Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

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ny wires late on . fogsy.
drizzly night In April.
-1 The intending suicide nad
called up police headquar-
,>r,-shis was In the old Mulberry
s,r.et dsys-and the lieutenant at
ss,f end Of the circuit: after waiting
fer seconds. distinctly heard the
..arp ringing report Of firearm,
,,oylnx that the unknown speaker had
80 his word and must have pur-
,aee,y left the receiver OF the hook.
fheu silence.
instead Of calling mp the once OF
A, Hotel Delmont--one OF the newer
,v,nfystory hostelries near the Grand
c&ntrsI depot, Finney Valentine leap
a into his oficial motor and dashed
Al uptown, hoping to be hrst on the
s<ld before the hotel people had a
,bsnce to muddle things.
mia desire was realized. Apparent
n no alarm had been given or heard
frou the eighth floor by guests, cham
>ernaids, or bellhops-vhich perhaps
YES rot surprising considering the
.I.s AZ the hotel and the fact that the
iocsficn h . very noisy one so far as
rreef sounds are concerned.
upon locating room number eight
,.tr.stx-the door had to be forced.
ne ksy being on the inside and the
n:sty-bolt also shot-hers Is what
rnney saw and found:
there were two rooms and q bath
n The suite-sitting room and sleep
ins chamber. The telephone was In
he former, and sure enough the re-
fsIrer dangled idly by its cord. Both
q these rooms were apparently empty
and IN good order--no furniture dis
arranged. nor had the, bed been dis
tuSed. A suitcase lay open on the
nble. but the articles therein-shirts.
collars. underwear-were neatly dis
posed. On the dresser In the bedroom
we're the usual toilet articles of a
nan Of some means-razora silver
backed military brushes, shaving
mug, hand glass. ETC.. and travelling
clock
Only couple Of searching glances
vere required to make this brief In
,e1tory. What they were looking for
by on the door Of the tiled bathroom.
jpst inside the door-the body Of
man IN the prime OF life. attired In
evening clothes. lying huddled on one
sids Just - he had fallen Loosely
ripped IN the fingers Of the right
ksad--doubled under the body-was
1lx<oembered bulldog revolver with
o1e, cartridge exploded. In the right
ieupIs was q round hole from which
Ne blood was still oozing to a tiny
pod staining the Wilderness OF the
lessslsted floor. The eyes were star
nc vide open with look OF sudden
kofpr or surprise.
ln The mans pockets were q small
nl Of bills and some silver amount
- 70 twenty dollars and forty cents.
watch and fob. and In the breast
pocket Of the dinner-coat nat wallet
Enthusiastically empty
IAe hotel register showed the name
William Hardester. Washington" he
aaa arrived the day before There
xeFe 10 means Of entering room eight
- areescapes; the windows were
closed save that Of the bathroom.
tn'ca opened on an inner court. with
ue pavement ninety odd feet below.
zppzsently the case was one OF sui
eIds-so said Or. Lsttish. the house
zyucian: yet the trained eye and
Ana q Inspector Valentine es2ied
- o. two salient facts which pointed
a NJ. . So. - -...-s.. -.s.s ...s
'abbsr7 Or revenge or both for the
,seI Yet, per contra. there was the
&eeonxIctinE telephone message; the
ea nom locked and bolted on the
n'ae with no other means Of exit
~ i'r . bird. . sheer drop from the
1879 % me street Of nigh q hun
70 fset with not enough foothold
~ Of cornice or ledge for q hui
- ~; and lastly. the total absence
= nsas OF struggle. At first
$3.50 vac tragedy indicated care
p'anned scheme for self-destruc-