Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-30
UNKNOWN PUTS
BULLET IN HEAD
Guest at Elk Hotel Com
mits Suicide, Leaving
Identity In Doubt
LEFT TWO NOTES BEHIND
ONE ENCLOSING SIXTY DOLLARS
To UNDERTAKEN FOR BURIAL
EXPENSES REQUESTS M
MEDIATE INTERNIENT


MEDIATE INTERMENT
Dressed only in his underclothing.
and with bullet hole In the right
side of the upper portion Of the head.
the body of an unknown man was
found in the Elk hotel yesterday fore
noon. with the deadly pistol still
gripped in his rigidly cold right
hand. The stranger came TO the ho-
tel twelve or more hours prior to the
finding OF his lifeless body. but from
what point. no one in Amarillo knows.
The outer clothing, a suit bearing
the name of the International Tailor
ing company and consisting of coat.
trousers and vest OF dark blue mix
ture, had been removed, as had the
shoes of the Crawford make, the hose
and hat. A towel had been careful
" folded beneath the head. and the
preparations thus complete had end
ed with the firing of the fatal shot
Among other articles found in the
room. were the following notes:
ITO the Undertaken; have com
mittcd suicide. Please bury me as
quietly n with as little excitement as
possible.
II am no criminal nor am | want
ed anywhere by any one for any
misdoing. am honest
e! leave sixty dollars to pay on
funeral expenses Please buy a lot
for me and bury me as decently as
possible
Put no inscription on my grave
for my name is not known here. the
one on the register is deceit
Bury me In the clothes / have
mere
Truly l have none other than per
sonal reasons for dying.
Please bury me tomorrow. Wed"
The other letter is as follows. be-
ing addressed 10 another party:
To the Proprietor have oom-
mitted suicide. Please notify under
taker and please cause as little ex-
element as possible
Truly | am no criminal nor am
wanted anywhere by any one for any
misdoing whatever
Il only wish to quietly quit life
with no trouble to my friends. SO
have covered mp my identity for that
reason only.
The name IN the directory Is a de-
ceit
THE change $3.50 leave here Is
yours
81 am not married and have no
one dependent upon me. belong -
no order or insurance whatever
Acting Coroner David Derden took
charge of the body at the room where
discovery was made and began the
investigation. later rcsuming the
same after removal had been made
TO the Griggs establishment. but had
not completed II last night
In keeping with the statements OF
the unfortunate man. he has COW
cred up" his identity. the mark on
his laundry being the only thing left
that might tend to establish identity.
This is In the form OF a double in
itial &C" or &C" with the strong
or preference for the former. accord
ing 20 those who have seen the writ
ing II Is declared by local launder-
ers that the laundry was finished az .
modern plant. such as Is found only
In the larger cities
At the hotel the register shows the
occupant of the room gave the name
George G. Allen. bat since ne states
this 20 be- fictitious. Il is considered
OF but little value In the way OF iden-
tification u il believed IN this con
nection. however. that since the in
itials on the laundry are "GG. that
there might De something real about
the George G. used In connectios
with the name Allen on the Efk
register
The body will be- held during tha
next several days In the Griggs ~
tablishment. pending the investigators
as 20 the identity OF the man. An
Investigation Of the contents of q
medium-priced red or russet leather
suit case belonging 20 the dead man.
showed a motley array OF BELONGINGS.
but nothing bearing writing that
would tend 10 establish the name or
the Owner One little package wrap
ped with tissue paper and tied with
blue ribbon was found 20 contain a
liberal braid % golden brown hair.
supposedly that Of a woman or a
child. other small articles too au-
o.. lane o., rparffou war. fauuf IN fk~