The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-30
Well Dressed Man Ends His Life
in Forest Park by Drinking
CarboliG Acid.
TORE NAME FROM CLOTHING.
Initials Nv. f." on Collar Were
Evidently Observation-Disclosures
on the Bottle Taken OFF and
Thrown Away.

Under the spreading bows of large OAK
tree. near the Wabash bridge, in Forest
Park. the body of a handsome. well-dressed
man was found early yesterday morning
partly concealed by a blackberry bush
Near the body was half-empty eight-ounce
vial Of carbolc acid, from which the label
had been torn. The trademark on the coat
had been removed, and the retailers stamp
in the band of the hat was apparently pu--
posely defaced. The low, lay-down collar
and cuffs were marked wv. b. The three
hanGkerchefs, penknife and collar but
tons. the only personal property in his pos
session, aside from the clothing. bore no
marks of identification.
Nothing else was found in his pockets
The police think the man committed sui
eide after making every possible effort to
conceal his identity.
The body was found by T e. Woods OF
No. 3"S Sarpy avenue: John r. Gaunt Of
No. i6Di Mcmillan avenue: Eugene Wagge-
man of No. i52s Westminster place. and Ar
thur Selig of No 4SlS Olive street who no
titled Captain McNamee Of the Mounted
District. The dead wagon conveyed the
body 10 the morgue.
Evidently tho suicide was fairly weIl-to-
do. His stylishly made black herr,ngbon.
suit. dapper fedora hat tan shoes and blue
silk front shirt bet okened this. His hands
were not calloused and were small and
shapely and the undertaking was Of fine
texture.
The dead man wore short. stubby, sandy
mustache and his light brown hair was long
and parted In the middle. His blue eyes
were shaded by heavy eyebrows and his
3quiine nose gave classical appearance TO
the features. THE lower lip and chin were
buried by the acid and the tongue. which
protruded, was parched and swollen.
Apparently the man had died several
hours before the Dody was found. "a the
clothing was wet from dew and the limbs
were stiff. Both cuffs We're stained by black
berry juice and his shirt and collar were 50
thor roughly saturated with the acid that the
odor was dstinguishable several hours af-
ter the clothing had been removed.
The vial which contained the carbclic acid
was found within three inches of the mans
right hand. The label had apparently been
torn off before the muclage on il was dry.
Only a small corner adhered. On this WAS
printed the word "Phone'' in black-faced
type.
About noon yesterday two women. who
refused to give their names. called on SUI
perintendent Amhruster and said the body
might be that of a young man named Don
ovan. who came to st. Louis recently from
St Charles. Mo-. and who has wife liv-
ing in st. Louis. They promis I'd to call
later In the afternoon. but failed to do so.
the black Fedora hat bore the stamp OF
the Columbia Hat Company. No. bH North
Sixth street. St. Louis. but 1t was necessary
10 use magnifying glass TO distinguish
the address which had evidently been pur-
posely defaced with knife or some sharp
instrument.
A thorough investigation of the records
at the Four Courts containing the names
and descriptions of those reported missing
threw no light on tire mans identity.