New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
4 RIcH MANS son SH0OTS HIMSELF.

young man who gave his name as Charles T.
.Jubc the wealthy manufacturer of carriage mate
rials at No. % BOweTY, hired an attic TO IN at No.
1870 East rwcntv-dfth-st on Friday evening. The
Lousc is occnDicd by David Thompson, who let's a
number of furnished rooms to men. HE young
man went to his room at p. m. About l 9. IN.
Yesterday Mr. Thompson and other inmates Of the
house were aroused by pistol shot In Jube's room.
Mr. ThompsOn knocked at the door OF the room and
found il locked from within. There was no reply
10 Tho Knocking and to repeated calls. Mr.. IhOmD-
son then went to the police station I'm lwenty-sec-
ond-st. aud summoned two policemen. On return
ing to the house with the, Officers
Inc broke open the door of Jube's room,
On the bod, partly covered by the bedclotheS, lay
the dead body OF the young man. lie had killed
hIm4cf instantly by shooting himself through the
heart with revolver OF large cali3rc lhc weapon
had becu held so close his side that his night
clothing had been scorched by tue Hash of the
powder ,,e,:.
eide with dclibcration. On Il able IN TIE room lay
n letter. sealed and stamped for the post. IL was
addressed to j. Is. Chichester, Newark, y. j; There
were several sheets OF noie-paper on ne Jaulc anu
on one the Young man had written: am going 10
die. | am tired of living" The policemen took
charge OF the scaled letter but they d not open H.
II was SAID later In the day that 1t had been
rwardcd by mail TO Mr. Chichester. In
formation Of the suicide was sent to
John +. Jube, at his salcsrooms in the Bowery Mr
Jube said the young man was his son, ana he TOOK
measures to have the body prepared for burial MI
Jube lives at No. 907 Broad-st., Newark y. j. lie
has been married twice, ana ne mas lo4r sons sun
been dead several years. TO inquiries at the Bowery
store Yesterday, 1t said in reply that no cause
Far thS suicide was known by the family. Charles
was twenty-srx years Old. lie was employed for
Inerlv m his fathers store but for about hve years
he had not done any work. lie suffered from weak
ewes. and was III i'll health much of he time. lie
received from hIs father sums OF money which were
sufficient for his support 1t was sad, however
that there had been an estranGenent between
father and son. and Charles did not visit bis
family. lie lived In furnished rooms In
tins city, and often moved from place to
Mace Ii was thought that he was of unsound
mud He roomed for short time IN January at
No, l2G East 1mrticth-st., and for about ten days
previous TO his suicide hc had occupied room In
Inc boarding house at No. 100 LeNlngton-aYe. On
several occasions he showed evidence OF lunacy In
the boarding house, and b. was requested to leave
there on Friday because pistol was discharged III
his room He SAID at the time that the discharge OIL
the pi,tol wa accidental. As the young man
usually was dressed poorly, 1t was thought by some
of his acquantances yesterday that ne had com
mltted suicide because he was not given enough
money. But when bis clothing was searched by
the police. there was found letter from lGe iosI
0nice injecting him TO cali for registered letter
containing money.