The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-26
THREE IN ONE DAY
the County Jail. Cuts His Throat
with Razor The second Is
Drowned in Cedar River The
body of the Last Il Found on the
Tide Flats.

Ia-ee violent deaths we're reported st
the eoroner's oftice yesterday. making
good fEat old tradition about the magical
hummer j. There is another tradition
10 The effect that very hot weather ia
creases the number OK violent deaths.
ana also another. that June is the banner
month tor suicides. Despite this array X
= oiIcult 70 make one or all traditions
NJ ne three cases under consideration.
All Sing, aged 81. committed suicide in
the kitchen OF the county Jail az us
O'Clock last night by cutting his throat
with razor. He was old enough 70
Know better. but he certainly had no
knowledge that little Herbert Brannan,
aged years, had lost his life under log
Jam at Maple Valley o. that Frank Skin
ner, an old man who lived IN a shack on
the beach south of tn. city was found
dead on the tide fats yesterday morning.
Dead in n Pooi of Blsod.
IA Sing was an ordinary Chinaman.
without specification marks other than
those he would naturally receive after
undergoing course of sprouts before our
courts. He was arrested few days over
nve months ago at Walla Walla on the
charge OF being in this country in viola
ton OF the qualified exclusion act. Ain
Sing was not bashfui ard openly ac-
knowledged that ne was Sc years old He
was ordered deported. but an attorney
took up his case and commenced legal
hgnt TO keep him III this country. Up 10
the time Sing went TO the Flowery King
dom last evening, the result of the Tight
may be briefly described as keepin. him
in Jail five months.
Sing was not a dangerous man 70 have
around the county jail and he was used
as a sort OF trusty helping I'm the kitchen.
For few days past he had not been well.
but there was nothing in his condition or
actions 10 indicate that he contemplated a
coup detat.
At O'Clock last evening All Sing Dor
rowed a razor from Jailer Richard Win
sor. Jr, TO have himself. There is nothing
wonderful or extraordinary about this.
Ever since there has been a county Jail
the prisoners have been allowed the priv
ilege Of shaving themselves. If there is
barber in the jail the gang considers
itself in great luck.
Sing retired 10 the kitchen. and fifteen
minutes later Jailer Winsor found him
dead on the floor In pool Of blood
Sing had welded the razor on himself
as effectuany as the Japs welded the
sword on the Cinnamon. His throat was
gashed in two places. either one of which
would have caused death. and in addition
he took a chunk out of his chin. Deputy
Coroner Yandell ordered the body removed
To Butterworth's undertaking rooms to be
prepared for burial.
Dead Under ~ Log Jam.
Herbert Brannan. aged 4 years. was
bright and happy Thursday morning and
looked forward TO the day when he could
shoot off some frecrackers. This after
noon his little body Will be brought 20 Sc
attic from Maple Valley and buried ia
Calvary cemetery.
The child fell into the swift flowing Ce-
dar river, and before help could reach 1t
was swept under log jam and drowned
The body was recovered and the funeral
services will be held at the family resi-
dence at Maple Valley today.
Herbert Brannan was the son of Peter
Braunan, who is brother OF John Bran
nan, a member of the Seattle police force.
Dead on the Tide Flats.
Frank Skinner aged about a years. in
dulged in considerable liquor Thursday
afternoon and yesterday morning his dead
body was found on the tide flats near the
electric light plant, on Grant street bridge.
Deputy Coroner Butterworth investigated
the case and came TO the conclusion that
Skinner, while on the way TO his cabin
on the beach south OF the city, fell into
the water ana was drowned.
There was slight abrasion on his fore
head and bruise on his nose. but none of
the marks were of a character to warrant
a suspicion OF foul play.
4 pocket knife, a small sum or money
and a few other articles were found on the
bodv. The case was reported by Engineer
HOFFMAN. of the electric light works.
Skinner was a single man. and in all
probability native OF Milwaukee. Wis.
lie has g sister living In that city. lie
was a member OF Stevens Post, q. A Il.