The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-19
THEY USED ROPES,
Three Attempts Made at
Suicide.
John DoIau, a Vegetable Peddler
Shuffied Off, but Kreggs, the
Carpenter, Missed.

Three San Franciscans chose to dangle
into eternity from the ropes end Sunday
night. Two OF them were successful, and
their bodies lie at the MOrgue. The third
was found before death had ensued. and is
now nursing a very sore throat at the Sew
enteenth-street station.
Chris II. Hinrichs. cigar-packer, was
found dead in the basement of his resi-
deuce. $50 Alabama street. about $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning His 13-year-
old daughter. Annie, went there at the
time mentioned to grind some coffee for
breakfast, and was thrown into a paroXysm
of grief and terror to see the body OF her
father dangling at the end Of rope. She
screamed aloud as she ran upstairs, and
notified the housekeeper and her brother OF
her ghastly find.
A hasty examination OF the body soon
convinced the members OF the family that
life had been extinct for some hours, HIS
face was swollen and disc0lored, and the
tongue protrnded from the lips in q nause-
ating way. 1t was plain that the man had
slrangled to death.
The Coroner was at once notified. the
body cut down and removed to The
MOrgue.
Two notes explaining the causes that led
~ to the suicide we're left nv Hinrichs.
The first was addressed to William Reh-
ker. who had worked with him in H..
| Plagemann's cigar factory. 3lS Sansome
street. for long time.
After all my trouble to get over my Oc-
! casional sprees L come TO the conclusion to
put stop 10 it by ending my life"
He then continues that the Cigar
packers Union might. in connection with
the A. o. u. W., give him burial to cost
not more than S75. the balance of the
money TO 60 TO the children. The letter is
dated over two years ago. but it is not be-
| lieved it was written until Sunday night.
The second note, unaddressed, was writ
ten on the hack of p notice bearing date
June IL, 1894. from Tobin & TObin, attOr-
neys for The Hibernia Bank, Informing
him that if certain interest was not paid
within ten days mortgage would be fore
closed Oh the Alabama-Street house. 1t
read:
Being unable TO meet these obligations in my
lifetime, which fact makes me feel Respondent
and sets my mind wrong, came TO the cOnclu-
sion to end my life, being afraid that 10 will
affect my brain. After my deaIn my childI ell
will be able 10 pay everything owe, as be-
long TO Burns Lodge No. IS, A. o. L. w. After
my death the children Will receive $4,000, and
be able TO pay everything. Hoping that the
gentlemen of the Hibernia Bank will wait few
| months before they start auy suit for fore
closure, which would save the property to my
children, L remain respectfully their obedlent
servant.
Deceased was 81 years OF age and a ma
tive Of Germany. For twenty years he had
been working for PlaGemann 81 Co. as a
cigar-packer. lie had not been at work
since last Monday. He leaves two chill
dren, boy - and girl Is. A sister. Mrs.
| L. WarnhOlZ, lives on the northwest cor.
ner OF Seventeenth and Alabama streets.
An inquest will be held on the remains
at ! O'clock this afternoon.
John Dolan, a huckster. was the second
| successful suicide. He was found about
a ropes end in ba-n in the rear Of /;
Clinton street by William Mullen of All
| Dore street. He had tied a rope around
one of the heams. dropped it through
hole in the flooring and stepped off, strang
ling slowly to death.
Deceased was q years of age, a native Of
this city and is supposed to have sistel
living here. No motive has been assigned
for the deed. DOlan was seen SUNDAY
evening, apparently in happy frame o
mind, playing pool with a number O.
friends.
jacob Crizzo. carpenter. was arrested
by Sergeant Burke on Howard and Twen-
ty-fourth streets about 2 o'clock YESTERDAY
morning. He was drunk and was carry
Ing box of carpenters tools over hi
shoulder. He was taken to the Seven
teenth-street station and locked up il
one of the cells. About half-past 5 o'clOcI
Policeman Connolly. who was on offic,
duty, heard an unusual noise IN CrIzzo'
cell and drew Corporal HaGgerty's atten
ton to it. They went to The cell ant
found CriZZo tying handkerchief round
tho railing on top of the door Of the cell
and standing on a bench SO that h,
could have sufficient drop to dc the orl
effectually. The handkerchief was taken
away TO prevent him from making another
attempt. He was so drunk that he scarcel,
| knew what he was doing.