The record-union., 1893-05-27
WEARY OF LIVING.
Charles Lavaroni Sends Bullet
Through His Head.
The Deed Committed in an Abandoned
Car Shed at Oak Park
Yesterday.

A man between % and 80 years of age
shot himself through the head yesterday
in the abandoned building known as the
old car shed at Oak Park.
He committed the deed at about 11:4O
in the forenoon, and when found was still
alive, but unconscious.
The shot was heard by two young men
named Stein and Dufour, and when they
reached the shed they found the untortu-
nate man lying upon his back, with a
large stream of blood flowing from his
head. At his side, with one chamber dis
charged, was a 3S-caliber revolver of a
cheap pattern. 1t was evident he had
shot himself with suicidal intent
The bullet had entered on the right side
of his head little above and in front of
the temple, and seemingly passed directly
through the brain, lodging just in front
OF the left ear. Although at first believed
to be dead, il was soon found that the
man was alive, although unconscious, and
apparently dying.
Constable Lightfoot and others were
summoned to the scene, and believing
the man to be dying, the Coroner was
notified.
The unfortunate youth continued to
| breathe, however, and wagon and
stretcher was obtained, and he was re-
moved to the County Hospital, where he
died about 4 o'clock.
Although the desperate act was COM
mltted shortly after half-past ii o'clock,
it was fully two hours later before the
man was removed to the hospital.
| Upon the person of the dying man a
note was found, written in pencil, dated
/ May 10Th, and beginning with the words,
Dear Sir" 1t gave directions that the
revolver and few dollars in money
upon his person should go toward pay
ing his room rent at the Mansion House,
on Seventh street, between l and J.
! No reason was given for the rash act,
| and the only name subscribed to the note
was ''Pants.'
! A RECORD-UNION reporter applied at
| the Mansion House to try and Identify
! the young man, and the landlady stated
! that he had been rooming there, where
| he was employed for some time in wash
| ing dishes. She was about to give fur
ther particulars, when the apparent
autocrat of the premises, in the person of
DIR. Atkinson, appeared and advised
her to give no Information to reporters.
He then rOundly rated an evening paper
| for, as he said, misstating the particulars.
| Just to what extent DR.. Atkinson was
interested in having the real facts con-
| cernlng the deceased suppressed does not
! appear, but at his dictation the landlady
at once became uncommunicative and
withdrew.
By further inquiries elsewhere it
was learned that the unfortunate young
mans first name was Charley"
and that he had been employed in Van
Noorhies' collar-making shops on 1
street. 1t is said that he was discharged
! from there Thursday morning.
| He was rather poorly dressed, but
clean shaveI, and apparently in robust
| health. No reason could be learned for
his suicide.
Later in the afternoon his body was re-
moved from the hospital to the morgue.
! At the inquest doubtless further in
formation will be brought to light.
WHO HE WAS.
| Since the above was put in type it has
been learned that the young mans full
name was Charles Lavaroni, and that he
was employed at the Mansion House for
| several days in washing dishes and then
secured work in Van Voorhies IL Co.'s
shop. He worked there for over week,
or until Thursday evening, when, with
several other employees, he was laid off
At times Lavaroni was despondent, and
! stated to companion that before getting
! lodgings at the Mansion House ,he had
| not slept in bed since Christmas
lie claimed that he had walked and
! slept upon the streets for weeks, and
could ind no employment. He is not
known to have disspated, and was not
notlceabIy demented nor eccentric.