The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-01
Thomas Wright Commits Suicide
at Germania Hougs.
HIS MOTIVE IS NOT YET CLEAR.
enc Of the Most Deliberate Acts Of
ssaf Destructioa Ever Committed
in the Cfty-urixht Has Been III
spd Dependency FoiiosveA III
TO Bay the Fatal Revolver.

Thomas wright blew his brains ovs with
= ~ Colts revolver at the Germania house.
lseSted 1T No. liz2ssz First ayenne at 80
o,elock yesterday afternoon. The s'a:csde
~ Wright was ore OF the mos. deliberate
&cts OF self destruction ever committed .n
Eesssie. and the motive which prompted
him 70 take his life IL not Yet clear 10 the
aat1eratias. Wright has lately seen en-
.V;oya6 an cook for the Atlas MI Con-
pang. Of Mcstsrrsy. his wife Is tn the
0Aeadike while two OF her three sons.
40se IN Seattle lie has lately been sil and
81 Ia said thAt desDondency superindueed
by poor health led him 10 commit the rash
aes. Coroner Yal.sleil IN at present inves~
tigating tbs cas~s and he hoses TO be Sols
fs ascertain whether wright had any other
serious tronrfs. which prompted him 10
&Aaffie OF thu mortal coil.
A. Past-Inlsiils eneer reporter called II the
Gerrnania house shortly after Wright COM
United suicide and James kilae. the land
lord. told the following story:
Wright came to- the hotel from McNur-
ray las. Tuesday night. complained OF SICK
ness after his arrival and l sent for DIR.
Miller. HIS head was badly swollen from
neuralgia. bat no appeared to pe in good
spirits Saturday aud getting along nicely
"A boy called at the house IA few days
ago. who afterward learned was news
hoy and Wright's son. although the father
at aisst waS INCLINED To be reticent in talk
ing about the little fellow. Yesterday
morning he sent the boy 10 the lower end OF
town TO buy a revolver bar the weapon
purchased did not suit bin and II was re-
turned. The boy informed me that Ellis
Dexter. a second hand dealer OF Yesler
way thereupon came 20 the house with
two REVIEWERS and Wright purchased one
of them for 81. The boy was then cent
10 Green lake after his brother gao lives
there and during his absence Wright COM
united suicide. Tie discharge Of IN. re-
volver did not attract any attention a. iEe
doors and windows were securely closed
md no person waa near at hand. When the
by failed to arouse biz father hy knocking
at the door booked over the transom ana
realizing that something radically
wrong I sent for a doctor. Wright APP
peared to be breathing then, but when the
doctor arrived his life II any OF II remained
after thu shot was fired had ebbed away.
] knew nothing about Wright buying
revolver until after ne committed suicide
and II had | would have taken II away
from him hs acted queefiy Saturday
night
Both OF the t,oys, William. aged Il years
and Albert aged Years. called at Buffet
wcIfh's mOrgaie ami were allowed 20 view
sDr body of their father The eldest. who
WAS sent for the revolver, said that his
father wanted 10 use II as a means of pro-
tertion against burglars who he claimed
fingered about his door Friday and Satu--
Gss nights.
The by suspected nothing wrong when he
ws&ft after the revolver anu stated that his
father did not act In An unusual manner.
William IL a uewsiDoy. who relies upon his
own energies tn make living while his
Brother was kept by his father The former
saj3:
-aiy mother WAS staked by father to go
20 the klondiks to start q bakery aud ~
! hear from her / don't think there Il any
trouble botwsTn father and mother that
would drive him To Suicide
An examination OF the fatal wound re-
vesled that the bullet entered the temple
on the right side or the head and came ont
over the left ear lodging In the wall