The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-11
PUT AN END TO HIS LIFE.
FRED PARKER OF BOSTON SUI
CIDES AT THE BARRACK

Dependency from Drink the Cause OF
the Fatal Act-The Suicides Sure
Aim he Pistol Found by His Side
The Body Identified by Some Of Par
ker's Acquaint noes.
Fred Parker, white man about p years
of age, and a stranger in the city, shot and
instantly killed himself last night at Il
O'Clock IN front of the police barracks.
Sergt KIllourhy and Policeman w. II.
Smith we're in the barracks office.
and the policeman ran out into the
street as soon as be heard the
SHOT. On reaching the sidewalk he saw q
man lying on his back just outside of the
curb, between horse rack and tres box
with 32-caliber pistol by his side. Stoop-
ing down he discovered blood oozing out OF
the mans forehead. Hurry 6 back into
the barracks he reported the matter TO
Sergt. Killourhy, who dispatched a mes
senger for Dr. Drummer, thinking there
might be some life left in the wounded man.
DEATH CONES QUICKLY.
DR.. Brunaer responded quickly. but his
services were OF no avail, as death had been
instantaneous, the bullet having entered
the brain just over the left eye.
a guard vas placed over the body, and
Coroner Dixon wss sent for. When the
coroner rived he had the body removed 10
the station house, where ne searched
it for some means OF identification,
as up to that time no one knew who the
man was. Not thing could be found on
his person by which he could be identified,
and the only clew obtained was gold band
ring which the dead man had on the third
finger of his left hand. On The inside Of the
ring were the words From Belle to
Parker"
A rairoad cup in a watch case, a small
comb, KEY, five cartridges Of 33-caliber, a
package Of cigarettes. and four Chinese silk
handkerchjets were found in his pockets,
but not cent Of money.
THE SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Just as the coroner had concluded his ex-
animation, several young men cam into
the station house and identified the ody as
that Of a young man who had been in
tue city about a week and told
them his name was Parker. and that he be-
longed to Boston, Mass. One of them said
that Parker Lad told him that bis father
was large hosiery manufacturer OF Boston,
and that he had telagraphed him for money
yesterday after pawning suit Of clothes.
Parker evident y committed suicide in
fit of dependency at not receiving the
money he telegraph9d for. He arrived in
the city last week and registered at the
Marshall house. where he has a trunk. The
clerk said that he had been very respondent
since his erriv | and drank freely
GAMBLING AND DRINK DID IT.
a few nights ago in conversation with
him Parker said that gambling AID whisky
were his vices and mad been the Gauss Of his
coming to Sava nah. The clerk saw him
the last time alive about 8 o'clock, las5
night wnen he came down stairs from his
room.
Parker was rather genteel in appearance,
and had round, clean-shaven face. He
was about 5 ieet 9 inches in hight and
weighed about 100 pounds. He was dressed
in a black cheviot suit with a stripe on the
outside If the pantaloons leg. Around his
neck was a turn down collar and black
and red striped four-in-hand pecktie. In
his shirt front he wore bright stone stud.
He appeared to have died without pain,
and but for the dlscoloration Of the left eye
and small ole in his f.rehead, around
which was gathered little blood one
would think ne had died natural death.
The suicides linen bore tie mark, &C. NJ
10n
C'roner Dixon covered the remains, aud
they VIII To kept i'll the station house until
after the inquest, which will be held this
morning.