New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
BORROWING A PISTOL 10 KILL HIMSELF
JAMES IEMPEsTs MISERY FROM LACK OF WORK

AND FROM OTHER TROUBLES.
While an officer of the Thirty first Precinct
was on patrol duty the Boulevard, between Ninety
fourth and Ninetyhfthsts Wednesday evening he was
startled by the report OF pistol followed by cry o:
pain. He Immediately ran IN the direction from which
the sounds proceeded, but found nothing.
At half-past o O'Clock yesterday the attention OF
officer Hughes who was passing a lonely spot on the
Boulevard about one hundred feet from Ninety-fourth-
ST. was attracted by mans foot and leg protruding
from under large blackberry bush. On looking further
he discovered man lying on his left side apparently
asleep After touching the supposed sleeper's hand
with his club 10 awaken him the officer was IN
the act OF leaving the spot, when he noticed
two small red spots the mans shirt front.
These spots we're found be blood and closer inspec-
tion revealed the fact that the man had been shot
through the heart The body carried 10 the Ninety
ninth Street Hospital and afterward removed 20 stable
in One-hundrethst. where 1t lying at full length
upon a rude wooden box yesterday.
The police at first inclined 20 believe that II was
a case Of murder the weapon with which the deed
had been committed could not be found. small black
hole through which the bullet had entered was 10 DE
seen Yesterday Just the mans heart The shirt
backened with the powder, showing that the weapon
was held close to the body when discharged Several
officers detailed the afternoon % search the spot
where the body was found for the pistol which caused
tho mans death They were unsuccessful, however ana
On the dead mans shirt was found the name " Tenn
nest STAMPED I'm large letters In the POCKETS OF his
clothing we're letters which established his identity as
James Tempest a copyist in the law Office Of +. T. aud
s. NJ Wood No. 2O6 broadway There also found
IN Of his pockets business card OF the Nhte sar
Hotel at No POI Cham9ers-s!, on tho back OF which
were written the following words:
"Eo more misery is mine. This revolver belongs 10
Louis Linneman, who loaned IL tome to kilcats Please
let II returned 20 HIM His address is on the other
side OF this card"
In ms pockets were also letters signed by Drexel,
Morgan & Co., and Lawrence Johnson, Of Cbestnut-S,
Philadelphia vouohng Tor his Iutegry and honesty In
the copy letter written to Phhaoeiphla law nrn'
applying for situation, Tempest stated that he was
thfrty-uine years Of age and unmarried
By inquiry at No. 200 Broadway u was learned that
Tempest WIS employed by Wood Brothers only when the
other employees were very busy. He was a quiet man
and had recently seemed very Respondent IL WAS re-
ported that his family relations had been unhappy and
that IN consequence he had left his home IN Montreal
His father is prominent resident Of Montreal and was
in the habit Of sending him small sum weekly. lie
had recently oVerdTawn his allowance and upon apply
ing 10 Henry Dawson, OF No. So Broadway through
whom he received his money. he met with refusal Mr.
Iinneman who Is mentioned on the card found IN Tenn
pests rockets said last evening that lie had known ZEN
pest for several years He loaned Tempest his pistol on
uesday night about O'Clock for the purpose OF killing
Gale He had noticed that Of late Tempest had been de-
spOndent but he did not think he would commit suicide
the inquest will probably be held to-day.