Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-06-20
Capt CIarke's suicide-Capt Clar.

216 Fifth street northeast while sufferin,
from temporary alteration of mind
Captain Clarke has been employed In tn
Office Of the Chief OF Engineers, Unitet
States Army, Tor about ten years past, ant
was relieved from duty about month ago
as the appropriations for the work on which
he was engaged had run short, but he wa!
to have resumed his duties on the 1st o
July, when the appropriation would be
come available.
Two weeks ago he began work on sub
division in Rockville, Md, and during al
the hottest Of the heated spell was busily EN-
ployed making his surveys of the ground
and the hard work soon brought on insom
mia. After he was brought home DIR. Bayne
was called in, but the patient was so pros
trated that his system did not respond tc
treatment
A day or two ago Captain Clarke first
gave evidences of insanity by destroying a
number of valuable papers ard other equally
proceedings, and his fathers un
easiness was greatly increased. Captain
Clarke has been living with his wife and
child at ZIG Fifth street northeast, but about
q month ago his wife went to visit her
parents in Missouri, and since that time the
captain has been staying at his fathers resi-
dence, corner of Fifth and G streets north
east, but has kept third story front room
in his own house as an office.
Sunday morning the unfortunate man
came down stairs to his breakfast as usual,
but seemed so restless and excited that when
the meal was over his father persuaded him
to go into the parlor and lie down, think.
ing the rest would do him some good.
Capt Clarke remained quiet until about l l
o'clock, when he jumped out of the parlor
window and started r1Baing across the
street and disappeared within the doorway
of his own home. His father saw him, and
filled with foreboding fears, ran across the
street aud into the house, calling to his son
to come back. On entering the house Mr..
Clarke found that his son had gone up
stairs into his Office, closing and locking the
door after him.
His father beat on the door, and called
and plead to him for admission, but in vain
for his sons only reply was that he WAS
busy and could not be disturbed. Mr.. Clarke
then went down stairs, and contidng TO a
gentleman who occupies the lower portion
of the house his fears for his sons sanity
asked some advice.
Scarcely had the question been answered
when the mutfied report OF revolver was
heard, and then all was still. An officer was
soon on the spot, and accompanied by Mr..
S. G. Clarke and one or two friends, has
tened to the room and forcing open the
door, found all too soon the explanation OF
the shot.
Seated in an easy chair by the desk, and
near an open window, with his head bowed
on his breast, smoking revolver in his
hand, and small stream of blood trickling
down the lett breast of his coat, sat Captain
Clarke, dead. Everything possible under
IN rnt &c uT Il hat bail
had done its work only too well. 1t had
passed directly through the heart, and death
must have been almost instantaneous -
Wash. Post.
The subject of the above article has been
up to about two weeks ago associated with
Mr. G. Minor Anderson, County Surveyor,
in laying off the subdivisions about Rock
vile and in other work all the Spring.
When he first located here he seemed de-
pressed in spirits, having little to say to any
one outside OF his business, but labored with
marked perseverance in his profession, and
that coupled with his gentlemanly deport-
ment has enlisted the sympathy of all whom
he came in contact with while here for his
sad end. His father came here and removed
him To his home in Washington and at the
time was very much disturbed about his
sons condi ion.
The Court House Let.-The second
lot of bids for building the new Court House
at Rockville and furnishing the heating and
ventiiuting apparatus tfoF the SAME were
opened by the Com.nissioa on Wednesday
last and are as follows: Bids on the build
ing-E NJ West, Rockville, $40 900; Geo
N. Walker, Hyattsville, Prince Georges
county, $45,9OO; 2. H. Mclaughlin & CO.,
Washington, $50, 175; l.. A Ellis and II
w. Await, Laurel, S61, 459; j. L. Parsons
Washington, $4,000; II. b. Johns, Bati.
more, $45 1897; J. b. Halliday d Co., Wash
ington, $45,549.
Heating and ventllating-H. J. Gregory
Washington, $4,804 Il. G. Bashor & Co.
Baltimore, $780, b. G. Bib, Baltimore
$2,470.
1t was observed that T. b. Johns was the
lowest bidder on the building, and the Com
mission at once awarded him the contract
Is. @. Bibb bid the lowest for the heating
and ventilating apparatus, but the award
was withheld Tor the present that the Com
mission might make further Investigation
in that line.
Mr. Johns will ii Z ms bond next rues
day and will begin work as soon as TIN
officials clear the building
Teachers AssOciatiOn.-F following il
the programme OF the Teachers A Ssocia
ton To be held on July 3rd, 1890:
1. Roll call,
2. Reports of committees
3 Unfinished business.
4. New business.
s. Collection of library dues
g. Discussion-"How may we keep it'll,
folks profitably busyg by Misses l. Etchi
son and Ida Dove.
T. Discussion--"How may we stimulat,
lazy pupils?" by Misses Lucy Garrett an,
Alice T. Stabler.
g. Experience Of the last year"
The last three numbers may be discussed
separately, in pairs, or all together, as eacl
teacher may elect. lettering 10 "experi
ence of the last year." it is very desirable
that teachers who have introduced any new
features, or new methods of presenting tn
old, be prepared TO give the Association tn
results-successful or otherwise. The com
mttee can suggest no names to discuss No
8, but it is fruitful subject and n lack q
discussers is not apprehended
BY order of programme committee:
SARAH G. SCoFIELD,
Secretary.
Baptist Meetings-A pastors and lay
mems meeting will be held in the Noun
Zion Baptist church, near Rockville, com
mencing Thursday, June Goth, at 8 p. NJ.
Thursday night, sermon by Rev. 5. X