New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-02
VEJECTEDLOvER'S SUICIDE
ny,xG AT HIS LOVED ONES FEET.
p"' .rrrMpr1Na TO KILL MISS wEscoTr.

.rrrMpTING TO KILL MISS wEsooii.
,.nos, , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE Ihibo'H.i
DIR R.NK.N j., Sept. 1.-The NEWMAN I'd
s,,nrs Hotel is about mile west nom 'ns R,ver
s.ands upon the south bank OF the enre"S ., winding
here It flows out from the low nis Tne building.
.or,se through beautiful green mea"ow h.s a broad
49,, s,rr cture painted olive green n' h,on
1900 az the back running Its wh'ie e,a.o,,r ione as
'o'"s ar r,var The hotel was formerly Ano" .
w. HOUSE. but when g. d. Wrigh' 'no a, ths
nroprietor. took possession In May as'' n'
windsor Hotel. o n, wescott con-
Eais ~ .ao,nar who Ia a widow. her son. banpuo',
anort seventeen. and two daughters ous' .amo
Irn,e aces respectively nineteen ana .ns ann
% ,ha hotel f.om New-YorK and TOOK poa W. NAM
mer sorty after their arrival hu nun, :. hon, are of
~. n, the Monmouth Rowing Clup I'LL - h,rv and
soos families in Red Bank, rowed w .ho s"n,ng sing
",.,ad a, the hotel where they spent the eVone 80
s'oppeo s' ~. ' ter the onests OF the hotel. Among
,ho oa,smen was Dr. George w. Curry aaih' -.ad W."
,o,ng man age twenty. nine. He wore "iS n" g. ,ano
and had a heavy dark mustache' he was as.nouv
,ayer good singer and played the corne' m hs
I'm the Red Bank Cornet Band Aoous ou Col-
WAS graduated from the philadelphia aod
40 NTH high honprs and a few days aiier n" . :.
yonny laay of Philadelphia, whom he TOOK WIN n.
Rrook,yp His father, who was o man u =. hts
wealth and whose only child no was, 'oos HiA- ,os
home and devoted his time TO advancing MS so hs
n n
onno wifs was misbehaving herself. ana 'hcio ""
o.ra,,on and then a divorce. Three years ago '1i
Cnrrv and his son removed TO Asbury PARK aou 'Dom ~
Rao Rank where the boy had passed his you'n.
trouhle with his vile seemed TO prey upon 'no ~ a,
mind and he lad frequent spells Oh oesponuons,
WINCH he sometimes spoke of suicide as
from b,s troubles His father however ausneu 'noA
away and tired to cheer him with the assurances 'n"s
nod everything he could desire TO make lie ENJOY aDe
He only made lretenoe Of practising his proies7on -
Red Bank but threw himself heart ana sour .S NV ~
kinds OF athletic sports, as II to escape iroi ni'
ITe was not an habitua drinkcr but occasionally "en
out with his companions, he would drlnA he"'''' ~
that condition would become exeitaole' ,,
The young doctor was attracted ny 'ne spi's"'' -
,,o,,e Miss susie weseott, she was pleased Win
him because OF his accomplishments and interested ~
him because of his melancholy air Aftsr the s. e9
he was constant visitor at the house anu pasSeu
moons and evenings playing duets WIN MISS ~ ~"e'
singing or roaming around the grounds' his
hecu,e matter Of town talk and his friends t"''eu
him ,ovinglv about IT, Among his closest friends was
w,lia,n III. stephens q young man OF about thrty-
three who is clerk the wholesale liquor store VI '"
A. French Co. stephens learned thae INC "eeooS
were related 10 persons In Philadelphia ana oea"ao
with whom he acquainted aud }alea Sa smv. he
doctor began grow Jealous OF MS IIienu o, ts
latter denies tnat they ever had any "oios "''u "'
on Saturday the doctor went to the nots IN an & ,n
toxested eohop snu ,id sSe would not aud then
paured: al Will give up my present no M anu % nnUw
you that will settle down 10 laru "otA' WILL W '
sne replied that when he did that Il would be time
enough 10 give him an answer he 'ooae e''
Katner tnaa see you wife of one else would
on Monday he spent the latter part OF the afternoon N
the parlor Of his home trying some new PpV a S
father that he would walk. lie went TO the store
in stephens Is employed ana calling MS i ah ~
eirl. Let US take couple OF reyovers ioadea WIN
Blank cartridges over 70 see nei pretend " get o
SGa,Te ane I%Sc Ss on III Tsa ne idea for
rcds much love o. tho ,s s 70 70 ysa o by say
ing: II was only joking. d. Curry went awas 20. ua
in short time and sa 10 urge Sss e ts6.s
ssid he could not busy balancing the books Tor
the month 1 The doctor asi s no later IN the day. he
entered the parlor where found Miss weseo;t alone
lie took her arm and walked yeranda talking
earnsstly When they reached the east end he pushed
her down tive steps aud screen where sue was
shaking with subdued passion, he asked: -,
Mil you marry me to morrow morning.
,bere mss spy one else you love better than mef'
"Yes' and she hasened TO add as she saw wlcheu ,
geam ghten his eyes, but Le lives goou IVA wsys , IRON
here" The eyes Of the jealous doctor gared win insane
and trembling from head 70 ioo' he sn"u'ea as ho
drew revolver from his ppcket;
Then IN Gill you and hln 700: .ho ,,ooo- rh.
the words We're spoken ne puea e waist bat WAS de
by steel Of her corset and 9ny staggered er
Believing that he haG trsS bat the wouud
was a glancinR one He seemed TO know this and again
raising tine pistol fired another bullet into his right
temne and Ten full length upon his back Tue blood
euged froin the his mead and poured over he
planks OF a narrow walk. Five minute. aIterward no
oleathed his last IN the arms Of Mr. Wright
Az soon as Miss Wescott felt the shock OF the bullet,
the ran screaming around 70 the frolt o. the house,
where she met her brother. She pushed by him and
rushed upstairs the room Of Miss lnez Caruana
niece Of Mr. Wright. crying out: On, inez, I'm shot
Mtss C.rnana in her excitement took her by the
shoders and shook her while she looked for the evil
0ences OF the wound and then got her TO bed She If
,nuch prostrated by excitement but Is other
wise unnjured Deputy Coroner Smith sent for and
toward midnight crmit for the removal of the
body The funeral will take place at p Tomorrow