The morning news., 1889-03-17
PISTOL, DO YOUR DUTY r
CHARLES NAUJAcKs WORDS BE-
FORE HE KILLED HIMSELF.


CHARLES NAUJAcRs WORDS BE-
FORE RsKrnLED HIMSELF.
a German Attendant at the Oity Hos
pital Blows the Top of His Head of
with a Horse Pistol-Tragic Ending
of a Remarkable Career-Temporary
insanity Supposed to be the Cause
for the Self-Murder-An Experiment
sfor rituaiists to Make.
Charses Naujack, an attendant at the
Savannah hospital, blew his brains out yes
.teFday morning with horse pistol. He
Vas IN his room in the servant quarters,
and alone when the deed was committed.
Franklin Lawtons.a butler at the hospital,
had been with him only few seconds be
fore. When Naujack threatened to kill
himself and began loading the weapon,
Lawton hurried to DR. Colding, and was
just entering the &hospital when he heard
the fatal shot He knew then what had
happened, and unnerved and in a state Of
excitement be turned his steps to the pantry
hnd went about his duties.
The report Of the pistol was heard by
several ef the attendants aud by Dr. Cold
ing. Ex.Chief Fireman Fernandez, who
had been at work under the room where
Naujack was, also heard the shot. A few
minutes after, Janita Curley was sent TO
hurry Naujack to his work. As he opened
the door into Napjack's room ghastly
! sight met his ewes.
AN ALMOST HEADLEss BODY.
Lying back in chair, with his head lit
erally torn to pieces was the lifeless body.
IF laU Hn1T
brains are spattered against the wall. The
weapon lay on the floor at the side OF the
chair. Naujack had determined to make his
deadly work sure, and he stood before u
mirror TO make the aim of his pistol certain.
DIR. Colding was at once informed of
what had transpired, end DR.. Duncan,
superintendent of the hospital, was sum-
snoned. Drs Elliott and Owens came later.
The ball, (which was the size of minnie
ball, entered the right side Of the mans
head, and passing through, buried itself in
the opposite wall of the room. Where the
ball came out almost the entire side Of the
head was blown off.
ward, and the jury rendered verdict of
suicide while in a fit of insanity.
THE SUICIDES HISTORY.
Naujack was 81 years of age He was
born in Berlin and was eAncated at Dantdg
He came TO Savannah two years ago on a
German vessel. Shortly after his arrival
he contracted fever, and was sent by Mr.
Isaac Golinslzy, whose acquaintance he had
formed, TO the Savannah hospital. After
he recovered, DR.. Colding was attracted by
the market courtesy and intelligence
a position as attendant, which
NauJack readily accepted. He worked by
fhe side ofsamplayes .Waose. position were
not so menial. but through his superior
knowledge he commanded tifeir respect and
was liked by all in the hospital Hef spoke
fiuentiy German, Frerch. and Spanish, and
was well vel-sed ia the classics besides being
a master If English. Tie attended Che Ger
man Latin school at Dantzig eleyfn years
and obtained a government diploma for
tie highest scholarship He woat to Bo-
gotta, United States of Colombia, and re-
manned there seventeen years.
ONCE A STATE oFFIckAL
He was a state official. and Es said to have
Obtained a reputation, but hf was expelled
by the Germans for taking fart in an in
surrection against the statfss. He fed TO
Aspinwall, whore be worried four months
.x>a board a German nbn-of-war before
&sning 70 Savannah. HIe was full Of per-
senAl magnetism. and hgd some experience
fn beast talning. lie hfd prepared himself
with ight-of-hand equipments, ami was
going over the couftTy with q friend
H&{ued Ward huffer, living above the
s<y. giving shows.
4 Lawton. the buyler, became deeply at
fached to Naujayx and they were fast
friends, spending Imuch of their idle mo
lflents together. 4 ,Iawton SAID that his
friend believed yh neither hell or heaven.
When their acquaintance began Nauiack
enterfained hing in his room at night read
isg Shakespeare and discussing science aud
scientific problems. Naujack was firm
T8liever in sVirisualism. end for some time
had been deyoing his time to reading books
on the subject.
THREATENED TO KILL HIMSELF
Lawton kaid that Narjack was given to
despondeRcv, and several times threatened
to kill bitnself. Lawtoa paid little atten-
tion 20 bis threats, though, thinking that
he meant little OF what he said. During
the earlier part of thj week Naujack said
that he wanted TO DRAW the capital prize OF
the Louisiapa lottery, in which he dealt
largely, aud If he did not get prize by
Friday ne would end This existence. Lawton
thought nothing of IT, and passed it by as
he had the other thIb bats which we're never
pnt into execution. | Naujack came TO him
Friday about noon And said, ~ did not get
it Despair was Written on his face, and
Lawton began to Try TO console him. In
the afternoon thaI two men went to Nau-
jacks room. wherb Naujack scribbled off
LN0tcbActo. OutftO LT- AolulIik ana one 10
Mr.. Max Golinsld. He read them over to
Lawton and Lawfon endeavored to dissuade
him from takin5any such a step. After
this meeting they were separated until
yesterday morning when Naujack invited
Lawton out to bis room.
BEGAN TO LOAD THE PISTOL.
While he WIS there Naujack began to
load an old horse pistol. lie loaded il and
when he REACHED out after a cap, Lawton
said that heI realized that Naujack was
going to kill himself 1t was then that he
ran to inform DR.. Colding. Tue letter to
DIR. ColdingIwhich was mailed Friday night
was receivef just after the fatal shot had
been fired. bt read:
ITO be, of not to be; that is the question:
EhdkesDedk.
have 3cded for the latter; when this note
reaches ydu shall have ceased TO be. To cling
70 life forflifes sake and without any other in
ducemenf can only be the act Of an idiot
] am bow 81 years old. Through eighteen
years II incessant hard work have achieved
nothing simply because have squandered my
earnin2s MY strength is on the wane aud do
not feyl inclined to drudge another eighteen
be to fed about In a poorhouse.
To 5peak with Sir Walter Scott: HAD been
cons fitted would never have given my consent
10 bJ born but as it is / shall be boss in the |
boxt IL ever should come back to this world |
hoJe TO find it better adapted for civilized peo-
plJto live in than IL is now. am satisfied that |
j 3aye 20 ask nobodys forgiveness for. con
E3ously, have given nobody offense; though / |
ffrgiye, with all my heart any wrong that has