San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-26
A SUICIDE.
MANNING MURDERS HIMSELF
SURELY.
Sitting In n Wheelbarrow for
Hearse, His Coat for a Pillow, a
smoke House for Hts Morgue,
He Fires a Correctly
Fatal Shot.

Jack A. Manning was found in
rear building at No. 231 Villits street
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, In dying
condition from the effects OF bullet
which he plunged into his heart with
the aid of revolver. He lived five
minutes, during which he was con-
scious and recognized the landlady of
the house at which he was boarding.
One year ago Manning went to La
redo and made the acquaintance of q
sewing machine salesman, and
through the efforts of the agent. was
given position with the Singer Mfg
Co. of this city. He was sent several
months ago to Breckenridge station to
| solicit orders for machines, and shere
took suddenly i'll with supposed brain
trouble. Later he had slight attack
of paralysis in his left eide, causing
his lower limbs to be useless. He
communicated the news of his sick
ness to the Singer company at this
place and J. H Booth, the manager,
sent for him. Three weeks ago when
he arrived, he was taken to the city
hospital for medical aid. He remained
there only three days, when he left
| and engaged board and room at the
| boarding house kept by Mrs. Rosa
| Brown at 23l Villita street. He mas
| remained there since, without paying
any money for his board, telling Mrs.
Brown on several different occasions
| that he was expecting his brother
from Kansas, VINO would probably
arrive on the Goth of August and that
| he would receive money from him
with which to settle his board bill.
He has, during his stay at this
house, been very pleasant and was of
sound mind, seemingly, though of
late he had been noticed tossing his
head as If he were in deep trouble,
Nothing was thought OF these strange
| actions, though, as the occupants OF
| the house attributed ii to his sick
ness.
This morning he ate breakfast at 7
| O'Clock and started out for q walk.
| A bout 8 o'clock he returned and re-
NAMED around the house and In his
| room for few minutes, y then left for
smother walk, as the boarders sup
| posed.
At $50 o'clock, Laura Holmes, q
| colored servant OF Mrs. Browns, heard
the shot of q pistol, and hurriedly
| went to the front portion of the build
ing and informed the lady OF the
house what had happened. Mrs.
Brown went to the rear yard, and
seeing nothing, went to the smoke
house. Shocked was she, when she
saw the deceased lying I'm wheel
barrow. She at once notified DR.. Ken
needy, who mas been attending the
man, but before his arrival, he had
expired. When the house was first
entered by Mrs. Brown, Manning
lifted his right arm to shake hands
with her, but before this was &C.
complished, he tell back and was
dead.
He had gone 70 this place, seated
himself in the barrow, placed his coat
on beam for a pillow aud fired the
fatal shot When found, his hat and
cane were laying on the floor about
two feet to the lett of the body, and
on the right side was found 80
caliber, English bull dog revolver
partly covered with towel, which
had been used, no doubt, to desden
the sound. The bullet en- tered his
heart one and q half inches below the
nipple and went in the direction of
out at the other side.
Justice Heron soon arrived, and,
viewing the body, turned 1t over to
DR.. Kennedy. His pockets were
searched and nothing was found.
His room was then examined and in
a pocket book were found several
business papers, q pawn ticket and
note book. To substantiate the fact
haf hn
long premeditated, the following note
was found written in his note book,
dated August 8:
II prefer death to the hospital for
months or even days. MANNING"
On another leaf of the book was
found the following, having been
written two days later than the one
above:
II 20 over the range. 1 can't stand
this suffering longer. Goodbye. NJ"
These were all that could ne found
among his belongings, excepting
little note, "the good rain come to lots
to me-" What is meant by this is not
known and cannot be understood. He
had no clothes in his apartment and
was In every way vagrant.
Jack A. Manning was q man aged
about 45 years, 8 feet inches in
heig hit and had dark hair and chin
beard. He was dressed in blue clothes
and soft shirt. He has been, IS far
as could be learned, In Texas since
1889. His former home Is known to
no one here. He has brother in
Wichita, Kan, one in Ohio and o
sister in some part of Kentucky. The
addressed OF any Of them, however,
CON Id not ba learned consequently he
will be buried at the poor farm.
DR.. Kennedy will hold post NOR
tam examination on his brain after
-L;oL tha raunuina will ha furnad