Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-19
SAD CASE OF SUICIDE
Mr.. George ". Mccormack, Of Charles
ton, Takes His Own Life.
HE WAS In ILL HEALTH.
Attacks Of Dyspepsia-His Wife
a Richmond Lsdy.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. June Is.-(Spe-
cial.)-George W. Mccormack, who COM
mitted suicide in his room in Smith &
McNelrs Hotel in New YORK Sunday eve
ming, was a son OF w. j. Mccormack. or
this city. His father is prominent and
wealthy citizen OF Charleston. and Is
secretary OF the Chicora Fertilizer Com
pany Of this place. Young Mccormack
was member OF the Charleston bar,
and was considered TO be one of the most
promising young men in the profession
here The announcement that he mad
committed suicide created great regret
and something OF sensation throughout
the city.
1t was ascertalned to-day that McCor-
mack had been a sick man for some
months. His health has always been
more or less delicate, and for the last
year he has been driven almost 10 dls-
traction by acute attacks If dyspepsia
When these attacks came on they were
always followed by mOrbduess ana de-
spression OF spirits.
Some weeks ago Mccormack placed NM
self In the hands Of a physic an. but hdh
failed TO get any relief Several uhS :
ago. by the advice OF his friends ana
medical advisers. he determined % so I"
New York to receive treatment from a
specialst His family had heard from
him frequently during his absence. anu
had no reason 10 anticipate the terrible
catastrophe of Sunday evening. Mr.. W.
j. Mccormack, father Of the unfortunate
Young man. started for New York TINS
afternoon.
George w Mccormack was about q
years of age lie was born in Charleston
and spent his life here, except lew
years passed I'm college. He received ms
early education in private schools and
academies Of Charleston. In 1856 he went
TO the University of Virginia, where ne
entered the academical department. ne
was OF retiring nature, and mixed htiie
with the students. but took high stand
I'm his classes. Having graduated in seve-
raj schools of the institution, he entered
the law department ana received MS
degree. lie was admitted to the
South Carolina bar in 1889. lie
was at one time member OF
the firm Of Mccormack & Hagood. In
1892 he was "A candidate for the House
of Representatives on the Reform ticket.
but was defeated. About a year ago
he married Miss cary Glasgow, Of Rich
mond. Va. His wife had recently gone
TO Virginia to visit her family and
friends.
During the past year Mr. Mccormack
bad been connected with the litigation
which recently resulted in the sale OF
the South Carolina railroad to the Messrs.
Parsons. of New York. The leading at
torney for the hrst-mOrtgage bondholders
was the Hon. Wheeler II. Peckham, OF
New York, and in this case Mr. McCor-
mack represented him in Charleston.
THE SUICIDE.
The suicide OF Mr. Mccormack Is thus
reported in the New York World of yes
terday editor Dispatch;
A tall young man. slender and well
dressed. with dark hair and eyes, regis
tered yesterday at Smith g. McNelfs
Hotel as S. J. Otey, Atlanta, Ga. He
was assigned 10 room 461, and remained
I'm it all the afternoon. He ordered sup
per sent up to him.
At 9:iO Z. NJ. one Of the servants heard
the report of a pistol shot from MS
room. Night-Cltrk Gsunt entered aud
found Otey dead on the bed. lie had
shot himself through ie left breast.
In his pockets were found q cents. p
bottle of medicine which had been 7re-
scrfbcd by "Dr r. g." and compounded
on Saturday by Herman w. Atwood at
No. SIG Broadway. and copy OF a Guide
To New York. on the ty-leaf OF which
was written "A J. Otey, $40. corner
Washington and Fourteenth streets, Au-
gusta. Ga" In a Valise was quantity
Of clothing a handful OF loose cartridges.
and the fragments of some undecpherable
papers that looked like court documents.
His collars and cuffs were marked &c. w.
McC.," and his straw hat bore the name
of J. l.. Davids & CO.. Charleston. $. c.
POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
NEW YORK. June ls.-The man who
committed suicide at Smith & McNelfs
Hotel. and who was identified this morn
ing as Jasper Beall. of Atlanta, Ga. has
again been identified as another man.
ant-District-Attorney Battle saw the
body at noon to-day and positively identi-
fed it as that OF George w. Mccormack,
a lawyer OF Charleston, $. G.