The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-05
SLASHES MS THROAT
WITH A RAZOR
A Man by the Name of Joe Rush
Commits acknowledgements
Indicate Insanity.

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deliberately cut his throat from ear to
ear, sank upon the floor, and amid
groans, writhing in agony he died. Just
as the town clock had finished striking
the hour of nine, DIR. c. j. Lynch pro-
nounced him dead.
1t was about 20 minutes to 8 o'clock
when stranger walked into Jackson 8
tonsorial parlor and asked for a bath.
He was at once waited upon, and was
left alone in the first bath room which
is next to the shop. He had been there
only about ten minutes when some one
heard groans coming from that room.
The door was tried, but found locked.
The groans were by this time plainly
audible and terrorizing. Jackson threw
himself against the door and it burst
open. A nude body struggling in his
life blood, a gaping wound just under
the chin, CHASTITY in the extreme, with
an open razor clinched in his hand told
the tale of self destruction.
DIR. Lynch happened to be close by at
the time, and was called in merely to
see the dying man breathe his last, as it
was apparent to him at first glance that
he was beyond medical aid. Coroner
Rosser soon arrived ON the scene, and
going through the pockets of the dead
mans clothes found several memoran-
dun books, showing that he had be-
longed to a cigar makers union of
Kamloops, B. c. Upon some of this
data the name of Joe Rush appeared.
In another pocket was found a clean
| pair of socks, 50-cent piece and good
| pocket knife. No letters Of any kind
were found in his clothes, and nothing
was left by him giving cause for the
| rash act.
1t seems, however, that the stranger
came into town Monday morning early
as he applied at Nagler's cigar factory
for work about O'Clock. Not being
able to catch on there, he came around
to J. p. Crawford's. Crawford had no
work for him then, but promised him
something to do in the afternoon. He
said he was hard up, and borrowed the
price of meal from Klink hammer. who
was working in the shop. klinkhammer
met him soon afterwards on the corner
of First street and the avenue. He
appeared very friendly and was inclined
to talk good deal. He said to Klink:
| I'm,
rich because I'm from Alaska. Why,
do you know" he continued, 'just few
minutes ago some fellow passed by me
and tried to steal my Shoes" These
and other foolish remarks go to prove
the man to have been in a demented
state. About 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
he began making cigars for Crawford.
Crawford said: "He was a very good
cigar maker, and l let him have a half
dollar. When he left at supper time he
| told me that he had placed $3.50 on the
floor in the back room to keep the
hoboes from stealing it from him.
looked there, but found nothing. l then
thought he had some screws loose"
There was great excitement in the
barber shop soon after the tragedy
occurred, and the floating population of
the city poured through the doors desir-
Gus of satisfying their morbid curiosity
by getting a glance at the bloody form.
Attempts were made by the man to cut
both his wrists in addition to his throat.
He had decided to do a clean job
Undertakes Shaw Il Flint took care
of the body, which will be buried by the
county.
| STRANGER APPEARS.
About / O'Clock Tuesday morning an
unknown man walked into jackson s
barber shop and asked the whereabouts
of the man who had killed himself the
evening before. Mr.. jackson took him
over to the morgue, and he was shown
the dead body. The clerk of the
Yakima Furniture company, who had
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