Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-07
HOW HE HUNG HIMSELF.
sK1nMuRDEs or a STRANGER
Renry MiIeau commits suicide By Hangtpc
Himseifto Gas-Pipe- Deliberate Prepara'
tions for the Deed.

Renry Mileau temmits suicide By HansiDG
Himseirto n Gas-Pipe Deliberate prepara.
tions for the Deed.
About two months ago man who gave
his age at sixty years eame to Richmond
and applied for work as tailor. lie said
lis rame was Hermann Mile,u, and II was
evident that be was man OF French origin.
He found empIoymeit with acssrs. Glenn
Il Co., tailors. doing business at No. III
Twelfth street, and, besides. was given work
byV. l.. Salamonsky. He was very satisftc-
tory workman. and was paid up promptly
ty Messgs. Glenn 4 Co. IL was noticed
that he was a great beer drnker. but as he
cid The most Of his drinking Mt night no
particular attention was paid to his intem-
perauce. He succeeded In getting board
with Mrs. y. u. O'Donnell, ut Nos. 12Ol
ard 1903 cast Frankiin street. corner OF
Twelfth. He made il point TO pay his
board in advance, aud was given room IN
the third story OF the house. fronting
south. A day or two ago he was drink
mg rather bard. and day before
Yesterday be told Mr. Glenn that he m
tended TO leave Richmond and return 70
Philadelphia, which city be hal leif In
order TO come to Richmond. He went
aovn 10 the whsrf In order to secure pas
sage on some sailing vessel. aud while
there found an acq uaint;ncc in the captain
Of schooner which was 20 sail to-day.
Returning from the wharf. he called at Nr.
Glenn's tailor-shop, and IN the course OF Il
rambling talk remarked that he had in
tended 10 commit self-murder y drown.
Ing, but that the waters OF The James river
were too muddy TO admit man 90 be
drowned.
He went to his clearinghouse night be-
fore last. and Mrs. O'DOnnsll says he ate n
very hearty supper and retired to his room
early. Before doing so. however. he saw
Srs. O'Donnol, paid his board, and in
formed her that he would set forth for
Philadelphia yesterday morning, as he had
found an acquaintance that wa captain oi
4 vessel in the harbor and who would take
him home safely. lie then retired. and
as be made no appearance in the
forenoon, Mrs. O'Donuell sent for an
officer, and the room occupied by Sit
l,su was broken open. \ CHASTITY spectacle
met the eyes Of the reporter and.oili'er
as soon rs the door was opened. Suspend
ed to projecting piece OF cas-pipe TO
which no fixtures have ever been attached)
hung the lieless body OK Henry Mileau,
clad in niglt-clOthes only. Tue body was
warm. but life had evidently been extinct
fer many hours. 4 small tWine-coTd about
fourteen inches in length had been fash
! ioned into moose. or slip-knot, at one
| end-ihe other was tied TO the gas-pipe.
This held tie dead man on his feet. In
front Of hlm stood an adjustable
cot, one end Of which was slowed around.
| TIE deceased had evidently stood upon this
cot. " lch Is about one foot high. tied one
| end Of the twine TO the gaS-pipe, adjusted
the moose around his neck. and then kicked
/ the COT away. As 1t was, his feet rested
upon the floor, the knees being slightly
/ curved out by reason Of the pressure
caused ly The dropping weigh; Of the
/ body. Tire twine wps almost hid by the
| folds of the neck pressed out over IL by the
/ weight. TIE hands hung naturally by the
| side OF the body, and the mouth was partly
open. Death had been produced by stran-
! gulaiioD and with ut struggle. for at amy
| time, by standing erect, the weight OF the
! tody would have been removed from the
/ cord about the neck. The window was up,
| a trunk. a valise, n washStand, and bed
/ were in the room, and on the walls pendant
| from nails were several garments belonging
| 10 the deceased.
| Henry Mieau was 4 man OF medium sta
ture, thin and wiry frame. lie bad a iul
suit Of gray hair and wore mOusAche
His cheeks were prominent. and his eye'
! iull and round.
The Coroner, after viewing the body
| deemed 40 inquest unnecessary. and the re-
mains were turned over 10 the Tailors
! Union for interment. He will hc buried
this morning at 10 O'Clock in Shockoc-IIil
/ cemetery.
Some say that MlIeau came here from
Wilmington, Del, but nothing definite !
known Is TO his antecedents.