New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-09
importance than have fslien within the eih Of sav
Governor daring many years.
SUICIDE or TIE PROPRIE TOR or rHs
INTERNA TIONAL HOTEL

| rA some dsys past, Mr.. Alfred Freemsa. pcosrictsr
Of the International Hotel aai TaycSs SNooa on the
corses o. Broadway and Geankn street, has bces
sufe.rg v.rey ifom the ee Us Of slo fever
&c panied b, eAcruoia,ios pains in the head. 80
was attended b, se'fa skhlful physicians, and al.
though hey hell .'ct hopes Of his speedy recovery
b. seemed to have 'oomy fore boinss tina, he would
ne yer get we'll sgAa oaing yesterday his wife and
sistsrn-Isv nursed him. About 81 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Gilson, biz s'.t"Fn-isw, Who in
attendance a. his bedside, and With whom he hsA
been eonversng freely upc, various suoj'e's, was
requested by bin TO lesve the room fsr snoft tins.
See implied, ard durins her absence Mr.. Freeman
srose from his bed and locked the door, Immediately
alter which he took razor from tas bu'eaa
drawer ard psclrg himself bet0re Tue mirf~
cut his throat from to ear and threw hi rse scrcss
the bed to de- Mrs. Gon retained to the room,
and to her astoushmen, found locked on the inside
Her fears bcrg instantly aroused she ran 10 the room
where Mrs. Freeman sleeping, and requested her
to come and commune ate with her husband Return
rg to the room, the door still being fastened, they
mounted chsir, and looked in at window, and saw
Mr.. Freeman PROSTATE the bed, With his clothes
saturated with blood. The superintendent Of the
hotel was called, and the door instantly forced
open. when an examination Of the body showed that
LIE extinct.
Information of the melancholy occurrence was IN
meoat ely sent to the Coroners Office, and Coroner
yackman sent for. The deceased was alb ,ut ~ yesrs
Of age srd native of England. He has eft intsr-
tstirg family, consisting OF wife and three chdrea
For the past two years Mr.. Freems~ hss been pro-
prietor of the International HOTEL and the saloon be-
meath Mr. Taylor his fsther.in law, having retired,
and giving him the business. The concern was never
in more prosperous condition than now, 80 that
pecuniary dictess could not have prompted the act.
His family relations Of tue most happy character.
and his prospects in life all that could be desired. For
twelve hours previous to his dec the psin in his
head had increased considerably, and the prob ability
is that in moment of temporary insanity the terrible
act was perpetIated.
coRoNERs INQUEST.
Coroner JaCkmsp having impannelcd Jury, took
the following testimony:
w. II. Gilson berg duly sworn, ssid-I reside il
fred sp sick since wk sso lsst
supe'y With slow fever odsy ne Wished me to have NV
had viii made sb ut o'clock this atcraoS.
N the rSs% With hun while she slept dsos.ed ny
the for sbor. me she arranged the vo'se fot h
Die time che went could set she dows
lew minutes ons-r aud sbGa, ts. time Mr. ssss@.a ss%s
the corridor sna looked though wnio sui ssces
cane and found The door 20 the .iad~ .ad
the bars inside aud vent iao the room my
~s s ssd @ bis stoa Ms Freeman ira. though. ,h., Dc.
blood vessel found the laying in
&C Leigh Il No. 40 Fourth street, visited Mr.
freeman s; &. ss i. ns Of Of q: a s sos
deal be appeared cheerful bat arsr ;s
dose and lett hat the last saw Of him thought he
rational when en yet there seemed to b" Indications o.
Emma G lson-I an sister inaw Of the deceased;
was With him this afternoon from about O'Clock "a O'CLOCK;
ri N ssd Se ass'i Ra. si y
@ S1s ,A spyRs .SS sSo. b.
occasion the rom; he talked rsiopsl duos as
ib.. 10 lca wild he s.Ied s 10 leave ne om ana
Of the ta an hour IS. sns back bat esaa net 81 La
windo~ srs saw him on the bed abe came Lannios ok AID
went TO the door three tines bat could not SET o.. meny
seemed cl b,s hi. afternoon he poke Of :omehus eroth
what it hsf hour before left the room his memory
| seemed to fail him.
Amelia Freeman-I am wife OF the deceased; he
eo%rsinGd distress IN biz he'd ard over his body .so.
piaines .eSeI,I ;ime. EFF him sSoat O'Clock, len my
sitter with him back without being cal.d Dr. Post
Jaw Linn hi. morning. hey said that they thought deceased ..s
seriously SICK bat can, back about iocok,
the window deceased yius bed ia h, bo'd
Ss ss be Sss eq he s:s ocna. to g. bed u.
last day Of August. never head hn de.iIs 70 commit .aeie
appeared have lost bis memory aud did not member
td been @ he va: mot SsoG. ,s a"os no ss
Kind lever hne~ ofsny insanity IN bis family before his
bush ess prosperous a.
| Carlton :. Gilson--I came up this morning at 10
O'Clock deceased b. wished me 20 Il. down by the bed
side supposed had something bu, after waiting for
said thing 10 Tan him noticed
wild expression In his he sed he he'd suffered
great night desire TO Dr. Cam
ron wished the Hospital Tor hin went down
ana brought Dr. Cameron with keJ vas also her1 At
HE zane time they unayorsble symptoms, and said
that would In e days. hs told them they dd n
much be mad sf leo during tho Litht IN oa tnsn
that his . II soms body had been scrapDs win
kue LEFT and left the doctors 10 ~en up AGAIN
about O'Clock witness 20 the signature OF MS si AZ u
O'Clock was sent fer by MIS- Freensa ssms up and vent
into the room sner my brother had snsened the DOR,
when | saw the deceased lying on the brd dssa 70
all app. arapoe; | went the drawer Of the bgr.su,
which wss partly open found the living ooen, body
lad deep notch ia IL his general habits were aaet saa
his throat staadios opp)s"s
the bureau bis habits temPerssi the eedc1h-s
the or know Off reason Why he should nave
his blsness Is In very prosperous cood
tioU there haancy he was always on ssoa
terms with his family
John Beach, ~ d. have made an external exam
mat. he Of dscsased and find external wound
cid, mssod mnyas the one sac OF
the other aide 81 tho necs .dinS
al important arynx dovo 10 the verteorsI coiamn
Ia my opinion, death caused BY said wound&l .
The Jury, after short consultation, rendered ths
following verdict:
That Alfred Freeman came to his death by suicide,
by cutting his throat with q razor September Sth.
1879.