Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-08
RUTLAND VT, THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE
The. Death of George C. Hathaway.

The. Death of George C. Hathaway.
The death of George G. Hathaway, at
the Grand Central Hotel in the city OF
New York on Wednesday, was briefly
chronicled in Thursdays HERALD. The
sad fact that he came to his death by his
own hand has been fully confirmed.
The rumor communicated at a late
hour on Wednesday night, was satisfae-
tory to US that it was case of suicide.
but not in such form as to Justify its an
nouncement as other than rumor. No
further particulars were received until
Thursday afternoon, and they were meager,
but the arrival of the Boston Journal
gave full confirmation of the fact, but it
was not until the arrival of the New
York papers at o'clock last evening, that
full particulars were gathered. On open
ing the several papers, we found the event
recorded under various headings, but
all giving substantially the same account,
although some were fuller than others.
The one we give below ia from the New
York Times, as it gives details more at
length, together with the substance of his
letter, and less sensational than the 9TH
ers. The Times gives the following par
ticulars under the heading of Startling
Suicide
Zone of the most singular and startling
of recent suicides was committed some
time between the hours of 10 o'clock a.
m, and 5 o'clock p. m, on Wednesday, In
one of the most elegant suites of apart
ments in the Grand Central Hotel. The
victim was a gentleman who on arriving
at the hotel on the previous evening, at
an early hour. had registered himself as
J. F. Hays, Macs. Upon his request for
good accommodations, he was assigned to
No. 422, which is on the third floor,
Broad way front, and consists of a parlor,
bathroom and bed room. He went imme-
diately to his rooms, and his proceedings
in the evening do not seem to have been
particularly noticed, as the only incident
now remembered is that he rang his bell
at an early hour, and upon its being an
swcred, told the boy that he would not
90 down to supper. but desired some tea
and toast brought to bis room. These ar
tieles were furnished him and nothing
more was seen of him Tuesday night.
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock be
rung his bell again. and upon the boy
going to his room, he was found sitting
in his bedroom without any clothing save
his night-shirt, and it is inferred from
this fact that he did not eat any breakfast,
as he was not seen downstairs altar that
hour, and he asked for nothing to be taken
to his room. He desired the boy to bring
him a morning paper, and this was done.
When the boy returned with newspaper,
he was yet sitting in his bedroom in his
night-shirt, and taking up the paper
which was brought to him, he began to
look over it That was the last that was
ever seen of him alive.
About the middle of the afternoon the
chamber maid of the floor tried the door
but finding it fastened, and supposing the
occupant to be yet in bed, went away. A
little before FIVE o'clock she returned, and
finding the door still fastened, thought the
,, kew had been left at the office, and opened
the door with her key. She found ne
one in the parlor, and passed into The
bedroom, which was also empty, and she
went about arranging the bed, which had
been slept in. While engaged in thi
work she happened to glance into th'
l bath room, the door of which was partly
aiar. and in the bath-tub saw the occu
pant of the room sitting partly upright
r naked, bloody, and showing even az ths
f distance the rigidity of death. A single
glance disclosing these startling facts, sh'
fed to the office and told what she hat
seen. The superintendent of the house
; with DR.. Fisher, q resident of the hotel
= instantly repaired to the room.
; The deceased was sitting in the tub
! which is about four feet in length, witt
/ his legs partly drawn up, and his heac
Z resting against its rim.
DR.. Fisher, examining the body, found
! that death had occurred about four hour
g before, as rtgor n,0rtis was we'll marked
g and the blood upon the body was dry
The wound was found to have been mad
= by small bullet, and was on the righ
: side, some three inches below the nipple
@ and as the course of the bullet had evi
s IDENTIFY been downward ard was abdomi
ral, DIR. Fisher was of the opinion tha
> death had ensued SO quickly because o
internal hemorrhage. It was not ye
b plain how the wound had been caused
It but DR.. Fisher, feeling under the body
= found a small fve.barreled revolver, an
T thus disclosed the fact that it was q cas-
It of suicide. The Police were immediatel
d notified, and Captain Hedden, of tn
g Fifteenth Precinct, at once sent met
u sepger to the residence of Coroner Young
!. and that official was soon at hand.
@ Upon examining the effects of deoease
e letter, covering ten pages of tnote-pepe'
'e was found, which was in an envelope, d
= rected to a gentleman living in Mansfel
,. Place, and also indorsed, Telegraph ,
IL my brother and to Mr.. Stimson, Super
d intendent Marble Works, Rutland, VT
II Inside the letter was directed, "To m
4 a friends" and from it's contents the d.
=, ceased appeared to be George G. Hath'
y way, a resident of Rutland, VT, and q
g. agent of marble works establishment I
10 !. that place. The greater portion of IL
.. letter was devoted to a touching EXPIRE
,e sion of the religious sentiments OF d
ceased, and the cause of his self destru
ton was only vaguely limited in his de
laration that he found be had contracte
expensive habits, and that he had tried
vain to live within his means. 1t appea
od from statements of a friend of deceast