Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-21

the worst criminals in the country, like
myself, were lookers-on, but in the guise
of gentleman, whom Mr.. Officer would
scarcely dare to look at, much less at
tempt to arrest.
In conclusion: After my death, wish
for my body to be sent to San Francisco
to one of the best medical schools, to be
disposed of as it sees fit. In this way it
will be of some use to humanity, and l
guess that said school will be glad to
defray all expenses incurred with under
takers here, and transportation to San
Francisco.
To decide which is the best named
school in the above named city, I desire
to have the Examiner to name and set
tie this question. also wish the Ex-
aminer to have this statement for pub
lication, after the local papers here have
taken a copy.
There will be no necessity OF the au-
thorities here holding an inquest, al
though 1 guess there is no use in my
asking them not to do 80, but 1 think
that this statement should be sufficient
to satisfy all that that took my own
life and shonld 60 on record in this
way.
None OF my family have seen or known
anything Of me in Is years, and [ sim
cerely hope that they never will know
my final end. My dear old mother is
still living, and no dot bt but what she
expects to see me again before she dies,
but II have burned the bridges behind"
and covered my tracks too closely for any
of my family or relatives to know any
thing of my whereabouts.
Yours truly,
"BLACK JOHN"
P. S.-Written in copying ink.
THE EMPTY MORPHINE BOTTLE.
In the room was found IL ounce
bottle with red label, marked poison,
and surmounted with skull and cross.
bones. The label read, 'sulpbate of
Philadelphia. OF the ~ ounces that
grains remained. The suicide evidently
whisky. The bottle of poison
night, owing perhaps to the fact that
not think it necessary to look farther.
done go. Powers & Weightman are
A local druggist stated to HERALD
reporter last evening: "Nearly all of
the druggists in the city purchase their
morphia of Powers & Weightman; !;
when sold in the original package we do
not put our lahels upon the bottle, but
should we open bottle and sell por-
tion of the morphia, then we put our
labels upon the bottle. In bottle con-
tanning an eighth of an ounce there are
81 grains; three or four grains will or
dinarily kill person; in about half an
hour after the poison has been tak en- it
enters the stomach and death coon fol-
lows; had the man taken the poison
Saturday night he would have died be-
fore morning."
Another druggist was of the opinion
that the overdose acted as an antidote,
and that an average dose would have re-
suited in death much sooner. Only
slight trace of the poisoned whisky re-
mained in the bottle.
THE MANS EFFECTS.
A search was made among the mans
effects in order to discover some clew as
to the identity of the mysterious suicide.
But he had, indeed, "burned the bridges
behind him." as he states in his letter.
Two suits of clothing were found in his
room, gray plaid and black beaver.
The former suit he wore when he came
to the house; the latter suit was also
found in the room carefully placed
upon q chair. Some of the clothing
bears the trade marks of Denver, and
some of Chicago. Aname had evidently
been erased from the inner lining of his
brown derby hat. He wore No. shoe,
evidently purchased at Dallas, Tex. His
trunk was purchased from Denver fac
tory. and in his trunk were several Den
YER papers of 1890; there we're also two
note books, in which were shorthand
notes. These latter were taken posses
sion of by Chief of Police Glass.
. The inquest will be held today.
He is supposed to be physician from
Denver, who murdered his wife in that
city few years ago.