The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-30
IN A POOL OF BLOOD
A Man Named Wolfe Shot Him.
self This Morning.
HE WAS IN FEEBLE HEALTH
The Deed Was Done I'm n shoemalters'
Shop, I'm John Wolfe's Coal Yard on
Deiaine 8 reet-He Shot Himself I'm
der the Ear.

This morning about II o'clock, the com
munity was startled by the intelligence
that man had committed suicide, in a
coal ward 166 Delaine street, owned and
run by John Wolfe, brother of the sui
eide. When a NEWS reporter arrived nj
the scene of the action, the man whose
name vas Nicholas Wolfe, lay on his
side in pool of blood, his hand resting on
the left arm, the right bent at the elbow,
with the fingers touching the floor. The
pistol with which the deed was done, was
on the floor Immediately under the right
hand~as though it had fallen out of the
fingers. IL was "A 32-calibre, five chambered
revolver, with one chamber empty, the
one which caused almost instantaneous
death.
The man was a weaver, but for some
time back had been doing a little work
around the yard. Last night he was at
his home, 145 Harris avenue, and seemed
unusually jovial About . o'clock this
morning he was about the place on
Delaine street, and was joking and laugh
ing with his brother and other employees,
seemingly nothing further from his mind
than committing suicide.
He was, however, a sickly fellow ali his
life, and had at various times been heard
90 say he would be better off if he were
dead. When talking with his brother,
John Wolfe. at O'clock, he said he
he would send him a dispatch. About five
minutes before the thing happened he was
speaking with Thomas killen, one of the
hands, whereupon he stepped in o shoe
makers shop in the yard, owned by Henry
Shinnick, his stepfather, and did the deed.
killen heard some noise, but never sus-
IeCted IL was a pistol shot, as it was con-
siderably drowned by the noise Of buzz
saw, at the time running just outside.
Almost an accident was his being found.
His brother John, wishing TO weigh some
coal, stepped inside the shop to get saw
with which to clean out the corners of the
scales. There he found the man in the
condition above described.
Medical Examiner Palmer was notified,
and on examination decided that the man
died from hemorrhage, caused by the bull
let severing an artery.
A large hole just under the lobe Of the
ear indicated the fact that ii was not ac-
cidental and that the weapon was held
close to the part
The mother of the man was frantic
when told. but was somewi a. soothed by
being informed that it might have been
an accident.
Some talk of his having had words with
someone previous, was spread. but moth
lug positive could be heard. He was about
81 years of age, feet $ inches i'm height,
with a very sallow complexion, and an
emaciated form. lie was usually Jolly
fellow, but occasionally gave evidences of
dependency.
ABOUT six weeks AGO he bought the re-
volver, having understood that somebody
intended to do him injury, while boarding
at a house on River street. His folks had
tried 10 persuade him TO get rid of il. and
he had decided 20 do so, but had not He
was taken to lnlertaker Lynch's estab-
ment, after the decision Of DR.. Palmer
He must have lived sometime after the
shot was fired, tor as he lay, the wound
was up and visible. thus nccessitating a
pusation of the heart To cause flow of
blood.