The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-24
TRAGEDY IN THE FIFTH WARD
CHARLES vINcENz sUcCUMBED TO
BULLET WOUND IN HEAD.
Inquest Fails to Positively Esta bII-h
the Facts In Connection with
the Tragedy.

Charles II. W. vincenz, employed as
engineer at Henke's ice plant. is dead rs
result OF bullet hole through his mead.
The tragedy occurred about 1880 O'Clock
yesterday morning at his residence, 1906
Montgomery avenue. His death occurred
in about TWO hours after the shot was
fred
The bullet that entered Mr.. Vincenz's
head was from a 3s-caliber revolver. held
close to his head. the bali entering the
left temple and ranging upward cams
cut ABOUT two inches above the left
ear.
As soon as the man died Justice w.
b Hill was notified of the tragedy and
commenced an inquest, the testimony
taken appearing below;
Mrs. Fannie Vincenz wife of the de-
ceased, testified as follows
Deceased was my husband, He came
home at noon yesterday iand stated that
he would not work In the afternoon. lie
ate his dinner and went into the bedroom
remarking that he would take rest I
followed him into the room and lay on
the bed with him After a short time
he got up. awakening me as he did SO
He said he could not sleep. We hal
supper about > o'clock, and following
1t he left home. saying he had some
work to do and would be home when
through. II was a little after midnight
| when he came IN, i unlocked the back
door for him. He ate some things !
fixed for him and drank a bottle OF beer
| which / got for him. He asked me for
! paper, pen and ink. ! asked II he was
! going 10 write. and he remarked that
! he WIS going TO write TO his children.
I He went into the bedroom and got the
| lamp. Then he returned into the DIN
/ ing room and seated himself at the
table "A few minutes after l heard the
report OF pistol and called TO my
two daughters, who were upstairs.
rushed into the dining room and found
the lamp was out. AS | went back u
get matches / could distinctly see my
husband lying on the floor ! forgot
to state that heard him fall after the
shot was fred. ran TO neighbor'
fMr Merkel) and told him"
Mrs. Fannie Vincenz is the deceased 8
third wife. and two of her daughters by
her former marriage were living Will
them. One of the daughters Miss Lula
Nelson. testified as follows at the in.
quest;
II am the stepdaughter Of the deceased
My sister and myself we're sleeping up
stairs. was awakened by a shot free
downstairs. Sister screamed oh
thought something was the matter will
her
Miss VIENNA Nelson. the other daugh
ter, also testified at the inquest, her ties
timony following:
II was upstairs with my sister aslcer
A shot woke us UP, and / went down be
fore my sister. ! saw mother going int
the dining room with lamp, the room
In which Mr.. Vincenz was lying liz
had started TO write n letter to his chill
dren."
Dr, William Brumby. assistant cit
O health onncer was the physician sum
moned to attend Mr. Vincenz and h
: gave the following testimony at the in
quest:
I II was called to Mr. Charles Vincen
about 2:15 this morning. found hh
Z lying on the dining room floor uncon
scious and a pool OF blood around HI
a head on examination | found a woun
5 In the right side of the head just aboy
the temple. made by 3S-caliber bulle
u 1t passing through the head In dire,
" line He de1 about o'clock
The following words being the begir
ming OF letter, were found on the tab
where Mr., Vncenz Had started tc writ,
n iHouston Texas, Jan. 90. 90l,---M
e Dear ChiMreu-I was detained "a"
The deceased leaves besides his vii
d and stepchilArcn in Houston, children /
a. former marriage al both San Anton
and WRldeck all OF whom have bee
a. Gpprised o' the tragedy