The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-15
DESTROYED HIS SIGHT
Would-Be Suicide w. B. Law.
rence's May Recover
Mystery OF a Note Telling Of Rose
CampbeIl's Danger
II Was signed -. A. Lawrence "
and Found In the Hospital.

w u Lawrence. the business man who
attempted to commit suicide at II 20
O'Clock last night, in front Of the Acsd-
envy OF Medicine, at ii West Forty-third
street, and who was shortly arterward
carried into the Century Club House,
and subsequently taken to the Roosevelt
Hospital, was alive at II o'clock this
morning
The attendants and official. at the
hospital were very reticent and would
say nothing about Mr.. Lawrence's CON
dition, except that he was about the
same a. when he was brought in.
While The Evening World" report er
was sitting In the office of the hosp,tal
ne, ne mouved a curious circumstance which
may nave bearing upon the ATTEMPTED
suicide of Lawrence. Lying on the
clerk desk was a piece OF paper upon
winch was written:
Rose Campbell is in immediate danger
j. a. LAWRENCE.
The city Directory contains the names
OF only Two j. A. Lawrenccs, and they
are evidently laboring men and could
nave nothing to do with this note.
Al the century Club tall colored
man at the door not only refused in
formation TO any but club members,
but also refused to carry u message
to the Secretary of the Club, saying
At the Fifty = frat street police sta
ton 1t was stated that a policeman
was detailed to watch over Lawrence at
me hospital and thai he was under arrest
Tor attempted suicide.
trail of blood leading from the spot
where Lawrence shot himself to the
Century Century Club was plainly visible on the
tempts had evidently been made to wash
1t OFT Dr. j. o. Tansley, who lives
nearly opposite the Century club and
VINO was one OF the physicians called
AZ, ,hstt night to attend Lawrence. said
II was only with the wounded man
Tor lew minutes, and was not called
Tor half an hour after the shooting.
When ! saw him he was perfectly ra-
tionai. and knew me by my. voice. ]
lie could not see me, as his eyes were
The eyelids were bulged out nearly an
men, showing that the optical orbits of
both eyes were Allied with blood.
Judged from that and from the
about an. inch from the right eye. In
the temple, that the bullet had passed
through the optical cavity. The optic
Nerves s, Wsre probably destroyed.
RECEIVERS he will be totally blind"
i. Wesstrom, the janitor of the Acad-
envy OF Medicine, was the last man to
SPEAK ih to MI. lawrence before he fired
1t was 20 o'clock last evening when
came In. l noticed u man sitting in
the shadow. I thought he was tramp,
as they sometimes sneak behind the
pillar to sleep.
Il was about to order him away, when
coming nearer, l saw he was u gentle
man. He looked up and said he was
just resting for a few moments, Ia
| which ! replied that 1t was all right
and told him not to disturb himself
Then j went to my rooms on the tor
OF the building and to bed. l did moi
hear the shot. ] did not notice whether
he was agitated."
The clerk OF the Hotel Renaissance
opposite the Century Club, said to-day
that he had noticed Mr.. Lawrence re-
Gently spending q great part of each day
on the stoop OF the clubhouse. He had
acted as II not quite himself during the
last few days, but was not sufficiently
cratic to excite comment.
Mr.. Lawrence IL about fifty years old.
He Is said to be u confirmed bachelor
and his soldierly figure IL well known
among the promenaders on Fofth ave-
nue.. lie has been n member OF the
Century Club since 1874 and has lived
in the building since its erection.
He had desk room In the Office OF Paul
II. Mohr and Prof. William II. Chandler,
chemical experts. at "A Broadway, but
had not been there. except for his mall
during the past three weeks.
His brother, Samuel n. Lawrence,
called at the hospital this morning. He
said he thought business troubles had
led to the rash act, but refused to enter
into details.