The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-26
FUTURE NOT BRIGHT.
So Archie Jenner Plunged Into
Eternity.
HE HELD THE PISTOL FIRMLY.
And the Bullet Ended His Promising
Young Lffo-HIs sister Was "a SUI
~eide-TIis Last Letter.
HE HELD THE PISTOL FIRMLY.

stI ~ AE4AEE B4 san ~t8AHNtRa NO. ~
Of g. X Jenner. the s~yeil-knosn Seattle
attorney. deliberately took MS life .yesteF-
aay morning III the Laciede iOdgGng mouse.
en- Front street, by saoouag himself IN
the head wIth a si-eaiiber Colts revolver.
The act was one OF the most deliberate
.mong the suicides committed IL THIS
city, and STAMPS young Jenner as an eN-
ccptIonally Merry young man.
Jenncr was q student IN the University
Of Washington, and had on his cadet unit
form when ne sent the bullet crashing
through his brain. 4 letter, written Ola a
university ~IetteTheaa. addressed 90 r. 4.
Crueger, the young mans room mate. was
found on the bureau IN tie room, which
gave bis reason for taking his life The
pistol. which va a new one, was found
on the floor alongside tie body. with one
chamber empty, and d few feet from It
was found a box OF cartridges Spattefed
on IN. bureau, but "a few inches from the
letter 20 craeger, was some brain matter,
and Z cIot OF coagulated blood was On the
floor aiangside the head. Buigins IRON
she forehead. near the roots OF the hair.
was a .ot 81 brain matter, and there was
n powder burn around the wound. From
tho position Of the body. which vas fiat
or fts baca, and the presence 81 tht brain
matter on the bureau. the suicide must
have stood before the mirror ami pulled
the trigger.
AZ n A. r8rEk IN tNt ii1ft4tftk SFAftAft A~A~
the cali bell az the Baclede house, ana
nskee the landlaay. Mrs Gunterman, II
size had any rooms vacant. She said she
nad. and took MIN into room =. On the
Third floor, well towards the back OF the
house. which bad just been vacated by a
transient ro0mer. The landlady offered
10 make the bed. but JenneT said she need
not Doiner herself. as he would lie on tue
couch.
Il want you 10 cali me In an hour with
out fa.t. he sad
why an hours sleep isn't much re-
piled Mrs 1unterman.
.Tt's enough faf a young. healthy man..
vas the answer. IN q cool. polite manner.
Mrs Guntetn4au then went out. and Jen-
ner shut and locked. the door. This was a
few minutes after II ana MTs. Gunterman
went about her household duties. never
once thinking that the young man wno
apasafad 50 u~ncoacerned and collected
would take his own life. AZ 1880 Mrs Jun
terman ana her daUsH-cr heard a slight
noise UPSTAIRS. bat paid no attention TO
II. aud A. noon Miss Gunterman raped
Loudly on the door Of the room. but got
no answer. She went Down 20 her lunch,
and during the meal remarked that some
thing might have happened 20 the fooncr
I'm = Mr. Gunterman, heI husband. went
M. af+i knocked loudly on the door, but
he received no answer, ana theh iooheH
aEa~ the fFaHaRaH. faglE look WAS tAttt Afht
TO convince him that something had hap
nered. aud ne hurried down TO the street
and called officer Bir1sall. who broke
amen the door. and found the body OF tho
xSung man cold ia death, with "A gaping
wound IN his temple. Chief Of Police Ro&-
ers soon arrived on the scene. ana ordered
the body and everything in The room lett
as II was found until the arrival OF Inc
coroner or his deputy. The body was ~
ing perfectly rlgid. one foot being caught
,.ndar one corner of the bureau. the
~.au1v mans cadet cap was GA the bu-
reau. and his neat-dttinE blouse was but
toned tightly. There was a determined
look or the ghasI!y features, and dcath
must have been Instantaneous.
Rocause the Future Was Dark.
A message was sent TO Deputy Coroner
Ruttprwor.h. who had the body taken -
IN morgue and placed Ola a slab. The
denutv toox charge of all the dead mans
effects and gathered all the information
M could IN regard IN the shooting. Beside
the letter 10 Crueger there were found on
,hs body several letters OF a private ua-
tlre, none Of them throwing any light on
.ha suicide. and a small pulse containing
,l7 One OF The letters found Vas from
T. A. Syives.er. editor ~ the Alaska
esarchligag. publ sned al juneau and on
witch Iserer set type FOR NO or three
Years. asking Jenuer 10 csu ou him AZ ;ne
Butler. Another vas 90 a boy friend living
~ salem.
sson after the body was taken to the
a.orxue an effort was made 20 reach Crue-
ger hv 'phone. 81 that the letter left bv
Jeuner could be opened Deputy Coroner
Teater. however. did not walk for Crue-
ger 70 he fnund and opened the letter.
Nhleh roads as follows.
Seattle. Wash. Nov. - 1895
Ar. T.. \ Crucg"r seattle. Wash
H- HL.. aA 49,.
YOU. but my future Is anything hu, bright.
I may be a coward. etc. Tor tais. hut /
have We Rned and cous.derci w'ii my cone
dttiou GIVE Harry, wAn has been too
kind To me. Uansc photographs 81 Alaska.
ard also the STORY on ms "AHSaps Fa-
hlet." Ia my vaiise.
WIN gooe success 90 all my professors.
ARCHIBALD @ JENNER.-
G * Jenuer. uncle ~ enc deceased rs jn
g. F4reis-o. and "a message was sent
20 Ms son +. l. JeDncv. Nnn called 70
p~ut.srWofIh.a uerrue Bni htnnt'H"t dee
e.ssrl as hte euusio. Ie sshl Ae knew of
~ reason Nl.y tne -1urr f7tn should FAKE
MS Hf. as re UaE pleasantly situated o'
Iatsra ard bal s1aleisut money ,u TtN aha
his expenses aut take him t1goush .hc
term
\ SURPRISE 20 Ui~ Fricud-.
WHY. Archie Vas Orr wv office ;r.
morning about 1o4. arl VAS as cheerful
=. DO over a4s" esif ne. Cd, a rtD-rearIa
ave ~ The lest-Irtel,ztaNs u asked
HIN Why ~ WAs n-t ~ school ans ha
estc uue sar-e aT-hani aseHrr ans Walk
down is far rs cherry street With me.
where he sa z good hNc 7 nevt- Ir.au-'
80 would ~ nuX.A'nr 'Se .tie. fHr hr Wa,
anything ts' mar'sc IN hts jlsro- ia0 "
4 ltf-% vinevg ~ bis glsrt friends sis.
'-rI .he mateue daring the lay ari Rj eV.
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