Evening journal., 1889-04-16
THE SPIRITS CALLED HIM
Suicide of Philip Lockwood in
a Minneapolis Cemetery.
HE WAS WEALTHY But ALONE.

He Leaves letter In which He Gives
His Reasons for Quitting the World.
Ills Mind Anected by the Death Of
His wife.
NINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, April iG.-Philin F.
Lockwood, aged and worth Se00,0O0, who
came here from New York few years ego
and has since conducted a real estate bust
ness, committed suicide yesterday morning
by taxi chloral His body was found in
lot which he had purchased last Saturday in
Lakewood cemetery
Sunday afternoon Lockwood went 10 the
Office Of ms attorney, f. T. Witchie, and
wrote a long letter giving him instructions
about the disposal OF his body and some fnan-
cial matters For the trouble given the law
yer he inclosed check for $500
The deceased when he came here with his
wife took quarters on Thirteenth street and
Second avenue, south. He had considerable
money when he came and invested largely in
Minneapolis real estate.
lie was also interested in mining in Wash
ington territory, and was extremely lucky in
all his undertakings He was worth at least
$1,000 al the time Of his death
He Travelled great deal, and while he was
in England several years ago organized the
Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk company, OF
which he was a director at the time Of his
death.
Before coming 10 Minneapolis he was en-
/ gagged in the banking business in New York.
His wife's health was very poor in later
/ years, and when she died last July il seemed
to have terrible effect on his mind His
! friends say he was not the same man after it.
| II IS a strange coincidence that his father,
who was a very successful merchant in New
/ York, committed suicide for no apparent
cause. Lockwood was also interested in the
mines in Idaho and other states The Fay
Templeton mine, Just opened netted him
from 81 500 10 S2,000 a week
+. +. Witchie Loekwood's executor and a
close personal friend for years said that
everything he touched turned 10 gold. At
his room in the Ardmore hotel, where he had
lived for some time, he left large packet of
letters all sealed, addressed and stamped with
the correct postage Among the letters was
one each for City Comptroller Calderwood,
Minneapolis; D. C. Corbin, ll5 Broadway,
New York; A. I. Brown, 63 Wall street.
New York Mime. Wike Frey, Luz rne,
Switzerland Thomas Whetmore. Minnie
npols, v. W. Bayless, Lumber Exchange.
Minneapolis, and Or. Lewis The letter ad.
dressed to Dir. Lewis was as follows.
"SuNnAY, 3 p m, April Il, 1854
"DEAR DocroR-I have lately had some
communications and impressions from the
spirits wanting me 70 come TO them, and now
they have fixed the time for Sunday nigh
and out in Lakewood cemetery | shall go /,
meet them as calmly as If were setting on
on a trip 70 Europe shall be 50 glad to IS
! my dear wife again. ! have put all my affair
) IN good order before leaving. The spirits toll
a me ! was i'll from disease Of the kidney an
would never recover. / want my body to b
laid out at the cemetery and put in the re
ceiving vault until the time for burial
shall walk out t. the cemetery tonight, TAX
good dose Of chloral, and if all goes we
my body viii be found in the lot bought o
! Saturday. ! wonder whether the spirits vii
! come to me in the beautiful moonlight
Many thanks for your kind services. Good
/ by. Yours sincerely,
, "P. i. LOCKWOOD y
His heirs according 10 the last will aud tee
lament, are his brother, Abraham Lockwood
Of New York; his sister, Mrs. Carolin
Satchell and his sister- -n-law, Adele Goun
die, all OF whom are travelling in Europe
The property is divided ia the will. though
no values are given. Mr.. Witchie was ais
left a small legacy. The funeral viii be he'll
on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, accord
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