The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-29
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cred to be a good drummer. Ills friend
were legion. Wednesday night he came II
from a trip on the road and was assigned
room No. l16 at the New Hutchins. Since
then he has been in the city. and has takeI
orders of date as late as March &c. sat
urday he was about the hotel and seemed
to be unwell. He was imbiblng some o.
intoxicating liquors, but friends were witt
| him and were caring for him to every ex-
tent. Saturday night he retired. taking
with him a friend, a Mr. Anderson. What
happened dur ing the night is best told in
the statement made a writer for The Post
| by Maurice Gombert, who has the nigh,
situation at the Hu,chns house bar. Mr.
Gomhert said
about o'clock this Sunday morning
MIR. Anderson came into the bar. out OF
breath and handed me Colts i5-calber
revolver and asked me to keep'it. lie said
he awoko during the night and found MIR,
Arlington sitting at the table writing.
He asked what he was doing at this time
OF night writing, and Mr.. Arlington an
swered that he intended to kill himself
with the revolver which lay by him. An
derson attempted to dssuade him. and
Arlington insisted that he would carry out
his purpose. Anderson then told hi'n not
TO do such a thing while he WAS in the
room. as he might be charged with a
crime, but Arlington replied that he was
at that time writing u note to tNouerate
Anderson. Anderson insisted that such a
thing would not do. and pleaded SINH
10. asl III
against him. He did all this to try to pre-
vent the suicide, but Arlington said he
was desperate ana iuteadel to take his
life, and If Anderson objected he would
70 down stairs and 10 the shooting. To do
this Arlington put the pistol on his bed
and began dressing to 20 down stairs. is
soon az he was out of reach Of the pistol,
Anderson grasprd IT aud rushed out of
the room with il and brought II to the bar
When | went off watch cautioned me day
bartender against giving the pistol to Ar
rnglon, and have been Informed that he
pleaded for 1t all day"
During thh day yesterday Mr.. trrington
met Fred X, Dorrancc, friend. in the
Hutchns house and complained Of Illness,
and told Mr. Torrance that he had sent a
friend. Mr.. Anderson. to Galveston 20 at
tend 10 some business for him.
about ~ o'clock Arlington notified Chief
Clerk Law Of the hote, that Mr. Anderson
had occupied tho room with him the night
heiore ana 10 charge the amount to him.
AS Mr.. Anderson was his friend aud had
been invited to he with him.
About s o'clock yesterday afternoon the
housckeepcr Of the hotel reported to Chief
Clerk Law that the door to rnom No. il6
was locked and no one could get In to
change the linen. Mr. Law dispatched a
bell hoy to the apartment and the latter
Iet"rhen ana said nc could get no response.
M Law 'rlsa the uonr, ana taiilng to get
a tesponse' ne passed throuHh the parlor
an" went TO WINDOW OF the room, which
onened on the balcony, bene accompanied
ny M FRANK browh, They opened the
Whuow ana entered the room. MIR. Ar
,i"E,oh was 'F'nH across the bed, apparent
~ Sleeping peacefully They did not dis
,uIt nm. as II WIS supposed nat he was
H. ana as he had br.n drinking that he
was sleeping OH the euoots Of it Mr.. Law
went on duty al o'clock. auf a few min
u.es later went 10 suppcr. accompanied by
MT george Brown. After thoy ha! ordered
meal they decided 10 n 20 20 the room
ana see Arlington. They found him yet
1IeeplnR' and breathing heavily. Mr. Law
became alarmed al this. and called Dr.
Ferguson. DIT Ware Joined Or. Ferguson
later and together they attempted TO save
the mans life but to no effect. and he
olch from the effects OF the drug shortly
AFTER coroner Hill was summoned, and
tho evidence adduced was substantially as
given above.
The room was searched, but no papcrs
Indicating why he had taken morphine