The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-21
SUICIDE OF LIEUT.. MAY.
HE sBoT HIMSELF YEsTERDAY AT
THE UNITED SERVICE CLUE

He Had Bees Twenty.eieht Years Z. the
Navy and Had Good Reeord-was
with the Baitimore at Valparaiso Last
Year-Hc Had Had = Long siege with
the Grip-No other Resso. for lis Act.
Twenty. eight years ago Lieut. Sydney II.
May Joined the United States navy. He was
with the crui3er Baltimore during tho Chiian
trouble and was ever ready to sacrifice his life
TO- his country. Yesterday afternoon In his
room in the United Service Club. ut 10 West
Thirty first street, he stretched himself on his
bed and put bullet into his brain, He died
In half an hour.
Shortly after the return Of the Baltimore
from Chflian waters Lieut. May was attacked
with the grin. Dr. Chan. Medical Director OF
the navy. found him In the Hotel Wellington
almost n wreck in health. By hla advice Lieut.
May went 60 the Brooklyn Hospital. There he
grew better. and month ago he was able to
leave. He took quarters in the United Service
Club. which is COMPOSED OF army ond navy
men. He was appointed member OF the
Board OF Inspection Of Mercha Mt Vessels.
" late his friends In the club noticed that he
was Respondent. Some OF them say that he
drank heavily. At noon yesterday. when he
walked into the club. Steward LOPEZ met him
In the hail He seemed to be In good spirits.
In hls hand he held IN unopened telegram.
He bought cigar. lit It. and went up to his
room on the third floor.
Capt W. B. Pssse. q retired army offlcer. has
the room in front Of Iieut. MAYS. At2.2O Yea.
terday aitern non Capt Pease heard the report
OF pistol He ran into the hail. and there met
Bartender Charles Robinson. who had also
heard the shot and who had rushed up stairs.
The went to the door OF Lieut. Mays room.
1t was locked. They tried to force II, but could
no sos got O. on nSo in the
The room was in perfect order On the bed
LAY Inc , rant nsnfe .. Lieut. nut May. 1t was
n nsSes from Inc waist up. Ihe trousers and
was cloud of smoke. There was no motion
in the boJv snye the hsayina Of the chest
ussS NV Who hcoy Svt nrearS,ns sak '' '"sS'
The left nsnd was stretched at the sid.. It
srlpped nSs.ehsmbered Sabre e revolver po er
of the American bulldog pattern. Tho right
revolver to tine tine o.her Wss held aH I1 in
From bullet hole behind the right ear squirt
ed a little stream of blood.
the ow Of blood. By thi. time every ono in
the club haa reached the hall in front OF the
Lleutenants room :. CAPT. fease opened tho
: IlaSSeNEhrS
were hurried at q physiclans., steward Lonel
ney OF the West Thirtleth street station. He
was so excited that for some time he couldn't
mako the policeman understand what had
happened.
one could do anything for hinl. The messen-
gers were unable to get ply sicians. In TWEEN
died DR.. Gihan came in. They took the big
from his head. covered the ugly wound with
towels. and folded his arms on his breast
When there was no doubt that Lieut. May
was dead his fellow club men askal nne an
other why no had taken his life They were
all inclined to 10 charitable. and they sug-
gested that dsspondency and his attack Of
sickness were Responsible. It was thought
that the tee ,ram he brought INT tine club at
noon mi ht have had something t. do with
the SUICIDE. Ills IrinEtng WAS spoken OF. but
they 81! derlars1 that that wasntth" cause
room. \ table was covered with letters and
payers. but he didn't taxa any Of them. al
though it j. believed that they would have
thrown light on the affair. Haughney took
the two revolyers to the station house. One
was fully loa led. One shot had been fired
We know q no cause for Lieut.. Mays
suicide ether than dependency" said DIR.
CHA In the evening. g had been in poor
spirits for some ne. His poor heath. /
think. mado him melancholy. Only tn other
day he seemed to te. greatly depressed be;
cause the Army and Navy Approx riat0n Ill
had not, been .passe The fact that n | tile
thing IKE that worried him shows the con.
dillon Of his mind. HO wasn't in need OF
money
curing the evening q got In circulation
l. - - -