A Desperate End on 11th Street

At 8 o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. J. Moser heard A. J. Hall, a boarder and lodger at the house located at 908 Eleventh Street, groaning loudly. This frightened the lady so that she called her husband, James Moser, and the two entered the room which Mr. Hall occupied. Hall was asked what was the matter and he pointed to an empty vial which was on the stand and said he had taken aconite with suicidal intent because he wanted to end his troubles. Dr. C. McCauley was summoned by Mr. Moser and wife. When Dr. McCauley arrived, Hall was in terrible agony from the effects of the poison. He told the physician that he did not care to live; that he was out of funds, unable to secure employment and therefore felt too despondent to further struggle for an existence. An emetic was administered and then Dr. McCauley left for the purpose of getting some antidotes. When he returned, Hall was dead. The testimony adduced revealed that Hall was nearly 56 years of age and had a family which now resides on a farm owned by him in Dodge County, Nebraska. He came here from Dodge County and on his arrival secured employment in the Lake Union mills. This place he held up to two months since when he was thrown out of employment. Since that time he has continually sought for employment but was unable to find it. During this period Mr. Moser and wife, who were acquainted with him in Kansas, kept him for friendship's sake, as he was entirely out of funds. The failure to secure work preyed on his mind; on Monday last he went on a spree and this was kept up until Thursday evening. The jury, after hearing the testimony, brought in a verdict to the effect that the name of the deceased was A. J. Hall, and that he came to his death from an overdose of aconite, taken with suicidal intent.