The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-20
rs Mr.. sUcRoW AT ANcHoRs
A Melancholy Russian Announces His IN
tended Suicise and thea DisspPears.


tended Suicise and thea Disappears.
This letter came to THE Sun office last even
ing:
TO rHs EpiroR OF THR sus-Sir: submitted. . few
days ago. manuscript detailing my desperate position
pennyless. almost homeless-and also an incident OF
long ago how was nstrum entail in saving an Amer
lean gentleman from starvation at Shanghai. China;
also my foolish In defence OF everything Amer
can. my hasty marriage to American lady handsome
but poor How that marriage disapproved Of by
my parents who withheld my income Of $4,000 year
then. How some Of the morning papers through the
most infamous fssohoods brought the name OF Major
sucrow into notoriety and deprvng him most foully
Of the public. But ono thing the public
does not know. how proud spirit
. sensitive mihd smarts under these unjust
attacks Enthusiasm for this country and its people
brought mo to New York. this unucky wager the COM
mencement Of my misfortune: but having married
without the consent of my parents which at 90 pro-
sumed to be permitted placed in deeper disgrace at
homo with all my clan. But having wife l. as be-
came man. stood by her. despite all attempts to lure
me away till my wife most basely deserted me. taking
my sweet baby. II was hard blow. but not to cndan
ger the birthrRht Of my boy my heir. struggled on
suffering untold poverty and privation. till fortune
smiled once moro. I was prosperous IN tho under
taking had commenced, TIL q wicked and
illegal art deprived me Of all; by that blow
lost S7b4. For the last fortnight have
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undsrmin.s n, terrible nrixs,,on nov r,thon, ,ood
the pangs OF hunger almost driving to madness Ny
last appeal disregarded what there left for such
happy wretch. but deathf II suicide Ia y crime
then most deliberately do commit that
crime. Have those who made that law to
mako suicide crime ever suffered hunger
months upon monthsi Let them try It who condemn
suicide. What there left me. to become tramp
committed to tho poorhouse. A thousand deaths but
III; sss s::
tn. money, and now tn tina. ', cannot mot gain
"so
s:p .s;s. %s s. s% his s FRIEND s, .ns II,
Th.. i. ALL Tin taking my own life comm. GRIM.
.ss,n., Him lin, hope my Maker viii forgive have
s.s 3 s 7ss
r.,, and it become. a consuming longing to
behold, ID. once NOR. -, my beautiful sweet boy.
Nay ne never sua', as HI. deceived and unhappy an
a in '1 East Rrs 's Ss p.r as
passed so many unhappy hours since my wife deserted
me- Farewell Yours respectfully. Few. suoaow.
Feodore Emil Oscar sucrow. such is the COM
plete name Of tho letter writer, had not at 1Ok
O'CLOCK ilse nignt dropped ancnor at inc pace
DESIGNATED IN MS communication. 1t Is Ship
i"nnast ~ t%e Eo 1t Rive %uu ~ 10 ono VI '''o
ion INK IN WIG EssI rnEeI
to the pier, and they said last night that they
would not let any strangers 20 out on the mar
Before 4 O'clock Mr. Siicrow was imnatienfIv
waitina for Iattar from snmohndw of NJ
MeiIiuB iSnr ieLoeT, IUu soHcpoHy ~ ms
lodging. 255 East sixth street he asked
his landlady, Mrs. Hibbe, when the
postman made his lntest visit, He
wnited until O'clock and then want
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and Mrs Hibbe expressed a fear that he had
made away with himself. She said he was
usually in before 8 o'clock. He came to her