The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-30
The suicide of a Prominent Banker.

The suicide of IL Prominent Banker.
Thomas Olcott. wealthy and cslimable
citizen OF Albany, Vice President of the
Mechanics and Farmers Bank Of that city,
committed suicide in the private water cure
hospital at 313 West Twenty street,
in this city, late "Wednesday afternoon. His
body was found in one of the parl0rs of
the hospital. surrounded by blood which
flowed from terrible wound in the left
fore arm. Life had been extinct nearly
two hours, it was supposed, at the time of
the discovery. a razor was used in COM
hitting the deed. 1t was found clcnched
in his right hand.
The suicide was Il patient in the place.
He came there from Albany about two
weeks ago to be treated for melancholia,
-. h'ro~'arnd livnr His wife nc
four yesterday he left his room on the third
floor of the hospital, and started for the
basement to make his customary daily
bath. Mrs. Olcott went with him as far as
the bathroom door, where she separated
from him. She went up stairs, while he
entered the room alone. When he got in
side the bathers Informed him that he was
ten minutes too early for his bath. Where
upon he turned around and went out of the
door without saying anything. He was
not seen after that. Nearly two hours
elapsed and as he had not returned to his
room his wife became uneasy, and went to
look for him. AT the bath room she learned
of his going out (; but the bathers could not
tell Der where he had gone. Her anxious
inquiries quickly alarmed the inmates of
hospital, who joined in the search. 1t was
thought he might have stepped out of the
building.
FINDING THE BODY.
After glancing through the reception
room and parlor on the first floor, the
searchers continued their investigation up
stairs. On reaching the second story they
entered room No. 4, at the head of the
stairs. Mrs. Olcott opened the door. which
was unlocked She was the first to step
into the room, and was followed by Will
iohA ONhoSH, u SSi Nuit, III. iDillclItTutcktT,
the director of the hospital, Mr.. Goodman,
one of the patients, and some other persons.
After she had fairly crossed the threshold
she turned her eyes hurriedy around the
room until they rested ON the upper right
hand corner. She gazed there second,
and then shrieked, ''He is killed, he is
killed." The object was her husband. He |
lay on his right side, with great pools of |
blood around him. His left arm was bare
and exhibited a CHASTITY cut just below the
elbow. The razor was clasped in his right
hand, with the blade projecting upward.
A green rep ottoman stood in the corner,
close to his head His coat hung from it.
The blood was thickest on the marble
hearth under the mantel. 1t extended in
BROAD stream from there to where the BODY
ay, about four feet distant. Mrs. Olcott
vas carried fainting out of the room. DIR.
examined the body and as
'ertained that ii had been dead about two
hours. Ii was still warm, but the blood
lad ceased running. 1t was left in the
'"''''o" III WYNN ~ was iouilt, WHllc one
" the young men in the hospital was des-
patched to the West Twentieth street po-
ice station with the intelligence of the ira
,edy. He met officer McCabe on his way,
nd the latter accompanied him. Captain
,herry and Sergeant Grew visited the hos
ital, and locked the room to await the ar
lval OF the Coroner. DR.. Leo, Coroner
ierrmans Deputy, reached the hospital at
0 O'Clock last evening. He examined the
'ound. He found that the brachial and
asilic arteries ana all the principal veins
I the junction of the elbow had been sew
red
MANNER OF DEATH.
1t was conjectured that Mr.. Olcott had
estcd his arm on the marble mantle while
inflicted the cut. He must have pressed !
ne razor into the flesh with terrible force,
the cut penetrated to the bone. After :
laking 1t he probably walked few PAGES
nd then lay on the carpet with his back to c
he wall. The hand in which he held the '
NOR was tightly clenched. He wore slip y
ers' and black vest and pantaloons. A c
DID chain was suspended from his vest. 4
lis face was turned toward the floor. The q
egant velvet carpet which covered the /.
Dor was soaked with blood In several d