The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28
AYOUNG CLUBMAN'S SUICIDE.
CHARLES LORD FOUND DEAD WIN A
BULLET IN ms BEAM
Hs was n Bachelor OF 20 and Was Welt |
to-do IN sits own Ricbt--Hnd No Cares |

He Was n Bachelor OF % and Was welI-
to-do ~ SITS own Ricbt--iIad No Care.
Tint Itt- Frsends or Family Ever Heard or
Charles Lord. % years OF age. n member Of
the Calumet Club. Of the Seventh Regiment
Veteran club. and OF Company X Of the Seventh
Regiment. and possessed OF an independent
fortune. committed suicide some time between
10 o'clock on Sunday morning and u = o'clock
yesterday morning, in his apartments at IL
Fast Twenty ninth street. by putting a bullet
in his brain.
Young Lord formerly lived Mt the Calumet
Club but two weeks ago m ved to the Twenty
ninth street house. which Is almost opposite.
Ho continued to dine at the club and received
his mail there. He was seen at the club on
Friday and Saturday nights. and appeared to
be in good spirits. Early on Saturday even
ing a friend called on him at his rooms. lie
went out at night and returned shortly before
5 o'clock on Sunday morning
Della Hays. the housekecper. says that he
made considerable noise coming in, and that
che fearing that he wns sick. sent n young
colored hall boy up to his room to ask him
what was the matter The boy says that MIR.
Lord was SICK but said he wanted nothing.
About 10 o'clock the Householder. passing his
door, heard him coughing severely and asked
him II he wanted anything. Again young
Lord replied that he wanted nothing. No one
went near his room all day SUNDAY. About / |
who has charge " the house. opened the door
Of Lords room with q duplicate Key.
Young Lord was in bod. lying on his back,
and the hedclothes around his head wero
stained with blood. In his right hand he held
n :tS-cnlihre revolver, On a table lay letter
addressed TO Nathan II. Lord. 23l Central Park
West IL ran as follows:
Ny pE'n Narg.y' Pardon u yog can thi, act Of mine
be my ex, Gator and Ay all my debts and lvde what
ever property that Il left between yogtset belle and
but give them farewell Kiss Good BY, my brother
Cod bless YOU CHARLrE.
SUNDAY.
Mr. Day at once notified tho police. Deputy
Coroner Conway. after examining the body,
said that Lord had prohphy shot himself
early on sunday morning. No letters or other
There seems to lie n reason for the Young
mans suicide. though his friends say he was
inclined ut times to be moody. His father.
Charles Lord. has been dead some time. while
his brother Nathan and his two sisters. Belle
and sarah. at 23l Central Park West.
MIR Nathan Lord said:
81 can give no reason for the boys act. Ho
had everything he wanted in tho world. He
was not rich but was very comfortably of.
He could not have lost enough money in any
transaction to have ruined him. because tho
got only the income. He was OF n moody dis
position and was inclined to have long Its OF
the blues. lie was exceedingly guick tenn
pered. My opinion is that he got an attack Of
the blues. and. while TEN poratily irresponsible
for his actions. rhot himself
The flag on tho Calumet Club House was
placed at half mast The Lords came to New
three brothers David. Thomas, and Charles.
Thomas Lord was the second husband OF Mrs.
Hicks-Lord. The family have not engaged in
business Tor four generations. The suicide
for q time tried the dry goods business He
soon tired OF II and gave 1t up.