New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-13
DEATH PREFERRED TO SHANE.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN CONNECTICUT OF A YoUS'
PEODIGAL FROM BROOKLYN.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN CONNECTICUT OF A YOUNG
PEODrGAL FROM BROOKLYN.
A sad attempt at suicide occurred last Sun
day at Derby Conn. Efforts to ind the real and
address Of the unfortunate person were for long time
unayaing. At last it has been discovered that tho
youth who tried poison himself is William b. Schuyler
age twenty-five the OF Isaac Schuyler, OF No. 1877
fthst Brooklyn engaged In the patcntrigh business
in Grcenpoint-ave, Grccnpont. Not long agoa polite,
wecdncated young man. with an abundance OF money.
apparently registered athe Mansion House. IN Derby 40
Wiu. G. Rodgers lie said that he had come from New
Haven but that no lived in Philadelphia with MS
parnts with lavish expenditures OF money Win any
ing and hunting and visits to Nowllaven ana Bndse'
port he seemed to bo enjoying life. On last Sunday no
drove up 10 the hotel with span of horses which M
sad he had hired for few days, and he ana A. Whl'e
proprietor of the hotel drove to New Haven. where Rod
ge, pretended 10 receive q large sum OF money Nh'h
they had returned to Derby he ordered steak Tor sup
per. called Tor some wuingppcr ana altr n n
though no one WAS looking lc swallowed Rla's o l.h
beer bchmd the bar and walked to the outside door;
n,rnvi,r eomrthing into the street, Then hc turned
y io the bar ana handed Nlr. White two sealed fare
well lpftcra one directed To nm anu lhe olhl p..o
loirhds.. who IA connected WIN INC h,n'o' tvr
Then he ran upstairs 10 his room WINE M hl' % -,
, i,ct fnr bni he had thrown away aud found an
cmpty two ounce vial labelled landannm: liirrlns, ~
s , nison ue threw his nrms around Mr. whites
ht
save me- F., 81, ,r,ido,s
d,vn mia throat in spite of his Resistance;
lie tried To daah ont his brains , ana
begged ldcously for pistol Pieces OF enN oi pss
found in MI. room put togeiher nnd lornelL , ~.
words 81 $. schuyler, No. 1917 iihst' biO'h,s -,
4 ID and Mrs T. j. Rod gers, No 2l2 ~iNleentn ~
Ph'lllcphia" \ telegram WAS sent 10 lne u,,,,bsr
I,..s which the Young said was MT n ms Ino' H.
lie said hnt his fathers address was j. = holsrs Ia
al panHc-t Philadelphia. lie also dcclair" ,i1ad
,.s tn,u, rly riuplu,rdin leather hnnse ~ al
rhin The police. however. traced him ~ biu"h, ryeI
h,unsh ~ tilraram asking fur information WI, i1ia
from y = tnukp eft 80 GSl spilrl ST. inlAl. ,iisau
Ihrre vprls nsu ast Tuesday. william .'iui ,,ins "a
rp,tol with money estimated "a TlWh. Wu," Sr 5lt
nesr ,tpgo a sons commission nrit i'n'. sioptia
Woshiustnn st. Nrw work. where u" was '.i,,,t B,e
cleric lir hai toen va t"i employ on ,, tnanneis
tr.hs aud had won their rstrrm hl me- ,tu schuyler
anl nniril, runlnpt ttrt wears asn Mh,la'G At ST.
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huDn fni tiiii, charged NV hNs'rN ''f-p M hnninss
appi ,p,ains u.ni 900. IT, Nhs eii''''' ;" ''
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