Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-27
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TAccM., March s.. - Especial. -
Anoce those vhc feQiseeesd a. Tne II
coma sfssr the arrival Of the train froD
the south 20 Thorsday evening 80 u.
n. NeNair. Of Minnsavoaie. He re-
mained IN the city Friday and oaaaf-
Day, making bat fsv aeQusinsancso.
He asksd 10 BE- called for the S:s6 train
fog Ninuespolis on Sunday mosutnR.
he vas ascooed, bus ths porter fouo6
him In . hale stupid eooditioo. and
vheu sold hs you'd have 10 harry 70
catch the train. be said be belteeed Be
vould not 20 that morning. The porter
aaked him II Be wanted anything. and
he roplied that he did not, bat would
ring Il be did. L1'es In the nosAtna
the ohanbesmaad entered the room fos
tie pugpose Of puttine u II order. and
found the man dezd, She ran out in
great alarm and not asd TIE head pos-
tes.
From vhst vss suAsfqosntly learned.
no dsabs 10 iefs that death vas the -
snlt Of Q large doe ef nofphins taken
With suicidal intent 4 letter vas
feuni on his table addressed 10 "Nr.
Siy." u eavs difeotious In rambling
manner con efuinR the eettlemenl Of
his affairs lin ease anything woeld hap
rou to ne, for, - you know, have
been feo et,med to taking NOR
phins. and l b.lisve ! have taken 100
muSh shis time."
Mr.. W. ". Sly. Vae an old friend Of
H.Nais's. He recently came from
Minneapolis and located In this city.
Toe deceased had left his homo last
fall and In company With e. ". Wilson,
Q relative, had been travelling In -uth
ern California duripe the winter. the
lsstsr for his health. Nj. ny b d no
kuovls1lo Of The Wheseabea's OF No
Nsir until be vas accosted b. him on
Pso;fio avenue. en- saturday With .
char sssist,e.Ily bsusQas and jolly'
"Hsllo. shsrs. Sly"
Tue latter, AFTER rsturning the greet
No asked about Wiison.
McNsir apsver,d. "He 10 down in
California. and | dou's believe thtt be
W,ll ever GET bAok home," upon shteh
hs turned and walked away greatly to
the surpfiss Of Mr. Sly.
"The next heard Of him" said that
& ntleman telling Of the circumstance.
"Vas whom they told me OF his death.
I learn that be poueht quantity Of
morphine on Saturday a. b,uusv's
drug store. saving be vas aosostoued
20 use 10 and that be was suhsriue
great psio. He did not know that
vas stopping at the asue hotel ~ be
vas, bat simply knew that vas 10
town from h-vinR seen NE. He re-
quests tost l telegraph his friends
and relatives and I accompany the
BODY at least 40 far 10 Helena but re-
quests ihss bis lsster be shown to
Nobody"
The deceased Vas q prominent and
wealthy citizsn of MinnsaPolis-a bash
elor OF about Is years Of age. he rep
his distrio; twice In the state
leeis.a,gre OF Minnesota aud cpce IN
coparess. He 10 estimated TO have bern
worth ever t2O.c00. vas engaged ip
cattle raising, the lumber buslne.s and
several other large eoterpr,ses he 10
spoken Of a. having bsen highly hon
orahls, Seaesous and whole souied man,
having q mol isuds friends; but that
shile always hail-feliov-well met 10
the com psny Of men be vas regarded A.
havioe some secret tfoobie tha weighed
npon Ata. He was given to heavy
dfib king.
Coroner Mccoy held an inquest and
|he verdict Of suicide Vas rendered.
Toe body vill be cent east Taesday
Nc. Sly going With the