Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
DESPERATE SUICIDE
Of a Metropolitan Business Man Who
Had Met With Reverses.
he TRIED sUFFOCATION BY GAS,
And When That Was Discovered, Ended His
Life With Bullet.
IN A QUAKER CITY HOTEL

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIspATcH.i ,
PHILADELPHIA, October 3O.-Oscar
Galinski, prominent young business man
of New York, overcome by his want of sue
cess in his financial ventures, shot himself
through the right temple tonight about 9
o'clock in his room at Green's Hotel. Mr..
Galinski was partner in the printing and
lithographing ink firm of Miller, Galinski
& Vogel, of los and 107 Beekman street,
New York, and represented his firm on the
road.
Besides being interested in the printing
Ink business Mr.. Galinski hail considerable
money in number of other ventures. and
it was the loss of his money through de-
preston in business that drove him to COM
init the rash deed. He was man of very
imposing appearance, tall, broad-shouldered
and well built and was about 40 years Of
age.
FORCED THE DOOR.
Mr.. Galinski arrived at Green's Hotel at
noon on Wednesday, and alter registering
was assigned to room "a. He went to his
room Immediately and soon afterward left
the hotel. He was seen to retire to his room
in the evening. To-day he was about the
hotel during the day and went to his room
very early in the evening.
About $50 o'clock bellboy going along
the corridor smelt gas. He hunted around
to find where it came from, and finally
located Galinski's room as the place. He
hurried down stairs and told the clerk, who
sent Special Officer West to the room.
When the officer arrived at the door he
knocked, and receiving. no answer, he
knocked again. He again raped at the
door the third time. Everything was quiet,
and West, after waiting awhile, forced the
door open and rushed into the room.
The room was very dark and filled with
gas. As soon as he could distinguish OBJ
iiects clearly he saw Galinski in bed covered
with bedclothes.
"Get out of here or you will be suffo-
Gated" cried West, shaking Galinski by
the shoulder.
"What do you want?" inquired Galinski.
in sleepy tone Of voice.
II want you to get out of this room," said
the officer
"Well, I won't CO."
"You Will have to-" said the officer as he
tried to catch hold of the man.
81 won't go until you bring Mr.. Green
here" said Galinski in defia voice.
''But you will be suffocated," expostu-
lated Officer West.
A DESPERATE MAN.
During the entire conversation Galinski
had been working the bedclothes over his
head, and as Officer West moved toward
him nothing but the top Of his head was
visible.
"Then you won't bring Mr. Green up to
the room,' asked Galinsky.
"No, sir, won't leave you, and you will
have to go into another room," said the
officer.
THAT settles it." said Galinski, and as
he spoke he drew a revolver from under the
bedclothes, where he had had it hidden all
the time, and placing it against his right
temple pulled the trsgger. Scarcely had the
report sounded before Officer West had
wrested the weapon from the hand of the
suicide, but it was too late, for Galinski
made one convulsiye movement and then
fell back.
The report of the shot was heard through
out the hotel, and among the first to reach
the room was Proprietor Green. AS soon as
he saw what was the matter he ran down
stairs, and going to the corner of Eighth
and'Chestnut streets told Reserve Officer
Dannenhauer what had occurred. He was
removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital,
where he died shortly after.