St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
CHARLES ID. SHERWOOD COM
MTS SUICIDE AT CHICAGO
By DROWNING.
WAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
OF MINNESOTA IN 1S64-6, AND
FOR MANY YEARS PROMI-
NENT IN POLITICS,
REvERsEs AND ILL HEALTB
The Cause of His Rash Deed
Hia Relatives Noti-
fed.
Special to the Globe.

| Special to the Globe.
I CHICAGO, July 3.-Charles D.
/ Sherwood, ex-lieutenant governor Of
/ Minnesota, was found dead this
morning floating in the lake at the
| foot OF Peck court. 1t was undoubt-
edly a case of suicide. Mr.. Sher-
wood came to Chicago last March to
have surgical operation performed
| He was under the care of DR.. Hall,
| of Grand Crossing. AT o'clock
| this morning he left the Victor hotel,
| State street and Peck court, where
| he had been staying, and half an
| hour later his body was found in the
| water. Twenty years ago Mr.. Sher-
wood was one of the most prominent
| politicians in Minnesota. He came
| West from New Milford, Conn.,, his
birthplace, in 1856, and settled at
| Rushford, MINI. He was a doctor
| by profession, but he abandoned that
| calling few years later and took
up the practice of law. AS a law
yer Mr.. Sherwood was one of the
most successful in Minnesota After
| serving as congressman from the
Rushford district he was twice
| elected
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
| of Minnesota. Some ten or fifteen
years ago Mr.. Sherwood went to
| Tennessee, where a town was named
| after him. His widow and two chill
dren live there now. He was presi-
! dent of lime quarry near Sherwood
| and owned large tracts in that vicin-
| ity. Mr.. Sherwood was Interested
| with Gen. Alger, of Michigan, in his
| tennessee deals. George Sherwood,
the Well-knOWn book publisher of
this city, who died about year ago,
was a brother of the suicide For
the last six weeks Mr. Sherwood had
| been confined to his room most of
| the time, his only companion was
| John Vanalstfne, the old porter at
| the hotel. The two played cards
| last night, and Vanalstine went to
his own room at IL o'clock. At that
time Mr.. Sherwood appeared to be in
1 good spirits.
Two Illinois Central switchmen found
Sherwood's body floating in the lake.
| The police were notified and the body
was taken to Ralston's, II Adams
| SIiSOI- IOli papers IN the DEAD man S
clothing he was identified A coro-
| ners jury gave a verdict of drowning.
but whether Mr.. Sherwood committed
| suicide or was drowned by accident
the jury was unable to say. When Mr..
| SherWood's room was searched an old
silver watch was found on the bed.
| He had carried the watch for more than
| twenty-five years and priced it very
| highly for its associations. The time
| piece had been given to him by Gen.
| Tom Thumb when the latter first cana
| into public notice as a freak.
| DESPONDENT OVER REvERSES.
"I am satisfied that Mr.. Sherwood
| committed suicide" said the old porter
| at the Victor hotel tonight. He had
been in poor health for the last five
years, and although he never mentioned
to me that he would kill himself I
knew he was Respondent over busi-
| ness reverses He was in arrears for
his room when he died. Mrs. Mary
Milk, of Kankakee, a daughter of Mr..
Sherwood, was notified of her fathers
death and came here this evening. She
had the remains shipped to Kankakee,
where the funeral will take place Fri
day. Mr.. Sherwood's widow is on her
way from Tennessee.
Charles D. Sherwood was lieutenant
governor of Minnesota from Jan. IL,
1854 to Jan. g. 1866