ierked of the bed.
He Mt once set up furious yell and darted
madly at the officers. and then back on the
he'd. only TO be hoisied off again. Again
the doc Jumped back between the bodies,
and once more he was pulled away. By
this time he was perfectly wild, and
Policeman Riley had TO protect himself and
brother-oflicer by striking tie dog several
times with a heavy gold-headed cane owned
! by the dead man. The officers admired
the animal and tried to do him as little
harm rs possible; hence il was that the
cane was used instead OF the stick. After
several minutes. during which the officers
pulled and tugged at the rope, and after
| the cane had been broken into splintcrs
in attempting to keep the animal of, the
dog was forced into back room and the
door locked on him. He set up a dismal
bowling, scratching and paving the door.
The room occupied by the couple was
good-sized one. poorly furnished. They
were living together dressed in their street
clothes. with the bed-coyering drawn close
70 their necEs. Their shoes were neatly set
upon the floor, each pair by the side OF the
bed occupied by the vearer. The faces OF
the dead wore a placid expression. The
wife had her right hand crossed over her
breast. and on the ring-tingcr brightly glis-
tened n worn circlet Of gold, her marriage
ring. The husband lay in IN easy position,
his head slightly turned in the direction
of his Wifc's face, and his lett hand
hanging beside the bed. The place was
rather dark. but when the shutters were
thrown open and the light admitted the
ghasflincss Of the scene became more
marked. Then II was that the pallid fea
lures, rigid frames, and glaring eyebalis
seemed 10 mock the brightness OF the day.
| At the head OF the bed, on q chair, were
two glasses and a small bottle, the latter
half-filcd with prussic acid. I'm the room
where the faithful dog was incarcerated
were found two empty bottles Of tine same
size. both labelled laudanum,' while in
small ante-roOm were large quantity OF
dried herbs, medicines, and tinctureS OF
various sorts in bottles and jars.
The jury. j. b. Hopkins foreman, held
the inquest in the room. Coroner COnnol-
" took from the table a letter addressed to
hun, opened the envelope aud read the
contents to the jury, which were as fol-
lows:
$50 w. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, MD,
February Is, 1888. !
TO tie Coroner Of the CITY Of Baltimore:
Dear Sir,-I consider it my duty to noti-
| fy YOU that and my wife are compelled TO
commit suicide by taking laudanum
arrived here from Richmond two months
ago, could not find any employment, ana
my means are all exhausted. Mr.. GOhling-
horst. my landlord, and his wife, whom
owe one months rent (SS) treated me last
| Saturday night in such a shameful manner
rs could he expected only from the very
lowest class OF Dutchmen, to whom they
| belong, who have been shipped a paul
perS to this country. / begged both to
/ give me another weeks time, and offered
security; but they acted as brutes and
would not listen TO my most earnest re-
quests. l hope the few effects leave will
pay our funeral expenses, and we wish to
be buried together. On the table in my
bedroom | leave a watch, four pawn-iick-
cts, dc. Yours,
IsIDOR FERDINAND FLAUTAU,
OTTUIE FLAUTAU, his wife.
The writing was in neat and legible
hand. evidently done by the husband, who
also signed tire name OF his wife. The
watch. few cents. some books. bearing
on the inside inscriptions in German, dated
in London and other cities, were on the Ia
bic.
Mr.. George GohlinghorSt, who keeps q
broom-factory at No. go west Pratt street.
and who resides in the building with his
family, told the Jury that on December 18th
last Mr.. and Mrs. Flautau were recon-
mended to him by his cousin. George Cob
| linghorst, who resides on Light street. He
gave the couple the rooms which they oc-
cupied for IS a month, with the under
standing that they should pay promptly. TO
which they agreed. They seemed TO be
well-educaied and quiet people. The hu--
band did not seem 10 have any occupa-
ton. and spent his time mostly in the
house. Witness did not see his wife over
three times since they moved i'm his hOu' G.
Several days after their rent was due MI.
GohinghOrst asked them If they could let
him have II, and Mr.. Flautau promised to
do so in a few days, but failed to keep his
word He said that he expected money
from New York and would pay every cent
he owed. On last Saturday night NJ. Cob
lnghorst referred 10 the matter again, and
said he was short OF money, needed some,
and would like to have it. Mr.. Flautau
petulcntly remarked that he could not cut
il out Of his sleeve. The landlord an
swered him that he did not do business
in that way, and that the couple had either
to pay or move. Mr.. Flauiaureturned to his
room, and that was the last seen alive OF
him or his wife. On Sunday the couple
made considerable noise, as ii they were
working and packing their things in readi-
ness to move away. Mr.. Gohlinghorst says
he became afraid that they intended to
cheat him out Of his rent. About s O'Clock
Monday morning he went upstairs To see
il they were gone, and on looking Though
the key-hole he found the key was not in
the lock. Hall an hour later he re-
turned. and the key was in the
lock. He raped several times on the
door, but met with no response save the
5mks Of the dog. Mr.. GholinghOrst went
away, and now thinks that between his
trims 10 tho door the connie killed Them