The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12

AE TOOK THE OPIUM ROUTE.
John Trusbssh, Deserted by MS wife,
gahos % Drink and swallows the
Fatal Drug The Inquest Com
mcnced, bnt Adjourned
over Untn To-Day.
Yea.ardag mornlns aboul 7!0O 0olool.

Mrs. Rostnthal, tho proprletress OF the
Pacific house, located on Pacific avon
ne, jual west of Lamar street, iound
john II. Truebsoh, section boss on
tho Texan Central railway, lying on
his bed IN his room, with a pipe
Ia mia mouth, alTnUst desd from
An overdose OF morphine
he had teken with suicidal intent.
There no lay stroichsd ont upon bia
bed with his Pipe still IN his mouth ,as
oalrii and cool 10 oil appearances as
though no mad just lain down 10 take
! q smoke. Mrs. Rosenthal gave the
alarm and DR.. Beaumont wac
called ia, tut tire peliont, was sabs9-
quautly removed 10 the city hospital,
whero he was treated by DR.. j. Il.
Carter. lie was transferred 10 that
Institution about o'clock and died
az $50 O'clock q. m. 10 Lott two or
three uotas behiud giving d.
rec ions IA to his remains etc.
He stated that his wife has gone II
with a oondun'or ON tho Texas Central
road, aud did not care tor him. With,
out her love and bright smile he cared
not for live. When discovered in bis
unconscious slate, he had the
Photograph OF his wife. who Is
good looking young woman,
pres ed to HIS heart. 'ihe deceased is
rather elderly, bordering on so years.
| Tne wife OF tbs deceased was sent for,
| but tho messenger ta!led to bring her.
Tho following notsS iagnd upon his
person explain themselves:
Mr.. Rosenthal:-
DEAR sIR:--Piease outify MIR. p. ".
Linskie that am dead, aud he viii
take charge OF my body. | remain AZ
ever, yours respectfully r
Every thing In the house be-
longs to my wife. she loit me about
Maggie NJ. Treubacb, care OF
| 81. b. Sesrcy, Forney, Texas. She msy
90 in Dallas. II so, her address Is Mrs.
MAGGIE TrAubach, No l442 Elm street,
In care Of Mrs. J. A. Morrison.
JOHN Ii. TRUEDACH.
Mr.. p, ". Linskie:--
DEAR s'IR:-In case Of death please
take cherge OF my body and bury me
ss che ap az possible. Present tpa bill
10 Mr. A. +. Hsrdie, No. PA WOOD
street. j. ii. lMuEbACh,
No. COS "Cedars."
Mr.. A. F. Hardie:.-
Please pay TO r. w. Lnskie an &C
" J.H. TRyEBAcH.
THE INQUEST.
Justice Kendall, acting coroner, en-
psne!ed a Jury or inquest which, affer
viewing he body xuo hearing tue evil
dence Of the following Witnesses. ad'
journed ever until this a. M, to hear
more testimony:
d. @. sHEANER,
belng sworn, SAYS: A man was brought
: 49,, IA nv pnlirempn (rat mes
DR.. Carter was there 81 The time;
Gaines said he found him at the Pacific
house anu that he had taken NOR
phine; Carter staysd an hour ana
went away; he said no would return
IN an hour, but before no came pack
| Tho man was dead; there were bruises
on bis head and ley; he would speaI
and ssem to 20 to 9. eep again; he was
| unconscious ABOUT halt or Jhree-quar-
ters O? IN hour before he died; the
bruises were not desp, but were raw
| Mr.. Rosenthal came 10 the hospltai
about half an hour before he died; ne
did NOT sneak after he came, and DIED
| At 10 minutes TO 2 O'Clock; hs looked
| llks a man under the influence o.
, opiates; do not think that ne was
| really conscious, but spoke little; can
not state what be said; DR.. Carter was
present whoa he was talking.
| DIR. BEAUMONT,
beiufs sworn, says: about $3.50 this
morning saw the man in the h3lt ~
| the Pacific house, under Tho influences
| of an opiat9; he wes pulseless Tor
time; i administered to him and bS-
| fore left hina he said, "doctor you are
not treating me right" or something &c
thet elect; he called for water and was
breathing pretty freely; l never saw
| tho man before; saw boxes lnArkoa
morphine, and there was more in the
box: there was an envelope containing
p1orphine powders that q boy got for
him, but he had not used any OF this;
| he had q bruise on his head, swollen
come; did not notice his leg; L judge
| the bruise was made sometime curing
| the night; the blow on the back OF the
head might have stunned MIN; no may
have fallen cut of bed; /. first saw the
note in Mrs. ROsenthaps hand;lthey
handed 1t, or read 1t to me.
e. S. RosENTHAL
YVES next called to the stand and do
posed as follows: TIE man came To
| nav house about 6 O'Clock yesterday
evening aud we he'd q friendly talk
| he said no wanted q room; he came
hacg q little before Q O'Clock; he sat in
| front of the house aud asked a BOY
named Claud Miller TO get dimes
worth of morphine; he got lt;apout Z :5t
this morning 1 went 10 his room aod
found him lying in bed with his pants
on and apparently in an unconscious
condition; tried to arouse hiD, and
fauing, sent for doctor; DR.. Beau
mont came and administered 70 him
| he he'd told me several times that he
| would kill himself on accoua5'cf h1s
troubles; his troubles we're his vile
leaving him and going with another
l,an |; he has been drinking heavily fol
sew eral days past; alter DIR. Beaumont
| left he seemed TO revive; Oaicsr
Gaines, with others, got him into ~
express wagon l told him to take bin
to his wife in Clark's stone building,
on Elm street. on this side OF the Cen
trail track, upstairs.
| DIR. CARTER
was then called to the stand and de-
posed and said: About IL or IL O'Clock
NV attention was called to man who
was sick; told Gaines to take him to
the hospital as quick as possiple; l got
there and administered medicine To
him, but could not arouse him; he was
under the influence of morphine;
| left after 1 found there WAS no hope Of
saving him; las had a bruise on his
head.
Mr.. Ha,die ard the wife OF the de.
ceased will be examined this morning
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