The evening world., 1894-03-03
HAMILTON HIS NAME.
Identification of the Gedney
House Suicide.
President Of the Brewers Metallic
Bung Company.
Suffered from Neuralgia and Ended
Pain with Bullet.

The man who registered yesterday at
the Gedney House as T. s. Hammond, OF
Chicago, and who shot himself last
night, was identified this afternoon as
Thaddeus s. Hamilton. President of the
Brewers Metallic Bung Company. This
much was vouchsafed by a man who
represented himself as Secretary Ran
DALI of the above Company
Concerning Hamilton, his business his
residence and The cause OF his suicide.
there is still a mystery.
He was said to have formerly lived
in Butte City, Mon, later at 227 West
Forty-third street, again in Orange,
y. j., and finally at 239 West Twenty
fourth street.
At the latter address live his sisters in
law. the Misses Samson. There the iden-
tity OF the suicide was admitted. but II
was denied that he lived there. Never
theiess. Mrs. Hamilton was staying with
the sisters
II was also stated at the Samson resi-
dcnce that Mr.. Hamilton was President
of the Brewers Metallic Bung Company,
at % Broadway. Inquiry at the latter
place failed 10 reveal the existence OF
alton was likewise unknowl.
one Of the Misses samson said that
Mr. Hamilton had been a sufferer from
neuralgia and that his physician had said
that when the disease reached his heart
1t would kill him.
THE doctor said he could not live"
put In another of the sisters.
1t was said that this death warrant so
worried the man that he decided to end
the fear that haunted him, ana so com
mitted suicide.
They did not know that he had bust
| ness troubles of any kind.
The first clue to the identity Of the
mysterious Thomas Hammond, of chi
| cngo, was furnished by l.. Phillip, "A
| clother at ll7S Broadway
MIR. Phillip saw the suicide this morn
having been made by him. Later, by
| a reference to his books, and with the
shirt band initials, "T. 5. H." as clue.
h finally declared that he. had made
the trousers for Thadlcus :, Hamilton,
"A broker of 227 West Forty third street.
The janitor at this place knew Thad-
deus s Hamilton well and said he was a
| man sixty years old, with snow-white
hair and mustach", and weighed about
| lsO pounds.
| The mysterious hammond looked to
be rot more, than forty had few gray
The janitor sdil that MIR. Hamilton had
moved to Orange. y. !. Later positive
| Identification was made by MIR, Randall
and the Misses Samson gae Under
| taker Merritt an order for the removal
OF the body.
Hamilton arrived a, the Gedney House
at o'clock Yesterday morning. He
registered as T, :, hammond. of
Chicago, and was given room
90 lie chatted with the clerk awhile
and said he had just arrived from Flor
ida
lie 3il not leavr his room nnl last
night Proprietor Brugh became sus-
piCious, ana entering the room through
an adjoining door found Hamilton dead
on the floor An ivory handled revolver
was clutchei In his right hani, and there
was an ugly hole In his r.gh, temple,
Before shooting himself he had spread
a quilt upon the floor To save the carpet
from getting blood-stalned. He was fully
dressed, having only removed his over
coat and hat.
Not scrap OF paper could be found
to tell who he was, but on the tag OF
his shirt wer the initials 1T, 3. H."