The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-23

In cheerless cell AT the city prlsoHi
surrounded by imaginary snakes, grin
ming skeletons and everything else hor'
rible, of which a disordered brain can
conceive, Ulysses Stauiler died this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. He has been for some
time past employed with Philip wild q
Co., liquor merchants at Nos. % and 90
East Fifth street, as driver, but has not
beer working since Wednesday. He was
sing man, and roomed in the American
block, Wednesday he complained to n
member of the firm that he had the grip,
and stated that he would go to his room
and lie down awhile. This, IT is said, he
did. He was seen around the store
very little after Wednesday until last eve
ming, when he was standing in front of
the store talking TO a member OF the firm.
That gentleman remarked how nervous
Stauffer was at the time. "Yes, l took too
much quinine, said Stautter; He seemed
to be i'm his right mind at the time, and
aside from his nervousness was appar.
emily as well as usual
At o'clock this morning Officer Nc
Curdy heard a police whistle sound, and
hurried at once to the spot from whence
the sound proceeded. Godleib Schweitzer,
who runs the saloon at the corner of
South Cherry and East Eighth streets wa
looking out of an upstairs window and it
was he who had sounded the alarm. The
officer proceeded to the rear uf the build
ing and found Stautfer stanG there, his
head bleeding profusely fror ,leep CASH.
He was taken at once to pol AeaCquar-
ters when it was discovered t'it he was
suffering with delerium s.em,
Mr.. Schweitzer was awaken, Wy hear
ing noise in the hallway ups - in his
building and later heard hear I'll. He
then blew the police whistle as ed.
1t seem that Stautfer in Il usanity
had gone into the rear gate I'D had
noticed in the yard q step laddc ie took
the ladder and went into the bu ng and
up a flight OF stairs to the sec,I. floor.
He then placed the step ladder ,'osition
near the head of the stairs and tounted
to the top Of il. There are ma on the
ceiling where he paved it nth his
hands. few moments ter he
bad mounted the step l.Iler he
fell off and rolled on down the ok stairs
sixteen steps in height. The IA der is ten
feet high and the unfortunate an must
have fallen at least twenty.fiv Get in all,
There is considerable blood a, he bottom
of the stairs where Stauffer 81 Ick.
Mr.. Schweitzer is of the Olinion that
there were two men, as he "eard them
talking. This is hardly probable, how.
ever, as two insane men would not in all
probability be out togerher and have the
same strange fancies. 1t is fair to assume
that Stauifer was alone.
When a NEwS-DEMOCRAT reporter called
atthe city prison this morning. Stauifer
was very violent. He imagined that the
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and labored strenuously to hold them up.
His eyes had IA wild ant unnatural look,
and altogether his condition was pitable
one. DR.. Biechele had been summoned
early in the morning and had admins
tered drug to the suffering man to quiet
him. The drug had very little apparent
effect.
During a comparatively sane interval,
Stauirer talked with the reporter and an
swered all questions intelligently.
"How long have you been drinking?"
inquired the reporter
"Ail my life said StauiTer as he again
essayeI t. keep the walls Of the cell from
falling i'm on him.
After be had quieted down again the re-
porter asked have you been drinking
much lateiy"'
"Not very muchn answered StauiTer and
went into another nervous spasm.
This was at $3.50. Shorty after that
time Ollicpr George Jacobs went into the
prison. StauiIer was standing on the
bunk, cndeavOrng TO keep the ceiling
from falling on him. The officer entered
and made him getdown.
Shortly afterwards VIM. McCurdy, an
inmate Of the prison, heard Stauiler fall.
He Immediately informed officer Jacobs
and when that gentleman came i'm he
found Stauircr lying on the t1Or of his
cell on his back. His muscles were rigid
and his teeth set, The officer was unable
News DEMOCRAT reporter came in At this
iuuctUre and an examination revealed the
fact that the man was stone dead,
Coroner OpeulimCT was at once nOt-
fed and Is taking testimony in the case.
McCurdv, the man who is a prisoner in
the city prison, stated that Stauirer had
two spasms last night. he also said that
the man seated that his father was dead,
but that his mother lived at Mt. Eaton.
Deceased was thirty-two years of age
and has a mother and one sister living at
Apple Greek, Wayne county, A brother
of the deceased lives in Mundee this state.
StaulIer was member of the local French
society L'OrphGou Brancais and Of the
Gruetle Swiss society. These societies
will take charge Of the funeral arrange
ments. Coroner Openhimer has ordered
the body to be taken to McCrea's under
taking rooms. Testimony will be taken
on Monday. Ii is stated that two officers
were delegated TO hold Stauffer last night
as it was feared he would kill himself by
rushing against the sides of the cell.