Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-02
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
John Czerny Departs This Life at the
End of a Clothes Line.
NO CAUSE ASSIGNED FOR THE ACT.
He Complained Once Of Not Getting q
Pension From Uncle Sam.
HISEMPLOYER, DIR. LAMMER, SURPRISED

One of the most mysterious suicides that
have occurred for some time took place yes
terday in Allegheny. John Czerny. Bo-
hemian servant for DIR. M. Lammer, of 140
South Canal street, ended his life at noon
by hanging himself with clothes line at
the boarding house of John Templemyer,
next door to the doctors Office. No cause
can be assigned for the unfortunate affair.
Czerny had no quarrel with anyone; he had
not been brooding over any trouble; he was
sober and he was not known to be demented
in the least.
He had been With DR.. Lammer for eight
years as q servant. Yesterday morning he
attended to his duties as usual, and then
took a walk. He returned to the house
about IL 80 o'clock, and talked to the doc
tor about the latter's surgical instru ments.
Before leaving to go to his boarding house
be said: q
"Well, tomorrow is my day.
the doctor replied: "How's that, John?'
ST collect nv rents tomorrow, was the
reply.
Czerny had a life interest in couple of
houses from which he derived $32 per month
rent, and this is what he referred to when ne
said he had TO collect his rent.
FOUND HANGING IN HIS hOOms
Leaving the doctors office, Czerny went
to his room, and that was the last that was
seen of him until after the other boarders IN
the house had eaten their dinner. Michael
Kaufmav went upstairs, and IN passing
Czerny's room, the door of which was open,
he noticed Czerny hanging on nail IN the
wall. The man was in kneellng posltlon'
with his back to the wall. The rope by
which he was hanging was fastened tightly
around his neck, and bore almost the mans
entire weight. The body was lifeless. 1t
had been hanging for possibly half an hour,
indicating that the man had committed the
deed Immediately on reaching the room.
The body was cut down and DR.. Lammer
was called in. He made an examination
and pronounced the man dead. The Coroner
was notified, and Czerny'S remains were re-
moved to Ley's undertaking rooms on Ohio
street. There was nothing found about his
clothes to indicate why he took his life.
DR.. Lammer, for whom the dead man
worked, said: 81 am completely nom
plussed. saw him an hour before he COM
mitted the act, and he seemed all right.
COULDN'T GET A PENSION.
'sThe only thing 1 ever heard him COM
plain OF was that he could not get pension.
He served in the late war, and he thought
he was entitled 10 pension. he came 70
this country from Prague, Bohemia, about
forty years ago and went west. He enlisted
in the army at St. Louis, and after receiving
an honorable discharge he came TO Allie
gheny. He welded widow with two chill
dren. His wife and children have all died,
leaving him small estate worth probably
$1,000"
About two years ago Czerny attempted to
take his life by similar means, having tied
himself to bed post, but he was discovered
and rescued. At that time he gave as
reason for his action that he was simply
tired of living, and wanted to die. He has
been cheerful ever since, however, and no
one suspected that he thought of committing
suicide.
The deceased was a member of several or
ganizations. He belonged to the Allegheny
Turner's and to the Order of United Friends.
In the latter organization he held an lnsur-
ance policy on his life for $4,000. He re-
ceived the rental from two houses on South
Canal street, and a stipend for his services
from DR.. Hammer. The Coroner fixed the
time for the inquest at II o'clock this morn
ing,