St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-05

pieces OF leather, and thousand ana
one other things. All these things
have no special interest to anyone who
does not know that they We're all used
in. taking away human life, or else
found on some psor unfortunate, who
had met with an accident and was
landed in eternity in twinkling.
IS "a big revolver, of cheap make, with
three chambers still loaded, and dark,
crimson stain along the barrel, is one of
the first things in the case to attract at
tention. That is the weapon with which
Il. l.. Bluestein, a clothing dealer on
Washington avenue south, killed him.
self with last fall by shooting himself
through the head at his rooms over his
store. 1t was the FIRST time in the his
tory of Minneapolis where Hebrew
had Suicided.
A half-emptied box of Trough on
Rats" tells the story of another case of
self-murder-of weary soul which
longed for rest. This box of poison
was found on small table in a lodging
house on Hennepin avenue, May so
last. In a bed by the side of the table
reposed the dead body of Charles
Myers, an old soldier. who had Leen
carrying on an unequal warfare against
hard luck and poor whisky. He went
to his room one night, after telling the
clerk not to call him the next morning.
and some hours later was found cold
and stiff.
A small piece of whitened bone. with
a cinder crushed into it. recalls hor-
rible accident by which Henry Carrier
lost his life at the Western avenue
round house last fall. Carrier had just
come in off of his run, and while at
tempting to avoid one train was struck
by another, and SO terribly mangled
that he bore no resemblance to a human
being when picked up. He was liter
ally torn limb from limb, and every
bone in his body was broken to pieces.
The body was scattered along the track
for several rods. and was picked up in
bits weighing from an ounce to pound
each. The bone which reposeS III
Coroner Towns case is bit of the YER
tebr3.
Near this piece of bone lies the heel
of & boot, worn by young man, killed
in the COwry elevator. He was engaged
in oiling some machinery, when he lost
his foot and fell onto shaft, which was
revolving with lightning-like rapidity.
The unfortunate man was caught by
this shaft and thrown against heavy
beam until his head was crushed to a
jelly. and his arms and legs torn off.
The killing of little Ida Nyberg, in
full view of her parents Oh Second
street north, is brought to mind by a
horseshoe. taken from the hoof of the
horse which struck her down. The
little girl was playing in the yard when
a runaway team dashed in, and before
the child could escape she was crushed
under the feet of the maddened ami
mails. Her father and mother saw her
stricken down, but were powerleSS TO
aid her.
a piece of pine plank. with a few
long light hairs clinging to it, and
stained with blood, tells how Sophia
Helma. eight years old, came to her
death. The little girl and companion
sstarted out for Sunday school one Sun
day morning in November. On the
WAY they stopped at a lumber yard to
play see-saw. While they were in the
midst of their fun plank fell from a
pile and struck the little Helma girl on
the head, killing her instantly.
A button from the coat worn by
George S. Whitcomb at the time he fell
from the motor as it crossed Third
street and was crushed to death, recalls
the story of that fatality with all its
vivid details.
BY the side of this button rests the
revolver with which Ed A. Richards
Sent bullet through his heart in the
cellar of his own house. and small
piece of rope. taken from the neck of 4
man who hung himself in North Mime
apoliS, recalls half-forgotten SenSa-
ton.