The New York herald., 1878-11-01
SUICIDE OF A POLITICIAN.

CHAhLGS We SCOTT OF BALTIC, CONN.s sHOOTb
HIMSELF ON THE STEAMER STATE OF NEW
YoRx-cAusE or TIE ACT UNKNOWN.
During the trip Of the steamer State Of New York
from Hartford 10 this city on Wednesday night one
OF tho passengers attracted attention by hts strange
movements. Jesse rrco. deck hand. noticed the
stranger walking on quarter deck smoking cigar
and gessoulaing and talking ncoherently twas sup
posed nrst these mysserieus manifestations
the result OF liquor, bat whom the was spoken to
he was isund 10 respond IN rational MANNER wnen
alone ho reapsed into hts former abssracsed state
Not long after Pricc had addressed him he iouna the
unknown man lying upor mo deck ~ thought he
sn d M Tss % bis asy S:r: S:
81 cAx'r SAY SAREwxLL"
The BODY taken 70 the Aoraue In this city.
hsa been discharged Iu pocket Was found q letter
70 his son which establishes mis- Identity AZ Charles
w. Scott, citizen OF Baltic. Conn. The istsr read ~
HAx1yonD. Oct 2e. 1873
x Z: wh n.
aed to find company not daring 70 trust myself alone
Know yoa a' ~ yos
los. nsr only ace
preferred ysa to m.sry Mamie than any on: else on:
ere 60 . n.n%.i pray may Os With hs1 cam.
"a:
have written TO annie same ~ to you.
A memorandum IN pencil ON the back Of the above
letter Instructed the son regarding the disposition Of
THE UNHAPPY xAx's oARExR.
This was all that was known OF the history or an.
Il. Bolton. Of Hsrsiora Conf H. esIioa :. ,hs
otcc and SAID that be mad dsntined the body Of tbs
suicide as ,ha, OF Mr. SCOT. wnsn shova the above
letter which deceased had written 10 his son Mr..
Bolton al once recognised the handwriting. The
suicide was sixty.stx years OF age He was well co.,
hnn~ II "a nmAnp f~OA txlA uA
nrst started 10 business In Portland. No. and
ceedine but indiGsrenty changed h,s rssidenss 70
Baltic, Conn.,, ana has lived there for tho
last twenty yearA Previous 10 becoming actively
state Rsiiread Com missioner. After thai hs Was
elec,ed about six years ago, a. member OF Assembly
fHe ,Sm ~. sSs
TO the Sonate and served In that or
two terms. A. politician ne was An earnest rspub.
hcan.
Mr.. Scott supposed DO well on. and his iuti-
mate friends always regarded his iamy relations ~
nAppy. He lett two children, q sou ana daugnter.
HIS wife died about Tour yours Hsived with his
enty years Of age, aud married recently.
The daughter, Annis s twenty years OF age, and 10
About three weeks age Mr.. Scott purchased pistol
In Hartford. He said mat he desired the weapon 70
H,s aniy .ors .dVs.S BY telegraph q hi. death
and arrived at late hour last evening and claimed
81: remains. AZ soon e Toe Coroner mas invs.sI
tsrmont.
RRcEPTIoN OF THE NEWS At THE HoMx OF
Mr. sc6rT-sTiTRMENT BY HIS soN-CA-
RRER OF THE DECEASED.
lBx TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD.1
NORWICH, Conn.,, Oct 81, lS7a
"A cloud ef sorrow cast over this community
halfpass three o'clock Thursday, by the reception
Of despatch from sprasus announcing the dsssh Of
Charles w. Scott. The despatch Was nrst scns BY
Captain Dibbe, OF the steamer state Of New York,
OF Hartford line, to,Sso.,s homo In spragus, and
from thence to hts son In this city.
STATEMENT ny ME-. SCOTT, yR.
The following iacts were asesrtaipsd By . HERALD
reporter OF Charles Scott Jr AZ the residence Of the
latter lass evening:-Ar. Scott left homo u ave
o'clock Tuesday afternoon Tor Hartford 20
attend convention and registered ~ the
United StAtos Hotel letter written BY
him 70 his while there which contained adv,cs 70
his son regarding businsss anaira small post
script ~ she bottom expressed his melancholy feel-
logs aud dsspoudcncy, brought about by his wfe's
death ten years ago and whicn he has broodsd over
since HIS friends consider his case Of tenn.
p0rary insanity.
CAREER or rnE DEcEAsRD
The deceased mad served ten consecutive years In
the Legislature aud elected - tho STATE Senate In
1S0S Hs also held the once Of Railrosd Commis-
sionor
NJ Scott owned one Of the BEST farms In Conneesi-
cut aud bad retired some twonty years from bus
ness ls He was sixtysevsn years OF age and leaves
large fortune " the surviving members Of HIS lam
iiy-a son and daughter. He was = staunch republi-
can politically Mr. Scott left hts watch bank book,
&c. NJ home With his daughter IN SprAsus.