The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-23
BALTIMORE SWELL.
SUICIDE IN THE BOWERY-
GEORGE MARIS FOUND
DEADIN ACHEAP HO-
TEL.

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notwithstanding
Letters.
New York Herald.
George Maris, Of West Virginia,
young man well known in Balti-
more, where for ten years he acted
as the private secretary to the pre-
sident Of the Merchants and Minerss
Transportation Company, was found
dead early yesterday morning in the
Puritan Hotel at No. 1888 Bowery.
A towel saduated with chloroform
covered the dead mans face. Maris
had taken his own life.
Maris arrived in New York ten
days ago from Europe, whittier he
had been sent for the summer be-
cause Of bis bad habits in Baltimore.
lie engaged board at No. 102 west
Thirtieth street, and seemed to be in
good spirits. Last Thursday at tbreak-
fas: the boaoders noticed that he
was unusually quiet. When he
finished his meal he left the house
and did not return. Nothing was
known of his whereabouts until
yesterday, when the police was no.
titled of his death.
PLANNING DEATH.
The proprietor Of the Puritan
Hotel says that Maris came to his
place Saturday night. He was slight
ly intoxicated, but appeared to know
what he was doing. He asked for a
room and said he would like to
change his clothing. He was put
into room No. II, and on Sunday
morning he came down stairs and
said he was suffering great pain. He
asked to have some one 90 out and
buy a small vial Of ehloroform for
him. HIS request was refused. Maris
left the place, but returned IN short
time and went up stairs.
Instead Of going into his own
room he entered a room on the OPP
posite side Of the hall. In going
through the hall one Of the employees
noticed a light in the room, and
knowing that it ought to be unoccu-
pied notified the proprietor, who
found Maris on the bed asleep and
sent him to his own room. At ~
o'clock, when he again looked in on
his strange guest, he found the light
in the room burning brightly, but
its occupant lying cold and stiff in
death. His face was badly distorted.
FAITAFUL SISTERS.
In the dead mans pockets were
two letters written in n small, deli
cate hand, a photograph Of a Young
woman, a picture Of a Yorkshire
terrier, bunch Of keys, a cigarette
case, a pawn ticket for a gold watch
and thirty-six cents. The letters
were both written by sistersof Maris,
and they showed that whatever may
have been his faults he still retained
their affection. The | tiers were
addressed from the "Kensington"
and the "Berkley," two fashionable
apartment houses Of Baltimore. One
bearing the signature Of Mana, says:
II am glad you have found a place
IN the world. keep up courage and
all will be we'll"
This letter was evidently in an
swer to one written by Maris inform
ing his sisters that he intended to
lood for employment in New York.
Another letter signed by his sister
Bella was a model Of sisterly devo.
ton. In it she says:
Courage is all you need. You
know the future can redeem the
past When temptation assails you
pray God 10 stay your hand. All
will be well ifyou but try hard"
She also speaks Of some none,
she sent her brother, and begs ol
him not TO worry about repaying il
She refers to the pet of the hous,
Tin, d Yorkshire terrier, eyidentl,
The original Of the picture found il
Mars's pocket. She had cut a loci
Of the dogs silken hair and hal
pinned II TO the letter. She close