New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-04
RUINED BY DRINK.
SUICIDE OF FORMER STOCK BROKER
DARIUS W. LAWRENCE CUTS HIS THRoAT-sUFFER-
ING FROM DELIRiUM TREMENs

DARIUS W. LAWRENCE CUTS his THRoAr-sUFFER
ING FROM DELIRlUM TREMENs.
Coroner Levy received note from DR.. Sid
ney F. Wilcox, about o'clock last evening stating thai
by the name Of Lawrence mad committed suicide
at the Hahnemann Hospital. In Fourthsve, near Sixty
sevenths by cutting his throat with razor while his
nurse was sbsent and asking the Coroner to send
burial permit to Dr. j. w. Ward the house surgeon Of
the hospital. The note stated that the dead
man had been drinking heavily and In the
opinion Of the doctor suffering from delirium
temens From papers in the possession Of the suicide
1t was learned that his name Darius W. Lawrence,
that he lived at the Murray Hill Hotel and that he
n brother Of Cyrus j. Lawrence, Of the weliknown
firm Of Lawrence Brothers Co., stock brokers at No. 81
Broad-st He had himself been q member of the
Now-York Stock Exchange and the Chicago stock Ex-
change. He was also member Of the Palestine Com
Some time ago Mr.. Lawrence began drinking heavily.
He lost his business and about year sold his seat
in the New-York stock Exchange. His drinking habits
grew him and became bad that IN August last he
sent to the Hahnemann Hospital TO be treated for
delirium tremens HIS brother, Cyrus Lawrence, and
gentleman named Oakley were appointed his guardians
After his disc6sPge from H hospital he went 70 tie
Murray M Hotel where he lived up to yesterday morn MORN
o'clock Yesterday morning went to the house
s mo- and s the saS
the second floor locked himself IN. His brother was
to open the door, He began to talk wildly and sid that
there had been uprising Of the poPuaos Of
pie had driven them away and there were riots all over
the city. He claimed to be In telephone communication
TA s that Ss IL. sros sr''
dclirum tremeps and and, called in Dr. j. Lnd hs
tss suffering man aav the hospa All the way he
ncohereDty OF the riots and the number OF people who
had been killed. The hospital was reached about
o'clock. and Lawrence was then comparatively
He was taken to Room No. A, q large nicely.
furnished floor, and orderly assigned to take
charge OF him. sedatives were given him and about
away to attend to some work in the operating room
about 23o o'clock and left the patient quietly
Ellis one of nurses had business to attend to
in room directly opposite lawrences She heard him
house here" Waiting few moments he went back to
his room and closed the door. A moment later
a strange choking. gursling sound which alarmed
her: She pushed open the door Of Lawrences room;
the bed. pillow covered his face and the bed was
fairly soaked With W sloUd TnS ,SS 5%
what had When the doctor went into the
from IN S neck which
from to ear On table near the bed lay the bloody
razor with which the deed had been done'
h Indicating Ss tRS, G the suicide had siroppsd
the before using IT, The floor was covered and the
From wounds and the traces on the floor 4 ap
Se a' %"aSa N Wss cut
was standing in , front OF the on ,G sSs
left side Of the neck The wounded then staggered
lounge the opposite side OF the bed and made
another slash iDfcting slight wound under the ehn
The third and fatal the right side OF the neck
cutting the carotid artery and the wiRdplpe. Before
he had reached the bed and had fallen OH his
back.
As soon as DR.. Ward found that the man was
dead. he Informed the police and Coroner
Levy was summoned. The Coroner held
inquest, and permission was given for the re-
moval OF the body to Salon. Westchester County.
when IL will he buried. When Mr. Lawrence was taken
to the hospital he had vaise which contained change
OF linen, a number OF letters and other documents
and lot OF bromide powder and other
cash was found in his possession
Darius w. Lawrence was born at Salem. forty sel en-
years ago He was stont man. about five feet, ten
Inches Ligh. and Of ford complexion. He wore 9
closS;-trnmed. thick gray mustache and
had blonde curly hair. lie
hne-loOking though evident traces OF dissipation
married his features Up to the time of his taking u
drink he did good stock brokerage business both here
and In Chicago