Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-15
STEWARTDLES
BY OWN HAND
WELL KNOWN SPORTING MAN
KILLS HIMSELF
DEsPoNDENT, DRINKS POISON IN
HIS ROOM
Had More Than Local Fame as Writer
on Pugiism and Racing.
Founded First Athletic
Club In Los Angeles

Harry Stewart is dead by his own hand.
Up and down Spring street and Broad
way last night went the news of the sui
eide of this victim of his own self-indul-
gences and the circumstances of fate.
On every hand there were expressions
of regret that popular, whole souled,
genial Harry Stewart had seen fit to die
in this manner.
Harry Stewart was one of the best
known and most popular sporting men In
Southern California.
He was the promoter, organizer ana
manager of the first athletic club in Los
Angeles He was a sporting writer
known from coast to coast, wherever rae
ing and baseball and fighting obtained.
His knowledge of the sport game was
broad and varied and he was a most gen.
tlemanly exponent of every branch of 1t.
His Own Worst Enemy
Harry Stewart was his own worst enc
myths only enemy, in fact-for he num-
bered his friends by the thousands in
Southern California, and they were all
ready to help him in any extremity, II
only pride had not intervened and pre-
vented him from applying to those who
could and would have kept him from TAX
ing this last fatal step.
When Stewart first came to Los An
known at once to everybody. He became
connected with several of the popular
cafes in the city and did sporting work
for eastern newspapers. Then he organ
lied the first athletic club in Los Angeles
and as referee and authority on sport.
ing matters his name became wei known
in Southern California.
He worked for several local newspapers
and latterly has been connected with the
tu r1a
agraphs on amateur and professional
sports.
AS a racing authority he was known all
over the state, but he was best known
in the sporting world as a writer on pu-
gilism, and he was known to every man
in the game as an authority and true to
the best interests of the sport.
Some six months ago Stewart became
involved in a family dispute and this
preyed on him heavily He lost his judg-
ment for the time being and sought
solace in drink.
Since July he has been practically on
the verge of delirium and several times
has applied to the police authorities and
the surgeons of the receiving hospital for
relief. 1t has always been given him and
on every occasion it was thought that he
would finally recover from his fits of de-
spondency and become his old time self.
Tries to XIII Himself
Twice within the past four months
Stewart has attempted to kill himself,
and each time failed of his purpose. At
no time has the man been responsible for
his actions, and his final act in taking
himself off was that of person without
reason, mind or Judgment
His death is mourned by scores of
friends.
The decedent leaves a wife and two
children who are now visiting relatives in
San Francisco.
Stewart went to his lodging house at
224k North Grand avenue at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday night. He was intoxicated at
the time, and stated to the landlady of
the house that he wanted a good, long
sleep AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the landlady, Mrs. Anna Spencer, went
to his room, but as he appeared to be
sleeping she did not disturb him. At
8:15 last night she returned to the room,
and as he was apparently lying in the
same position as in the early morning she
entered the room and touched him.
She found that his body was cold. He
was dead.
The police and the coroner were at once
notified and the body removed to the
morgue.
An inquest will be held today and the
body will probably be cremated, in ac-
cordance with a note left by the dead
man which shows clearly that the deed
was premeditated one. The note is as
follows:
"Mr. Lanterman: Let Mr.. Winfield
Scott of the Graphic have all and any
effects. He has been a good friend to me-
Booze has got me down and out. 1 have
lost self-respect and friends, hence the
step I am taking. My wife is at Sc
Pierce street, San Francisco. She will
meet the crematory expenses. Have my
worthless carcass burned up, and oblige,
"STEWART."
Stewart died from drinking the contents
of four-ounce bottle of bromidia.
That he had contemplated the deed for
several days is evidenced by the fact
that he bought the drug almost week
ago.