The New York herald., 1863-05-08
Extraordfnary Case OF Suicide at ths
metropolitan Hotel.

metropolitan ktOtcls
Frenchman named Edmend Baron committed suicide
at the Metropolitan Hoto Wednesday undor
extraordinary circumstances. Deceased appeared was
once millionaire but of reduced his IN.
come 10 such low figure that no obliged to emgate
10 this country for the purpose OF making livelihood
He arrived in this city about two years ago. and BY
means Of little money which he had managed to save
from his creditors in Paris he contrived TO live IN com
Portable circumstances The loss OF bis fortune preyed
upon his mind day and night, however, and finally drove
him 10 despair. When the French army invaded Mexico
he entertained the idea Of ping tho ranks Of his coun-
trymen az aprvate and ending his miserable existence
upon the battle field bat he dssuaded from doing 90
BY friend Scme two or three months ago he went TO
Washington on business connected with patent and on
his return 70 New York. which occurred the Goth u
he took lodgings at the Metropolitan HOTEL Nothing
unusual transpired until yesterday morng, was
the BREAKFAST table One q The wa. Who Ssd Enocse1
a. his bedroom door and could obtain no answer,
pccted that something wrong and communicated his
open It discovered that deceased was quito dead.
He was in his night Clothes lying the bed and had
heart In his hand was grasped q surgical instrument
known cating the blade Of which correspondsd with
tho wound found uron the person Of deceased . Bou
ton, who subsequently made post mortem exami.
thai death was inflicted 1 :sls iujrumens and that
sstser found among decsaseds effects q appeared that
medicine had but little or no ecct however, and he thon
contemplated shooting himself with revolver. Upon
second thoughts he concluded 10 disturb his follow
boarders BY making such noise - the explosion OF .
pistol would produce and hit the cssng - the bsss
means OF carrying out his intouton
The most remarkable feature Of the oase perhaps,
win LEFT by deceased bsqueahng his body 70 Dr. wesse
with the request TINT the skecon should be nicely ssG
and paccd somewhere 10 his onlce. The document ID
rather singular production, and runs - fOllows:-
hereby bsaueah my body % ny talented and day
rIseenth street New York requeslng him 70 81 up ny
best means could sungest 70 effect properly the fol-
lowing:To take the nesh on the bones WITH knife
much possible; 70 cut small pieoe OF the skull with
cpan and pull the brain QUIT To- pierce holes the shan
OF every long bone with small gmei 70 ~ 70 let the
row out which VIII geay fmrrove the whit~ness; 70 let
= macers.e in water long Will. gu az scit and cartila
soak In solution ofs nashesia Cor taa d. chasssl,
with scate of potash and ultimately up with
special favor VIII BE- 90 nice 70 see ones old dwelling
swsy Ia some dirty place How handy zoo when We are
ali summoned to the Valley or Jehosharhat, 10 and ones
bones all rcsdy torethsr instead Of having 10 struggle
among crowd, and 70 pict them up by some
chsrnel house. Should my learned friend fail TO comply
with my request will certainly back and pull Ria
hair ont BY the roofs provided that they eve iough
And now. with my love to k---. goodITn
On pfvftf--nu vetofr. EDMOND BARON.
n A 1919.