The record-union., 1893-05-29
HENRY MACK'S LONELY DEATH.
1t Occurred in the Receiving Hospital
at San Francisco.
He Was Found Dying in the Russ
House on Thursday From
Opium Poisoning.

Henry Mack, formerly of the Senate sa-
loon in building adjoining the Pacific
Hotel, disappeared in the early part of
last week, and up to yesterday his friends
had been in doubt as to his fate.
The general impression was that he
had committed suicide, as he made an at
tempt on his life few years ago. Since
then his partner, William Winkleman,
died, and Mack seemed to be more mo-
rose and respondent than before. His
former attempt on his life was the result
Of dependency caused by heavy losses
in mining stocks.
little over year ago, while under
the effects of liquor, he fell upon a stove
and burned one of his arms so severely
that it had to be amputated at the
elbow. This misfortune also operated to
weary him of life.
He occupied a room over the saloon,
and it was on Wednesday that his land
lady discovered his room empty. She
found card on his trunk addressed to
his friend, Charles Valentine, with the
key Of the trunk and the following note
Charlie: Having no further use for my be-
longings trunk, etc.. l give them to you to
dispose OF as you see lit. Goodbye. MACK.
Valentine was summoned and on open
ing the trunk it was found to contain
several articles of Mack's, a package Of
silk handkerchiets addressed to Mrs.
| Ninkleman and a photograph OF the lat
ter's little boy, who died some years ago.
Several suits OF his clothing was gone
from the room, however, but as it was
taken for granted that he had committed
suicide, the presumption was that he had
given the clothing TO some OF his friends.
/ When the fact of Mack's disappearance
became generally known on Saturday
and had begun TO cause his friends anX-
iety, (. Nj. Woodson remembered hav-
ing read in one OF the San Francisco
papers OF Friday last an account OF the
death OF an unknown man i'll that city
! from opium poisoning, as follows:
A stranger who registered at the Russ House
as Benjamin Smith, late on Wednesday night,
committed suicide III his room by taking NOR
phine. lie said that he was from MarysN1lle
when lie came to the hOtel to get accOEmOCa-
tons for The night. He was 81 en- a room and
nothing further was seen OF him until yeSter-
day al = /. n, when h!s door was broken open,
as no response was received to repeated
! Knocking. tie was found in dying condi-
/ non, with an empty morphine bottle lear at
hand.
The unconscious man was taken to the Re
Ceiying Hos pital, where lie diej at o clock.
| Gne body was taken to the MorEue.
Al the hotel nobody knows Smith or any
thing about MIN. The name is supposed 10 be
i ncutiOus one. Nothing was found on his
person BY which he cou,d be idenuhed. He
mad 81 : . in cash alter saying for the room
| IN Which ne took the poison.
! Mr.. Woodson called the attention Of
| Chief Rodgers to the above item, and a
description of the missing man was tele-
! graphed TO Chief of Police Crowley.
| Yesterday reply was received stating
that the description received Tailed eX-
actly with that of the unknown man re-
! ferred TO, including the old bullet wound
Oh the head and the missing arm.
Therefore there can no longer be any
doubt as TO the fate of poor Mack
Friends have gone to San francisco to
more fully identity the body and bring it
10 this city for interment.