Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08

hausted and that he could not stand the
battle much longer. He had bottle in
his pocket which contained a choral So
luton and also a hypodermic instrument
and bottle OF morphine. Taking the in
strument from his pocket he gave himself
an injection of the morphine and laughed
at those in the street below. Then
Pospsiel sat in the window sill, swung
his legs outside. put the muzZle of the
pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger
with both hands. his strength having be-
come almost exhausted. There was re-
port and the dying form of the man
tumbled to the cement sidewalk below.
These who had assembled in the street
made a rush in the direction of the pouse.
Most of them were curious spectators
while others were friends of the physician
and were anxious to do something for the
wounded man Before any of them
reached the body, however. little Elsie
Pospisiel who had heard the shot while
with her mother. ran to where her father
lay in heap and threw herself across his
body crying Daddy. daddy. as she
There weren't many dry eyes in that
vicinity just then.
Dies on Way to Hospital.
DR.. Moffitt of the Casualty Hospital got
to the house in hurry. Life was not
then extinct but Pospisiel died in the
ambulance before the hospital was
reached. His body was placed in the hos
pital morgue to be held until Coroner
hewitt could make investigation and
give the necessary death certificate. But
the coroner deemed an inquest unneces-
sary. furnishing a certificate to show DR..
Pospisiel had committed suicide while
mentally unbalanced.
Native of Wisconsin.
DR.. Pospisiel was a native Of Wisconsin,
where he was married eighteen years ago.
, Shortly after coming to this city he en-
tered the dental department of Columbian
University and later graduated from the
medical department at Georgetown Uni
versity Mrs. Pospisiel told a Star re-
porter today that the deceased had al
/ ways been a kind and anfectionate hus-
band and father. Her husband she ex-
planned. was a studious man. sitting up
late at night and seldom getting sufficient
sleep. When she first noticed something
was troubling him. she said. he told her
that his best friends, especially those in
The Maccabees. had gone back on him.
He had asked them about their change in
the treatment Of him. and they declared
they were still as good friends as ever.
Her husband, Mrs. Pospisiel added.
thought the MaccabeeS We're against him,
however. and he said they had threatened
to have him dismissed from his position.
The. thoughts of losing his means of live
lhood seemed to trouble him more than
the idea of his friends deserving him. He
was constantly thinking of his wife and
! the children.
Plans for Funeral.
| All day yesterday and today neighbors
and other friends called at the house to
| offer assistance, members Of the several
fraternal orders with which the deceased
had been connected being among them.
NJ q LODGE nf Odd Fel1ovr
of which Pospisiel was a member had an
undertaken take charge of the body and
prepare il for burial A message was
sent to John Pospisiel. twin brother of
the deceased. residing at Heineman, Wis,
and the arrangements for the funeral will
not be completed pending advices from
| him. Should he fail to respond to the
telegram the body will be buried in Cen
wood Wednesday or Thursday.
Statement by Lieut.. Falvey.
The fact that DR.. Pospisiel was per-
mitted by. the police to remain in the
house six and one-half hours welding
a pistol and then kill himself was COM
mented on by friends of the unfortunate
| man and 81 hers. Some of them thought
| there should have been some way of get
ting control of the physician before he
| killed himself.
| Lieut.. Falvey of the ninth precinct. who
was on duty early yesterday morning
and who vas succeeded by Capt Daley,
| told Star reporter today that II was Ut
| terly impossible for the police to have
| done any better than they did Efforts,
| he said. were made to attract the atten-
| ton of the physician in order that he
might be caught. but he was always equal
f. to the occasion.
capt. Daley" the lieutenant added. did
| everything in his power to have the in
sane man caught without any injury be-
/ ing inflicted. directing the men to exer-
else every precaution to protect the un-
fortunate man and his neiehbors"
So far as he was able to see, the Of