The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-03
TRIED THREE TINES.
A Morphine Fiend's Perseyer-
ance at Suicide.
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Carl Peters. ar emAcsated morphine
fera. ended his life in the bath room OF
the Madison street baseba.i grounds some
time Thursday night or early yesterday
morning by hanging himself. alter having
tried morThlns and artery cutting ID VAIN
j. Reuter-. an employs OF the Seattle
Athletic Csub, went out to TIE pAA
grounds yesterday afternoon Tor the par
pose Of marking out tbs grsdiroa Tor the
football game 10 Re played today 5et~een
Port townsend ard the Seattle Athletic
Cub teams, and Sben he vent 70
the bathfnn IA the dressing rooms 81
tie left OF the main sntrance 70 get
lime To- marx the playing lines. ne was
horrlfsd 10 see n mans body dangling
from the rafiers BY pair OF suspenders-
lie did not stop TO investigate, but went
directly 10 the Lake Washington Floral
gouauanv. across the street, some distance
toward the city, and felephoned 10 police
HEADQUARTERS. Coroner Horton WAS then
Immediately notified, and took the hTss
car for The scene OF the hanging, accom-
panied By a Posr-IsTxLLfsEscER reporter.
twas CHASTITY sight. that 81 The dead
man hanging by pair Of suspcnders, one
end tied securely to one OF the rafteFs ana
tho other tight as eonld he around long,
crane-iike neck that had been stretched 70
It's fuli length. Ills feet dragged on the
floor and bis hands hung straight at bis
aides. The left wrist was covered with
blood, and on examination II was seen
thai a knife had been drawn across the
artery. but without DONG serious damage.
Blood spots were scattered ali over the
sasdust that covered the door. so
il was evident that he had cut
himself before hanging Close al hand
81 The remnants OF washstand lay the
poekstknife with which the cutting had
been done. Coroner Horton tried the edge
and remarked that the man Was sensible
10 give no killing himself with such duh
instrument. The discoveries we're only
half made, for over in one corner Was
found an empty eight-ouace bottle.
.sbsllei morphine" with the suggestive
symbol OF tue akuli and cross bones. In
close companionship with this bottle was
another in which had been once whisky.
but now il was drained to The last dregs.
A cane, necktie and al old black derby hat
finished the collection.
"A most deliberate suicide" said Cor
ener Horton. as he pulled up his sleeves
and climbed upon the edge of the bath
tub TO cut down the corpse. First he
tried morphine aud whisky. He was
fend. consequently IL did not affect him.
Then he cut his wrist The knife was too
dull. and he gave IL up. Al last. however.
he took off his suspenders. his necktie,
then unbutioned his shirt and proceeded
10 hang himself"
Then the coroner cut the suspenders and
the corpse fell 10 the floor. Ii was that Of
. man about 30 years old. with a face that
told OF the morphine habit. His cheeks
were sunken and his brown eyes set so far
back in their sockets that one would have
pitied him in life. 'stiif as a board.
added Coroner Horton: Tho must have
hung himself last night. Did any of you
men addressing the men that stood in the
ROOM ever sec him around here or know
hint -
No one answered the question. and the
search for MARKS of Identification went on.
Two purses were found One was empty:
in the other were cents and two fish
hooks. A corn cob pipe and package Of
tobacco were taken from his coat pockets.
and in his inside vest pocket was found an
opened letter directed 10 Carl Peters, Blue
taBf1hs W h&hA1ha tVAhhFF W 8shs ah1
signed T. Walsh. In the main IL related
10 Peters health. Another letter was
from c. r. Strauss. at Blue Canyon. di-
reetsd 90 Peters at Whstoom, aud inform
ing him that he would receive so from
George Rumpf.
The mans clothes were black and of
fairly good material and his underclothes.
while of coarse material. were clean. The
most distinguishing feature, however,
ahont him was that his right leg was
shorter than the other and IN order 20
remedy this trouble be wore a very thick
soled shoe. The remains we're removed 10
Bonney 4 Stewards morgae, where they
Will be held ioE the purpose of further
Identification aud information as to who
Carl Peters vas.
Coroner Horton decided last evening
that an inquest Was unnecessary.