New-York tribune., 1878-11-09
DISSIPATION AND SUICIDE.
Suicide oF 4 YOrNG LAWYER.

SUICIDE OF 4 YOUNG LAWYER.
TIE sOV OF WILLIAM =. hLoEICH TAKES POISON
WHILE ~, FATHER Is Lying VERY ILL ~ THE
SAME HOUsr.
Coroner Ellinger was aroused at an early
Aour Yesterday mJ,uug by messenger, who 81 that
Edward n. AIdhch. young lawyer doing business at
~ II Broadway had taken his own Ife by poison at
.- residence No. 43 West Tweuty-sccond-'t brother
Of the dead man sud that Elward cam" home late
Thursday night and went 10 hls room as usual
About IL o'clock "a member Ot the family found
him la his room unconscious ami apparently
dyinc 4 vsican was hastily sum uonrd. ana res ora
tivcs applied, hui without avail; 'hc unfortunate man
died wItliY short time after tho discovery without re-
"a nIn large vial OF " Munn's Elixir"
a COMPOUND containing oaum, was found near him.
The brother said that IN cnicf ~ young Adrchs
scf was ncnt depression ed by uis fathers Illness
eud melancholy caused by the re'ct on from his
"sprc.s" Iii, lrcnd' believe that hi' NINA was nhectei
Ys he Ind acted strangely for several n y past
thrftre ticket for Thur day nights p rformancr was
found 10 BIZ pusscs-on' showing iha the lct n nave
been Tie result OF su ldrn determination. For years
past hc had shown tendency 10 those htS o. drspohd-
Snrv hnt the family bad felt reason To fear
thai be- would si himself lie had nc business troubles
tu produce such stai" oi mind ,,,,., .,
foyr ~ t. same housa. nud nr family icaied that
the shock oI the new, would prove fatal 10 mm, per
mission v1, .rantrI q r'moye tue body to al nm. +
rasrr'. ,nI,e IN sxtnave. THIS oOuc about 10
lock ycstrrdy forenoon. During the day hr Aldrch
luQi.d fpr his but was told thu hr had uecn taken
IN ldcaIy III with upOplcNy. Tue t.tdcr readily
aacvutr,l the statement, his son was or tull
haut. i,rt a-kcl hiu when he was b tier.
Edward h. AIdrirh wus the on OF william T. Aldrich.
IUe t.rl ycr o' CO., Mutual Bcnrh' Savings Bank. He
was horn nt Pilmvra. whNBc County, 1916, and
AL A., thiriy-s-coud year. lie VradItcd at the
A bany Law school IN 1867. and since thni time has
nyi ma MY ~ this ,ity lie led somewhat varied lir
b.ing uatUHy %! an crratic disposition several wears
ap,, hr Wa, % clerk m tie Now York custom House.
lie next b cane cnca-Cd 10 the real estate business
with J. Oitlcy, and nticrwart went g. Kansas. and
lN-aric prUuiHcut politics. Returning to NcW-1ork
about ayr ,tag. ago. H. went niO tho practice Ot Jaw
v!th biz father, under ID" firm name Oi William L &
Edward X. Adrich. al No. Il Broadway He was nan
a. q .r aud 81 lar-r rtmc In manners ue
wus acrraJ.ru fluent cuayrrIton'ilsi and - colNN-
Ial habits. lie j. described by thosr who knew
him RS rather G.5, pticu Iu us mode OF living He Nds
no. CLOSE -i1Irul very strict ~ his devotion 70 his
prof,s.iiI. IN uui les be Republican, but b ng an
ardent tr,nd Z Lawrence r. jerome. hc devoted him-
II 10 hs cause ~ the ut canvass Although he was
formerly fond uI drink uC hat been HbbtcmOus of late
years DURING the clmpri, however, bis friends had
reasons to fcHr that Was rcapslnR INTO MS nl
WAYS. 4 friend tho family stld yesterdays His
mot ,r D.. now ON tn way ths ciiy from Eur Pc and
viii roach here to uud her dead and her husband
prolably dying" Mr.. Aldr.ch unmarried, and dd
MOI uw much property. Ihr nudy was taken last nisht
To- Palmyra where Il VIII ba buried in few days, a.
soon a. friends of the family can arrive. The
mother ~ the dead man u expected on the steamer
City oi Montreal, which Is due on November 10.