The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
SUICIDE OF A BARONET'S SON,

from the Denver Coll Republican, August III
Shortly before noon yesterday Coroner Mediation
was notified that young Englishman had been
found dead in his bed at Charpioi's hotel. Having
secured jury the Coroner at proceeded to the
designated place and found the story to be but too
true. There, lying upon the bed in room 49, was
found the body OF Thomas Edward Beevor. OF Nor.
folk England the limbs drawn up and foam issuing
from the mouth.
The deceased gentleman had two friends here
John Il. Carter and Ferdinand de la Kethulle. He
had been suffering considerably from Brights dis
ease of late years. but thought under the care
OF DIR. Lathrop. to be improving. On Wednesday af-
,ernoon. for the first time in the experience of his
friends. he observed to be somewhat gloomy
and downcast. He naturally of a cheerful dis
position and did not usually give way to attacks Of
melancholy. But on this occasion his friends could
not but observe that through his assumed
cheerfuness he was feeling very dowahesrted.
Wednesday evening passed by the three
friends in company in the rooms occupied by Carter
and dc 10 Kethule. and at about ten o'clock. those
gentlemen having gone to bed, Beevor turned down
the gas and retired to his room. All these gen.
lemen late rlsers and when Carter and Kethulle
came down to breakfast yesterday morning, between
and eleven o'clock they noticed that their friend
Beevor not yet come; and, after waiting some
Tine resolved TO a go up ana o awaken him Upon
answer, when shade of suspicion may have.
perhaps, crossed their minds. There is a window
pulling up the curtain, they their
friend lying on one side. his body
siderable quantities about his mouth Thinking
that perhaps he i'll. DR.. Lathrop. his attending
physician, was sent for. When the Doctor arrived
an entrance was forced through the window, and
poor Beevor was found corpse. The shock
from the grim embrace OF death, that this sudden
disclosure was almost paralyzing.
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surroundings, letter, neatly folded and addressed
to Mr.. Carter. was found. II reads follows:-
signed
but the last have more than once noticed
u sm fond of
TO maze 6on %nd up TO sns f wss
world Hardest of all to leave old friends like YOURSELF
DON'T this late hour when the curtain is a1oa.
fall on the .s' act sss Of %,sspfn' S s
leaving n k feel il deeply o for
live his ranch ride his horses, eat his food and
s sSG% sa s T
and Harrington that IN my last hours thought Of them
the Clarendon and arrange with Roche about bills
Knows. Imagine he I'll duly rsees rS
think as kindly as can q TS% .'f sEEvoR
The writing was in bold, legible hand. and gave
at the time contemplating Overwhelmed with sor.
row and grief the sad truth slowly dawned upon
minds or these anu III lew mllutcS
the whole house was startled by the terrible ans
nouncement.
THE INQUEST
The Coroner was notified, and, arriving Short
time later, began casual survey OF the room
small bottle Of morphine, with quantity OF tho
deadly poison still remaining was found. This told
the terrible story. Satisfied beyond doubt, the
| officer took the remains III charge and conveyed
| them to Mr.. Valleys undertaking rooms. Here
inq uest held which, though brief, sufficient
! to show the true state of affairs. t
DIR. Lathrop testified to having seen the deceased
Mt aIUh
knew his name to be Thomas Beevor, and had been
| treating him for three months past for Brghts
| disease of the kidneys. The Doctor having made
| an examination of the body, gave as his opinion
that death caused by dose of morphine, admin-
stered by the hand of the deceased HIMSELF he had
| known Beevor very well, but never heard him ex-
press disgust with life anything that would
lead the suspicion OF his intention to take his
| life.
| Mr.. John Carter Of the friends OF the de-
| ceased, examined by the Coroner in the press
ence OF the jury but could throw little light
! upon the case; at least he did not. He had known
the deceased for about twelve years. AT the time Of
his death he was twenty-six years old. He had re.
| Gently returned from trip to Leadville whittier
| he had gone on a sightseeing tour. When he went
out of Carriers room the evening previous he had
noticed nothing peculiar in his actions manner
| and did suspect that he had any other difficulty
than the troublesome Brights disease The witness
! knew OF no reason whatever for the act. He had
| thought his friend improving in health His father
1 was Sir Thomas Beevor OF Norfolk, England who
| has been supplying him with funds since his CONS
ing to America The witness said that the deceased
had intended going to Leadville again In few days.
So ended the case. 1t clearly of suicide
| and the Coroners jury after slight elaboration
rendered verdict that the deceased had come to his
death from . dose OF morphine administered by his
| own hand. The letter itself, in handwriting
opnized as that OF Beevor by de Ia Kethulle, wac
| sufficient to establish the fact.