New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
DRINK LEADING TO SUICIDE.

man who registered himself as James john
Jon, age forty-fve, native of England, having no
home in this city. went to the cheap lodging-house
mt No. 9S Bowery late Saturday night ana pald 20
cents for lodging. The appearance OF the man III
Dictated that he had fallen suddenly from Con- fHo
Jition of comfort and ease to one OF poverty; MS
clothing well made and of COOL material put y
was soiled and wrinkled He wore STUDY oearu
OF several DAYS growth, which was IN mahga GIn
trast 10 his well kept monstache ana SNORT sIe-
whisSers. His speech and bearing ShOWeu InaV nc
was not unfamiliar with the usuages OF ponI9 So
ciety. He was led to the third Ioor on inc so,a
and was given one of several cots when are sep'I-
ated from each other by low wooden partuonS
Al $50 a. IN. yesterday, the Englishman was
found dead. His body lay on the COT party ueSSeu'
The ewes were closed and the expression OF the iace
was peaceful 1t was supposed at first that ne hau
died in his sleep, but when policeman was sun W.
moped abundant proofs of suicide were round IN
one of the waIstcOat pockets the officer founu
small package Of cycnite of potassium. lhere "eTe
traces of the poison on the dead mans fPS aIso; ~
anoter pocket was found note haStlly WiiuSn
with q blue pencil 1t was addressed 10 ,J0nh
Callaghan. Steward of the Knickerbocker Club, No
249 Fifth-ave," and It read as follows;
NEw-YoRK, Jan. :, 1882.
DEAR Mr. CuL,GH>N: When this reaches yog sha ,,I
be Here let me thank You very mnCm i0t "
great Kindness during our short acqualhsdince:
I'd SecetSn sncakng wing Fry Keep your eye on
him H. is ia scoandreI under the cloak of religion
lie wouldn't go to the theatre because It's Wlch t
I'D hypocrc The more think oyer It Ihe
more convinced that he made mp some tha,
tale about me, Ieal h i,, down
ana %C Gema THf Wha That 5 beng the amount
he drew himself of which had tho receipt trl onl{
knows what mischief he may nave made oul OF tna ~
the committee and am that he has done so on &C
count OF Morgan's manner TO Inc when went 10 INC
o' So Hppose Won viii be able to read this, hut it IS
the only penci! have. Goodbye, Old man ana I,oo
bless you! D. - LAM
II was learned on inquiry at the knlckcrDocBeI
Climb house TODAY that Clark was the bookkeepeI
there during October and November last, and thar
he was DISCHARGED for drunkenness about two weeks
ago Mr. Fry mentioned IN Clmks letter Is tne
present bookkecper at the club. lie was me asSIs-
fant clerk before Clark was discharged. Inc i"o
men had not quarrcled and IL was said Yesterday
that Fry had nothing 10 do with Clark3 removal
The entry in the cash book, referred 10 III llaIk ;
letter was made by Fry on December 10. Fly
drew 500 of his salary and entered the amount IN 10
the Stewards account, giving Mr.. Call3ghah d
receipt for the money. II was explained tnIS TINS
method of drawing salaries was not the usual one,
but that there was nothing fraudulent III IT,.
Clark was born and grew mp 10 manhood IN Lon
don. His ather an expert accountant ana MS
family was well connected. 4 brother j. SAID to he
n wealthy merchant i'm London. The dead man lad
no relatives in this country and ne was DacIeiol'
He held for several years Al important cicikSiIp
In a London importing house. b e hrln was en-
gagged in the East India trade. In a panic III INC
trade in 1857 the firm became bankrupt. A HeIii-
Der of the firm afterwards started a business IN
London on his own account, and Clark was plaIcu
in charge. ! second failure left both him anu MS
employer pcnnlleSS =,
Clark came TO America about eighteen months
ago. lie obtained some employment III boston az
an accountant, but he became q dTunkaIq ana IOsl
his position He then visited New-lork ana CD
tanned position AZ the knlckerhOckcr Clip py 'he
assistance of prominent member OF the cup Wuo
had been Acquainted with him il London. Coroner
Herman Yesterday gave orders for the removal Oh
Clark's body to the mOrguc illS body VIII prODaoly
he bured i'm pOttcr'S Field.