The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-12
BULLET IN HIS TEMPLE
Tragic End of Charles NJ.
Barrett at Taylor's
Hotel.
BIG BATCH OF LETTERS.
But They Throw No Light on the
Cause of the Old Staten
islanders Suicide.
BIG BATCH OF LETTERS.

A tall, slender man, with blonde whisk-
ers. and attired in a blue serge suit of
clothes. committed suicide by shooting
himself in the right temple at Taylor's
Hotel just before noon today. He is
Charles NJ. Barrett, highly respected
resident of West New Brighton, S. l.,
aud until recently employed as clerk at
No. so Wall street. New York.
He entered the hotel at quarter past
eleven this morning aud registered as P.
NJ. Barrett, Philadelphia, but all the pa
pers and letters found in his possession
lead 60 the belief that he is Charles NJ.
he brought a grip full of snch letters
along with him. They were taken charge
of by the police. 1t is believed he shot
himself within a few minutes after
he entered the room to which he was as
s gned. He did not appear at all excited
wnen he called for the room.
THE ALARM.
1t was quite while after he went to
his room that one of the girls heard a
peculiar noise that startled her. 1t ap-
peared to be that of man groaning,
mingled with the gutteraI sound of
strangulation. The girl called the at
tention of a porter, who listened
for a few moments. and then
reported the matter at the Office Of the
hotel. The case was immediately inves-
tigated, and no response being received
10 repeated knocks, the door was broken
open and there WAS presented the CHASTITY
sight of the new lodgef lying on the floor
with blood pouring from wound in his
temple down his face and over his lips.
This evidently caused the sound of
strangulation which with the groansshrst
alarmed lhe girl.
THE POLICE CALLED IN.
The police were notified and the man
WAS Immediately sent to the City Hospi-
tai. He had lost consciousness, but was
still alive when placed in the ambulance.
A big ''seven shooter" loaded with SIX
long 32-calibre cartridges and slightly
stained with blood was found beside the
dying man. Only one chanber' was
empty. The man evidently glanced into
a mirror in front of which he fell after
sending the bullet through mis- brain.
At fifteen minutes past one o'clock the
suicide died in the City Hospital. Act
ing Captain Cox, OF The Frst Precinct
dead man this afternoon. Articles of
wearing apparel and letters taken by the
police were identified as be-
longing to Charles NJ. Barrett.
One of the callers on the Acting
Captain was John Il. Gourly, a business
partner OF the suicides brother at No. Sc
Beaver street, New York. Mr.. Gourly
was talking to Barrett yesterday after
noon. He appeared to be in the best of
spirits. and laughed and talked for an
hour or more with Mr.. Gourly.
NO CAUSE ASSIGNED.
The suicide was single man and comes
one of the oldest and most respected fam
lilies of Staten ID. Mr.. Barrett is be-
lieved not TO have been working at the
time of his death. 1t is thought he lost
his position at No. so Wall street, several
weeks ago.
No cause is assigned for the suicide
The letters found IN the mans possession
are all of business character and throw
no light upon the probable cause of his
ending his life.