South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-15
Found Dying in Garage on
South ST. With Empty Bottle
Lying Near-OieS Before
Medical Aid Arrives.
INDICATIONS ARE MAN
COMMITTED SUICIDE
All Marks Leading to His Iden-
tity Are DeStrOyed-AnChOr
TattOOed on Arm May Assist
in Identifying Stranger.

The body of an unknown man lics
at the Jones undertaking parlors the
victim OF carbolic acid. presumably
taken by himsel The man was
found half dead SUNDAY afternoon in
garage i'm the rear OF the Easls
sample room on ". South ST. Year
him lay an empty bottle. smelling
strongly of carbolic acid All indi-
cations are that the man committed
suicide. Before medical aid could be
reached he was dead.
The motive for the tragedy Is yet
unsolved The unknown man is "a
stranger in the city and was only
recognized 10y one man, who claimed
he had seen the stranger with an
other man near the Lake Shore depot
Saturday afternoon.
The dying man was found by Jo-
seph Eagle who heard him coughing
i'm Bert Claey's garage shed in the
rear of the Eagle sample room. When
he looked in at the shed door the man
was sitting on nail keg. Eagle
thought ne was III and spoke 20 him.
but the stranger only motion ID him
away.
Empty Bottle Found
me SlIUUE UUUI NL IaA UftlAE AAAfA
attracted the saloonSeeper's attention
and he soon noticed the empty vial
on the floor beside the man. IL was
then that he realized what the mau
was doing He hurried 10 a telephone
and the police ambulance arrived be-
fore the man died. A mad race for
the county jail hospital was made but
death overlook the man before the
hospital was reached.
H..H. u. NHH
body was removed 20 the Jones un-
dertaking morgue and the coroner
was called.
Every effort seemingly had been
taken by the man 10 hide clue that
would possibly lead 10 his identity.
All papers and notes had been taken
from his pockets and the markings
carefully clipped from his cap and
coat. A nickel and a jack knife were
the only articles found i'm his pockets.
Bears Tattoo Mark.
ON the mans left arm below the
elbow a crude shaped anchor
been tattooed The anchor is much
the shape OF capital ID with "a small
loop attached 10 the left side. ON his
shirt band the initials :. H. were
found. furnishing, with the tattoo
mark. the only clues that the police
have by which they feel they can get
the mans identity.
When found he was dressed in a
neat brown suit and collar and tie.
He were a brown cap and brown
shoes He is presumed 20 DE 81 years
old and about five feeJ six inches tall,
and weighing about 200 pounds. Ile
is a well built man. being straight
and broad-shouldered
His face was smooth shaven and
clean and his hair was light and OF
grayish tint His eyes were dark
blue. Four upper teeth plated hoaNi-
ly with gold may help lead 90 identi-
fying the man.
Believed From Chicago.
He is supposed 10 be from Chicago
by the coroner. as his undergarmeuts
we're purchased from Chicago mer-
chants Tt is generally supposed that
the stranger came here with the i'm
tention Of committing the deed.
The man who claimed hc saw him
about the depot Saturday said he saw
him with another man. whom he be-
lieves is a local man. The coroner has
been taking steps 10 get in touch
with this man An inquest viii lG
held probably within the next week
In the meantime the body VIII De
kept al the Jones undertaking parlors
where n may be viewed.