Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-27

The city STARTLED by the Announce.
mentof The suicide % LIZ. Curtis,
Well-Known Jewelcr.
several Notes Pound ~ His Room Inai.
cate that He Was Suffering from
Mental Derangsmcnt.

Special 70 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, May 20 The whole city
was startled by the announcement tina,
L. +. Curtis, a wel-known ieweler cor.
ner Of Maln aud Poydras streets, had
committed suicide at $ a. m. He sho,
himself In the right temple with large.
sized pistol whica was lying by his side
when he was found IN his room, ana The
body was stiff and covered with blood. as
was the bed on which he Law. This morn.
Ing walter from the Delmonico rastau.
rant, where he boarded, took his break.
last to his room, hut he could Lot gel IN
as the door was fastened. lie Reported
he heard groans, aud thinking Curtis
sick, returned TO the restaurant with Tho
breakfast. AT noon, a. he did not come
to his dinner, the proprietor sent Ia Ms
store TO ascertain II anything was the
matter with him. Two little boys who
were working In his store, with w II.
Summer and Michael Storm. went oyer In
ms room over Il. q. Moore's store on
Main street, out as they got no answer
70 tnelr Knocks or calls, they looked
over the transom and saw Curtis lyiog on
the ped hls ieet looked so white, and
seelhg oloou alse, they became greatly
Ma.nleu ana ran ana announced TO Com
stable Lewis what they had seen. He
nolined justice Kendall, and the two to.
gether Went to the room and bursted
open tne door slckening scene met
their view. Curtis lay dead, with huge
ciots OF blood collected on his right
cheek and the brain ooziug from his
mead. An undertaken took charge OF the
oody and prepared 1t for burial, A cor
oners Jury returnfh verdict that he
uied by his own hand from
a pistol shot In the head. The
deceased lett letters for Mr. w. n.
strange and Mr.. G II. Plowman. Ina
note leit ON some packages OF silver he
said' II have been crazy ut times for
several days past, aud whoever gets this
VIII please hand II to Mr.. Strange or 10
Mi Piowman. ! have been SO worried
about my troubles that cannot stand IL.
SianderouS reports have been circulated,
ana lam unable by evidence TO prove
them false Take my watch and silver
ana appropriate II to pay my funeral ex-
penses. ASK Mr.. House aud the Knights
OF Pythias 70 bury me. never did any,
one any harm. | am afraid win be
mobhed tonight, but before / am they
VIII find my dead body. forgive every
body. May God always bless you. /
wrote this In the dark Signed,
l. Il CURTIS
He was confined 10 his he'd at the time
from gun-shot wound accidentally re.
celyed IN the leg some weeks ago. II has
appeared TO many OF Mr.. Curtis friends
fora year or more past that mental SUI.
fering OF some Kind was troubling him.
Tourney & Morrison are here making a
directory Of the city. Mr. Tourney saws
the city has itcreised 10 population since
they We're here two Years ago.
Under a city ordnance dIsgraceful
and infamous In it's hancter--twenty
fallen women We're Gnad In the mayors
court this morning Til IL done regu-
larry once a month, aud IS tantamount TO
a license, The better portion OF the city
look monthly with disgust upon this pro.
ceeding, as the sentiment seems TO be II
license is to be.paid let the keepers of the
houses OF il-fame pay yearly license
and give bond to keep quiet and healthy
houses, and leave the unfortunate in.
mates alone.
James Fulton and Mrs. Il, Slaughter
were granted permission to-day 10 marry.
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