| Show A HORRIBLE SUICIDE arthur porcher nearly severs his hia head from his body on saturday lightf ight about 6 p in occurred one of those terrible events which send a thrill of horror through the community about 7 p in the body of a young man of powerful power tul physique was discovered in an upper apartment of his fathers house on third south street in this city weltering in a pool of blood and with the bead almost severed from the body the floor of the room was spattered and saturated with the crimson stain for some distance around indicating that the struggle of the strong man with death had been prolonged and terrible A razor smeared with blood was found beside the body a circumstance tending lending to show that it was probably a case of suicide for some cause coroner taylor was not Loti notified fled of the case until yesterday yes yesterday terdal morning when he immediately too took steps to enquire into the cause of death in oreter to ascertain whether the man had been murdered or whether it was a case of suicide the airy having been duly empanelled empanel led and witnesses wita esses sworn mr robert kobert porcher father of the deceased was placed upon the stand he testified in substance that the deceased was his son arthur porcher 28 years of age dark complexioned about 5 feet 11 inches in height and unmarried A little before 3 p in he noticed that arthur seemed to be in a brown study about something he was moody and silent except when spoken tu to when he merely answered in monosyllables yes cr 46 no 19 W witness i told him he was going up town when arthur asked him if he had any money and afterward handed his father 30 cents in change witness then went up town to make some purchases this was about 3 p in he did not get back until about p pm in and shortly after asked walter another son where arthur was and add hare ha replied up stairs and that he thought jae be was asleep witness then took off his shoes to avoid waking him and went cautiously up stairs when he discovered cove red tile the dead body of his son in the condition described and almost fainted flouted with horror at the terrible picture P presented r dented As soon as he recovered r e d sufficiently he ran out and alarmed the neighborhood in search of assistance walter porcher brother of the deceased testified that he walter was lying outside of the douse under tinder a tree when jais his fattier father went up town and that shortly after his father left the house he heard his brother run up stairs stairs and subsequently heard him pacing the floor until about 4 rpm pm 9 when he fell asleep ana awakened later with a shock from a terrible dream with the impression that some one was calling him he added that deceased was subject to lapses of reason and that about eight years ago he had bad been sent to the asylum in this city for six months and that about three years ago he had been locked up atice at the city hall for inverter ing with a man on the sidewalk and that his fits of abbe ration were frequent and unaccountable that ike he had no enemies and that there liere was not the slightest suspicion that he came to his death otherwise than by y his own han hand d the jurors brought in a verdict in accordance with the facts |
