The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-01
A SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Rev. ii. q. Schorr, of Baltimore. Shoots
Himself in the Head-The end of IA Court
ship.

Rev. II. g. schorr. of Baltimore. Shoots
Himself in the Head-The end of Court
ship.
BALTIMORE, May 26.-Another suicide
has taken place, aud one of IA peculiarly
distressing nature. At 8 80 this morning
VIM. l.. Glenn knocked at the bedl Dom
door of his friend, Henry Greenfield
Schorr, the handsome young Assistant
Rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
but he said he did not wish to be dis
turbed, as he was about to take his bath.
Half an hour later Rev. DIR. ]. S. p.
Hodges, the Rector OF st. PauPs, was in
formed by the houSeKeeper of St. Paul S
House that she heard the report of PTS
tol, and, as the doctor knew that Schorr
had not been to early service, he went to
his assistants room and entered.
Stretched upon the floor Schorr lay
dead. Beside him was a IS calibre self
acting revolver. The ball had passed in
at the right temple and out above the
left ear. On the table was this note:
baltimore, Sunday, May 26-Many
will condemn me. God will have mercy.
Please tell my dear aged parents, No.
905 Eastern avenue, in this city, but do
IL III q SCuIiC l1uiS NUN 'ps
PauPs House, and do not send my body
to my parents, for it would kill them if
you do. I'll. GREENFIELD SCHORR.'
No inquest will be held. The St.
PauPs House, No. 300 Cathedral street,
in which the unfortunate man lived, is a
charitable boarding house. under the aus
pieces of the Church, and the first floor
was used as Sunday School. Schorr,
aged 80, graduated at the Philadelphia
Divinity School five years ago, and has
been the Assistant Rector of st. Pauls
since last October, previous to which
time he had had a charge in McKeesport,
Pa. He was constant smoker, and had
some heart trouble, and frequently had
fits of dependency, perhaps because OF
financial troubles and unrequited affec
| ton. His mind, presumably, was al
fected, for at times he gave strange rea-
sons for his periodical gloominess. Last
| night he called on a young lady of the
congregation, and the result of the inter
| view made him quite gloomy.
A policeman today was stationed out
side the church to prevent him from an.
noying some of the congregation with his
attentions, but he at that time was at
home meuitatiug the taking of his life.
After his call last night he went to the
shoemaker shop of his father. When
asked why he was so silent he said: CAL
that money is lost; the man is dead.
This explains that remark: Some time
ago the son got a loan of $500 from his
father, " hlch he said he wished to add to
5000 of his own to pay note he had Ell
dorsed for friend, grocer, at Mckees-
port, Pa, and afterwards he said this
grocer gave him notes for the amount,
but would never pay; finding, however,
that the minister had employed a lawyer
to protect his rights, had committed sui
eide. Friedrich Schorr, the father, be-
lieves this story, and that his son had SO
worried himself about being the indirect
cause of the grocer's death, by pressing
him for payment, had himself committed
suicide. He did not, however, know the
lame of the grocer of whom his son had
spoken.
BALTIMORE, May 2S.-On the streets,
in the clubs, everyw here, the one topic
Of conversation has been the cause of the
Rev. Henry Greenfield Schorr's Sunday
morning suicide as published IN all out of
town paper, giving both his correspon-
dence and that of the woman he loved, as
we'll as her name SSathinra evidently wa
a peculiar man, taking his meals at al
expensive hotel and having comfortable
rooms at the St. Paul's Parish House.
tavorite with the fashionable congregi.
ton of St. Paul's where he was assistan
rector, he constantly refused to tall
about his parents who lived in an hum
BILE way in an obscure part of town. Hav
ing borrowed their savings he wa
ashamed OF them. He gave many falls
reasons for his periodical gloom; first
| friend had committed suicide because h.
had urged the pay ment of a debt; then
mythical sister was seriously ill in Brook
| Ign, etc.
The last rites of the church over tb,
young clergyman took place this morn
ing, and the body of the Rev. II. Green
field Schorr was consigned to the tomb il
Baltimore Cemetery. Right Rev. VIM
Paret, ID. D., bishop OF Maryland, ant
the Rev. ]. S. B. Hodges, pastor of St
| Paul's, rected the ceremony of til,
church, and no remarks were made b,
either clergyman.
A reporter called this evening at tn,
luxurious home of Mrs Margaret NJ
Smith, at No. 1919 North Charles street
he woman whom Schorr says ruined biz
| lie. Her appearance betrayed the fac
that she has suffered a great deal re
| Gently. She is tall and Slender and ha
very dark expressive eyes and black hair
| Sac looked to be about 40 years of age
| 1.-THE letters as published were true,
she said, but Mr.. Schorr's act in send
| ing the love letters was the act of COW
ard and was done because | would neve
marry him. At the time | wrote them
really did care for him, but l told him
could not marry him. | was woman
much older than Mr.. Schorr. In fact, h,
was boy to me. ] knew nothing OF hi
| family, and he would never tell me any
| thing about them. His continued atten
tions won my regard and | did learn tt
| love MIN, but always told him coult
| never marry him. think he was crazy
| and his act 10 sending my letters ant
| picture to newspaper was the act of
| coward. The last paragraph in the news
paper is absolutely false and was writer
| IN a spirit of revenge"
She referred to this rambling letter:
Saturday, May %, 1889. 1t is nearl,
Sunday morning. | am a desperate man
because Mrs. Margare Smith has de
ceived me- She become engaged to ME
and when objected to certain of her &C
tious with other men she was mad ane
SAID she was independent of me. She i.
miserable. deceptive woman. She
treated the Rev. Mr.. Pond, of Phladel
phia, in the same way. Indeed, claiming
that she loved me, she persuaded me t.
write the letter of rejection to him. He
considered himself as her engaged lover
tor five years, and yet in all time she ha.
haaT ha II ha,,
the uutruth told of ]. II. Flasl Ter of hel
in the presence of e. w. Benedict, but
she made me promise l would lie to Mr.
Benedict about Flagler's relation to me
SD she could get Benedict i'll her power q
expect). Like fool did. H. G. s.
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