New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-28
PUTTING 4 SHOT IN HIS BRAIN.
A YOUNG MANS PROBABLY SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT
UPON HIS LIFE.

A VOTING MANS PROBABLY SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT
UPON HIS LIFE.
A wel-dressed man. age thrtv-hye, whose ap-
pearance and behavior did not attract unusual al
tention, went to The Grand Central Hotel on sat
urday night and wrote In bold, business hanH inc
following entry in the hotel register b. r.
Estes Brooklyn" He was assigned to room NO
SOL and no further notice was taken OF MS move
ments until 1890 a. IN, yesterday, when a cham
bermaid entered his room to put 1t IN order Inc
bed m the room had not been disturbed. MI kstes
Law on the floor. partly on his right side with his
arm under his head. He was fully dressed and was
inseasble. HIS position on the floor led the
woman to believe that he was under the influence
Of honor She went down stairs and told a clerk
+ba+tbe man in room No SOL was lying drunk on
the floor The clerk went TO the room, anu ne Also
thought that Mr. Estes was drunk until he turned
him over Then he saw that blood had been urlP-
ping from a hole in the mans head Mir Estes eyl-
IDENTIFY had shot himself directly behind the
night ear He had used a new Smith q Nesson re-
volver of 32-calibre. Tbs weapon, which was iounu
undcr a table had been held so close 10 MS heAu
that the skin and hair were burned al the POM
where the bullet entered A messenger was sent |"
the Mercer Street Police station ana sergeant
Thompson called for an ambulance so promptly 'n"'
= surgeon from ST. Vncents Hospital was at the
entered the brain the surgeon only waited to apply
q bandage and then conveyed MI Estes as quickly
a. r,.sible 70 the hospital lie tod The police that
the'sound was dangerous and probably fatal
On The table in Mr.. Estes's room the police found
two notes written with lead pencil upon sheets oil
pauer furnished by the hotel clerk. The notes were
IN AN unseaied envelope which was marked NO
$50 Pear-st, =" aud they read as follows;
- -, Ne FOR b-inrir- so much
trouble upon YOU know yen woald u yoa knew T Tlr
Ih9yo eugerrd-Ool 'uy kn9Fs now mu,ur iisir,r
ai'ru, iii II ,. cfui ROT have kept up lon-
a, have cannot endure 'n' '--'s''"' FrASk.
Il
urtR FATHER AND BROTHER: Forgive Ile for com
..--,. tl.- ra-h deed. h,ye suffered terribly en-"
neither eat nor 'cp. Have been 10 see r. ~ % ~
hnpr. ron n'N lu'-iS 80 49, - ar, ,ertt should he
clI i've FEt>k.
r.. referring to The directory the police ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Estes wa % member OF the hIm 81
r. 3d. Estes & Sons. dealers i'm candles al No. $50
Pelrl-.t The senior m,mher Of the firm lives IN
I.atbn-h l.. /. and W. g.. Est-s, one of Che sons
D. Sides at 80. - south OA'orl-st.. BROOKLYN. J..
B estes the father ot tH" suicide wa ttirsia'nl0
fer and rano II once t' th. city. Al Iht I'm,
Tine register and said tht his son h'd 1nl-
fared great deal from nruriieH., ~
SON was engaged 80 Ne m'IrI"'. anu l',
letter address ed tu Minnie was for lls 'nl .NH-o
wife The only usai4uahlo raus" tor his son 81,
tempting hi7 own tie. be said. waa h.-h'ath. No.
returned last week. liun mp in the N'-i. anu PIE
Gas intoudiur to- leave town to-oav n" visit h7
sweetheart. IN whom hn vl4 to Do" married un
Aurust a. no spout Thursday nitht ~ So ~
south ps fond st.. llirotl1n. where hl4 lf"lh'l
ha4t,ltd and aaumrd tu hn iu thp best "t arliI
u /. frir- wac unconscious la7t uiEhi Hnd 'N'
d4,tut7 of 80. Nm,rui.s Hospital aaH iNHi q we
iur .sliIrc ini hm TO- "ptrr 10" hil. o. l''s. d
400 iis lnaiu. Aauus thr tors WHO nave tirt',H
At istns RECENTLY 81 ~. tfarnr ". liHtnin"hh VII"
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