Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-30
COULD NOT STAND THE PAIN.
DIR. Richard G. Mauss Commits Suicide as
Result of Grip.

DIR. Richard G. Mauss Commits Suicide as q
Result of Grip.
The long and useful career of DR.. Richard g.
Mauss, for many years skilled and popular
physician in this city, came to an end shortly
after noon today. 1t was a tragic and I'M
looked for conclusion, in which temporary
mental alteration and loaded revolver were
prominent features.
From the time when the current epidemic of
grip made its appearance in this city DIR. Mauss
was more or less of a sufferer, but he refused
to give his health the attention which
he daily devoted to his patients. Repeat
edly did fellow practitioners urge him to
rest, but he refused, always insisting upon his
ability to work it off," Finally the disease
overpowered him. and then. about two weeks
ago, he admitted his illness and went to that
bed on which he died this afternoon. During
the latter part of last week his condition be-
came serious and by Sunday was dangerous
pneumonia having succeeded the primary dis
order: He was frequently delirious and es-
pecially SO yesterday.
SHOT HIMSELF WITH REVOLVER
About o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Mauss
who. with Miss Mauss, had been watching the
sick man, left the room. At that moment there
seemed to come a temporary and partial con-
sciousness. for the doctor asked his daughter
to give him a drink of water. She offered him
ice water, but he refused il, expressing
a preference fer hydrant water. For several
days the doctor has been weak that volun-
tary movement on his part was almost impossi-
BILE, but the agony he suffered gave him that
spasmodic physical strength and intellectual
cunning that is SO frequently intertwined with
what is paradoxically termed general disability.
The noise made by the water running into
the bath tub. for it was to an adjoining
bath room that Miss Mauss went to get the
water, prevented the patients movements from
being heard With the energy of a delirious
man he went 10 the bureau in his
therefrom q loaded revolver. Hastily he
returned to the bed and sitting down he turned
the muzzle toward his body and pulled the
trigger. The S2-caliber ball punctured the
body completely some distance below the heart
bed.
COULD NOT STAND THE PAIN.
Medical assistance was at once summoned,
but it was some hours before the wounded man
regained consciousness. Then he told DIR. ].
W. Bayne that the pain he had suffered WIS 90
great that he could not stand IL any longer.
consultation in which Drs. ]. W. RAyne,
Sewers, Warwick Evans and Teft participated
was held last night
This morning at about o'clock DR.. Mauss
became unconscious, and 30 remained until the
time Of his death-12:10 pm
DIR. George Henderson said to q srAR re-
porter this afternoon that the location Of the
wound ought TO be convincing testimony as to
the condition Of DR.. Mauss mind when the act
was committed. The shot did not injure any
vital organ. The cause Of death was really
pneumonia, he said. although be had no doubt
the end had been hastened BY the shock.
DR.. Mauss was born in Germany about fifty
years ago, but migrated to the United States
when o young man. He was q graduate from
Georgetown University Medical School and has
practiced in this city for fully twenty years.
For long time past he has been located st l7ol
Sixth street.