Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-17

In the rear of the sixth precinct station on
New Jersey avenue, near the Baltimore and
Ohio depot. there is . little brick building
which is known as the morgue. and this struct-
ure was converted into an emergency hospital
this morning.
There was only one patient in the hospital
and he was man apparently twenty-five or
thirty years old. He had attempted suicide
and had made CHASTITY wound in his head
which was necessarily fatal, and DIR. Harmon.
who was called to attend him, said that the
patient might live several hours after sundowu
this evening.
NOTHING TO SHOW HIS IDENTITY.
The identity of the unfortunate man is not
known, but he had evidently contemplated the
rash act some time before be pulled the trigger
Of A caliber American bulldog revolver
and sent the heavy pill OF lead
crashing through his brain. for there
person to indicate that he was ever a resident
Of this city. Then. too, he selected a spot not
more than $50 feet from the morgue where to
commit the deed.
TIE SUICIDE pIscovEsED.
The exact time the slot was tired is not
known, for no one heard the report but il is
known that il was between the hours of and z
o clock. he seen on the lot near the
morgue about 6 o'clock. About Z O'Clock q
small boy passing the wheelwright shop near
the morgue saw man IN wagon
belonging to Mr.. ". A. PATE. hard ware dealer
at No. 30 10Th street. and be notified a man in
the shop When the latter discovered that the
man was in q pool of thickened blood he
thought that there had been foul play and sent
word to the police station.
When the officers reached the wagon they
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side of his head. His brains were protruding
from the wound and at mis- side lay the heavy
pistol. To ali appearances the man was dying
and thinking it unsafe to move him any dis
tance he was taken into the morgue and placed
In comfortable position on the sIretcher.
DR.. Harmon was soon at his side and he gave
orders not to remove the man. as 1T would only
hasten his death Injections of morphine
and brandy were administered and the
patients pulse became stronger during
the day. All day long persons have
focked to the morgue to see the unfortunate
man, but none had identified him at O'Clock.
Several who called early in the morning were
certain of the mans identity, but the man
whom they thought he was appeared later in
the day to see the sufferer himself.
THOUGHT TO BE STRANGER.
1t is generally supposed that the would-be
suicide is a stranger in this city. He is a Ger
checkered percale outing shirt and blue tie, black
coat and vest and blue trousers. His heavy
shoes appeared ss though they had passed over
some rough roads lately, and his hat. black
derby, had been stripped of that portion Of the
lining on which would, in all probability, be
the name of the maker or dealer from
whom the hat had been purchased. This was
probably done il order to prevent Civ
ing the city from which the man had
come. In his pockets were found a
small compass, a looking glass and
two pencil sharpeners Besides these some
letter paper and envelopes were found, but
| there was no writing on them, and this leads
the officers to suppose that he has been
away from home for some time and
carried the stationery with him to use
in corresponding with mother or
wife. who he evidently did not intend should
hear the last sad news. Not a single penny was
found in his pocket, and the physician says he
was probably under the influence of liquor at
the time he shot himself.
He will be kept in the morgue until he dies,
and then the officers will make further efforts
to ascertain something OF his identity.
The bullet which as already stated, was a
large one. entered the right side of the head
just over the ear and passed through the brain,
fracturing the skull on the left side. The bull
let remained in the brain.