The herald., 1893-08-22
A BULLET IN HIS HEART.
A WELL DREssED sPANIARD CON-
MITS SUICIDE.
Tho Body OF an Unknown Man Found
Near the Buena vtsta street
BrIdgs-Evidsntly . Case
of Self Murder.

About O'Clock last evening the un-
devtaking firm OF Garrett & Sampson
was notified that a dead man had been
found in East Los Angeles. near the
Buena Vista street bridge, and that the
coroner was wanted. DIR. Oates, how
ever. was out Of town, and the dead
wagon was sent down for the body, which
had been found in the thick brush about
80 feet the other side OF the Buena Vista
street bridge by q couple of children who
accidentally stumbled across the corpse
while while at play.
When found the man had evidently
been dead about 48 hours, az the body
was bloated and the face swollen and
badly diecolored.
Death was caused by bullet from a
48-caliber Colts revolver through the
heart.
When found the body lay face down
ward. with the legs drawn mp and the
left hand clutching at the throat, as If to
assist breathing, while in the right hand
was closely clutched the revolver with
which the deed had been committed.
The suicide was q man about AZ years
old, apparently Spaniard. He
was we'll dressed in navy blue suit,
with patent leather CATERS on his feet.
When searched q photograph OF a
young man taken by San Diego pho
tographer, a small pocket mirror, a few
buttons and cents in money was all
that was found on him.
In appearance he was under the aver
age height, with a smooth, full face and
low forehead. and straight black hair.
He had evidently been drinking, as
liquor could be plainly smelt on him.
and an empty bottle waa found not Tar
away.
No one in the vicinity knew him, and
it is thought that he 10 a stranger in
town, who, after spending all OF his
money and getting full of whisky, con-
cluded that the best thing he could do
WAS to end his existence.
The undertaking firm mentioned took
charge of the remains.
The shot Was aimed directly through
the heart and death must have been in
stanteneous. is,
From the place where the body was
found, together with the fact that he
had no money and was we'll dressed, 1t
was thought by number that there had
been foul play. However, but little
credence is given to this, a. the position
of the body, the location of the wound
and the pistol all point to suicide.
Several psrties called at the under
taking establishment last evening who
thought they knew who the dead man
was, but an failed to identify him.
The coroner was at the beach and
could not be located, but the inquest
will be held this morning.
From information received at the
sheriff's Office it appears that the man
who committed suicide ia Antonio Toll
iller of Ventura. It is asserted that An
tonic was the son of wealthy Spanish
people in Ventura county, and that he
was sent by them to the Garten gold
cure for the cure OF the whieky habit at
North Ontario. After staying there a
few weeks he became discontented, and
one night made his escape.
Since then his whereabouts have been
unknown, and his people have been SO
much worried over his disappearance
that they had Sheriff A. J. Snodgrass OF
Ventura issue printed circular to the
various sheriffs OF the state, offering q
reward for any information concerning
Antonio.
The description which accompanies
the reward notice tallies almost exactly
with the dead man, including the
clothes which he wore, they being de.
ecribed as navy blue.
A telegram was sent to the sheriff late
last evening, but owing to the Ventura
Office being closed no answer could be
obtained.