Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-11
USING PISTOLS
MAN ENDS LIFE
STRANGER SHOOTS HIMSELF
IN BOTH TEMPLES
Corpse Found by Boys on Beach Be-
tween San Pedro and Redondo
In Little Frequented
Locality

Holding a revolver In each hand and
firing simultaneously, an unidentified
man, probably foreigner. took his life
in sensational manner.
Alone on a rocky shore, between
Portuguese Bend and Whites Point,
between San Pedro and Redondo, where
there was little liability of his being
discovered, this stranger took his life.
AT an early hour yesterday three
boys, M. Slayer. George Miller and Her
man Oestetcher, bent on abalone fishing
along the rocky shores of the ocean,
saw the inanmate form of man lying
at full length near the water, but out
of the way of the high surf which con-
tlnually breaks along the spot
They at first paid little attention TO
it, thinking that it was fisherman
asleep, but when they came nearer
they became suspicious and made an
careful investigation, to find that he
was dead.
They Immediately returned to San
Pedro and notified the city marshal
He, in company with others, went to
the spot and brought the dead man to
the city.
Description of Victim
The most careful investigation failed
to furnish any light as to the dead
mans identity or where he belonged.
He was apparently a man of about 20
or % years of age and of good coun-
tenance.
He wore a dark sack coat of serge,
light pants, dark felt hat. ordinary
black shoes and weighed 175 pounds
when brought in
In one hand was grasped 3S-caliber
revolver with one empty SHE'LL and a
few feet away from him, evidently
thrown by him that way, another re-
volver of the same kind and caliber 1t
also having an empty shell.
In each of his temples was a bullet
hole, either sufficient to kill almost in
stantly. Both bullets had penetrated
the skull and are probably lost in the
sand of the beach.
In the dead mans pockets was found
nothing to even give a clew to his iden-
tity, there being no letters or papers,
except a purse with SAIL in it and in
another pocket return trip ticket from
San Pedro to Los Angeles over the
Pacific Electric road.
A Recent Act
In his outside coat pocket there was
copy of a Los Angeles morning news
paper of June g. From this and the
appearance of the body as examined by
medical men, it was decided that the
deed had not been committed longer
than at the most the night before.
The body was turned over to San
Pedro undertakers Lucas & Fowler, and
the coroner notified, the latter soon ar
riving and gathering a jury, which
brought in verdict of suicide by
shooting of the person unknown.
Th&s&oroner will have the body held
for several days, with the hope of locat-
ing some the decedent's relatives or
friends.
Coroner Trout was notified when the
dead man was found, and the inquest
held in San Pedro yesterday showed
that the man had committed suicide.
coroner's Comment
DR.. Trout said last night
1.-The suicide Is about feet inches
tall, probably weighed about 175 pounds
and was about 23 years of age. There
is scar on the mans left knee little
below the knee cap and he has pecu-
liar turned-up nose.
HE is well built, light complexion,
and is dressed in a black serge coat,
white coat shirt with pink dots, and
striped trousers.
I'm the mans trousers there was a
return trip ticket from San Pedro to
Los Angeles, and as 1t was detached
one it is thought the young fellow must
have come from Los Angeles.
THE man was probably German or
Norwegian. He had a cheap watch
with leather fob, black tie with white
DOTS