New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
4 WAVE OF SUICIDE.
IT SWEPT OVER ALI PARTS OF THE
CITY YESTERDAY.
one MAN MrRDERrD HIS son DEFoRE KILLING
IiIMsEIF-A TR,DEGEOOM or DAY CUT
Ills THRoAT-FIvE pEsPAlRGNG PER
SONS TOOK poisON-OTHER
CASES oN RECORD.

own hands. on the second floor OF No. 81 Nandam-
ST. James francis Forshay sent n bullet through
the brain Of his Htilc son. Walter Stewart Forshay
Yesterday afternoon. and then killed himself with
the same weapon. Constant brood!nG over inc
loss of his WIFE WHO died suddenly on March H.
1895 is the only cause assigned for Forshays act
He was forty-one years old. and always had
borne n good reputation. Since his wifes death
Forshay had not worked at his trade, candy
maker He took care Of the house and cooked the
meals for his two boys. James Francis. jr. his
elder SON was a clerk at Brooks Brothers. cotton
dealers. AZ Nos. 70 and = Thomas-st
]: VAS or las; Sunday that Forshay made his las;
VS.; 90 the grave of his VIE After coming from
church or sunday night he was extremely nervous
ami would no, 20 90 bod lie rad toG ha elder son
before tha, he must 90 join his WIFE. ani take
Water w:;h him" Young Walter returned from
school AZ 80 =. yesterday. Five minutes Iai"F
william Chamberlain. VINO ives on the hrsi Moor.
heard A shot; ro.loved by ne words "Oh. papa
r,,,,. IN waters reproachful ion,s Then followed
the sound Of a al, and then came second report
Chamberlain rushel into the kitchen. He founi
F,rsnay sit;.:g IN r. char. dead WIN pn"''-n''e
f. his temple Lite Whicr. who Was iy!nS Al his
f.e. also shot through ihe hfai H"' IN '"c"lS
,r.r,.s. on .he noor under Forsh1y'S chair ay the
-o,o,vor %l1- iy was Letter from For9hay 70 MS
elder SON. declaring be coul i've 10 .onser ".thou'
his vie C.ose beside "ns DIS "fes picture =
cousin referred 80 IN the letter g sad - he Ha'i
: Torshay. - the firm & I.ni"eFia' " ro'S''@''
h,~k.-s 4. " Wai-s'
HIS BRIDE FOUND HIM
,,..,,,.. ,,,,. vh, ,v,s a ,y,eoa-lr.ycr for Lord
{ Tav,cr ,lr twelve years. on Satnrlay night mar
ia ,tiss N,vgie Sweeney When the hrii" woke
NJ. vos,ori.v morning she was Mortified TO ma tnat
bc- husband hail. IN the cours" - inc nSh'' cur MS
throat She gave fhe alarm. thinking h'r husnAh'
.s .,cod hut he wasn't ~ Was taken % the hos
nltal and PATCHED up sufficiently 10 appear IN INC
Harlem Police Court ycsteri"y afternoon ana ''e'e
he was held for trial
A,fa-s Gli not have much motive for MS att'i"p'''
suicide IFS bride WAS possessed ~ HiNe money
Inherited from Ae- father. After the marriage on
saturday n!ght the couple went 70 their costly
t,,,sbod u,tlc fat n 30 l773 Flrst-av@ ON sun
A.v they had a quarrel. Alters wanted Tone more
- his vlfc's money. she had ALREADY given him
considerable sum. She finally consented 70 give h'm
more on tho morrow but Alters went - o'd rhther
/ -snlritci In the nisht no got rp quietly ana
hacked diligently at his throat lie VI" recover
however -
Minnie I.crlcr. a pretty Hebrew woman. twenty
one years old. Committed ra.riIe some 'in' on
sunday night or early Yesterday morning py ''rn-
,-, a., III. gas in thc room in which she slept J.
g., ,s,,rh. mat the ,lrl took her o"n He because
abe was no, permitted 20 marry tn man - h"r
choice She was employed as servant hy
wealthy widow. Mrs Pant VINO occupied nt'
! ,n tho handsome aplrtmen'-house a. No. y f'''t
| t.irh.v-sovenih-st Mrs Plant said that Minnie
had been c.np.oycd by her for nearly year ana
,n., while she vas remarkably pretty. she was
extremely stupid She came IN late on SUNDAY
night. aal yesterday morning was lo''' '" "''
room, dead with the gas turned fu.l on.
| Manic p,rrrnecinon IN. young saleswoman who
"dI"'' - '" '..,. 80, -,,s" Nth suicidal
| swallowcI a dos" "i 1'"~' ' - ,,l
| intent an sunday night a, so Sj Avenue A. d'e1
,..s,c-lav morning ln the prison ward - Bellevue
I,srifoI The rir killed herself because she couli
not secure employment
ROUND TO GET OFT OF THE WORLD
yo-.,.. p,1o,,y tbirty.two years DID, Of 40. 80
Eas, Eighty nrs,-st tired TO Xii herself yes'erday
"!'a car''Aa ac'n. ~. J" ". p,de,,u., hug,
! at the Fr'soyierian h''p'.''' vi ~ .,, Ar
| band is ''i''' I'-f' ,,- p.1ob,,.s
, ,,.,- s,1cc yrs,e-!av morning she left the
49,, ...,, - g., drug sore. whore she bought
a small bottle Gi cnrboI' a,t'. "a, ,.s in he act
%F&tPgfi n tbe ncn,s when The druggist jumped
over The COUNTER ant ai',s o5,,g In her ab
srncc from homr tnc hnsntn5 IA iTc.s gy,cs
! covered boi'." 90; ,i, ii,-, .,..r,-ci - n
Mrs Kadehan afan Td.cT, ig, i liore on returning
ostcnsi9y To- go - ,r in mourning cothes ana
few minute later her, hushama .I~ N,.r 'S r Rad@
55 5s 6aa4d Ghaf bs xss bottle which & ha%
e2ntaineG con aineG car1ohc "''1 anu "''''''
Carl Rcmans forty years ol4, tc1;v ts11r; % afcf
/ 1883 Avenue A com'nttcl Su,,cr' roc 'Rcmans has
wife and several chiar'ni l'' drs pclri quarrel
copous dranghiS oi o,eL, t,s rs, lie was fncd
with his wfe VINO cAuse' ll7 t1Iti,, iiolicc court
so by Justice Smms. IN the iinr',n tnnint, dire
lbinfs hf Psa evdI Ihs since i,,. '1' nav INV
several weeks ago "a S;rS1 ,um1 ave- from Mrs Bier
6ase % as descroea S 9mss ydman as was mfnry hs
Thompson %al'er nIm,uuteI nI,u suicide in the house
yesterday afternoon by drinking caFpJC Heri The T'
removed to B,HcVuc i,''P'
doctors ,ay She W., ,eo Andrew Gracenwtch at
tempted suicide az no SS rsncr Ism az Prcsby,erian
HSsptai and Win recover g., ,,.., r,oo,v-oft,.