The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-21
WEARY OF SOLITUDE.
A Bereaved Husband Seeks
Death by Morphine.
HIS DOG GUARDS HIS BODY.
Found Dead in Lodging House. Where
He Had Fled From Poverty and
Dependency.
HIS DOG GUARDS HIS BODY.

man giving his name as Thomas, out
who has been positively identified as Dan
tel Rauman, committed suicide al the Con-
cord house 1861 Front street, sunday
night by the use of morphine. His BODY
was discovered yesterday morning al II
O'Clock and at his side on the bed lay a
little black dog that fought furiously when
strange hands touched his master. Bau-
mans wife died al the county farm about
three months ago, and since then he has
been very respondent.
About $ O'Clock Sunday night Bauman
went 20 the Concord house and engaged
room for the night. He paid . cents. and
after obtaining permission to take his lit
tie dog along with him retired 10 his room.
Further than saying that his name was
Thomas. and that he had been working
near Snohomish. he gave no information
about himself TO the people at the lodging
house.
When the lodger did not get up yester-
day morning Mrs. Anna Rooel, who with
her husband runs the house, sent one or
the roorners up 10 see what was the trou-
BILE After she learned that the man was
apparently dead. she Immediately sent
word across the alley to Butterworth' 5
undertaking rooms. Bert Butterworth
went over to the house, and on entering
the room found the occupant lying in bed
on his left side, trousers. stockings and
vest on At his side was curled the little
dog. which growled furiously and attempt
ed 10 bite when Butterworth went close
TO the bed Finally a large gunnysack
was obtained and the faithful little friend
of the dead man was bsgged.
Coroner Askam was summoned ana on
Investigating the case found that the dead
man had silver watch, cents In money
a pair OF eyeglasses. a bunch or n~ys. A
O. L. W. pin. pocket knife. but no letters
or documents that would reveal his iden-
tity. AT the head of the bed on the stand
was a drachm bottle containing about f1f-
teen grains of sulphate OF morphine. The
tin foil covering had been torn off and lay
upon the floor. In the mans coat pocket
was a bottle of pain-killer about two.
thirds full.
Coroner Askam was in doubt as to
whether Il was a case of suicide so he de-
cided TO hold a post-mortem examination
in the afternoon. County Physician Whit
ing came up 10 assist, and on seeing the
corpse said:
why. / know that man; his wife died
at the county farm about three months
ago of heart disease. She was suffering
terribly with dropsy when she came 10 the
hospital. and her death was only a ques-
ton of time. She and her husband used
TO live out on Yesler avenue, near Lake
Washington as I recall IL, and they tried
to make a living by running a chicken
ranch They were very poor. and after
MIR. Bauman died her husband. Daniel,
was very respondent. / have no doubt
that that will explain why he killed him
self"
The post-mortem examination confirmed
the supposition that he had taken NOR
phine.
Bauman was a good-sized man, and his
hands showed conclusively that he had
been a laborer.
l.. Mawson. a nurse al the county farm,
called at the morgue last night and iden-
titled Bauman. He said that Bauman told
him at the time his wife was being laid
out that he intended TO commit suicide.