The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-25

Mrs McDougal has not been paid any
board for two weeks.
In a letter found on Swanstrom' 5
body after his death, he explained that
Mr. Smith, who is in business on Nash
ua street, would come and settle every
cent that he owed, and in turn he want
ed Mrs. McDougal to be sure and turn
his effects over to Mr.. Smith for in
spection.
Miss Lund, who has become tired of
SWanstrom hanging around the restau-
rant, went to Chief of Police brennan
Thursday afternoon and told him that
she wished him to use his power to
keep Swanstrom away from the prem
ises For some time past she has re-
peatedly told her lover that she did
not wish his presence about the place.
He heard of Miss Lund's action, and
the result was that he had some hot
words with her which ended in any
thing but in favor Of SwanstrOm. Yes
terday he worked the same as usual,
in the lumber yard on Garden street,
where he has been employed for sew
eral months. and last night came home
to his room in Mrs. McDougaps house
apparently as pleasant as ever.
Suddenly he told his troubles to sew
eral other persons in the house, and
announced that Annie was untrue toI
him. and that he intended to end his
life as soon as possible" allowing his
Annie to do as she pleased. He left
the house, and at the same time Mrs
McDougal left and ran as fast as pos
sible to Miss Lunds place on Park
street. where she was told of the
trouble She hurried back with Miss
Lund and her sister, and on the Wayl
met Sergt. Drohan, who was informed
of the intentions of SwanstrOm in re-
gard to ending his life. The ladies
hurried back. and Sergt Drohan, inI
company with officer Gould, arrived
lust a moment too late, as Swanstrom
was Just inside the door locking it on
the inside. The officers did not know
their man, and yelled to Swanstrom,
whom they supposed to be another per-
son, to leave the door open, but he only
turned around and looked back appar-
emily to make sure that they could not
interrupt him in his fight for death.
He entered his room, just off of the
sleeping rooms, and bolted the door. |
Miss McDougal tried to deter him from
his deadly purpose, but all to no avail.
He entered his room and Miss Lund
ran in after him, but she was a sec
ond too late. He took something in a.
powder from that looked like bromo-
settler. He swallowed the powder with
a little water or some other non-pois- |
onous article, and after saying that
Annie may do as she likes now, he be-
came unconscious.
This all occurred in a space of three
minutes and it took that time for anyl
member of the household to realize
that the police were trying to get in |
Mrs. McDougal, the Swedish lady whoi
keeps the boarding house, ran down
stairs and opened the door for the |
police and allowed them to get at
Swanstrom, who was evidently, accord |
ing to their ideas last night, playing a |
Joke He was leaning over and seemed |
to be in comatose state.
Although the police thought that
Swanstrom was joking, they did not
lose a minute in getting the police am
bulance TO the spot and Swanstrom
was bundled in and sent to the hospital. |
He was dead when he arrived at that |
institution, although the warmth Of |
on the floor was an empty bottle which
the physicians at the hospital think !
contained paregoric. He evidently !
thought better of ending his life after
he took the cyanide and used the |
as an antidote. He reckoned |
wrongly, however, and he died on the /
way to the hospital.
on his person when taken to the hos |
initial was found a number sf small tin |
tvpe pictures such are produced u for
25 cents. together with some letters. |
one Of them was to his boarding mis- |
tress, Miss McDougal, one to Chief of |
Police brennan and a third to his pa |
rents in Sweden. The last epistle TO |
be taken out of his pocket was a letter |
to his Darling Annie" all OF which