Show With Oriental Stoicism Jap Japanese nese Poses for Camera Then Cuts His Throat ii 4 44 4 Lc k 1 v 1 Wt 4 4 e ary 1 by Geo Ceo Piercy Main street S S. S SInN OHARA Who posed for above photograph before he ho killed himself After planning for Cor more than a week with the stoicism and fatalism that thal are arc characteristic of ot the orient S S. S a Japanese e eto 40 to years of ot aG age cut his I throat with a keen knife yesterday InI in inthe inthe I the rear of oC a sh I and poultry market at West Vest First South street was a part pait owner of or the ml market 3 and nd the with which he hc severed the arteries artenes in his throat was waR the same mme that he had used for weeks b before fore In preparation preparation preparation tion of or fish Oh a and nd fowl for the market marJet That ma made e careful preparation preparation tion for or hi his liN death and that he had for many days as a's upon upun Is made I the evident e b by hIs hiM peculiar manner In photograph studio of or George o Piercy South Main street before whom his last photo photographic sitting wa was made came to tho the studio lo Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day afternoon November No 1 I and asked a for a n SItting Mr Ir says lIe Ho seemed nervous and oppressed He lie sat at a and lid insisted that hat the tue J be finished as aRI quickly an possible as there was ur urgent need of themI them I promised the proofs at the earliest moment possible and was there promptly at the time Indicated to Inspect them lie He approved the tue proof and gave C his lila order older Insisting upon a aru ru rush h job but said al that quality finality must not be he sacrificed for or time tim lie Bc wanted l the best work possible but hut wanted wante It hur hur- ried ned returned to the thc studio Wednesday last and took tonk the tho finished pictures paying the bill from a a. quantity of or silver lie Ho seemed to have ample mane money When th the thc pictures were delivered asked me to aid nid him In wrapping wrapping wrap wrap- ping the tIle three so he could mall mail them to relatives in the orient He seemed depressed and moody but when whet the tho pictures 5 were cro read ready to be mailed h hI he thanked me with Ith characteristic oriental orienta politeness and a bur burden en seemed lifted from his mind Other Oilier than sitting for his picture and sending the thc finished photographs to hi his 1 family apparently made few preparations for or death Ho did not follow follow fol fol- oh- oh I low the lie custom of his fatalistic p people h by bathing In ItT perfumed water and dressIng dressin dress dress- in InS Ing In his most elaborate attire but cladIn chadin clad chad In his lila working clothes s lay upon th the floor noor of ot the tile workroom near a a pool o ot of blood from the chickens that had been beci dressed re there a few hours before an and 1 slashed his is throat with the tho keen blade blado o ot of hIs hili shop knife had acted queerly of ot late according to lila Ills brother and associates but no cause was known of his depres depres- fI- fI slon iori Ion When the they heft lef left the market at al midnight midnight mid mid- night Saturday told them h he would remain and repack a box of Ms fIsh before leforc leaving heaving th the shop hop His Ills body wa was found yesterday morning Coroner Harry S S. Harper Is making an hl investigation this afternoon to learn rn 1 it If po possible motive for or lI self l dc do- The rIle body bolly I la is at the lie S S. M M. 1 Toy Toy- lor for l establishment |