The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-28
HE COULD NOT GET WORK.
4 German Laborer Kills Himself With q
Table-KnIfe.

Il German Laborer Kills Himself Win a
Table-Knife.
Ferdinand Bedarf, who lived In the
Spring Valley Homestead near the Five
mile House, committed suicide yesterday,
leaving the aged partner of his joys and
sorrows to bear the burden of life alone.
The Bedarfs came from Germany sew
eral years ago, and out of their savings
purchased a lot in the homestead, on which
they erected a neat cottage. They had no
children, and BedarPs earnings as labOrer
enabled them TO live in comfort. Bedarf
has been out of work for several months,
and became Respondent. de determined TO
sell the little cottage in order that he
might obtain bread for himself and wife.
He was 90 years Of age, and she was a
pretty old woman, with white hair and
face that was bright with good nature.
On Tuesday morning BsdaTf found a
man who was willing 10 purchase the prop
eTty, and the terms OF the sale were TO lave
been agreed upon yesterday morning. Be-
DART arose early, and while his wife was
preparing breakfast went in shed in the
back yard. The meal was placed upon the
table and the old housewife began TO won
der what had become of her husband She
called loudly for him and heard faint re-
Spouse from the shed. fastening TO the
structure she found Bedarf leaning against
wall. Blood was dripping from his left
arm, which had been barred TO the shoulder,
and had been gashed in several places with
q rusty old table-knife, which he held IL
his right hand. lie had attempted to COM
nit suicide A few feet distant lay an
empty vial, the contents OF which he proba-
bly, drank TO make death certainty. Mrs.
Bedarf ran to neighbours house and told
of her husbands attempt on his lie. Be
darf was taken TO the City ana County
Hospital and died there at O'Clock last
night. The remains were taken TO the
Morgue, where an Inquest Will be held to-
day.
The officers in charge of the patrol wagon
which conveyed the Injured man to the hos
ptal accuse the hospital officials of neg
ligence, and claim that they were unneces-
sariiy slow in attending to the dying man.
Officer Gallagher stated that after waiting
for some time for q physician to appear
they concluded TO carry the patient into
one of the wards on the stretcher where
they then placed him upon a cot and made
him rs comfortable as possible. They
waited for some time for a physician to APP
pear, during which they stanched the flow
Of blood from the cuts as best they could.
The policeman is of the opinion that the
management of the hospital is greatly 10
blame in not compelling the doctors to re-
spOnd promptly to a call of the kind.
The hospital officials tell an entirely Diff
ferent story, and claim that when the case
arrived there was already subject in the
operating-ToOm. AS soon as they heard Of
the urgency OF the case he was at once
removed ard Bedarf brought in. They
claim that when he arrived there was no
pulsatinn at the wrists, and further that
every hing known to medical science WAS
done TO preserve bis life. DR.. Ellinwood,
DR.. Mayo and DR.. Sillham were present at
the time, and claim that the patrol wagon
could not have been In the yard 10 minutes
altogether.