Evening star., 1907-11-12
SUICIDE OF STRANGER
George W. EWeII Shoots Him
self Through the Head.
BODY TAKEN TO MORGUE
Visitor Procured Revolver From
Local Store.
WAS NATIVE OF TENNESSEE
Fired Fatal Shot While Riding
Along Pennsylvania Avenue in
Railroad Company Cab.
BODY TAKEN TO MORGUE
VAs NATIVE OF TENNESSEE

George W ExeI Of Deer Lodge. Morgan
county Tenn. committed suicide while IN
Pennsylvania Railroad cab on Pennsyl-
vania avenue between 10th and 1lth
streets about o clock this afternoon.
The suicide is supposed TO have been
passenger on the train which arrived here
over the Pennsylvania road from Balti-
more and the west about o'clock. He
emerged from the station about ten
minutes after the train pulled in.
and stopped at the cab office in front
Of the station % engage vehicle. lie ap-
peareG to be crippled. When the cab was
whistled up. he PIT his baggage. consist
Ing cf a satchel and two boxes. into the
cab and climbed IN after them.
Drive me to The rearest nawnshon'
lr told III. cabn,an. The driver pro
ceeded 10 Fulton's. on 9th street near
u street. Tire passenger anghted ana
entered tho store.
Drive me To another place. Nc sid
20 tie cabman when he again appeared
He was nervous and appeared ""Iii,.n
I'D in trouble. The Caoman dToNe "
snappirio's. o05 u street.
Noticed Loading Revolver.
When the stranger left that place he
vas carrying d bundle Climbing III
tn. CAD. he told the driver to proceed
Up Pennsylvania avenue
The sen!cIe had covered several blocks
when the canrnan. giancing through one
o. the small front windows. saw his fare
IN tic act of loading a big revolver. lie
noticed At once from the expression on
the mans face that he contemplated self
destruction, and. knocking on the Gao
door, he called out:
MY horse has gone lame and 7 must
drive back to the station to get another
one. X wont take long.
And then, hoping he had at least sue
ceeded IN making his passenger postpone
for the moment his contemplated act.
he whipped up his horse and started
back for the Pennsylvania station. But
when ne heard the report of pistol
from within the cab.
When the cabman Climbed down and
oyiered the door he found the passenger
on his breast, ard blood and brains oozing
frcn his right ear. Immediately he called
Q policeman, who rang for the Elmer
sency Hospital ambulance pr Dear
in lees than Ave minutes, pronounced the
man dead. This, cab doors were then
closed and the vehicle and its inaninate
contents held on the spot TO await the ar
rival of the coroner.
Appeared to Be Nervous.
At J. Shapirio's sporting gods store,
.>5 d street Victor Gau2za. one of the
e-S7s. said that he had sold 70 a young
man answering the description Of the
suicide a 3s-cliiber 1ammerIess revolver.
Tne Young man. who appeared somewhat
nervous while in the shop gave his name
as Jorn Jones and his address a Hlad-
son Tenn Tie clerk said that from
the mans hesitan2y In giving his name
and address ne would not be surprised
10 learn that both were fictitious.
Tne suicide was dressed in dark cloth
ing
nan 7he affair was reported TO Mai.
Sylvester. superiHt endent of police, he
reared the oody re.nov' To the morsue
Came Here From Baltimore.
F-vell had oeen at Johns Hopkins Hos
ritaI this morning a receipt FOR $3.50 for
TIE hospital dated November II, having
ecH fo':nd IN his pocket. 1t is thought
THAT ne started for Washington on the
tran die nee AT | O'Clock, intending 10
r:oceed 10 his Tennessee home, nut de
tidei Dr tHt way over TO eru Il an ana
stopped here en- route.
The suicide II appears. was deliberately
conce.l &c a. &. note found in k"eI
Tociet requested that whoever found MS
body SHOULD notify his wife in Tennessee.
IaiIrorG t,ckats and trunk checks was
$40 in change ana gold watch,
Ta- p0llce th!nk Ewell was driven 10
si-ide BY continued and hopeless Il!
NJ S4t:I
Copy of the Letter.
The letter found in the mans pocket
reaLS as follows:
October ~. 1861. sunday pm.
II rasc OF nv death ~ any time. thef"
Is Al industrial Insurance policy N my
s-.sr ,as- tpr 81. in Metropolitan. which
vii bury ms c; c;eaply-here at THIS place
psas" nave Doctors certificate OF death
mailed - Mrs George ". r,Wela my wife
y as
son as possible And thanking you
klrdly fDr prompt attention to las re
a-sS- :;oua my love To Mrs. Eve! and
n. 2 daughter. Narv Francis ETtN tseven
wears old. These two arr more than life
S. II -n rls. Sincerely,
GEORGE ". EWFLI-."
Srr=s!a4 IN pencil on the other s.ae Of
i... ulJs. ti. main body of which was
pgrraE in l-k- We're tie words. send
errr. 1h.rs to baby