The herald., 1897-01-03

Bureau saloon and tell him it belongs
to Fred Short. JIM"
There was also letter sealed and adj
dressed to a friend in this city, stamped
and ready for mailing. This will not be
opened until after his DEATH which may
occur at any moment. Hope formerly
lived in Denver, where his family are
we'll connected, and came to this city
in company with Fred Short, referred to
in his note. Short is now in South Az
RIGA, where he has nrosprred, but Hope
did not do well and lost what money he
brought with him. He has tended bar
at various resorts about town. and is
quite we'll known. His failing health and
dependency over i'll luck and lack of
employment were the causes that led
up to the shooting.
The report of the pistol was heard and
the room entered, Hope being found un-
conscious, the brains oozing from ter
rible wound over the right ear. The
patrol wagon conveyed him to the re-
ceiving hospital where Dr. Bryant at
tended and dressed the wound. Nothing
could be done, and Hope was put to bed
where he still lies unconscious, slowly
breathing his life away. s'
In his room on the third floor of the
Lincoln hotel, on Hill street, at 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, George Shelley
Wright, 3S years of age, who has been
employed as bookkeeper and cashier by
Photographer George Steckel, was found
dead, the room filed with gas, which was
escaping from an open burner overhead.
Wright lost his employment on the last
day of the year, and this, combined with
i'll health doubtless preyed upon his
| mind until he decided upon death as a
refuge.
He was around the hotel and in the
parlor until II o'clock Friday night SEEM
,;,-;t n.
| part of the evening. but Frightening up
later on. He retired shortly after mid
night and was not seen again alive. A
! strong smell Of gas was detected near
his room yesterday morning, but was
! thought to come from leaky pipes, no
! one suspecting that he had committed
! suicide. 1t was not until 3 o'clock in this
afternoon that an Investigation was
! made, as the room could not be entered
I and no reply was made to repeated
! knocks. Entrance was effected through
| the transom over the door, and the body
| found.
| Wright had removed his clothing, ex-
/ cept his undergarments, and laid down
| on the bed outside of the covers, in which
! position he was found, death having evil
! IDENTIFY come without a struggle The
: body was removed to the rooms of Orr q
Hines, where an inquest was held last
evening, resulting in a verdict of suicide
by asphyxiation
| The deceased had formerly been en-
/ ployed as advertising manager for the
| Hotel del Coronado, leaving there la at
! March to come to this city. For time
| he was connected with the Land of Sun
| shine, and is said at one time to have
/ had the management of the large Bard
! ranch in Ventura county. He had been
stopping at the hotel for the past three
| months, and had no relatives In this sec-
! ton, so far rs can be learned. Wright
was man of striking appearance, over
\ six feet tall, and handsome. although
| slightly built. He had been complaining
| lately of pains in the region of his heart,
and also had weak lungs.
The body will be held pending an in-
! vestigation of the whereabouts OF q
brother, who is supposed to reside In
! New York city.