New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15
DEAD FROM CRLOROFORM.
RUINED LIFE ENDED IN A BOWERY
"a, LODGING-HOUSE
GEORGE P. MARIs. WE'LL KNOWN IN BALTI.
MORE SOCIETY. sUFFoCATED-DRINK
HAD DRIVEN HIM FROM HOME
IN DISGRACE.

IN DISGRACE.
tall young man, weldressed and good looking.
walled slowly up the flight Of stairs leading to the
ONCE Of the Puritan Hotel, at DeIancey-st and the
SoWery, lat' last Saturday evening" and took a seat
at long table among a dozen or more Iodgers Al
INC Puritan Hotel the prices charged
ior rooms are high enough TO exclude
uamps. The man sat in silence, With
uowncast eyes, and seemed to be in deep trouble.
Aiter waiting about fifteen minutes he went to the
ciefh laid fifty cent silver coin upon the counter and
SAID that he wanted quiet ROOM The clerk noticed
that the hand Of tho young man tlembled as no
registered the name of George p Maris City," apd
there was huskness about his voice that led the
clork to believe that MaHs had been long debauch
His eyes were bloodsho, aud his step feeble and un
certain. lie was sent to room In the rear of the
motel, as far removed possible from
| the noise Of the elevated road Before going
10 his room, Mars and remained away about
haf an hour. Upon his return he went directly
10 his room after telling the clerk that there
no particular time that he desired TO be awakened
AT midnight Sunday when q change OF clerks
took place in the hotel, the clerk who was going
on duty told his relief that nothing had been heari
rom MariS, and that his time up. 1t was a
possible thing for Mars TO leave the hotel without
Deing seen, and the new clerk presumed that such
was the case About half past 1 O'Clock yesterday
morning porter who going upstairs was told by
the clerk 10 stop Mariss see If 1t was empty
The porter returned in short time, and said that
the door Of the room locked and that the key
was Oh the inside. This had suspicious look and
the door bl oxen Open
Marls in bed and appeared to be asleep. He
was lying upon his right sde and his face pale
He did not ropy when spoken to- and a gentle shake
did not him The night clerk touched Maris's
forehead The face icy, and a
further examination showed that the man
was dead Upon chair close by the bed a
bottle half filed with chlorofom. 1t was labelled
poison and had been bought Van der Emde's drug
store, at secOnd-st. and the Bowcry.
Under the dead mans cheek was a towel that had
been saturated with chlOroform Part of the towel
close to the mouth OF the dead man. but his
face was uncovered Word sent the Eldridgest.
station and policeman took charge of the body The
presence OF the chloroorm and the agitation that
observed m Mars's demeanOr before he went to his
room led the belief that he had ended his life
with his own hand and entry of suicide was made
In the boter at the police station. The clothing Of
the dead man searched and there were found In
the pockets "a cents, pawnucket for gold watch,
two gold rings and several letters. The letters were
posmarhed Baltimore and addressed George p.
Maris, No IO2 East Thirtiethst They from rela
tives or intimate friends one Of tho letters signed
!" BELIEF and was dated October s, at The Kensingon,
No. s16 Cathedral-st, Baltimore. 1t referred
the indebtedness Of Maris to tho writer
and said that he need not trouble him
self about paying back the money until he was
in better ciicuEs stances The writer also said that
she would send him money in few days, and ad-
vlsol him. If he did not get along well he ex
nerd 10 call upon friends of bis family living at
PKli.lave and F1fty-sovonth-st No names were
mentionaL The letter fun OF family affairs and
closed with the words Courage, courage is all you
need. You know the future can and VIII redeem the
past. When temp tatlon assails you pray God to
.,d un ha NIpll Nuil
try your best.'
The other letter was singned "Mlnnic," and was
written on October 8, at The Berkioy al Baltimore
This letter was nearly all taken up with the dis
cusslon of family affairs. In VIC pinned lock Oh
rich golden hair and the writer says "Tipsy sts on
the loor while l wnte, and send lots OF her haT
with love for you.'
Tho police boleve that these letters indicated that
Maris had left his home account OF some domestic
troubIe and had taken his life to end his misery
Nars had gone 10 tho end OF tho rope, his money was
gone his iewery was in pawn he was away HOHl
homo and friends and there was nothing left put
suicide.
At No. 1Oo East Thrtieth-st It was said by the
landlady that Maris had been there for week. ana
she did not know anything personally about him. he
had been suffering for several days with an liberated
tooth and had been advised by his dentist 10 uso
ciloroform 10 deaden tho pain. Henry Alfred Snort
a member Of the University Club, lives also at thlS
number. lie was acquainted with Mars ann ' teooin N
meDdrd him 10 the landladv. Mr.. Short sald ul5t no
had only known Mais a short time, about ten days
When be first met him he understood MIN 10 say ulat
he had lust arrived from Europe, whore he had been
living for several months Mr.. Short said that he
did not know anything about Malis OF ms Siia tnId
bhTePF him during !e@ ordinary Emsl%r conversation
Deputy Coroner Donlin investigated The case yes
eay a a9G M Ca%s Goas 10 not tSnE hat il %a ease Of
suicide. but accidental death he sd M t%S noon ets
Of ne b,slV that II afcldeNa. IT
had intended 30 hill himself he would have Sttb ,tb
tho towel with chloroform and covered his face VIII
IT. Instead OF doing this he put the towel %et VIII
clorofo?n under his oheek and went 70 s,s mixed
with chloroform IN breathing 10 avoid danger Inc
deputy coroner learned that Maris had been using
nom a 1IceIatcd ootS Mas's Jaw bore the marks
Of severe Inflammation after deauh. Ino and pave
coroner did not deem an autopsy necessary anu Sdso
a certificate mat death was due TO accidental sutoca
The body was removed 10 tho Morgue and was
subsequently taken charge Of by an undertaken 10
await the arrival OF friends from Batmore, -. con
Baltimore oct 14-George z. Mars was ,ne p spn
ago he prominently connected WIN sOoia 90 ~
Club life in Balno ana wa Tss vercbanfs and ner
Transportation Company He was with me co'tP"eff pa
for years and until eight months ago ae8 W. drink and
this The of his loavng thcr Pps elPoS c,rcI
friends began to fosake hlm cow, oMng & ~ Raliimore cub
ne sought vndicatlon in reappyinG for meI'l 0s9
SdhlR but he was back3aed pa o s Sisters n6srted small
fortunes from thoir mother us iathel ,b son In
rlage cans, ID breach The family ana the Go" JIrv
home He was for time employed III az a US 2 - Sort
store, but hi, connection with me hm wa % w ndIcr
by his becoming the victim of diamond :" HI,L iIc
His friends ,cnt him to Europe er f,er G bs aryaI in
Tondcn '"S s,jdenlv disappeared Detectives Wrre
employed find him and @ ator roS6ned s4Te o an insane
asylum IN Antwerp but that he had been @ ~
short while before this letter W.T. ten here pe was
The lasi heari of him BY his friends unul lho H'"'
of his death was received here to-day
A DENTIST BOUND TO KILL HIMSELF.
Tntemnoron.o Icd IN tho suicide OF william henLes'