The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-11
A. L Ferry, Of Olympia, Shoots
Himself at Union City.
ALgTTgR TO FELLOW PRINTERS
He Was . Discouraged Radical Re-
former and Probably Demented.
for worlds Eair-Port Townsend
Health OMcers Fight-CuAihee's
slayer acquitted.

sHEIroN, April lo.-rspecial.]-A man
named Al Ferry, printer by trade. and
connected until lately with one Of the
Olympia papers, committed suicide at his
ranch about four miles above Union City
on April by blowing his head off with q
shotgun. The body was only found today.
He left note stating that he was tired Of
"rustling," and took this means of ending
his existence.
OLYx PA, April 1o-[Special.l-A. L.
Ferry, who was found dead on his ranch
near Union City to-day. came here last
summer. and after working for some time
as a printer on the No rning Oiympidn. be-
came one Of the publishers Of the Ca pitak,
the organ of the Populists here. He edited
the paper during the session Of the legis-
lature, and his writings were expressive
of his discomfort with tho present
order Of things. The business Of
the paper under his management was
not satisfactory and the former propri-
etor, B. NJ. Price. again took charge of it
few weeks ago. Ferry endeavored to Sc
cure footing in literary circles here and
became an active member Of the
Unitarian club. He also became
interested in the Unitarian church. He
was melancholy and dispirited. however,
much Of the time and felt that he was not
sufficiently appreciated. As printer he
complained that the Typographical Union
was not fairly managed and that men
were given preference over others in the
union by unjust discrimination, and he
was in the habit Of citing practices in
the Seattle Union to prove his
allegations. He fancied himself to
be superior to men who had
been more fortunate in securing employ
msnt, and this embittered him. His bent
of mind made him an ardent member of
the Peoples party. ana no proposed
economic change was too radical for him.
He finally became 30 disheartened that
he talked to several of his acquaintances
here of the desirability of suicide and sug-
gested that he would probably end his life
by his own hand. While this talk
was not regarded a. serious those who
knew Of it were not surprised when the
news was received that he had killed him
SELF
A. L. Ferry came to Washington from
Decatur. ILL.,, and has spent . con-
siderable portion of the time
since his arrival on the ranch
ON whIch no died. Being cut OF
money and despairing OF reforming the
world he gave mp the struggle. He was
about So years old. The Olymp;an- Tribune
will tomorrow print the following letter:
UNION CITY. April 3-To Ny FetIow Type Sstseys
Of the OlHmpdan- 7siowne: The declaration which
made in your hearing was NOT . lunatis's ~.
marks. a. ysu know have bsen proficient
in my business, but my ambition spurped me 70
something higher I came to Olympia with let
tsn TO the Unitarian pastor Of the church
and have made several attempts 70 bring my
fellow men to . realisation OF my ideas. bus the
fact has been made clear 70 me that there 10
no sympathy outside the rim Of the a.
mighty dollar. Not that those Of the
Unitarisn belief have weakened, but that the
people generally are notDin sympathy with the
movements which have advocated. There u
little hope for humanity and none for me-
A. L TlRaY.