The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-06

A YourR RIdiur Master. suieide-He Knew
Nine. Jane uRding.

Pierre Brady a Frenchman. who lived at
1.7OJ Chestnut street. Philadelphis. commit
tod suicide in a room at the st. James Hotel in
this city yesterday morning. Brady. who was
30 years old. was a riding master at the Aldine
Riding Academy In Philadelphia. lie Ia said
to have come Of good family. and has been in
this country only n few months. Brady had
stopped ut the St James on several former &C.
casiona 1t is believed that he killed hlmself
because OF an unfortunate attachment for q
married woman In PHILADELPHIA.
Brady registered at the hotel shortly after 10
O'Clock on sunday night. Ho was assigned to
room IL. but left the ONCE and did not return
until after / o'clock. Then he asked tho clerk
to have him called at Ga o'clock in the morn
ing. as he wanted TO take an early train for
hiadelphia. The clerk said that he noticed
that the young man was particularly cheerful
at the time. Shortly before 5b o'clock yester
day morning q bell boy went TO room IL and
knocked on the door. There was no answer
but the boy though. he heard some one Rroan !.
a porter that omething was the matter with
the man In Al. The porter burst the door
The Frenchman lay partly dressed on tho
he'd. lie was unconscious and breathing
heavily. On the table near the bed lay n two
The name Of the druggist who had sold the
poison had been carefully scratched on with a
Dr. J. 4. Nichols OF 143. West Twenty fourth
street. the hotel physician, was called. Ho
said that Brady had taken the iaudanum; lie
beside the bed was found a letter written in
which was enci osed N an un sealed and unad.
dressed envelope. read as follows:
Of au III Ti S. on o yo yGa fond
BRADY.
A number of other letters were found in
n..A AL. ,oka ns.A xthi oh had haa IN
n 5S Hs
cite Hotel. Philadelphia. was as follows:
%ss you % .n sf" soa Il.
aud inset me in tue ladies patlor Your Lazy.
There was q third letter; written by Bredy
writer confessed his love for :, Madame and
bewalled the cruel misfortune which had come
when I first knew You You had lust been
| married. and | wished that had been that
o f ans 4. T rtSsr 'hs
might he finally driven to self-destruction he
name given M except Madame" but it is he.
iieved that the letter; together with the one
| rled woman in Philadelphia who had attended
the riding academy.
and sS sf fee, ts s coRes arc S aEo "es
fashion. Beside tho letters tho police found a
| watch. two rings. n curiOusly naue schripln
| some trinkets. and about 81 in money.
| Among his acqunintances was Nine
Jane liading. the famous FRENCH ac'
tress. As far rs could be- learned here
was SLIGHT. but at his boarding hous'
| brady was continually talking o. his charm
ing country woman, and expressing hts nd
miration for her. Whether the letter he lef
behind was addressed or intended for Nine
| Hading can only be aurmised hut II Is certain
! that he had "a great admiration for her
| Par .DEI PHIt. Feb. "a young woman
| who lives Mt / .7OD Chestnut street. wher,
| Pierre Brady boarded, says that he has beer
| there only once since the week before Christ
| mas; that he had answered an advertisement
| In o New York newspaper. inserted by the
! Aidine School for u riding master. One hua.
dred perpeus applied .asyt brady was subjected
out Of the lot. bhs thinks he came here from
| the West.
| Colonel In the French army, and that Pierre
| left home on account OF quarrel with his
| family. though he had been in France within
| a year
il is also said that he had been n cowboy IN
| tho West. He left Philadelphia Oh SundaI
| morning saying that he would return at S
o'clock at night lie seemed to be In Root
| spirits.
Brady knew numbers Of actors AMI &C.
tresses. and. IL IL said. went back OF the scenes
| 10 talk to Media at the Academy OF Music here
| last week.