The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
FOUND A WATERY GRAVE.
SAMUEL SOLOMON sUICIDED BY
DROWNING At CHARLESTON.

IIis Body Found Floating on the Bat
terry Yesterday MOrnInz-He Left
savannah sunday on Charleston
Excursion Train and Told some Of
His Acquaintance That They
would Never See Him Again-IIIs
Bodv TO BE brought Here for
Burial.
Samuel solomon, who for good many
years kept "a cigar and tobacco store
at No. luIs Broughton street. next to the
Marshall house, left the city Sunday on
a Charleston excursion train. and yester-
day morning hts body was found floating
I'm a dock in front Of Charleston.
When first found nobody knew who il
was 1t was. the body Of a man about 80
years old. had blue eyes wore
spectacles, was about five feet
eight inches tall, and the heel
Of one shoe was built up higher than the
other. The man was neatly dressed in a
black coat and vest. with grey trousers.
and had on a white shirt with a standing
collar and black cravat. He wore gold
button. Not a cent, only a button, was
found ia his pockets. No papers could be
found to lead to his identification, and
his clothes were all unmarked.
The body was taken TO the morgue and
late i'm the afternoon was identified by w.
F. Darrell of the St. Charles hotel as
that Of a Mr.. Solomon, who came over on
a visit to Darrell, with whom he was ac-
quainted. He left the hotel without res
isterng and was not seen again alive.
The cause for the rash act is not known,
unless il was, as solomon is said to have
stated in a letter to a friend written from
Charleston, that he found it no use trying
any longer to make both ends meet, and
had determined TO give it up.
Several Of his friends who saw him Sat
urday night were impressed with the tac-
that there was something wrong with MIN
He went TO one place TO pay small bill
of $50. and stated that he was only
going to pay $3.50 of the amount, ana
asked for a receipt in full He said he
had numerous complaints to make, and he
went ahead TO euumerate them. Re paid
the $3.50. took the receipt on account ana
walked out with the statement. You'll
never get the other dollar"
Mr. Edward Linders, who formerly
worked with Mr.. Solomon, was seen at
the stand yesterday. He did not seem IN
clined to say much about the matter A
bin of sale TO the stock of goods there
il appears, was made to him some time
ago. and Mr.. Solomon has been running
the stand in the interest of other own
ers. He sent word to Mr.. Linders before
leaving to go down and open up the store
yesterday morning. Mr.. Linders had seen
him Saturday night and thought then
something was wrong with him but never
imagined that he would leave the city
without saying anything to him about it.
He, too, received a letter from Mr.. Solo
mon, in which the latter stated that he
had left TIE city never to return, and tJld
him he did not have the heart TO tell him
good-by on Saturday night.
Mr. Solomon came here from England
and had been here a good many years.
He had no relatives in this country, and
but few associates whom he could call
friends He was a character in his way.
lie was an excellent Shakespearian schol-
ar. and could quote from the great writ
ers plays with the greatest luency
and intelligence. He was married many
years ago, but had been divorced about
twenty years He had figured in the
courts. and was once sentenced to the
/ penitentiary for assault with intent to
murder, but was pardoned before his SEN
tence went into effect.
He left a paid-up life insurance policy
for $500. which will be used to defray the
! expenses Of bringing his body here for
burial
The first information of his suicide was
a telegram to Chief of Police McDermott,
from the Charleston police notifying him
Of the fact and asking what disposition
| should be made of the body. 1t will be
held in Charleston to-day for the coroner 5
inquest, and then will be brought to
Savannah.