The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
WHERE Is HIS HOME2
Stranger Passes Away, After
Trying to Speak.
INJURED WHILE INTOXICATED.
He Gave His Name as Patrick Gleason
An Inquest to Be Held Today.

Stretched on a stab at Bonnsy & Stew
arts morgue is the body Of a mar known
in Seattle as Patrick Gleason. Where N
came from, the history of his life and the
exact cause OF death are shrouded 70 a
certain extent in mystery. BY his appear
ance il would be judged that ne had been
n fairly good circumstances al least dur
ing life. There is something pathetic
about his death. for he lay at one time on
his bed. conscious but yet unable 10 speak
the words that would have cleared up the
mystery.
Between 6 and Z o'clock on the evening
of November - the telephone at police
headquarters rang and a message was re-
ceived calling for the patrol wagon on
lower Commercial street. Detective Phil
brick. who was acting as jaiIer. went with
the wagon and found that the call was on
account Of a man who had fallen down
stairs In a lodging house on the east side
of Commercial street. between Weller and
King. The landlady told Philbrick thai
the man had been staying al the house
for two or three weeks. but was without
money. He had told her that he expected
10 get work. and so she allowed him 10
keep his room. The evening in question
ne had come home deeply intoxicated. but
managed to get up the first flight Of stairs
all right. When he was near the top OF
the second flight he lost his balance and
rolled down to the bottom of that flight.
on the way to police headquarters the
man kept jabbering in an unintelligible
manner and would unhitch the fastenings
Of the stretcher. Finally he was placed in
the bottom of the wagon. AT the station
he was placed in the receiving cell. the
supposition being that he was very drunk
and injured only slightly. His face had a
few slight bruises around the right eye
and two abrasions Of the skin OF his nose.
The next morning il was ound that he in
no wise improved, so DR.. Palmer was
called. Subsequently. in the middle Of the
dav. he was removed to Providence hospi-
tai. There he fingered along in an uncon-
scious condition for about three days.
once he regained consciousness. and man
aged 10 tell one of the Sisters his name
and that he had a mother and sister. He
spoke with great effort and managed 10
say he lived in - That Is where the
trouble comes. The Sister could not distin-
guish whether he said Albany or Auburn,
y. Y. From this time on he was unable 10
sneak although it was evident he vas in
possession of his senses He tried hard to
communicate with those about him.. but
could not. Death came TO his relief Satur-
day afternoon
Gleason was above the average height,
and had a good face. His hair was quite
thin on the top Of his head. and in one
place he was slightly bald. The color OF
his hair was brown, hut there was a no
ticeable trace of gray hairs. His nose was
inclined to the Roman type, and MS mus
tache was sandy. His hands showed That
he had notbeen accustomed TO hard labor,
or at least they do not show the marks
detectives always look for. So far the
people at the hospital have not learned
ANYTHING about the dead man. and at
Bonnev & Stewards it was said that they
could not get any trace of his people or
friends.
An autopsy will he held today 70 as
over What was the actual cause of death.
and il is hoped that people will be found
who can throw some light on the mans
history.