The record-union., 1899-05-18
TIE Veteran vineyardist and Turfman Gives
Up The Battle of Life.
Died at His Home at Los Angeles
About Noon Yesterday From
Morphine Poisoning Se1f-In-
Hicted, Due to Dependency
Over Financial Difficulties
Which He Had Tried in Vain to
Overcome.

LOS ANGELES, May 17.-Bowef
with years and burdened with debt
Hon. L. j. Rose to-day died by his OWL
hand rather than continue a struggle
with fortune, which at his time of lift
seemed hopeless battle.
The veteran vineyardist and turfmar
and ex-State Senator, who was a prom
drent figure in Southern California life
Tor nearly fifty years, died about moor
to-day at his home in this city from
the effects of morphine poisoning. His
death was Self-inflicted, and was due
nc dependency over financial Difficult.
ties which he had tried in vain to over
come.
Accustomed to the blessings OF
wealth neary all his life, and success.
tful in his early undertakings, Senator
Rose could not stand adversely wher
the evil days came. He did not give uI
an despair at once, but struggled man.
fully against fate until he saw the fruits
of lifetime of toll slipping away from
him without any hope of being able tc
retrieve his lost fortune. He determined
to lay his burden down.
On Tuesday evening his wife receiy-
co letter telling her that he was
financially "swamped," and DISCLOSING
his purpose to kill himself. The letter
was dated Ventura but the postmark
showed that it was mailed in this city
II contained a statement of the hopeless
condition of the Senator's financial af-
1a1rs, and then went on to bid an affec-
tionate farewell to his wife and chill
dren. A postscript was appended stat
Ing that his remains would be found in
tine yard in the rear of the family resi-
dence on Grand avenue.
A search was at once instituted for
Mr.. Rose, and he was found lying un-
conscious in the chicken yard. He was
carried to his bedroom, physicians were
summoned, but he died within an hour
without regaining consciousness.
A few days ago NJ. Rose went to
san Francisco to obtain a loan. He
was unsuccessful and returned to Los
Angeles. Yesterday morning he wen.
10 Ventura to borrow money The sum
he wanted was large one, and he could
not obtain the money. He returned
from Ventura last night, apparently in
his usual health and spirits Develop
ments show, however, that he deter
mined last night to destroy himself.
In the history of California and race
tracks there was no better known ma
than Mr.. Rose. To him is due the
credit of developing the wine industry
of Southern California He was born
In Bavaria, Germany, about seventy
years ago. He came to Los Angeles in
1880 and acquired the Sunny Slope
ranch, near San Gabriel, and the choic-
est wines were made on the place.
Mr.. Rose was elected State Senator
and served in that capacity for one
term. He bred the original Stamboul
one or the greatest trotting stations
that ever lived He also bred Alcazar.
Ihe Moor and other famous trotters
Mr. Rose turned his attention to run
ming horses and had a string which
was known all over the United States.
He leaves a wife and eight children.
hve married daughters and three sons.
residing in this city. The daughters
are Mrs. Nina Wachtel. Mrs. Annie
Sanderson, Mrs. J. W. Montgomery.
Mrs. George Easton and Mrs. Albert
E Pise. The sons are Harry, L. ]. Jr.
and Guy.