Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-19
Ills LIFE A FAILURE
David Cox Com mits Suicide
at the Delmonico Lodging
House
A Letter Giving Directions for
the Disposition of His
Property
Ties and Stringers Distributed
for the Electric Street
Railway

Saturday night a man called al the
Delmonico lodging house on Eleventh
street, and stated that he desired TO rent
room. There was nothing Ia the stran-
gers appearance TO arouse any suspicion,
and he was shown Il chamber I'm which
there were two beds. Being assured that
he alone would occupy the room he re-
tired for the Night. Nothing more was
thought oi the matter until Sunday after
noon, when Mrs. Burns. the landlady. at.
tempted TO gain entrance into the room
occupied by the stranger aud found the
door locked. Thinking the occupant had
been drinking and was sleeping Oft the
effects OF the liquor Mrs. Burns did not
trouble him until about o'clock I'm the
evening. Hearing groans and noise as
II some one was In distress coming from
the room Mrs. Burns became alarmed
and asked some Of the dodgers TO force ad.
mtttance to the room. The door was
broken open and the mysterious stranger
was found lying on his face aud frothlnp
at the mouth. DT. G. T. Thomas was
summoned, and although no applied a
p0werinl electric battery and tried every
remedy known 70 medical science the man
sank rapidly and died at about O'Clock
yesterday morning. A Vial containg a few
aFoPs oi morphine was found lying near
iho O"d. Dr. Thomas states that the man
had evidently taken large dose as hc
had vCmltcd, and thus prolonged his lfc
CITY Marshal Parker was summoned
carry III the evening and took charge Of
the mans papers. A bank book OF the
Bclllngham Bay National bank was
found with the name David Cox written
an Ifs L.. "a. a
owner had deposited on June z, 1890. the
sum OF 2,lN.55 and whenever be drew he !
simply entered pulled out" There wag
balance left 10 his credit pf 500 on
phc page Of the book the following note |
was written:
MAY II, 1891.
Mr.. DEATHE: don't see any wav to /
get along. The way am getting along
Is too much for me, aud wifi end IL. II /
you get this ! want you 10 straIghtcn nm
my property / want you 10 giyc nv
wlle Onc-half and send the rest to my
sister Stella Cox, 20 take care Of my
father. Sell the property 10 your bcsi
Judgment. I am tired Of living and so
VIII end trouble now, aud | wish you
would tend 70 thing, for me and give me
a decent burial. I have tried 10 gel some
lhlng IN this world and II seems that fate
was vas against me, so win try no more
stella Cox, I55 McAdemy a ayegge
Wilkcsbarrc. Penn.
Deeds and papers were found giving
evidence that the deceased owned prom
sfty in Washington, idaho and Oregon
"hlch SHOWS That Cox was at one tlmr
worth considerable money.
ne VIE OF the unfortunate man n re-
ldinR IN New WhatcOm. where she Is
'nnnlnR lodging house, aud she re-
p0hdcd Immediately 10 the summons. q
y is alleged That Cox aud hi- wifr did not A
I'VE very happily together and this is the
cason ascrlbcd for the decd Cox had ,
'ech gambling heavily Of late aud had F,
ust considerable money, and uat laHg '
ince attempted 10 commit suicide but The j
lmcly arrival ~ a physician saved his
ne. The vial containing The deadly drug q
ound ~ ihe room wa- wrapped 4 In ba.c- :
vail circular i
orgHef WaHHHcr vas summoned and T.
0pk the body IN charge, but did not hold
q inquest as IT. was thought unnecessary.
The funeral VIII occur today from Tie =
csidencc OF Mrs. Cox In New Whatcom. O