Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
SUICIDE OF MIR. MILBURN's SON.
He Had No Home to Go to and All Hope
Was Gone.

He Had No Home to Go to and All Hope
Was Gone.
f. d. Milburn, said to be a son Of the blind
preacher. Rev. W. ii. Milburn, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon at the Saratoga
Hotel in Chicago by cutting his throat with
razor.
His death evidently followed immediately
upon the receipt of n letter from his father at
Jacksonville, H., refusing him further remit
tances of money because he had already been
given money enough and DENYING him entrance
TO the paternal roof. and still further urging
him to earn his own livelihood.
Milburn went TO the hotel Saturday after
noon. He had come from Denver. Transporter
ton from that place having been furnished by
his father. No one about the hotel can be
found who saw him after O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon until he found dead in his room
Coroner McHa!e has charge of the body.
The following is the letter which Young Mil
burn received from his father:
NV Dear Fleet" Your telegram has Just
come and 1 have answered it, saying there
is no room here. Carrie, the children and I
occupy mothers old home. filing every room,
and Louie has 10 lodge in the girls cottage op-
posite. am sorry We have no place in which
we could put you.
have been expecting to hear from Won for
some DAYS: indeed. / wrote Immediately on re-
ceipt Of your telegram from Denver. aud again
on getting your letter en- route. Both letters,
with some Enclosures. are at Mr.. Quincy's Office
awaiting YOU. and inclose the that was
forwarded here few days ago.
1 wait with deep solicitude letter from Won,
giving an account of ycur delay in reaching
Chicago and the cause of your breaking down.
j could not afford to pay your expenses even
here for il is only by the sharpest self-denial
that We manage to live on n pitiful income
You could get nothing to do here. as business
is very dull and, a. 1 have said. have not the
means 10 support you. IL is better for Won TO
stay in Chiccgo. There YOU can make n vigor-
Gus effort 20 find employment / am much
troubled by your message. and with all my
heart wish il were possible for me to do some
thing more than write. But il is out of the
question. Let me know all about yourself
With your energy and knowledge Of all kinds
of business YOU will be certain 10 find something
once. am, my dear Fleet" with best love
W. II. MnBuRx.
MR.. MILBuRN's MEANS SUPPORT.
Mr.. Milburn's salary as chaplain of the House
of Representatives is $500 a year, but of this
sum he has TO pay his expenses to and from
Illinois at the end and beginning of every ses
sion and TO maintain himself and adopted
daughter who acts his guide and accom-
panies him everywhere by reason of his blind
ness IL Il understood that Mr.. Milburn has no
other means OF support except that derived
from his congressional salary. Though orig
inally appointed during the speakership of Mr..
Carlisle and the leadership OF Mr.. Morrison Of
Illinois, and by the personal efforts Of the lat
ter 4 democrat, Mr.. Milburn was continued
in office during the speakership of Mr.. Reed by
the votes of a number of Illinois republicans,
who Joined with the democrats TO retain him,
chiefly on account of his affection.
His son. whose tragic death is Just recordsA
was not known in Washington