The Ouachita Telegraph - Adolph Pincoin Commits Suicide Date: May 2000 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph May 25, 1872 Page 3, Column 3 A Determined Suicide. At about noon yesterday a very deplorable case of self-destruction occurred on Carondelet street. A gentleman named Adolph Pincoin passed through the premises No. 78 Carondelet street, where he was well acquainted, and went to the rear. Very soon after a shot was heard and cries of "help — help." A clerk ran up stairs and found Mr. Pincoin lying on the back gallery, with blood flowing from a wound in his left breast, where, he acknowledged, he had shot himself. He was put in the room, on a bed, by the clerk mentioned, and another clerk, who came to his assistance. One started for a surgeon and, while he was away, the wounded man, by asking the other to go for a drink of water, procured his absence. As he was returning he heard another shot. Hurrying up stairs he saw the unfortunate man lying on the gallery again, his head and face covered with blood, and, without speaking another word, he died in a few seconds. The last shot was in the head. Both wounds were mortal. The weapon used was a double- barreled derringer. It was new, apparently just purchased, for the purpose for which it was used, and a box of cartridges, two of which had been taken out, was found beside him. He leaves a widow and four children, one of whom was born only a week ago. He was a German, about thirty years of age, and an educated and intelligent man. He was lately employed as a book- keeper,, by Messrs. Levi, Wolf &C., No. 4 Magazine street, by whom he was dismissed on Monday last. No reason is known for the suicide, but his late employers say that recently he betrayed signs of mental excitement. — N.O. Bee, 19th. # # #