New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-06
PELHAM ". SHIPM1N COMMITS SUICIDE.
lie SHOOTS HIMSELF IN CAB IN BALTIMORE.
A SON OF TX JUDGE SHIPMAN. OF

A SON OF LXJCDGE SHlPMAN, op
NEw-YORK.
Baltimore, March > (-pccial)-Pelham W. Shipman,
supposed to be the son Ct William d. Shpman OF the
law firm OF shpman Larocque 4 ChOate, No. 30 Will
iam-st New-York CITY committed suicide here In a
cab this afternoon about 3 O'Clock. Police sergeant
Rowe while standing in front Of the Carrolton otel
was accOsted by a cabman, who had just driven up
and Informed that gentleman whom he had had ouU
driving had shot himself Sergeant Rowe opened tho CAP
door and ound lying back on the seat man WIN
blood streaming down his face. The sergeant I'M
mediatelv telcgraphed for an ambulance and the man
was taken to the City Hospital. Upon examination a
bullet hole was found in-his right temple, passing
through hi, head and coming ont on the left side.
A revolver was found lying on the floor of the cab
on the body found three letters one directed 10
pelham W. Shlpman care Of Dr. Lyon, BouieVar
and Onehundred and-seventh-st. West, CIV" anu
nostmarked New York. The other two letters were
written In a difrercn. hand directed Pelham W. ship
man. city, end signed " Your Arectonate Father
The last two letters were written at No. 30 Wlllaist
York An almost full box OF 32-cabre car
tr1dges and the letters were all that was found.
The driver of the cab said that he had been engaged
nv the man to dive him from the Eutaw House 10
the Carroon and that on the way down Balnmore-9''
the shot was fired lie did not hear the shot, or know
ANYTHING about it until ne looked into the cab when In
front Of the Carroo Hotel and saw the man lying
back on the seat covered with blood
At 4 o'clock on Friday morning the man arrived at
the Carrollton and registered AZ 80. n. Pelham, OF
New York. After paying for nights lodging ana lor
breakfast he retired his on the second moor.
\bout A. m chambcrmaid noticed n strong odor OF
"a issuing from his ROOM and called the bellboy, VINO
unloclrd the door and threw open the windows me
en- ployrs Of the hotel had noticed that the man acted
~tmngNy.
Mr. Shpman died late tonight The authorities
have communicated with his Newiork friends
Tho shlpman family have for half century re-
sided in the old SMpman mansion on the boulevard,
letween Frnnkin and Orchard sts. Astoria The
occupants Of the house Include exJudge william D
and Mrs. tdpman and the servants. when Il re
porter called there at late hour last night the famy
had retired and two bloodhounds were guarding the
house. No one would venture on the premises but
il was ascertained that Mr. and Mrs. Slipnan had
received Intelligence OF the suicide Of their SON Pei
ham ". Shipman about forty years old. ana had
"A wife and one child, the latter a son OF tounteen
years Pelham ". Shipman was xJudge shipmans ;
only son. and was a lawyer. some time ago his mind
became affected IRON Overstudy. and he was placed
,n the Rl,onlin gdale ASYLUM He recently escaped
from that Institution. Nothing Is known here as 10
how he got Baltimore. lie was a man OF eAcelieht
habits and church member and highly esteemed