New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-23
SUICIDE IN VARIOUS WAYS.
Ac,rpK ENDS MS LIFE WITH MoRrIIIA.
h,stAutS -. SKINNER DEAD IN HIS RooM-'i
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h,.,Auts o. SKINNER DEAD IN MS nooM-iih
mann ANp uSuArrtSrss TIM cAust's
n,os%. T. se No. %" isG was" found aead
"a he room ni the boarding house No, va onoI
Twent, yesterday morning h'INJ'" on nav"
IN o'rtoek lie had retired on sunday niEhi hPph'
sutl, IA his usual health For hcVefhl uoh'nH
bowe,er he had complained OF tle'plrrs,lohs' I've
did not appear 1T brc"klhsi, mna Wmrn ~ h"sncss
snVaut was sent to call hlm, Getting no
respon,c 10 her knock, she opened the door
aud found that Mir. skinner was dead, In alarm
she hurried down stairs and reported the faCt 10 heI
mistress aud Information was sent To the ponce anu
Tho CoroncIs office. Coroner Martin visited the
house aud made preliminary examination Inc
unfortunate man had apparently been utau h"'uc
time. ON u table near him stood n bottle OF SUI
phatc Of inorpha. tumbler containing sediments
uf the drug and a little water Among inc 4cau
mans possessions found about ms cl3tn ing
were $40 IN money. gold watch anu nEe
gold studs. A letter dated september -
from a little girl apparently thirteen, or
fourteen years old. was found addressed TO
Mr. skinner at ~ West rortv.Ih anG sn nlS
of having pleasant time IN the country. Coroner
Martin ordered the body sent To Clarks undertake
Scvcnth-aVc. and sent word to the dcaH man
father thc Rev. Dr. T. II. skinner, of No. lol
llalscal-st., Chicago. The family a. No IA West
Twenty -hrst-St. knew little about Mr.. skinner, as
he had not been in the house long.
At Blake Bras. 4 Co.'S office Mr.. Brown, one OF
tho hrm. said 10 ImnuNE reporter that Mrii
clerk tor -four or five years lie had always been
faithful clerk. and they had no reason to think
that there was any reason for his taking his lie
which would arise from financial troubles For a
month past he had been in bad health. ana LATELY
planned to Nj. Brown that be was sick and feeling
miserable. About two or three weeks ago he had
gone to the New-lork Hospital for treatment -.
10 what cause do You attribute his act the
reporter asked Mr.. Brown.
"My impression Is that he was driven TO IT by
his physical suffering and domestic nfelicl ties
d.. .lfgI Ia md IL "
trouble and they had not lived together for two or
three years. She took the little girl with her when
she left him. do not know that there was any
InoIe trouble than an inability to get along TO-
gethcr. Nj. Skinner is very well connected. HIS
father, believe is an Orthodox clergy man, ana
connected with some college in Chicago
Ii WAS said that Mr.. skinner had spcculatcd on
his own account. aud had suffered considerable
losses recently An inquest VIII be held tomorrow.
In the mean time Or. skinner father OF the dead
,nau is expected to arrive and take charge OF ms
sons body.
WITH A PISTOL NEAR HIS SWEETHEART.
CHARLES HERMANN SHOOTS HIMSELF ~ SPITE OF
MARY MolLER's EFFORTS TO PREVENT IT.
While policeman Shcylin was patroling his beat
yesterday morning young woman threw up one
o The front windows of {. Langhclns bceI-shop. at
No. 12S Lberty-St.. aud shouted frantlcaliy some
thing which the officer could not understand
Presently there was pistol TepOrt-0nc, two
three. III rapid succession, and soon
81 large crowd had gathered. On entering the house
the policeman found IN room on he second liooI;
flowed from two wounds in the head and revolver
lay beside HIM. The Girl came il sobbinR and said
"Ohl did all could TO save him, but he was too
determined Hermann was removed to Chambers
Street Hospital and died NJ 1913 a.. M.
about an hour after admission. from
the shooting until his death he never
spoke Bv direction of Coroner Kennedy the body
was removed to the Morguc where an inquest was
held
The rrl who gave the alarm in the first instance
Is Mary M0llcr. good-lookug young Ger
man giIl She lives with her married SISTER, Mis-.
ia IftT 4 Inn
CURED. enjoying some holidays until she gets
cmPIoymcnl again as hcr oroth'I-nn-aW
t@G Cf' c'T" anport was Sons h T"He
t sSg,y' No. S2, Ea yI' rwcStyGitR,T.
ana roomcd at No. 81 Sceond-avc. lie was aRpar-
emily quiet and steady young man when Mary
met HIM accidentally M the street ahont four weeks
ago. Ever since then the acquaintance continued
go rpcu aud Hermann became frequent visitor at
The gins temporary home. On sunday evening. as |
usual. hc uald visit and left her IN good spirits. |
NJ O'Clock Yesterday morning he dloppcd INTO hS |
STAYED only a short time. and turning
to Of the men who had salutcd HIM SAD. as ne
Later hc Appeared brlor, Mary N0lOrat Cine ho use
IN lAhcrty-st. The girl became frightened, hc |
"Whats thc matter Charlie. ?" she asked.
MARY hc replied, Ina coming 10 bid You
Then he drew q revolver from hi. hip pocket and
seized and Sr'nchcd his aun so Ihat
the ball lodged IA the ceiling Then
thc He'd shout NJ, to the ucNt room. Hermann,
thus lett alone. uuiShcd the shooting 10y sending
two bullets through ms head, one of which cltcl"d
the right temple and passed through the brain
The suicide was carefully designed, for h" was
dressed iu ms best clothes and wore gold watch
and chain. Gustayus DuT with VIII. Mary
MOllcr lives said
" don't know why the man shot hlm'cli. He
came To see my sistcI-Iu-laW regularly and they
had many spanking together lie was in love
with Mary
Mary locked herself into her room and WIS
frantic with uuct. No Information was CLEANED at
No. 81 S"c0uL-ayc.. where Hermann rOomcd but at
No. BIS East IVcuty-tith-st. the foreman sud that
Hermann appeared always regular ~ at ms work
and didn't drink any.
IT must have been love affair said Dr. Nor
ton at the Chambers street Hospital for among
the other things found on HIM carefully PIE
served lock of hair
AGrPVtN DEAD IN PROSPECT PARK.