Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-14
BUIOIDE.
A Demoralized Tailor who Claimed
To Hail From Wilmington Goes 90
Considerable Trouble TO Emeetu-
mlhv Hang HfmseIT fm RfehhaQmG.

| A Demoralized Tailor who Claimed
To Hail From Wilmington Goes 20
Considerable Trouble 10 Enectu
ally Hang Himself I'm Richmond.
Richmond State of wednesday, August8.
| To-day at about IL 80 O'Clock the life
less body OF man named Henry Mileau,
| q German tailor, was found In his room
| in the third story Of Mrs. p. 0'Donnell's %
boarding house, Nos. 1901 and 1908 Rast
Franklin street. The suicide seemed to
have been most determined and delib-
crate. The unfortunate man had tied a
piece Of stout cord TO the end Of gas
pipe projecting from the wall not more
than five feet from the floor, and as the
body rested in orouohing attitude Il was
evident that the man had ooolly and
slowly strangled himself to death.
He had been In Richmond not more
than two months, having come here from
Wilmington, Del, and at the time Of his
death was employed by Messrs. Glenn q
Sons, No. IL North Twelfth street. AT
one time he also did outside work for
the late Il. L. 5alomonsky. For several
days he had been drinking hard and It is
supposed that he was still on q spree At
the time Of his death. He remarked
yesterday that he intended to leave for
Philadelphia to-day, and said, in Jest.
ing way, that Richmond water was too
muddy Tor man to drown himself In.
Yesterday evening he went to his room,
and did not 60 to his supper last night or
breakfast to-day, but his absence was not
noticed, as he rarely ever ate breakfast.
About IL O'Clock to-day two Of his friends
called to see him, and upon going 10 his
room knocked several times at his door,
and finding they could not get any re-
sponBe left.
The failure 10 arouse MileAu caused the
occupants Of the house and persons very
near by TO suspect that there was some
thing wrong. Some thought that he was
dead, but no one cared to take the re-
sponsibility Of breaking into the room. A
oolored woman who professed to be a for
tune teller boldly asserted that she could
tell II the man was dead or alive
II she had pack Of cards. The
cards were procured by some one
equally as superstitious, and after
running" them several times, she said,
she Ia dead man." Policeman Wilkinson
was called In and the door was broken
open and the body was discovered ss
uopohApous A Huohhsy Va uhu0iolOththk
and kit of tools were found In q heap
on a trunk, as If preparations were being
made for packing. The man had even
taken pains TO hang up his coat and to
fold his socks over the back Of his bed.
stead. He was undressed as II ready to
retire for the night. As his board was
paid aud nd he mad been regularly en-.
ployed at good wages poverty could not
nave prompted him to take his own life.
Ths deceased was man about 0 feet
,noLes nigh, fair complexion, gray hair
and moustaohe, and seemed to be about
~ years Of age.
Coroner Tsyler being absent from the
city, DR.. Chris. Tompkins, assistant
coroner, was notified.
The name Henry Mileau does not
appear in the Wilmington Directory, and
inquiry fails to develop any facts as to
who the unfortunate tailor is.