The San Francisco call., 1903-01-22
REMORSE LEADS
TO A RASH ACT
George Morgenstein De-
cides to End Life
With Bullet.
Young Man From Brooklyn
Grows Despondent When
Money Is Gone.

4 young man. who says his name is
George Morgenstein, and who gives
Brooklyn, y. Y. as his residence. shot
himself below the heart shortly before
noon yesterday in a room at the Ash
worth Hotel, so Mason street He was
removed TO the Emergency Hospital. The
attending physicians say that Morgen-
stems wound is a fatal one. and his
death IS expected at any moment
The young man arrived in this city last
Saturday. presumably from New York.
lie engaged a room at the Ashworth and
uai6 for II for two weeks. He told the
proprietor, W. NJ LoudOn. that he was
a travelling salesman and came TO this
city in the interests Of a wholesale jew
-lrv firm in New York He registered as
Henry Hertzberg. New York
M0rgenstein appeared to be quiet sort
e person and little was seen Of him by
he proprietor Of the hotel. Tuesday
-vening he came 10 the landlord and told
i'm that he had spent all his money and
eQuested that LOudon give him back
e money for his room rent Doudon
STATED and finally gave the young fel-
-ow s.
Nothing was seen Of him after~that
IN he was found by the landlord in a
wing condition About II o'clock Lou
son heard a heavy thud and at the same
moment one OF the other roomers rushed
into the Office and said that she heard a
pistol shot
LOUDEN INVESTIGATES.
Loudon at once went 70 investigate
He proceeded 10 Morgenstein's room and
foGnd the young man fully dressed
on the bed bleeding profusely from an
ugly wound under the heart On the
floor lay a revolver with one Of the
chambers empty. There was nothing in
the room which would throw any light
on the mans attempt at self-destruction-
a change Of underwear and few. arti-
cles OF cheap 5ewelry were all that Nor
genstein left behind him.
He was removed 10 the Emergency
Hospital and gave the name Of George
Morgenstein and said that he recently
arrived from Albany, y. Y, where his
family resides. He talked freely OF his
brief stay in this city. but was silent
rega riding his former life. saying that his
folks were respectable people and that
he did not care 10 bring disgrace upon
them
Il came here from Albany last Satur-
day 10 have a good time said Morgen-
stein. I had S95 and I went along
The lire at a swift pace. drank nothing
but wine and met several women OF the
renderloin who helped me blow in my
coin went broke Monday and pawned
my Nalcn ana a etlp Tor 81. spent tnat
and tried 10 get some money from the
landlord OF the house where I was stop
ping He gave me s. on Tuesday. but
that did not last long. When I had
gone through everything I became de-
sp0ndent and concluded to end it all"
WOUND is FATAL.
The doctors say that Morgenstein can
not live. The bullet entered a little be-
low the heart and lodged in the liver.
The injured man takes his fate indiffer-
entity and says he wants 10 die. When
searched al the hospital a card admit
ting Henry Hertzberg 10 the Central
Park Dancing Academy. SIS Eighth ave
nue.. New York. was found in the injured
mans coat pocket
Morgenstein told an untruth when he
claimed that he came 10 this city last
Saturday About two months ago he
went 10 work for Henley K Costello. the
attorneys, as a messenger He left their
employment short time ago 10 accept a
position as a messenger with the Ameri-
can District Telegraph Company. About
a week ago he had some trouble with the
manager of the firm in regard TO a miss
ing package and was discharged and il is
not known that he has been employed
since