New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SUICIDE CONCEALED FOR WEEKS.
The TRAGIC DEATH or ID. o. worHERsrooN-tus

fHE TRAGIC DEATH or u. o. worHERsrooN-his
LIFE HEAVILY INsURtD.
The fling Of proofs Of the death o. DAVID Ogden
Wctherspoon With the Mutual BENEFIT ASsUCSc%
The fact that he came TO his death by suicide on the
morning of June "a last The Facts as TO Tue MAJ
ner of his death were carefully concealed from the
public up to the present time On July Coroner
Merkle empanelled a jury OF Inquest Whoh re-
turned verdict that death rGNnllT , uo,d
IN the right temple. Tho Witnesses before
The coroner's jury were George W: Wotherslool
IT,, a son of the dead man. aud Dr H. lMleton, ~
No % West Nnth-st The former testlhed M iol-
lows.
live No. 40 West Ninth at on june at s. 81
A. M. wcn' 20 my fathers rom, aud found INN ~ hs
perfect, still took hold " his feet, whc were slight
" warm. hen went my mot ler and toll h,r %, w.
tne T pillow on w6ic be was. and pistol HI. breast
then saw that he was dead Nv attention vas aiir c Gd
though h. usually b,cathci heavily while slechlg
pr. Carleton was found at his office hya ImnuN1
reporter yesterday afternoon, aud n mrs. po
great Indignation because the matter h1H noo'hio
subtle lie said that he had taken all p9ssslnio
means 60 keep the fact ot SUICIDE Sono'a'V ~" Mn
The hubble aud added that he had done so III thS
DISCHARGE of his duty asa phyHclan WIN ''e""
10 MIR Wotheftpoun's health, ho sald'
Ihad h 81 treating him for some time ll' nina was
When he fr,l came me hc vasa pluahc on,c n'9iu
olhs AGITATION ipr'ind 10. Nun sG s"I I' rr s,,hcd
Tor him ese It, S%%I"i ssSP OF" Tor m 10 Ee
wns called into the house and tonnd HIM lying on
sofa Ihcr. wac hole iu the right tempt" ana hhnlhcl
an the opposite side OF the all lu,t h u OF n car
The hurt had gone clear thruu IA his Oe'd ana PICK Il
A. un from the door The pistol one oi tie NWl "
W, sson make, and large lsuoNdsay OF tNe Army size
In regard to insurances DIR. Carleton said that the
Tuuitable Life Assurance society had promptly
maid a policy of 1000 on Mr.. NotherSpCon ne;
IL was SAID that MIR. Wothcrspoon was also lnsured
for large amounts IN some of the regular insurance.
companics but Mrs. WothcrspOons lawyers, fos-
Ter 4 Thomson of No. % Wall-st., refused to say ~
what companies, alleging rs an excuse that 10 zen
would he violating "a professional secret, Mrs,
Wothcrspoon was seen in tie hampshire latN at
Nos As to 30 West Ninth-St. She seemed much
agitated over the fact that the suicide had become
pablo. and said:
The reason KEEP tie fact Of suic de concealed w'S
because did not want my cAidrel 20 have unpeaSa'i
Iecollectious My young on. fourle yea. o d, anu
married laughter do I wv II yet 10 my knQWcdS'
NV hush nd " ~ II time before ne shot MN
self aud under TIE doc oTS care. dolt KNOW III
what COMPANIES he vas Insured | know that one of
them. the Equitable llic promptly pdld IN pohcS'
Did 10 pay $4,000 , .., .....
Forty-seyen thor 8ui dollars Qh "a surprised III Ii-
mo-, dnu'i know BIT then | don't know much
about bu ines. IN tt"rs amy way. | Leave all th'se
thugs with NV LAWYERS.
Mcssr.. Foster u Thomson said that they did not
antlcipat, any trouble IN collecting all the iiNui-
anceS on VI. WothcrSpoons life, as he had peeh
ont OF his mind for SI,hcient tine prior TO ms
death 30 reiuc the idea that the suicide could nave
been prcUttltatcd.