The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-04
h TOOK PRUSSIC ACID.
IS. Mattel Clerk in Houston at The
Capitol.
ussAsNETT suIcIDRD ANEW ORLEANS
.,,ioo as to His career-The Tragic
S'7' Fad Of Bright Youro Life-A
Dramatic Ending.

So orleans Plcayune devotcs con-
Inc snaee ia an account Of the sui
", i Mr., James Barnett IN the crescent
e 81. The item win be read With Interest
owing 10 the fact that the unfor'u-
P''''' ,,ctim of self-destruction was for n
aa clerk at the Rice hotel, then the
Capitol. r, ~. .,,,oa a, tho
ho,el Yesterday and made inquiry
.rDne Mr.. Barnett 1t was ascer-
Tina that his clerkship was Of short
fsD..,Ion perhaps not more than two on
~. ,,onths. and ne left Houston about
I'D half years ago for New Orleans.
y, parnett secured the position Of night
IN ., the Capitol through a meeting
I'M Mr. Hervey While the latter was
,.,,elnc in California lie had received
!. raining IN the hotel clerk line, but
m,s Young man Of accomplishments and
.l.s.ins address. who was out OF money
"a with corresponding dehclt in friends.
n, tteryey II is stated, gave him employ
o,.nt from friendly and sympathetic mo
Isss MIR Barnett was about - years
n $50 nj the time of his residence in
tionston. aud Is described bv the acquaint-
spres who remember him as being very
sre hooking with pleasant word aud Il
senial smile for everyone.
ihe on fault found in him was his af-
tsefo,, for strong drink. In all thugs
else he was s'Vu"N anu Icli"u ie' ue
hsance 81 tne S'o,3 Is uout,,iile ~, ~ ,le
which is as follows;
~
Tita Chatterton. that bright young Ken.
-AV '""N' 80,
turkian James hnin'''' VINO Wus w,.'l
recently. one OF the clerks OF the ~.
Charles hotel, passed away misunderstood.
Fl, ~, n q, i,,h ANA no a,dod nil
MS ae was e'N" anu Ne eh'c" "''
nther than suffer.
II was IN the home Of the DuYaus. on
c,ronaelet street near Iafayette. that Bar.
nett sulcdel Yesterday AFTERNOON ny TAX
ins cynacde OF potassium. ana without
.,minS AZ sucb ebert tbp end was most
$500
dfahaue
Six years ago Barnett's father died in
Henderson. XIV. and i'm his win a fortune
I ii SDWO was given to tbn sot, nud
dsuebter she invested hpr money aud
TeBi 10 seattle INF .Iames begnn spentl
Ing his share aylshb. lie never denied
isi IN Kentncky. went ami 10 see H.
word lie Travelled to the different rltirs
md apaly settled In San Francesca,
There he moi A sycrt rIrl ana n WIS
ssreed fbat thev Womb marry mi tbe
iortune Was gone then and Enrneif osi,o1
ior the chance ia hnild himself In al,5in
Ion he Ind he promtse Of 81 noejtlon ~,
ID N Charles hotel
m came bcre mi was irst,liod hob,nl
M desK of tbe 81 Cbarles bofel md
worked for over a ycar When he Hrst
M Duya H. an,i MI W. 'uIN up anorsers WIN
esteem ""' us wy q HeSs WIN 'ue''
Bit several months opo be bnc,,c de.
spondent oyer he fnct ma bo ,,.as n,',,.
sgaip. and hogan drfns,ng r ne WIS pn" of
TO fhe hiking Of tbe hofai noonin ,nd t,o,
DISCHARGED 2etpett 'p'' anu ''''
Irstrsd ~ f1irnin, ,o,,,,ora.o .b.
nal went at y wildei, na" co. a ny S aronFs
vas mskIng groo '',nn'lS IPlu nm pS
he Knew tlot ma bo ,,.ss. ~ IT,, ~,
people so ntisnnInret,, ~ ~ soith ~ '.,r Xxx,
n reason 10 ,.a.o 1p,u nun w, ne ~
d herter for tbe s,.c ~ nv wv na,,o ~, nl,1
" YIN LOT q hine.
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