New-York tribune., 1884-12-08
BY POISON AND PISTOL.
SUICIDE OF A POST OFFICE CLERK.
A PROLONGED DNBAUCn WITH A DIssOLUTE GIRL
A NOTE TO HEr-HiS HABITS.

A PROLONGED DEBAUCH WITH DIssOLUTE GIRL
a NOTE TO HEE-HIs HABITS.
The police OF the Fifteenth Precinct inform
cd Yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
that young man about twenty eight
years old had attempted suicide
by taking chloroform and shooting himself in
furnished room at No. Sc West 1hird-st. An
buance was summoned and the wounded wan, who
was unconscious was taken to st. Vim
cents Hospital where he died about o'clock. In
the room at No. SO West Third-st., where the SUI
eide was committed. was found a 22-cal ber
Bluo Jacket revolver. and four-ounce
bottle about two-thirds full of chloroform.
In tho suicides pocket a package of
cigarette papers and "a note addressed to
Miss Lizzie Doueherty, with the letters II.
w. y. w. the envelope under the
namc The note read: Dear Lizzlo: can take
your word that you don't want TO see me again.
You can take my word for it, you will never me
again. Yours Doc"
The Lizzie Doughcry to whom the note is ad-
dressed is young Girl of eighteen years, s,wth whom
the young man became acquainted on Tnanksgiv-
and West Third-st., known as "Ihe Doctors"
lie has been with her almost cen
stanty since then. TO the pougherty girl
he gave his name as Frederick ". Kelly, and told
her that he doctor. she says that he threat
encd several times TO Kill himself, but, as he was
under the influence Of liquor she paid no attention
10 the Rochester Hotel in Bleecler-st. and while
there the young man swallowed the contents of an
ounce bottle Of iaudanun and said to her at the
time hat lac had killed himself The drug seemed
To have little effect on him however. other than to
make him dr9wsy f2ra time. They afieryard went
10 the house No. SO West lhid-st., which has once
or twice been closed by the police.
Saturday was spent in carousng and early on
Sunday morpne the couple, both greatly under the
influence Oi uuUi, went to bed. The Girl saws thai
she was aronsed Nv the nutterinps Of The man, but
paid no attention 70 him until che heard the rstol
ehot. She rnused herself little then, but as he
began lu spote and lay still she thought that he
liad Tired the shot to fiiphten het, 30
aroused about oriork ~ the nlipthunn, pnd then
dlsruttirh That hri runrhhiun had sho, himself
P's ~ uner save ihp alarm aud the poee Neie
s'hinhhhd IT. latbh ~ The hospital dld
his bee, ~ arouse Tho man Iiem The slupoi
cansed ht lhp chlniemini, hNi al hib eilhis wn,a
"a VAN anl 'ht sgloNn sanh iarhl, unl p'oooL,
Whtn lie diph, 10 tho haIheepsi NJ " lao nno'
iCk " Kent Ito said that he was olera la
Tho Money order iiu'eau ~ ihe POSI-
once. These htaieintnib we're fOund Ia be true.
Young Kent said that he was married aud had
two children, but this IN not true,
Tho laudnun aud ohloroiorm that ho took were
procured al the drugstore OF !. Ehmann, No. 80
said that the poisons bought wers
Friday night by young man who e.d that he
was h. &. A. Wells. that hc We dentist and had
beon bunred out in the Ere Of Tuesday night at No.
make I. cough mixture. lie told tho same story TO
tho barkeeper at "1be Doctors" to whom ho
showed the bottles on the same night. The drug
Rst sold him an ounce of laudnum. three ounces Of
laudunum he took Friday night and the chloro-
form yesterday morning. DIR. e.. A. Wells, tho dem
tist lives at No. 33 West Eighteenth-st As socn as
about Kent using the namo Of DIR. Wolls He snid
Ut once that tho young man was Friedrich Knit and
corIoborated the siSfAments made by Kent TO the