The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-30
BLOWN TO PIECES.
Suicide of a Russian at
San Jose.
BY THE DYNAMITE ROUTE.
He Placed a Lighted Giant-Powder
Cartridge in His Mouth-Out
of Work and Money.
,LOWN TO PIECES.
BY THE DYNAMITE ROUTE.
Special to THE MoRS1So CALL.

SAN JOSE. March 29.-An unknown man
committed suicide in a most horrible man
ner about ) 80 this morning. AT that hour
Night Waterman Harrington at the new
PostOf1ice building heard loud explosion,
and soon after. seeing smoke issuing from
a cellar in the building, entered the place,
when a horrible sight met his gaze. Near
the north wall lay the tTunkless body of a
man. Fragments of his skull, scalp. brains
and blood were scattered in every direction.
The body Law on its back, few struggling,
curly gray hairs attached to the narrow
ridge Of the skull being the only part of
what once had been the head.
The remains were removed TO the Morgue
and search of the clothing disclosed apocket-
knife, razor, 50 cents and pocket hand
kerchef. The clothing was old and badly
soied. The body had Oh a black coat and
vest. black and gray striped pantaloons,
heavy blue WOODEN socks, and alight-coored
Oyershirt. The remains of a derby hat, 6B,
bore Meusdorffer's mark.
1t is presumed that he blew his head off
with a dynamite cartridge.
An inquest was held at o'clock this
afternoon The facts of the suicide and
the circumstances of the finding of the body
were detailed. The only important evidence
WAS lLRL u hGnEl huScis COmAHdHutI VI
the Salvation Army.
Mr.. k0gel said that he recognized the
body as that of man with whom he talked
Sunday afternoon. He stopped in front
Of the Salvation Army Hall on North Mar
ket street." said Kogel. where several of
us were talking TO men in regard to saliva
ton. He called me 10 ore side and said
that he wanted to have a talk in regard TO
religion. l went into the hail with him and
we talked for about an hour. He said his
name was YaeGel; that he had been great
sufferer having served long time in Russian
bondage and stood terrible punishment.
He wanted to get work bat had failed and
was very much discouraged. | then told
him TO come and see me that evening and
he promised 10 do so, saying that he would
come after services which he wished 10 at
tend at the First Methodist Church. He
did not come, but yesterday noon when l
was busy in my private Office at the Saliva
ton Army barracks he came to see me
again. After talking with him a short
time, l told him that this was my private
office and 1 was busy at the time. He said:
I'm hard up and a stranger here, and l
don't know what 10 do. Something must be
done or III end all this. / must Tx those
things
Il should judge that he was about 4s or
90 years of age. His beard was about six
or seven inches long, and he had rather
curly, dark hair, sprinkled with gray He
frequently said he was a Russian, but he
spoke German. He also said in converse
tiou that he had been in Redding, but was
no relation TO the YaegeIs OF that place.
One reason why am confident that this is
the same man is because of the small white
spots in his coat and hat. which 1 notIred
when talking with him. l also noticed the
vest, and it Is surely the same"
The verdict of the jury was that the de-
ceased was a man supposed TO be named
Yaegel. native OF Russia. about 90 years
of age; that he came to his death in the
basement of the new postofice building by
the use of giant-powder cartridge placed
in MS mouth, the same having been igniled,
the explosion crushing the bead, tearing it
into great many pieces; that The act of
placing the cartridge in his mouth was one
of suicidal intent.