Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-15
HIS LIFE
RATHER Than face
! FORGERY CHARGE
~
Arthur Steinhouse Suicided
!. When Officer Arrives to
Z Arrest Him-Took Cya.
hide of Potassium.

Fearing arrest because he had given
. forged check. and respondent because
he was not receiving any more money
from home, Arthur Steinhouse, former
bookkeeper for the Central Auto COM
pany, committed suicide at the Palatine
rooming house at noon today by drink
ing quantity Of cyanide of potassium
dying almost instantly after taking the
poison. He was just putting on his
coat to accompany Officer Al Sutton
to the police station. Adam Bogdono-
witch. proprietor of the rOOming house,
had sworn to a complaint charging
him with forgery.
The tragedy which ended the life OF
young Steinhouse occurred just as the
clock was striking IL and he had no
sooner swallowed the poison draught
than Officer Sutton sped to the tele-
phone and called ar. Pittenger, who
arrived just as the man had preathed
his last Clutched in his hand was a
telegram from Salt Lake. which read:
Salt Lake, october 16, 1912.
Arthur Steinhouse,
Palatine Hotel, Boise.
Impossible to send you any more. Go
somewhere and get work.
S. M. STEINHOUSE.
Steinhouse was arrested last week
charged with embeZzling $50 from the
Central Auto company, and after spend
ing several days In jail, he secured the
money from Salt Lake, paid back the
amount he was alleged to have stolen,
and was discharged.
Not having paid his room rent, the
proprietor of the Palatine attempted
to get some money, and Steinhouse to-
day gave him a check on the Pacific
National bank for $50, which paid the
amount due. and left little over.
which Bogdonowich gave him in money
A little later upon presenting the check
at the bank it was turned down and
the rooming house proprietor called an
officer Sutton was sent to the place
and was informed that Steinhouse was
in room Is. He went up stairs,
knocked at the door and informed
Steinhouse that he was an officer and
had come after him. Steinhouse an
swersd that he would open the door
in a minute, and it is believed that
during that interval he swallowed the
poison, which ended his life a minute
later, as he was not seen to drink any
thing after the officer entered.
LAS soon as l put on my coat will
go with you," said Steinhouse. At that
juncture a Western Union Telegraph
boy came up on a wheel and he said
Here is a telegram; perhaps it is some
good news for me-" He opened 1t, his
face convulsed visibly. When asked to
sign for its delivery he replied, 81
can't" staggered backward and fell on
the bed, writing in agony.
DIR. Pittenger pronounced Steinhouse
dead when he arrived and made an ex-
animation and Coroner Schneider was
called to take possession of the body
and the effects in the room, among
which was a small package purchased
at the Owl drug store, labeled, "Potas-
Stun Cyanide" but which was I'M
opened. He also had small box. con :
tanning a similar label. but which did
not show where it was purchased. This
was about empty. Another small pack
age purchased at the Overland drug
store is said to contain strychnine, but
which appeared not TO have been
touched. Having the different poisons
in his possession leads the police to