New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-28
A. DAYS SUICIDE RECORD.
AN UNKNOWN MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF IN
CENTRAL PARK.
sALEsMAN KILLED BY IHHAIIHG GAs-CARBoldC
ACID MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN
DEATH OF AN INVALID

ACID MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SUDDEN
DEATH OF AN INVALID.
A shabby dressed man committed snc'ce ps
shooting himself through the head In central fhih.
a few rods south Of McGowns Pass Tavern al s'1'
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. The visitofs III '
part Of the Park had taken shelter uhu'' ~
tavern piazza from the light ra.n tna' n"u '"
b.g,,n 10 fall when the pistol shot rang OUT y
little cloud OF smoke drifting up from V-"".p -
bushes shcrt distance away ioid '"e"i W.. W.,
the shot had been fred. and In moihe"'
had gathered on parting the bushes the ma" wa
seen living on The grass. WIN pioou 81
From, q bullet hole in his right temple r'N""'
Law near his right hand. The man vas nov u'i''
but was grooming In agony. sergeant Love-
IVES, Observation-Disclosures fih-st. police s'a-
,ion. called an ambulance from MaHha,'a" NUS
otto, h,,t when :; arrived the man had ded
49, -. holv was searched nothing could be
<,,,rd IN !, but a small leather stan'a case con-
,.t,,,r n niece OF parer, with 3 noe "Ti''o" !"
'ch,lds scrawled hand parry iiifsD'r, '"u ms,
40 papa with lots of kisses. from MS i'.''" gu
,v.rty- eight cents in change a brncA O. he'S, =
ain mem a nail-ele ana two-cent STAMP -"
,.oa ~ rnuslin sewed on the inside OF MS
,,ou.er, pocxe. was the name. Or Reinha'''
The suicide was ntelneent-looKlhs man. go
,b,r.y-eight years old. and had DARK M, ".'
pointed beard dark eyes ana is"' i',
He was feet 10 inches tall The DouS wa ,,'
IN tho arsenal and the Coroner was in'orn'@u'
'" ..e III, mr. p.,rhard whose name appears In the
s.ac,o,v IA Dr Herman Bernhard. OF NO Az Len
,ngton-ave When q reporter c&hea a, INV ''rna,1
yesterday afternoon ne was met .! ~ ,
-. so,d tina, about four months ago poor "''"'
less man called upon him ard asked nun '' ,'.
=, ~ o,o,sinc The doctor gave MN S''
,r. % that found upon the dead man "'
Knew nothing as 70 the Identity OF the S"''''e
,rr,r NOTE TO HIS OLD EMPLOYER
Alexander Durham salesman 'h''' H'"'s WV
committed suicide some time tr'u'S "e" ~,
,rh,,ation IN his room at the f1iteeh'h N".' nv
,i Sixth-aye and Ninth,st. where ne hau "e'"
s,ar,,g for a week. HIS death was dlScoVeren yes
terday. lie left note addressed to j. L. hapo''""'
~. - No,isn Lane which read: IL would IKE 10
hs hurled with my first wife and baby hut p'ease
no kind 10 my second wife. Another note 'e''
.Nv will was stubborn 10 inhalaUoh +" "'"
.urnrss a scientist. My last This note seemed
10 indicate that Durham wrote 1t while "hoe' 'n'
,,eu.rcs of the gas which d!i not overcome MN As
oucllv az he desired. He had no money. n'ie ~
the hotel II was noticed that he ac'ed aueo'N' Nv
did not drink much at the bar but was absent from
his room for several nights
Mr. Raboteau who is sponge importer. called az
the Mercer-st. station late yesterday AFTERNOON III
answer TO message from Captain Eaklns. Tic
said that Durham was born In Turks lsiah'' "'S'
Indies He to this country when n!Iesn d.
Old and a fcw years .ater was taken into Mr. ha-
botea,s employ His wife died three years ago.
Mr. RabOteau said that Durham was one o. ' ne
VAS sidic,ei TO drink. Nearly $1,000 was spent ~
rs empower in trying 20 reform HIM lie was sen.
"a the Kelley Institute IN Illinois bat the treatment
did not change mis- habits. -. r,.A,r,
Mr. Paboteau said ne did not believe that durham
r -; hen connected with Mr. Raboieaus store Tor
:he las: three months During 'ha' "''e Nv "@0
worked for different houses.
REIILY'S DEATH TO BE INVESTIGATED
John Reilly City years old. a cooper, VINO h'eu
with his wife and cousin No. lis Firsi-aVe. dled
a 100 o'clock yesterday morning, ana an autopsy
will be necessary 20 determine whether OF MOI nc
committed suicide. Rely had for years Deen ll-
ailc N v,-,, because OF consumption. anu d'cE.
ovsrcnsa lis dea n occurred suddenly l"st a.te'
his return to from visit 10 the kitcheh os'eh-
siby TO get some linnient 49,. - h,a
Mrs Reilly went into the kitchen after her nus
bottle which had contained an ounce OF carponc
acid was empty. she could find no traces aoou,
her husbands mouth however. of burns made u!
the acid.
DRANK BIRTHSTONE IN HIS BEER.
John Keller. twenty years old who is partly
deaf and dumb, walked into the East sixty sew
enlist police station yesterday afternoon ana
tod Sergeant Hussey that he had attempted sui
eide a. his rome. No. 80 East Seventy if'h,st.;
vpero ne lives with his parents. lie sald ne haI
s.eeocl matches wafer and beer ana drank
the IN .x.ure When asked why ne tried 10 XII
Inns he said hat he tired OF hvin4. bui
v.o,lj give no further explana ZION. He was r.
moved 10 the Trcsby terrain Hospital. and Viii re-
cover. His father. who IL wooi-turneT. toih ne
roi.ce that the unfortunate youth had been learn
ing the carpenters trade in deafand-aumb in