Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-10
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Man DIES m AMBULANCE on
WAY 10 HOSPITAL.
Committed Suicide by Inhahng u
Eliminating 0as-Was Native
Of Germany.

A man who was rocner at the home Of
Mrs. Hattie Newman. 1873 Marion street.
committed suicide today by inhaling iliumi-
mating gas. He was known at the house as
Peter c. Fisher, but papers found In his
room indicate that he was Leopold Lamm-
fromm. He was a native of Germany. the
naturalization papers In his room showed.
and a letter written by the suicide indicates
that he assumed the name Of Fisher be-
cause he did not want his aged mother
to know what had-become of him. He was
In a dying condition when Mrs. Newman
and another roomer in the house found him
about noon today. When the Emergency
Hospital was reached life was extinct.
A letter left in his room explained why
Hammfromm desired to die. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Life is a burden il person is not sound.
am bothered with neuralgia and II live
asylum. I prefer to die. II somebody should
recognize me. please don't put my name IN
the paper on account Of my mother-she Is
an old lady,"
Message to President.
The other message was addressed to the
President. It set forth: Theodore Roose-
welt, If you are elected President 1t is your
duty to protect the people Of the United
States by law.
cant you pass a law to put folks in
state prison when they sell water and
wood alcohol and call it wine? People in
this country don't know any better. but you
have to look out for foreigners
In another note the deceased gave informal
ton as to where he had bought bottle Of
wine, and made the suggestion that some
action be taken. The young man went out
last night and bought a bottle of cheap
wine. He evidently consumed the beverage
during the night. as the empty bottle was
found in his room today. The deceased was
about thfrty-fve years of age. and he had
been in this city only about three weeks.
He went to the house of Mrs. Newman be-
cause he read her advertisement IN a paper
and she rented him small rear room.
He was finely educated man." Mrs
Newman said this afternoon. land he
seemed to have no bad habits"
The business Of the deceased was selling
stick pins. A number Of the pins were
found stuck in black silk handkerchief
tied about his feet when he was found in
the room today. Letters indicated that
Cumberland. Md. and other places.
Expected Check Today
The naturalization papers showed that
Leopold Lammfromm was residing at $50
East 10th street. New YORK city, the 9Th
Of April 1896. when he made application
to become a citizen. Mrs. Newman yes
terday afternoon asked him for the room
rent for the week. as had been her GUS
tom, and he told her he had no money,
but that he expected he would receive a
check today.
Mrs. Newman said that her roomer had
received letters from Pittsburg addressed
to him as Leopold Lammfromm. His name
was changed to Fisher. the police think.
after he started for this city. The change.
the police believe, was made after he had
considered the question of taking his life.
Detective OBrien made an investigation of
the mans death after the police Of the
eighth precinct had been at the house, and
took charge Of his effects. 70, a..
Coroner hewitt was informed of the cir
cumstances under which Lammfromms or
Fisher had taken his life, and he deemed
an inquest unnecessary. The body was re-
moved to the morglie this afternoon. and
an effort will be made to locate friends or
relatives of the deceased. 80