The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-22
A SPECTATORS DESPAIR.
BROKER HENRY IT. WHITEHOUSE
GROO1S HIMSELF
NE Went from the Consolidated Exchange
20 Brooklyn Hotel and Put q Bullet in
His Head - short Several Thousand
Shares OF Sc. Paul-He May Recover.


Shares OF Sc. Paui-He May Recover.
Henry 7, whitehouse. a member OF the New
York Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Ex-
change. attempted suicide yesterday by shoot
ing himself in the head In the Clarendon
Hotel in Washington street, Brooklyn. Bust
ness troubles and apprehension that he was
suffering from consumption are supposed to
have driven him TO the act He lived with his
wife and four children. the oldest OF 10 years
and the youngest of 8. in fine house at 1857
Pacific street. Brooklyn.
He left his home at TX o'clock yesterday
morning apparently in his usual health and
spirits 1t was four hours later when he en-
tered the Clarendon Hotel and asked the clerk
to give him the best vacant room In the house.
He was assigned to room SO on the fourth
floor and went there directly after registering
his name. On reaching the room he rang for
n hall boy and asked for some stationery. The
boy responded quickly and Mr.. whitehouse
thanked him for his promptness and tipped
him literally.
In few moments one Of the servants heard
loud laughter and means in the room occupied
by MIR. Whitehouse. and. surprising he was i'll.
she summoned tho manager. When the door
had been opened with duplicate key Mr..
Whitehouse was found stretched on tho bed.
e@nls 15o WtS bullet wound over the right
of which was empty by his side. He was. APP
4pa ae In great pain. Dr. \. q Riggs was the
ance. He found that the bullet had iatteaed t.
self against the skull. and had probably not
Vans Mns sSp to
tho, Long Island College Hospital. In his
pockets were found an ounce bottle Of lauda-
nun. SZ6O IN bills and change a lot OF memo
rnnda showing transactions in stocks. and
sls sSRg Mt hit credit 4r depost
There were also several unODpnpd pnyplOpes
Eatng s? M from TO Ss ,nh
cent; more on loans Of 1920 shares Of st. Paul
stGfk large sealed enIfSclSPe well llsd and
SSass i5S7 Psciho street.. wv Was found. and
house 559 Paeo street ngted Brsaf
as gently as you can to my family. and forgive
ms Sr using your r. 59s this
M Mrs rS Whitehouse. accompanied by relatives.
reached the hospital before her husband had
had no inowledSs that her husband conte smo
plated suicide, but noticed that he had been
nn % hS lately matters
Whitehouse became conscious he expressed
desire to see his wife. and she remained ut his
terInined that Mr.. Whitehouse ~ was in no i'm.
mediate danger. and that he would probably
Mr.. Whitehouse belonged to well-known
Brooklyn family For many years his father
was at tho head OF the largest shoe store in
that city and accumulated II large fortune in
the business. After his death the business
was reorganizedas II corporation bearing his
name 1t is understood that the brokers'
share In his fathers estate was 100000 in
cash at the start and an equal amount at the
end of every ten years He He Is said to have
ago under this provision Of his fathers will.
He had recently been playing tho short side
OF the stock market and had out yesterday
morning line OF about 5. 600 Of various stocks,
principally, st. Paul. Atchison and Missouri
Pacific. For some reason or other all OF the
brokers from whom he was borrowing stocks
to ma Ike deliveries called on him yesterday to
margin his contracts. They wanted him to
put put ur per cent nj liz ta trust seppany on each
began to draw checks, but before long he gave
sale of ]. 40 shares was made on his account.
and. after he left the Exchange. margins on
l21O shares were called which were not paid
These shares will be sold out o-day.
Or. II. L. Cochran said that he had met Mr..
Whitehouse at Massapequa. L. L, last sum-
mer and believed the dread OF pulmonary con-
led to the act Mr. Whitehouse he
said. was cont nunlly brooding over the proba-
bilty Of an carly death.
Last evening an operation was performed
and the doctors nbstracted the bullet from the
wound In Mr.. Warehouses; head. After the
bullet was removed he seemed much relieved
and soon began to show signs OF i'm provement
At o clock he was removed from the hospital
in n carriage to his home. AS there is a charge
OF attempted suicide against Whtehouse, q
policeman was detailed to guard him until he
is well enough to appear in court. The physi-
clans thought last night that he would recover.