Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-03
SUICIDE AT DENVER,
A Man Lately Freed From the Folsom
Prison Kills Himself.

A Man Lately Freed From the Folsom
Prison Kills Himself.
DENVER, April 2d-Yesterday afternoon
man giving his name as George Hartman
walked into Andrew Lang's saloon. He
sat down on chair few minutes, and then
was seen 10 take revolver from his pocket,
and, with flourish and shouting in Ger
man, I'm tired of living" fired it. The
bullet entered his brain an inch above the
right ear and passed through, coming out
on the opposite side of the head. In a
moment he was dead. The body was taken
to the Coroners Office and prepared for
burial.
The suicide has romantic history, and
one associated with the Pacific coast. He
was the Older son of Baron Won Hartman.
and was known as Count Schermerman
George Won Hartman. 1t appears he was
always of daring disposition, reckless and
fond OF travel. When he arrived in the
United States he found congenial spirits in
all his travels. From New York he wan
dered to Boston, thence to Washington,
Philadelphia, Chicago Cincinnati, Kansas
City, and thence out to San Francisco, In
each city he led the dance, and made a
bowling time for his mutual friends and
admirers.
At San Francisco he held out for some
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geles. This was where he met his fate.
In all his travels he appeared not to have
expressed much admiration for the fair
sex, but when he struck the City of Angels
he became smitten with woman of rather
shady character. She resided on Rose
street, between First and Second, and
owned considerable property in that neigh
borhood. She had been married twice be-
fore, and it was mildly hinIed that her hus.
bands had died by aid of strychnine. but
despite all these rumors the reckless Count
thought he would try her once more, and
accordingly the couple were married.
One night the Count returned home and
a quarrel ensued. This trouple was tenn
porariiy patched up, and both retired. Dur
ing the night, however, the husband
brooded over the affair, and the matter so
weighed on his mind that be determined
to kill his wife. She was fast asleep, when
he silently stole out of bed, procured his
revolver, and then quietly returning he
placed the muzZle within few inches of
her head and fired. The ball whizzed
through her hair, but luckily inflicted only
a scalp wound.
Thinking his wife was dead, the disso-
lutte nobleman picked up his clothing and
fled. He was finally run down, and it was
with considerable difficulty that the Sheriff
prevented mob from lynching him.
When the case came to trial the Count was
convicted and sentenced to the Peniten.
tiary at Folsom for the term of one year.
When he was liberated. few weeks ago,
be wrote to his wife, begging her forgive
ness, and asked her to come and meet him
in Denver. He arrived here a few days
ago, and has been enjoying a big drunk
since. Yesterday morning he called on
Fred Mendel and asked for the loan of So.
as he required it for very important mat
ter. Mendel refused to give the money to
him, knowing he would squander il, but
he secured it from some other friend. This
was the money he used in purchasing the
revolver.
A peculiar fact connected with the sui
eide was the place where the bullet en-
tered. 1t was the exact spot selected by
the Count when he attempted to kill his
wife.
The woman is expected in this city to-
day to take the body back to Los Angeles.
The suicide is the result of dissipation.