The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-21
SHIP GONE, MONEY SPENT.
FATHER AND MOTHER NEWLY DEAD.
AND SISTER WIDOWED.

t 10 Not Know. why Capt. Thonpsou.
Lately OF the America. ship city OF
Philadelphia, wosid Not 60 to His
Homo, but shot Himselr Dead In tho
Unitea States Hotel In this City.
Charles Steele Thompson. until recently Cap.
tain OF the American ship City Of Philadelphia
of Philadelphia, which lett Liverpool on July
10 for Calcutta. committed suicide In the
United States Hotel yesterday afternoon. lie
cnme to the hotel on the afternoon OF juno %
and registered as G. II. Thompson. Hartford.
He said that he was seafaring man and that
he might stay some time. He asked for room
at n reduced ratio. He got room II on the third
floor. flo spent nearly all OF his time about
the hotel. but he made fow acquaintanees. He
paid his bill every week until Saturday.
He went TO bed about 10 o'clock on Sunday
night and got up early Yesterday morning. He
went out and returned before tho cham.
bermaid got around. She found the door
locked. Between 10 O'clock and o'clock she
tried the door several times and knocked on 1t.
but got no answer. Tho key was in the lock
on the inside and the door was bolted besides.
About So o'clock she got u stepiadder and
looked over tho transom. She saw Thomson
lying across the bod. his head resting in . big
blood stain. She ran down stairs and told the
clerk. and he with two hall boys. won't up and
forced the door. A revolver lay on the bed By
tile mans side. Two chambers were empty
and there were two holes In the mans head,
ono on each side. the first down near the Jaw
and the other above the right temple. The
blood around the wounds was dried.
Policemen searched the room. They found
wooden chest. canvas bag. a satchel, . lot
OF clothing. watch charm, n pair OF sleeve
buttons. . pair OF marine glasses. and Two
pawn tickets. one dated July l6. for lockst
and ring. on which So had been loaned. aud
the other. dated July 0. for O gold hunting
case watch on which SO had been loaned.
There was no money.
There were some papers also. Among them
was certificate OF membership in Adophia
Lodge SO. F. and A. NJ. OF Hartford. A letter
was found on billhead OF DR.. Z. L. r. Thomp.
son. l.lG2 Chapel street, New Haven. Conn.
and signed Sister" 1t was dated July Is.
been home. or why he hadn't written.
You Know we al! love YOU" she said. and
Tas 1urey hsus Re and to
mks The wt
@ q Shsps
street for her brother. and asking him to come
1T once.
1t was supposed that the man had registered
his nams correctly until Bible was found 10 .
F'O,n HIS Father.
Dec. %. ls45.
;. From the relatives. who were teleRraphed to.
Il WAS learned that Capt. Thompson was born
IN Fair Haven and had two brothers. Dr. +. /.
X. Thompson and DR.. W. II. Thompson, both
residents OF New Haven. an 4 q sister. Mrs John
&. Kinney. widow Of the late Postmaster Of
Hartford. The family have been somewhat
div!ted. and Cant 1hompson has been friendly
Kinney, but not with Or. W. II. Thompson.
Or. T.. J.. X. receiyed q telegram from the
New York.
Cant. Thomson came to New York about
month ago on the steamer plymouth. having
left the ship City of Philadelphia Mt Oueers-
town when she was bound for Calcutta. He
was bachelor about 60 years OF age and was
considered ono OF the hest seamen sailing
from New Haven. DR.. W. II. Thompson said
last evening ut New Haven:
wrote to my brother at Queenstown soy.
eral months ngo. and told him Of the death Of
our father acd mother and OF our hrother-in-
law, Major John c. Kinney. OF Hartford. lie
cabed back that he wns coming home. and he
left his ship. which was bound for Calcutta.
He arrived in New York and has written
him to come home and told him that We were
as possible. He. however. seemed mor0se and
kept writing that he would he with as in O few
days. This Is all know Of the mstter."