The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-03
BROKER LlNN'S SUICIDE.
he SHOOTS HIMSELF IN TAYLOR'S
HOTEL IN JERSEY CITY
Mental DerAneement WAS Probably the
Cause - Sc Had . Deiusion that HIS
Head WINS Growing Larger.

Mental Deraneement was Probably the
Cause - Sc Had . Deiusion that his
Head wns Growing Larger.
Edward Linn. . son Of John Linn. COM
mittsd suicide in Taylor's Hotel. Jersey City.
between 9 o'clock Tuesday night and IL
o'clock yesterday. He took room in the hotel
on Tuesday afternoon. and entered his name
on the register rs II. Hahn OF Newark.
Although he was one Of tho bes.-known
mon in Jersey City. no one at the hotel
seems to have recognized him. He louneed
about the reading room AMI billiard
room during the afternoon aud evening. The
night clerk thinks 1t was about o'clock when
he got the key OF his room. Al. and went up
stairs Yesterday forenoon tho door OF the
room remained locked. About II o'clock
James Earle q porter. looked through the
transom and saw tho guest lying across
the bed with his head In pool Of blood. He
had nothing on but his undershirt and trous-
ers. A pistol VAS clutched In his right hand.
Linn had been dead so long that the blood
was partly CONCEALED. There was bullet
wound in his right ear. Three diamond studs
and u handsome diamond collar button, which
are estimated to be worth several hundred
dollars, g!istened in the front OF his shirt An
alligator skin pocketbook. on the silver clasp
OF which were the initials f. L. ,ntained
sI and some change. Gold buttons. with
, diamonds set Ia them. were in his cufts, and
his sleeve buttons wsre gold but lain on
one Of his fingers was large gold ring. with
aons on e Hly in M. a centre sn sHs
ring. with diam. nd, tor eyes vas in nn MI
wore in his waisttunt pocket. A wallet hi!ed
with papers help"h to establish his, identity.
4 bank book | account With the Merranti!e
otsl.375 u his credit on Nav % OF this year.
since that time aud NJ to AHG 70 thero are
credits ncgreGating $1,000. The body Was re-
moved to Spesr,s morguo.
His father, John Linn; and his brother car
Ing Il the the r SS nstiu;on r Savinss IN
Washington street. Jersey ity. we're no lied
Nj .hn LINN i sS,y nss, wing sws
believe il untii he hal seen the body in the
Edward Linn was about 20 years old AID
hid liyet nsa;ly a.! MS NE n u Sers s ns
iietherine'on. tho only daughter OF he 9te
Samuel !leshe -ns:on. a very veal hy piunl' ber
aysS f III. Sea n All The am
lived lived with Mrs. Hsthsr inrton a. IarIck. and
MontsomeTy streets In the early part Of this
e"ttas ;s FOR the season in in Hsskensaek near
where Va 'a.heE mothe, and s,othnr LIE
10 foundation: Linn and his wife lived very
them n SPEAK o,ssen az having sS: been models Of
domestic hardness. Linn LETT home a. tho
nsss to 30 to
Illness for four or i've days, but was not sick
enough 70 remain ,a,, at home Snh,eGJn 31s
fro Ha. Sensack 10 Jersey City and spent
tue day around town he ore he vent 20 the
hotel. All HIS movements have n u been traced
but 1t is known that he went TO sore IN
Montgomery street about cock IN the after;
moor aud bought revolver and box q
wch he was Sss sne dree or w' %
the Palma Club OF Jersey City RId memh"r
Of the uri,ani FieIl Club In HacKea sack: His
/ father attibutes the sutciIe 20 depression II
spirits resulting from sickness.
Dec, 10. 1885,; He was f,rmerls cashier tor =.
Wallace K Co. OF which relative Of his J.
lace and Fhillirs del AID Linn snTece.,!ei 10
Ps s spG the s Of he rm
At o,. inc ior sAti.son. camnassE
sail that ii he Was 10 trouble. ami they had
known 1t. they woul certainly have como e.
hiS He had been ~ rqnn1E dITn I'm
ventures w.re not successful. aud he acted as II
he were suffering from - ca. mental agitation.
had lost St heavily IN tho msrksta ate. They
fearah that his affairs were deeply COM
in the absence Of NJ. Morris Fl. Smith from
member OF hi- family. said:
in SpSw th hss o yea. s sna tfep
e: SiR icy, sso s
his limo in Hackensack lately and
is pit ,oa con n on ' witfa 'G %aek h. p has
nervous that lie could nov bear 70 be lett alone
for moment He had An idea that his head
was ErowinS s;ea1y srser and there we're
have no: heard that lie WAS involved in any
business or financial trouble"