The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15

PoIieemnn~-He Drew a Pension
and Had an Annuity.
Deep mystery surrounds the death OF
George = Tallrnar. fine looking old
veteran OF the civil war which occurred
yesterday morning in room al the Eu-
ropean house. Zl5sz Washington street
Coroner YandelI worked on the case Tor
seven hours and finally said 20 Post
Inteiligencer reporter.
We'll. I will confess that I do not
know what caused this mans death. l
will hold an inquest tomorrow CAfonday)
morning at 10 O'Clock and perhps some
light win be east on this most peculiar
case"
George +. TaIlmau is said to have lived
I'm Seattle for thirty years. yet II seemed
impossible TO find anyone who could tell
his history. He was good sized man.
with iron gray hair. uaustache and chin
whiskers. Many people called him Tn
Gle George" He had lost the sight in
one eye and through some misfortune.
presumably a wound received during the
war, had lost his left leg. He went
about on clutches. His exact ags Is not
known. but he was at least CO. He drew
a pension from the United States OF SIC
or SIS a month. and according 10 a paper
OF $3.50 from the estate OF his half-sister.
Miss Irene T. Grim. OF Philadelphia. This
estate is managed by William Mclean,
OF 81 South Fourth avenue. Philadelphia.
Taiiman was a whole-souled man and
when his money came ne did not neglect
to have a little fun.
Last Friday Taliman met Patrolman
Wickman on Washington street and COM
menced telling him his joys. There IS a
trite saying. GO tell your troubles TO q
policeman" Policemen have a faculty for
absorbing all the troubles IN the neigh
borhood OF their beats. and II is new
phase OF their daily life to know that
they also are the recipient of many stories
OF JOY.
TaIlman was in unusually good spirits.
He smiled and bumped around on his
good leg much as a schoolboy does when
he passes through a hard lesson without
getting hauled over the Goals
Il am going TO housekeeping, said
Tallman
'where2" replied wickman. in mild as
constituent
up there" replied Talman, pointing
TO the European house
Going to hatch it?" inquired the Of
fcer.
''Oh. no." replied Tallman. a seIf-satis-
fed expression passing over his kindly
face: II am going TO live with a lady
FfEtHntlti4 aSheN a lew more questions
and found out that the lady was a woman
commonly called Matte Burns. and that
Tallman had felt ashamed when he intro
duced her to some OF his friends Tall
man said that he had purchased a lot OF
groceries. cooking utensils. a stove, etc
and that ne expected to enjoy life from
that time on.
Yesterday morning Patrolman Wick
man was astonished 10 hear that an old.
gray-headed man with one leg had died
suddenly IN the European house
1t must he Tailman." said Wickman
to himself as he hastily entered the house
and went TO the room of death Just as he
had thought, there lay Talman on a bed,
dead.
The woman Matte Burns said that Tall
man went out in the morning somewhere
about I O'Clock and got a small bottle Of
whisky. He returned with II and drank
the contents He said that he was not
well. She was getting breakfast ready.
and gave him cup OF coffee The next
thing she knew he did not answer She
gave an alarm and some one went for Dr.
Gibson. Before the doctor arrived the bar
tender from the saloon on the ground floor
came UP and felt OF Tallnan's heart. IT
did not beat When Or. Gibson arrived.
which was about O'Clock. he said that life
was extinct
Coroner YandeIl was called IN. lie looked
At the body and found that there was not
the slightest sign OF struggle The
pupil Of the good eve was normal. There
had been no pnrging at the mouth He
turned the body over. and as he df9 so
dark liquid ran out Of the mouth.
The woman would NOT talk to the coro-
ner. When he discovered a bill from
Cooper & Levy's for groceries. etc. made
ont 20 Matte Burns she did not claim
ownership When an inventory OF the
things were taken. the provisions in sight
did not correspond with the bill The
woman said that was all there was The
coroner found the rest behind a bureau In
the corner.
The body was taken 20 Butterworth's
undertaking rooms. whore Coroner Yam
dell assisted by Or. Emon3s. performed
an autopsy. The body was IN good con-
di,ion. The heart was normal The liver
was In perfect condition. The stomach
was slightly congestef and there was A
smell % whisky from SIS dizestet con
tents. The duotanum. or first little intes-
tine. was nor IN perfect condition. yet
there vas nothing 70 cause serious trou-
he. The brain matter was not az firm as
desired. hut there was nothing 10 give an
explanation ~ the cause Of death
The contents Of the stomach were puf
So q glass ja~ and VIII be ana'yzed II the
county commissioners SO desire
When asked Il he discovered The slight
7trt+7 ga t'-'-Slst. tt'ilftEF GuaEA re-
piled.
"No, There is nothing 70 Indicate mar
cctic OF tTritant poisoning. do not know
What al cause the mans death"
The inquest viii Pc held This morning az
70 o'clock ~ Butt~rwo-th's undertaking
rooms
The coroner learned last nirht that
Rhen TaimaH and the woman purchased
che groceries etc. ~ Cooper & LEWIS hs
Eot So cheek csshe5. TIE remainder ~
tRe money. after taking out TIE price Of
stove. was passed over 20 the woman Nv
T3aman. Judging by an unsl xued re-
cei9t among Ia iiusu's effects be has rot
received bis annuity for some time ThA
date ~ The receipt has been changed from
tine 20 zine untll 20 stood as follows:
Received, January. Isg7. q william NJ
lean. executor trustee 4n1er tha Will n
Irene 7. Grim. deceased. the sum Of b.
beng 80 fuii NJ one quarters nsvr1arst
que Jan airy -, 81 the annuity ~ s3sa Per
an7u5n oN3UeRthei 10 me by ny half sis
ter Mss Irene T. Grim. % Philadelphia.
deceased.
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