The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-11
DIED BY HIS OWN HAND,
HE TOOK THE OPIUM ROUTE.
Takes tn Drink and swallows the
Fatal DruG--The Inquest Com
menoed, but AajeurAed
over Until To-Day.

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Mrs. Ro tnthal, the proprietress of the
Pacific house, located on Pacific avsn-
ne, just wost of Lamar street, found
John II. Truebseh, section boss on
the Texas. Central railway, lying on
his bid in his ROOM, With - pipe
la his mouth, almost dead from
an overdose OF morphine
he bad taken with suicidal intent.
There he lay stretched out upon hia
bad with his pipe still in his mouth ,ss
though hs had just lain down to take
asmokc. Mrs. Rosenthal gave the
alarm and DIR. Beaumont was
called IN, but the patient was subse-
quspily removed to the city hospitsl,
where be was treated by DR.. j. l..
Csrtor. He was transferred 10 that
Institution shout O'Clock ana died
ss1:30 O'Clock p. m. He left two or
three notrs behind giving di-
rections as to his remains etc.
He stated that his wife had gone { Il
with acOnbuc-Or on the Texas Central
road, and did not care tor him. With
out her love and bright smile no cared
not for i've. Whom discovered in his
photograph OF his wife, VINO ls
good looking young woman,
pressed to his heart. The deceased 10
rather elderly, bordering on so years.
Tho wife of th deceased WAS sent for,
hut tho messenger failed to bring her,
The following notes found upon his
person explain themselves:
Mr.. Rosenthal:-
DEAR SIR:-Pleaae notify Mr.. II. w.
Iinskie that / am dead, and he will
take charge OF my body. ,emain M
ever, yours respectfully un
P.S.-Evsrything in tho house be-
longs to my vile. She lett me shout
% days ago. Her address Is
Maggie NJ. Treubach, care OF
n. B. Searcy, Fornoy, Texas. She may
be In Dallas. II so, her address, ~ Mrs.
Maggie Trsubaoh, No l442 Elm street,
In care Of Mrs. j. A. Morrison.
JOHN II. TRUEBAcH
Mr.. p, W. Linsbie:--
DEAR SIR:-In cafe Of death please
take charge OF my boty and bury me
al cheap az noesibie. Present the bill
to Mr.. A. +. Hardie, No. 2l4 Wool
street, j. I'll. TRUEIiACH,
alias JOnN IL. GREBER
No. COS "Cedars."
Nj. A. f Hardie:.-
Please pay 10 r. W. Mnskie an ac-
count for burying me.
J.H. TkUEBAoH
THE INQUEST.
Justice Kendall, acting coroner, en-
paneled Jury @. inquest which, after
Viewing he body ana hearing the evil
denco of tbs following witnessss, ad-
jourped over until this o q. M, 20 hesr
more testimony:
H. q. sHEANBR,
being sworn,ssys A man WAS brought
TO the hospital by Policeman Gaines;
DR.. Carter was there At The time;
Gaines said no found him At tho Pacific
house snG that he had tskep NOR
phine; Carter stayed an hour and
went nwpy; he said no would return
In an hour, but before he cam9 back
the man WAS dead; there wero bruises
on his head and leg; he would speak
and seem To 20 to steep again; he WAS
unru hciuus about halt or three-quar
tiers OF au hour before no died; the
bruises were not deep, but were raw;
Mr.. Rosenthal oamo 10 tho hospital
about half nu hour before he died; he
did not speak aztec no came, and died
at Is minutes TO 9 o'clock; he looked
like man under the inhuencs OF
opiates; do not think that ne was
IehllI boho - Cth
not state what he said; DR.. Carter wa,
present when he was talking.
DIR. BEAUMONT,
being sworn, says: About $3.50 this
morning l saw the nan in the hell AZ
tho Pacific house, under tho influence
of an Opiato; no was pulseleaa for u
time; / administered IN him and be-
iore loft HIM ho said, "d0otor you ara
not treating me right or something 10
that nest; ho called FOR water and was
breathing pretty freely; never SAW
the man before; saw boxes marSes
morpl loo, aud Ihero was more in tho
box; thero WAS an envelope contrasting
morphine powders that boy got Tor
him, but no had not used any OF this;
no had n brulsa on his head, swollen
some; did not notice his leg; judge
tho bruiso WAS made sometime during
head might have stunned him; he may
have fallen out OF bad; first saw tho
motto IN Mrs. Rosonthaps hand; they
handed 1t, or read II to me.
Il. n. RosRNTuAL
was nuxs called " tho stand and do
posed as jullows: Tho man caue TO
my house about o'clock yesterday
evening ard ws had v iriondly talk (;
no said ne wanted room; no camo
back u littln before O'Clock; no sat In
front OF the house and asked n boy
named Claud Miller to get dime'a
worth OF morphine; no got II ;about 1880
this u orning / went 70 his room aud
found him lying In bed with his pants
ON and apparently In an unconscious
condition; tried 10 arouse him, and
failing, ssnt for a doctor; DR.. Beau
mont sinv and administered TO him ;
he had told mo several times thst he
Woulu Kill himself on account OF his
troubles; his troubles we're his vile
leaving Tim and going with another
uau no has been drinking heavily for
several days past; alter DR.. Beaumont
left ho seemed 20 revive; Onlcer
0sines, with oilers, got him into al
express wagon told him 10 take him
70 his wifv Ia Uisrk'e stone building,
on Elm street, ON this aide OF tho Cen
tral track, upstairs.
IN CARrBR
vas then called to the stand aud de-
posed aud said: About II OF II o'clock
my attention wns called 10 a man who
Yas sick told Gaines 10 take him to
oho hospital rs quick Ne possible; rot
~ aud administered medicine 10
~ but canld not arouse him; hs was
y1lU< tby influence of morphine;
oloof found there was no hope al
NIX himi ~ lad Z brulso on his
Ia 11glls pna ~ vile OF .hs De.
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