The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
JUMPED TO HIS DEATH.
rHD RASH ACT OF A MAN WHILE
CRxzED WITH DELIRIUM.
g. Coesfer, Bu9ier of the Stuart Horse
Guards, While Ill with Pneumonia
Lcapcd From tho Window.

On Sunday morning about o'clock a
wry sad tragedy happened just in from,
Of Mr.. D. f. Tinsley's shoe store. No.
s2s east Broad street.
At the hour named above George G.
Coaster ieaped from the third-story win
dow TO the pavement below, and a few
hours later died from the effects of the
fall.
Mr. Coester had been complaining for
some time, and last Tuesday night he
was forced to his bed with pneumonia.
From time 20 time he was delirious. and
became almost unmanageable. On Satur-
day night q sudden change for the worse
came, and Mrs. Coester sent 10 Mr.. EN-
NETT Martin. a member of the Stuart
Horse Guards. who lives on Sixth street
near Clay, and asked that he send some
one Of the company to sit up with the
sick man. Mr.. Martin agreed to watch
over the sufferer himself. and succeeded
in Keeping him quiet until an early hour
Sunday morning, when the sick man be-
came very delirioJs and made several
efforts to get out of the room. His fever
ran higher, until finally he got out of
bed and insisted that he be let out. Mr..
Martin had locked the door TO keep him
in. while Mrs. Coester had gone for the
doctor. Before she returned. however, the
deceased seized poker and struck Mr..
Martin on the head, stunning him for
several moments and while the latter
was in an unconscious condition the sick
man raised the window, and clad in his
underclothes and pair of slippers, made
The fatal leap. He fell on his feet and
then dropped down on the pavement. Off
GERS Junius A. Cosby and j. J. Walton,
who were only n short distance from the
scene of the accident, hurried to the
mans assistance, and were much sur
prised to see no marks OF injury upon
him. The unfortunate man was appa-
rently unhurt and walked to the Second
police-station with officer Walton, while
Sergeant Cosby summoned the ambulance.
Mr. Coaster was carried from the Sec
ond police station 10 the almshouse, DR..
Taylor being in charge Of the ambulance.
1t was only a short time after he reach
ed the almshouse that evidences Of In
ternal injury became manifest, and at
lO4O he died from apoplexy Of the heart.
Mr.. Coester leaves a wife and one child
six years old. a brother, who lives in
New York, and two sisters survive him.
He was a member of the Stuart Horse
Guards, and was a bugler for this orga-
nzation for seven years. Deceased was
also an active member or GeSangVereln
Virginia and Of Fftzhugh Lodge, No. 49,
]. O. .. T.
The remains will be kept at the armory
OF the Stuart Horse Guards until o'clock
this afternoon. when they Will be carried
to st. Johns German Lutheran church,
where the funeral services will be held.
Last night the Stuart Horse Guards held
"a meeting and decided 10 attend the
funeral in a body. The burial will be
with military honors, the pail bearers be-
ing selected from @ detail Of the troop
ers.
The deceased was born In Germany and
came to this country in 1880. He was en-
ployed at the saloon of Mr.. Louis Euker,
where he remained for some time, and
afterwards went to Philadelphia to live.
Returning to Richmond, he lived here
until the time of his death. He was in
his thirty-fourth year.