The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-21
CD. FITZE BADLY INJURED
The Superstition Is that lie Fell from
His Window.
BODY WAS FOUND IN THE DOORWAY
The Injured Men Was Locked Up at the
Police Station for Several Hours
and Given No Attention.

The police have IN hand the investigation
into a rather mysterious case resulting
from the finding 81 c. b. Fitze In .se door
way Of the roomng house kept by Mr4
Davis at the corner Of Preston avenue am.
San Jacinto street. Mr. Fitze, who W y
formerly justice " the peace aud wen
known man about town. was found yestcr.
day morning between and O'Clock lying
in the doorway. He was stretched out, his
feet on the sidewalk and the rest Of his
body inside He was discovered by Deputy
Chief Of Police John Howard, who was on
his way to the police station. MIR. Howard
says he tried to rouse the man, but failed.
aud when he reached the station he sent
the wagon and two officers after what ne
termed a drunk and down"
The man was brought to the station and
1t was there ascertalned that he was c. II.
Ftze He was dockcted on the charge OF
drunk and down and locked up. After his
incarceration the prisoner began groaninS
and calling for somebody 10 come 60 him,
but as II was thought he was "nly drunk
no attention was paid him.
The fact that the man was begging for
doctor did not seem to make any impress
Sion on amy one. and he was permitted to
lie and beg for assistance until chief Eli 4
came down at $50 He went into the eel
ana Fitzc complained OF being sick AM
planned Of his back and every move he
made resulted In the most eNcrucinUnS
pain He was conveyed to st. Joseph's In
Urinary In the ambulance and prompt at
tcution vas given him by Or. Shaw.
EXAMINATION DISCLOSED
PARTIAL PARALYSIS.
A message from the indrmary last night
announced that tho patient was suffering
from nm Injury to the spine and was par
TALLY paralyzcd, although he had better ac-
ton Of his limbs than when he FIRST on.
trrcd the hospital The doctor q char G
said the patient had recovered conscious.
ness hut could tell absolutely nothing OF
his movements previous to O'Clock NJ n
day evening.
Deputy Chief Howard said Fltze gave
no outward indication Of any injury VIII
rc was brought to the station, nor did hc
mike any complaint when ne was being
locked up.
When brought TO the station Fitze was
minus his coat, hat and one shoe. It WAS
asccrtalncd that he was a roomer at Mrs
Davis M the foot Of whose stairs he was
found, and when chief Ellis paid visit
to the house Mrs. Davis took him 10 Mr..
Eitzes room that fronts on Preston ave
uu,, and there the missing shoe, coat and
nat were found. Mrs Davis said the he'd
had not been slept in the night previous
. The coat was found In one window, tine
hat In another, aud the shoe beneath the
bed The bed stands close to the west
window.
The superstition is that Fitze was sitting
on the window ledge taking OF his shoes
preparatory to retiring. He got one shoe
/ on and threw It under the bed, the move
/ fan out Of the window. The distance tn
/ the ground Is about twenty-hy feet but
I three or four feet beneath the window are
/ several electric light wires and the supposi-
! tiou Is that he struck these wires I'm fall
/ Ing and they broke the force OF his fan
Altet striking the ground he is supposed
/ 70 nave crawled to the doorway I'm an ef-
/ tort 10 make his way back mp stnirs to
{ his room but lost consciousness before he
( could proceed any further
\ message from the iudrmacy last night
I shld Mt Fitzc was doing as well ms could
/ ne expected and there was some hope of
/ saving his life