New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-12

, YOUNG BooKKrErER TAKES LArDANrM
Is THE AISL1,

,vhc, Sc,tnu Davidson. Of the Church of uc
Heavenly Rest SO 5si Fifth ave. went To t"' '''"''"
Yesterday afternoon at . O'Clock I" Hiih' p''P"
for the afternoon service. he ionnd +" f"u'. MAJ
ing ND aud down in front "i the place ~
49, hn,,., and he seemed to be in deep th"nght. hc
y,s tail carried his body erect aud wa' Wei "'s'''
Tho se,ton opened the church door and hcafc 'oo'
,u ,h,,d him The Young man had followed Close
hcbind him and as soon the heavy d""F s""ns
omen brushed past him and entered the chnr'n' Inc
se,ton thought that the stranger sho"cu ""
It, q, Get intn the church. but a, It Wa open
o., the admission of wor- -hippcis he dd not saN ANY
.hi,c In him The stranger WALKED fcH feet toward
the midde ai.lc and stopped He closed NJ eyes ""'
his lin, moved a. If he wa praying WINE '''hu
, i th. atfiiudc Of prayer he suddenly staggered
and cauclt hold Of the back Of seat {" prevent MN
al, from falling lie recovered in a moment ana th'h
walked slowly up tho middle aisle. me seN''n'
vho,e attention had been attracted by inc s""'S'
acou Of the man. started the aisle t" see "ha' was
~. ,,onbIe When the young got near the pulpt
,,t,ru he Sudden raised hi- hands to hla h'"h
- ,u -, 3, ..1ui. conscious condition upon the moor
1I,. scxton thought that the young man han n''
and sent IL messenger boy for a doctor ana 10 ''o
Ii. station The messenger met Policeman
sontTcm who hurried to the church ana assls,"" ''o
sc,tou in carr, g the man TO room In the rear "i
thc bui!dng The policeman shook him, ana a'heu '''n
what his name wa. lie slo"S "po"'" ~ -
said in a ptfu tone
.n God VII, did fail | came here to dic /
tool, poison and wanted to die in a church, lio
,o,,cd constantly and prayed for death.
I'm the meantime the Rev. Dr. Parser Morgan thc rec
or and a number Of the pali,oncrs had arrived al tc
church, The preacher talked To the young man ana
a.. vorcd to console him. He rcfu-cd NJ first T."
discl,.c his Identity but finally said that his name
y.s lanes Hamilton Howell, Jones, and that his home
WAS al Pitt,burg Penn. lie said that he was twenty
four yf,r, old and tired Of life. Every thinS h'd
one AGAINST him. and there nothing for him to I'VE
for.
had held a letter tightly squeezed in his right hand
This was taken from him. II was dated at the Whd
sor uotel was addressed to Mr.. Ben. Raston' 40.
IA Forty fifth IT,. Pittsburg. and read ~ follows
Dear brothers and sisters Emma and Marie When you
,..a mi. I shall be no more | unhappy that l
had no desire live. ask forgiveness Tor "''"s
home Flxs you1 lnd my standing Ia the iods' III
o. X Of NJ G.. Is all right. I've paid up III fuii " uo
first Of ApriI The money want 10 90 To you ha'e
the loecc hurry me should also like to have my pastor
tho Rev Mr. Maxwell rector Of Trinity. To prfach my
funeral services You1l find In my inside pocket Two
uawn tickets for cd ring aud watch Excuse "ritihH of
vour unhappy brother, am very nervous Win io'o
10 all from your loving brother.
An ambulance was called from Bellevue, ana inc
.urceon examined Jones and said that he had taken
some preparation %; audanum and tiat ne "oui" rc'
covcr lie was taken to Bellevue Hospital prisoner
Jones came here week ago from Pitisburs ana
cnca ccd a room at No. 80 West Twenty fourth ST. NO
LonhLecncr I'm a large steel factory. but refused 10
rive the name OF the firm. when he Ichncd thht NC
80 nnt conr 10 die he became rcticcnt and refused 10
give any Information about himself