The morning call., 1892-02-09
STOCKS DID 1T.
EuicIde Of John w. TObin, a De-
spOndent Painter.
Be Leaps From the Ferry-BOat Oakland.
Killed by the Paddle-Wheel-Identi-
fed by BIS OvsrcOat.

ociocA UP yesterday morning. OHe u AeI
passengers tan, spare man, "eaIlue d
brown oyeTc0at llght-cOlored trousers and
Derby hat walked on board. He attracted
Soma attenfion at the time nv neryouslv
,,i,,,, Nv. l.,,,.,r 5a,l- ,rlila tho o+bar nos
P"e--s '''0 ~ - p?
SeuEsIs ooue"' '"e " a. Hles' So'H0ls poSS'
Die, as the weather on the pay was piercing
cold.
There was nothing, however, in the mans
enDesrsr,.a to direct narticnIar attention IN
~, ,,,,5l 49,. fo~-,- b,o+ Iad coma several
nm NN ga ''C - ~
AuudIeu yaIus III 'lle U'te0''ou u go -
and, when he passed Oul on Tile DOW anu
leaned for q moment against the chain
which Is alV.ayz stretched across TO prevent
.....-l,. .r-s,~ iuto dsnger On the
. IL, ~, a. sb,ahtaol-
WY TX - -, 80 l,,,s 10
WHO asked il ne Nauleu eiIlue' ou1 nc
showed no sign Of having heard the remark,
and. with mead bent and eyes upon the deck,
he passed out into the open space.
A r,..r,,rt la+.r tb, sboablocl- ohsarvej
49,. fI3:4..l
''1 ma" anus 'N HIS ''0'01"' 80 - ON.
PUT II on the great WOODEN OoA on the port
side. His movements were so deliberate that
Moore h9dn5 rhCucht that all was not right
,,otiI ,.,..,--.' I'D I-i. hat ,,,,,- fine c,a+
on5 ya1l+,5 o-s- t}s sjts If fine v1sssl
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iAeu -io"Ie U9'-S' -'l ""'~' o"' w - ~ ~
De OF any service out - sJuHu inc alai Ill.,
" Man Cyel boaId. Tie suicide had evil
IDENTITY made cool and deliberate calculations
as to The sufp,t wayof eff-ctiny his purpCse.
f o., +,.5 - ;,.,,,,,;,, ..,,4 into tlo etrosr ~,
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,r -., a., - '-N 1' "" 49,
'1o h''" "a -1 "'O
Ut WAS Ii'ENEDlIAIED'
The frTry-bGat was immediately stopped
and boats lowered. but TO no purpose The
unfortunate man was not seen again after
his fatal plunge, and there was nothing to
trace his Identity by but the articles Of
clothing lie LETT on Inc steamer. On eN-
aiming these a sealed letter and a card
btaIlAE tle dL tIeeS a. w. 1OOiu, III Lyon
street. were found, ana On tie latter the
additional WOTds, Il intend 10 commit
suicide.
The ShoebIacb, John Moore, was inter-
viewed ID tie afternoon Oy CALL re-
porter ana gave in substance the foregoing
account He said: 'ue seemed 10 be IN
deep thought when [ first noticed him, and
aS DE passed my stand could see that his
lips Wrr- moving. hen spoke u him
be acted eS U lie had not heard NE and
walked en-. When h- took od his oyerc-at
thought il was because he lelt warm. lie
then took OH bis Lat ana the next moment
Was over the chain. / made run alter
him, but before ] was al the chain he was
overheard. Inc boat was stopped, Out no
trace OF the man could be found. ID must
have been struck by the paGLle-WLCel and
sank at once"
TEFATlI~y7 THE SAD NEWS
ve. inns C.rr raner+.-,s ,,,,,fea.a7+
drtv r. mainly b-a.l the 1avysfo Nh. -To6ir
some folly hour, I.rar Size Was NOT nome
when be called. but a neigEbrr directed
him TO a friends house on Golden Gate
avenue, where Size had gone visiting, not
suspect.ug the dreadful news IN store for
Ter. W hen the matter was made known TO
this lady size CAaTitaby undertook 10 ae-
company Mrs. I06Iu TO her own house and
break the news 10 her there.
moment iateT the reporter found him
self confronting oy'h ladies at III Lyon
street, but tile pleading eyes Of the widow.
her evident distress and her tTall appeal
RuCe prevented him imDarting what meageT
information he haI Instead he mentioned
the finding Of the coat with tie addressed
card IN one II tie pockets and the suupOsj-
ton that The owner had LIST his life on tie
water front
When he accidentally misstatad the color
OF the garment she beaye1 sgl IF relief
and SAIL, ron, no; i cannot De Tie. II IS
some poor fellow cut OF Work wn9 got HIs
address, maybe, o. call on him. Ny nus
band IS "a master painter anu WOod-h2lsheT
aud hires great many men. But wait.
III e ana see WHAT coat he took WITH
Aln.
GEASPING AT SIRAWs.
She did 50, and returned In little while.
saying. "N0, his blue coat is here and he
must therefore have worn his brown one
II was a Erayl>h brown.
But though she r05r lady seemed to de-
rive a grain Of comfort from this, Tor The re-
porter had said 1t was q blue coat that had
been found, her anxiety was terribly mani
fest. Her husband, she said. had always
been regular in coming home 20 lunch till
to-day. Years ago he was not so regular
for business was very brisk and he was
one. Ca.. leu. On s1uIeulF 70 L-uIe on con
49, III an. 80 pa, y, .-S 80 pu- 10
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