, 1888-03-22
ths 'Cr,,e, Enl,s.

nesterday afternoon Julius Schock-
Ell died at the Sacred Heart hospital.
The mere fact OF human being pass
ing away at that charitable refuge of
tho sick and INJURED, is nothing of such
unusual moment us to create any COM
ment, but the circumstances surround
ing this case, wrapped as il is in shade
OF mystery, makes it worthy OF II more
extended notice than is usually paid to
the fatal torminations of aillictions oi
occupants Of that institution. Julius
Schocken, the dead man arrived at the
hospital in II hack ut the unseemlv hour
OF o'clock, or there abouts, last sun
day morning, suffering from
KNIFE WOUND
Between the lower ribs on the left side
The man was not apparently seriously
hurt, but u knife cut around the organs
OF the body makesa nasty wound, hard
To trace, and its character can only he
surmised tor the first few days after the
injury is received. In this instance the
attending physicians and the friends Of
the wounded man were not kept long
III doubt. The patient only lived about
forty.cight hours after the wound was
inflicted. Nothing was heard on tine
street regarding the case, and few were
cogninant of the affair, and to the vast
majority OF the citizens the first intima-
ton OF violent death, uudcr peculiar
circumstances, will be learned through
the medium of this item. We say pc
cnliar circumstances ior the particulars
OF the case leading mp to the accidental
INJURY are OF an extraordinary nature.
now IT OCCURRED
Saturday night in all the strength Of
robust health, Schocken started out
with friend to make night OF it.
AT least such is to be presumed from
the tact that by midnight Schocken
was considerably under the influence
OF liquor. AT that hour the two men
visited II house of ill.fame, on Stevens
street, between Main and Front
streets, known as No. 33, which has
but recently been opened by parties
from Minneapolis, from which city
Schocken hailed. At this place lives
woman named Belle Earl who haa
been intimate with and has known
SchOcken for the past seven years. 1t
was to see this woman that Schockon
called ut the house. While there the
woman and Schocken quarreled and
she was about to strike him with n
billet OF wood, when Schocken's friend
disarmed the inftlriated female. The
man then left, but SchOckcn returned
to the house few minutes later He
and the woman were together in n
small shed room in the rear of and
attached to the house. They were
there but few moments, when the
woman opened the door and told one
of the women that Julius was hurt.
When the woman reached the room
Schocken had fallen to the floor. One
on them asked him how he got hurt
and he replied that
HE HAD CUT HIMSELF.
On examination a cut was found in
his left side He tried and did get to
his feet two or three times but slipped
to the floor He did not want To have
II doctor find him in the house. but one
was sent for and the wounded man
was at once conveyed to the hospital
A long table occupied the centre OF
the room, on which was lying long
bladed carving knife, the point toward
the edge of the table. The woman
Earl stated that SChocksn, while
standing up, staggered and fell against
the table, and by that means cut him
self. AT the hospital he presistently
al. t,.,.a .aI al,
accidental. lie told this to several
parties, and never swerved from the
first statement. The woman Earl re-.
manned with him and did all in her
power to encourage him. She seemed
greatly effected by both the sulierings
Of the man and his death. Yesterday
he told Officer Martin that the cut was
accidental, and declared and signed
lust before his death the following
statement;
DECLARES IN AN ACCIDENT.
Spokane Falls, March 20, 1885
On the morning of the 18th OF
March, at about | O'Clock, J met with
the accident from whi;h am now sui.
fering. 1t was an accident. Nobcd,
held that knife, and ! eNoncratc any
and everyone from 1t.
JULIUS SCHOCKEN.
And SO he died
From the nature Of the wound moth
ing can be adduced. 1t may have
been made in the manner told, or il
could have been slipped in between the
ribs with but II little cXcrtion. The
wound is no evidence, His word is
given that it was the result of an acci-
dent and there can be gathered no
proof that it was not. Before his
death the man became tlighty At
that time his words toward the WOmnn