The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-11
WAS HIS NAMEWEBER ?.
BRASS TAG FURNISHES a CIvyE TO
THE IDENTITY OF THE
UNKNOWN
WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE
Chief Goss Learns That the Tag
Calls for a Satchel at the Plank
linton Hotel, Milwaukee-Artt-
cles In the Grip Are Marked T. 8.
Weber-An Unknown Woman
Making Inquiries In the Case.

A battered baggage check bearing
the inscription ''P. H. 592,'' left in the
keeping of the chief clerk Of the Mer-
chants hotel by the unknown man who
suicided early Wednesday morning in
a doorway at SO East Third street, has
furnished a clue which may lead to the
complete Identification of the unfortu-
nate man who died by his own hand.
The check was turned over to the
police on Thursday. and after noting
its inscription Chief Goss decided that
1T had been given in return for bag
gage at some hotel with name bear
ing the initial letter P. He at once tele-
graphed the Peyton, Of Davenport, To-,
and the Palmer house, Chicago, hoping
to get information. Replies were re-
ceived from both places stating that
no such check had been issued at the
hotels. A message to the police depart
ment of Milwaukee, sent yesterday,
however, brought returns in the fol-
lowing message, signed by J. T. JAMS
sen, chief of police:
The check calls for satchel at the Plan
kinton hotel, containing few pieces of linen
and toilet articles, shaving mug with the
name '"T. s. Weber," and collar marked
with the letter "W'' No person by the name
of Thomas or Weber has registered at the
hotel, and they cannot account for the satchel
being there.
Additional information was tele-
graphed, and the Milwaukee officers
will prosecute a search for relatives
or friends of the suicide, or T. s..
Weber, which is the name, it appears,
by which he is known, to his friends.
The theory that his death may have
beer the result Of murder has been
emphatically exploded. There is now
no reason to doubt that he DELHI
erately planned to end his life and took
unusual precautions to keep his iden-
tity a secret, for reasons which have
begun to appear
The body still lies at the county
morgue waiting Identification. With
1t are the clothes in which he was
found. An investigation Of his wear
ing apparel showed that the initial
mark on the collar which he wore at
the time of his death had been care
fully cut out, evidently with pen
knife. From the shape of the cut it
is not improbable that the initial was
the letter wv" The laundry mark
had been removed from the mans
shirt. Coroner Nelson was seen yester-
day afternoon and said: ~-
There is no doubt in my mind but
that the affair was a deliberate sui
eide. My investigation of the case
shows that the man took great pains
to cover his tracks, possibly registering
at the hotel under an assumed name.
I have been making unusual efforts TO
unearth his friends, as I have become
greatly interested in the case Detec-
tive Campbell has been putting In all
his time on the case since Thursday
morning and will make every effort to
identity the man. I have the articles
found on his clothes. They were few
merely link cuff button, a pearl stud
gold stud and several buttons"
A new element in the case deyeloped
yesterday when it became known that
Inquiries had been made through Chief
of Detectives Schweitzer by a woman
living in the city concerning the man
now at the morgue. The description
furnished called for a man with dark
hair and eyes, bearing a scar Just be-
low his right thumb. These and other
details tailed, though the man de-
scribed is somewhat younger than the
suicide. A photograph is furnished.
which Is said to bear a strong resem-
blance to the unidentified man.
Chief Schweitzer was questioned
about the inquiries being made and
admitted that the facts were correct.
though he would give but little addf-
tional information and withheld the
name of the party making the investi-
cation. He stated, however, that he
thought it probable that the clue fur
nished by the woman would lead to an
identification. The st. Paul party is
not relative, but is acting for per-
son or persons living outside.
1t is understood that, in case the man
is proved to be the one wanted. he
was person of good connections. q
victim of unfortunate family affairs