The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-19
AROMANCE IN THE SUICIDE.
The Dead Man Probably c. ". MCCOr-
mack Of South Carolina.

A Woman Who Claims to Have Been
the Dead Mans Sweetheart Identi-
fes the Remains as Those of Jasper
]. Beall, Formerly Of Atlanta-A
Classmate of Mccormack, However,
Identifies the Dead Man as His Col
lege Acquaintance.
New York, June 1s.-It developed this
morning that there is tinge of romance
connected with the suicide of the man
who registered as A. j. Otey, of Atlanta.
at Smith & McNoil's hotel last night A
young woman called at the hotel this
morning, and asked permission to view
tine remains, saying that perhaps
she might be able to Identify
them. She said she had read
the story of the suicide in the morning
papers. and If her surmise was correct,
she knew the dead man. She explained
further that Jasper j. Beall, with whom
she had been intimately acquainted at
one time, went under the name Of A. j.
Otey. He was southern man, she said,
and for many years had lived at Atlanta
with his stepmother, Mrs. Alexander
Beall. About three years ago, she con-
tinued, he came norJh and located at
Perth Amboy, N. j., where he became ed
itor of the Perth Amboy Argus. Later
paper and went to live at South Amboy.
About a year ago he left this place aud
returned again to the south, remaining
there until q few days previous TO his
suicide The woman was taken 10
Moneys undertaking rooms, whore the
body is, and she identified it rs that Of
Jasper Beall. The woman gave her name
ito Superintendent Wardell of Smith &c
McNeil's hotel, only upon condition that
he would keep 1t secret. IL is understood
that she related to him also the fact
that they had been sweet
hearts at one time and were
engaged to be married, but for some
reason the girl broke on the engagement.
1t was at this time that Beall returned to
the south. Returning few days ago, he
called upon the girl and renewed his suit,
requesting also an early marriages The
girl declined 10 have anything to do with
him, and he left her She heard nothing
from him or OF him until to-day. She
was much affected by the discovery at
the undertaking rooms. 1t is understood
that the girls home Is in Perth Amboy,
that she belongs TO an excellent family,
and that she is both pretty and cultured.
PROBABLY SOUTH cARoLINtAN.
A telegram was received at the hotel
this morning from Charleston, ;. c.,
signed William }. Mccormack, asking IL
the body had been identified. All of the
dead mans linen was marked &c. w.
McC., ;" which suggests that he may have
been passing himself off as g. w. McCor-
mack. The lady who identified the body,
also volunteered the information that ST.
las Jackson, Of Kingstree, s. @, was the
dead mans most intimate friend.
The suicide was tonight identified as
another man. Assistant District Attor-
ney Battle saw the body at noon to-day
and positively identified 1t as that of
George W. Mccormack, a lawyer OF
Charleston, s. G.
He was member of q prominent Caro-
lima family, his father having been w. J.
Mccormack Of Charleston. IL was found
that his clothes were marked &c. w.
McC." The press dispatch concerning
the suicide was seen by young McCor-
mack s partner He at once telegraphed
to Assistant District Attorney Gordon
Battle, whom he knew to have
been in the same class with
Mccormack at the University
Of Virginia, and asked him to look into
the matter Mr.. Battle hurried TO the
hotel and was Mortified to find that the
suicide was his old college acquaintance.
Mr.. Mccormack was married three years
ago and had one child. He apparently
lived happily and undoubtedly was pros
pering in his profession. His freinds
believe he was temporarily out OF his
nina. his FendlnS Will 10 bdhch South
tomorrow by friends.
MCCORMACK BRIGHT YOUNG LAWYER.
Charleston, June lS.--George w.
Mccormack, who committed suicide in
New York Sunday night, was native of
this city and about % years old. He was
graduated from the University of Vir-
ginia, and had been practicing law here
for five years. He was one OF the
brightest young lawyers at the
Charleston bar, and promised TO
attain eminenceoin the profession. Ho
was a man Of the highest character and
good social position. For year past, he
had been in bad health and had been un-
| der a physicians treatment for this time.
His ailment was acute dyspepsia, which
| produced at times fits of great mental de-
| preston, and his suicide is attributed by
| friends here who knew Of his physical
condition, TO mental alteration, produced
| by i'll health.