The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-13
.sssoo Suicidcd While Tenn
oorsrily Unbalanced.
bans MADE A VALUABLE HAUL.
a also In Cash and = Gold
watch and Chnin from
one Victim.

:, Tbirty- fifth and S with bullet
,hrough his heart. put there b. his
and The only cause assigned for the
!. temporary insanity. caused by In
resulting from illness.
r,hnson was we'll known In Calves.
ue was a surveyor and was promi-
4 locating the Santa Fe road when
,,,a was constructed over twenty
.vo He has done large amount Of
ar Kicker Lee & Co., and was
esteemed by all who knew him.
Il years ago he located at Manor.
he has a fine ranch. which he
4 with Jerseys and bees and shipped
hitter and honey principally to
4 He was very successful, but about
ronths ago he decided to move his
n galveston and 60 into the dairy
49, on a large scale here. AT Manor
arm was known as the Park Spring
parry company and was one of the
known in the State.
Johnson came here, acquired loca-
Il thirty fifth and and WAS doing
& his business, which was prospering
a his fondest ambitions. He super
sed the work himself and yesterday
IMP In spite of the fact that he Was
celing we'll he got UP before day and
dea 10 the milking. After the BOYS
nsen dispatched on their routes to de-
tho milk to his customers, Mr.. john
rant to bed. He rapidly grew worse.
lind wandered and he would talk con-
knsly of Kicker, Lee & Co. and the
he had done for them many years
His wife grew uneasy, and when ".
art the secretary OF the dairy COM
called at the house during the morn
he asked him 10 go for a doctor This
d and DR.. Morton called about 3
h In the afternoon, prescribed some
To induce sleep in the patient, or
that the room be darkened and left.
doctor called again early this morn
md stated that the patient was suffer-
rom insomnia.
tween s an . o'clock, while the family
at breakfast, Pinkerton Johnson, a
man about 90 years old. was sent
Is mother TO see II his father wanted
hing. He soon returned to the dining
where he reported that his father
ed some sweet milk and plums While
were getting the milk, Mrs. johnson
rked that she thought she had heard
Use In her husbands room. Her eldest
went back to see what had happened
found that his father had taken a 45-
Yer pistol and fired bullet through
heart. He was quite dead and beyond
human help.
alarm was raised at once. but moth
could be done.
IS. johnson was Miss Epperright OF
|or, where her father, who is rich
now resides The family, which con-
d Of Mr.. Johnson, his wife, three sons
three daughters, was most hanpv
and we'll provided for in this worlds
b. The idea of suicide had never &C.
led to any one and the only way the
can be accounted for is that Johnson
insane from insomnia when he COM
Jed the deed.
rs. Annie Riggles and Jake Epperright.
her and sister of Mrs. Johnson. who re-
at Manor. have been telegraphed for
the funeral arrangements Will not be
rmined upon until they arrive.
bstice Finn viewed the remains and
an inquest. finding verdict in ac-
lance with these facts.
| FOOTBALLS MADE A HAUL.
PIE late keeper of saloon for miners
ehe Black Hills held up and robbed in
streets by two footpads in Galveston
|he latest thing in the way of criminal
iness here to come to the surface. The
|hwaymen got away withss7s0 in bills.
be small change. a gold watch and
lin, and left a deep scalp wound in the
q OF h. II. Nvrall. their victim.
'yroll came to Galveston about three
fks ago for the purpose of engaging i'll
saloon business. He is German, fru-
In his methods and cautious in his
|nner, and the money he brought with
p haa not been deposited in a bank. He
lried Il rolled up in leather sack or
stuffed away in the inside pocket OF
vest Last night. as Vvroll WAS re-
ming home. he was approached by two
n on Twenty eighth between Mechanic
\ Market streets. One of them showed
PISTOL In his face and demanded Hands
I which order met with a ready com
aance, and the other fellow proceeded tc
eye the captive Of his cash. The none,
cured consisted of five 500 bills. ter
e the police 70 assistance, as he has nc
"a who his assaiants were.
FOUND DEAD
D. f. Pond, "a years old, was found
40 IN his buggy near the corner of Fifty
20 and Avenue Q this morning at 9:2o
iooS, The boy thought he was breathing
isn ne FIRST found him. but DR.. Gwin, who
ppened TO be driving along the road and
y got TO the man few minutes later,
'nouhced him quite dead. II is supposed
8 heart failure was the cause.
lvna mas resided for many years In GAL
sson. MI Pod was an Odd Fellow aud
aea MS own home. Justice Finn held an
iuest and authorized the removal OF the
y 70 lis late home, where it will be pre-
'sa Tor burial tomorrow.
IDENTIFIED IN DEFAULT OF BAIL.
s0'umbus Adams. the young negro ar
,'ea Tor robbing the mali on the route
'Aeen Wavely and Menard, Rad pre-
-'uary examination before United States
! l'hlssioner HOPKINS this morning on
/, snarges. and was held to await the
a ! OF the United States grand jury in
suui OF 5000 in each ease.
,nhiy sampson, another Young negro
ea with being an accomplish OF
I asA was held in $3.50 for his appearance
|, ~ Tue United States court
t Il Ielanit OF bail both parties were COM
!, TO BE REINsTATED.
,A' galveston boy who was recently let
o. the postoffice aad who went to
. s.an to insist uron an examination