St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-14
WILLIAM KAISER SUICIDES.
SHOOTS HIMSELF IN HALLWAY or
YARDERBURG BLOCK.
MUZZLE BETWEEN THE LIPS.

Few Minutes Before Killing
Himself He Bought a News.
paper and Paid the Boy
Quarter for 1.-THE Body Un-
identified, but the Linen Re-
veais the Name.
One more unfortunate passed away
last night. A few minutes past 10
o'clock a welI-dressed man, apparently
about twenty-eight years of age.
good looking and wearing a we'll
trimmed dark brown mustache, came
out of the Brunswick hotel and
walked across the street to the corner
of the Vanderburg building. There
lie stopped, and looking around in an
uncertain manner. beckoned TO news
boy. He bought paper from the little
fellow and rendered him quarter. tell
ing him to keep the charge. Then he
moved down Hennepin avenue until he
came to the doorway leading 10 the up
per stories of the block. He disap-
peared within the shadows, and the news
boy, who could not help watch the man
who bad displayed such unwonted gem
crosby, made up his mind his patron
had gone up stairs.
a few minutes from the time the man
disappeared in the doorway pistol
shot was heard, and the newsDoy rushed
forward to see what the matter was.
He saw the dark form of his late friend,
lying near the wall. PatroIman john
son. who had heard the shot. put in an
appearance at this juncture, and, light
ing match, saw that the man was dead
and that he had shot himself in the
mouth. A crowd soon gathered, and,
there being no light OH hand, match
after match was struck, and the faint
glimmer revealed the suicide, lying on
his back at the foot of the stairs, his
head in pool of blood.
a white-handied revolver OF 80 caliber
lay OH the floor by the mans Side.
There was one empty shell, and the
bullet from that shell had entered the
suicides mouth. He had evidently
stuck the muZZle of the gun between
his lips, for they were black with
powder. The blood ooZed from his
nostrils and eyes. The shot produced
almost instant death, and when
the police officer arrived the
body was rigid. Coroner Spring
was notified. and while waiting for his
arriYa! il was found necessary for sew
eral officers to station themselves III
front of the hallway to keep the curious
crowd away. Several people tried to
identify him, but nobody succeeded.
When the coroner arrived he made an
examination of the dead mans clothing.
and among other things found paper
containing several rows Of figures and
the name Charlie Baker" There was
also card bearing the advertisement
was written the name Baker. but the
linen was marked William Kaiser"
The coroner came 20 the conclusion the
dead mans name was the one marked
on the linen. and ordered the body
taken TO the county morgue. Fifty-Ilye
cents in money was found i'll the peck
cts. There were no Jewelry or trInkets
of any kind. The linen was a little
soiled, but otherwise the man was we'll
dressed. being attired in a black coat
and vest. light trousers of checked
pattern, light Overcoat and derby
hat.
The only William Kaiser answering
to the description of the dead man was
for merry employed by the American
tailors. He boarded at the National
otel, but left there last November
soensiDly to attend some hospital for
tht curing of inebriety. The clerk OF
hOeel stated last night that he had not
seetn him Tor some time. The descrip
ton gwen UI him tailed to 't' with
last nights suicide.