Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-05-27
a CURATES SUICIDE.
Baltimore Society schocled by the sels
Murder OF the Rev. Henry Greenfield
schorr, Of st. Panrs Church.

Greenfield Schorr. assistant rector of st.
Paul's Protestant Episcopal church, cor
ner Charles and Saratoga streets, COM
mitted snicide ~estsvday morning by
blowing his brains out with pistol. Mr..
Schorr was 30 years of age, and had
been in his present position since. last
October.
The details of the tragic event are as
follows:
Mr.. Schorr had his room and study in
st. PauI's house, an off shoot of the
church, on Saratoga street, just above
the Hotel Rennert. ABOUT $3.50 a. m. a
young man desiring to see Mr. Schorr at
St. Paul's house knocked at the young
minister's door. Mr.. Schorr told the
caller he could not see anybody as he
was preparing to take a bath.
Pistol Shot.
Shortly after this Miss Hunt, the ma
tron of st. Paul's house, heard pistol
shot. The Rev. j. S. b. Hodges, rector
of st. Pauls, lives close by, and to this
house Miss Hunt ran and informed him
of the shooting. Mr.. Hodges rushed
over to the institution and knocked at
the door of his assistants room. Receiv-
ing no response he had the door burst
open, and lying upon the floor found the
dead body of the young curate clad only
in night dress.
The suicides head was encircled by n
pool of blood, and clutched in his right
hand was a British bulldog 3S caliber.
When discharged the pistol was held
against the right temple. The right side
of the face was blackened and burned
oh hsafI of
behind the left ear and crashed through
the transom over the door. The brains
oozed from the big holes on either side
of the head.
A Note of Explanation.
On page of an open Bible lay note
penned in firm hand. 1t reads as fol.
lows:
SUNDAY, May &c. Many win condemn me-
God will have mercy. Tell my dear aged
parents, 90J Eastern avenue but do it in
gentle manner. Bury me from st. Paul's
house, and do not send my body to my parents
It viii kill them If You do.
H. GREENFIELD SCHoRR.
Impinging upon the tragedy and as
sociated with the victim are a train of
circumstances, prosaic as well as senti-
mental, two of which may be connected
with the death of the young divine, that
A Sentimental Coincidence.
The father of the deceased attributes
his sons act to the suicide of friend in
McKeesport, Pa, while he had charge
at that place year ago. Young Mr..
Schorr indorsed note of 81 900 for his
friend. At its maturity the drawer of
the note failed to take it up and the min
lister paid it, the friend promising to re-
imburse him in monthly installments
The debtor, however, shortly afterwards
blew his brains out and young Mr..
Schorr often bewailed the act, believing
that it was due to the inability of his
friend to cancel the debt of 81 900.
Disappointed in Love.
Another possible and more probable
cause for the suicide was discovered last
night. Mr.. Schorr was deeply enamored
with a young lady on Charles street,
who did not reciprocate his affection.
Saturday night he called upon her, pro-
posed marriage and was rejected. He
was very much excited, and frightened
the lady so badly that she sent a note to
the Rev. DR.. Hodges about the matter.
DIR. Hodges stated that he has noticed
peculiarities in Mr.. Schorr's manner
for some time past. It is also stated that
after the receipt of the note from the
young lady DIR. Hodges made arrange
ments for the presence of policeman In
citizens dress at the church in the
morning to prevent Mr.. Schorr's en-
trance into the edifice during the 6
o'clock service, fearing the committal of
some indiscretion by the young man.
Married a Runaway Couple.
Yesterday Mr. Schorr was a party to a
marriage that was not without romantic
features. There registered at a certain
hotel in tlhe afternoon young man and
a young lady named Oscar Kunert and
Gertrude Broden, both from Latrobe,
4 Westmoreland county, Pa. They wanted
to get married, and it was runaway
match. Several ministers were sought
to help them, but without success.
Finally, the Rev. Mr.. Schorr, out of the
goodness of his heart, went to the hotel
and married the young couple, who
went west at z p. IN.
The Young Divine's Career.
Mr. SchorT was 20 years Of age. He
was native of Baltimore. At the age
of 10 .he went to school at Meadville.
Pa. Later he studied at Dickinson col
lege at Carlisle, whence he went to
Johns Hopkins university He then
went to the Protestant Episcopal semi
nary at Philadelphia, where he took a
three years course and graduated. His
first charge was at Wilmington, Del,
whence he was transferred to McKees-
port, Pa, and from the latter place COM
ing to Baltimore as DR.. Hodges curate
at st. PauI's.