The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-26
NEVARKER'S SUICIDE.
George Watson, Clothing
Merchant Shoots Him.
self in New York.
TRAGEDY OF TIE GlLsEY HOUSE
His Wife in a Room Nearby
Temporary Insanity Due
to Needless Worry.

NEW YORK, February 26 1906
George Watson, a prosperous clothing
merchant of Newark, cut his throat at
tne Gllsey House this morning and died
while his wife was calling for help
He had locked the door Of his room 10
prevent being disturbed No other cause
for his suicide is assigned or discoverable
than that needless worry had driven him
to sudden insanity.
Mr.. Watson was 81 years old. He be-
gan life in the Jersey town and built up
large and successful business by his 1n-
aided efforts. Last fall his sons, George
and Clarence having grown to mans
estate he capitalized the business and
handed it over to a corporation, of which
Clarence. the eldest. was made the head.
Inc father then went to New York to
i've he did not give up interest in the
business, though he left the manage
ment OF 1t to his sons. Perhaps if he
had, he would now be alive. And yet It
is hard to tell.
The worry that led to his suicide would
have been as needless in one case as in
the other 1t was fate, apparentIy-the
fate OF busy man whose life has been
given 40 the rearing of a great interest
which when everything in that life has
grouped itself about it, or about its centre
or kernel, is suddenly abandoned. The
worry that consumes such a life. dis
appointed in it's hope of rest. is the
hopeless cropping after its lost anchor.
hopeless because the true nature of tina
aiiment is not recognized
Whether or not this was Mr.. watson,s
special case, his friends noticed soon
after he had come to live at the silsav
House last October that he was often in
low spirits. He was a man of a peculiar
nervous organization always subject to
periods of depression. which in his idle
ness became aggravated
When in business he worried about his
nealtn when they came on Now that
ne was idle he. worried about the bus
mess 1t was of no use to tell him that
it was running all right There being
nothing else for the time being to worry
ABOUT; he worried about that His wife
day or two SO much that she grew con-
cerned about it.
Iney occupied suite of rooms with
their son George, who has recently been
i'll and bedridden. The rooms of husband
and wife adjoined each other Mr.. Wat
son apparently did not go to bed last
and down most of the time. but thought
i f,. pest not to disturb him. She dozed
tfon1 f.,l tEI, time 70 time and awoke to hear
Daylight came and still the never-ead-
ing step up and down. Mrs Watson was
getting worried herself when the mono-
tone was interrupted
There was a brief pause a hurried. nm
certain step across the floor and then a
heavy fall. Mrs. Watson much fright
ened, rang the office bell that Summoned
help; A messenger from the desk respond
ed. She told him that something had han
pened to her husband and asked him 10
go and see.
The boy tried the door 1t was locked.
He procured assistance quickly and made
his way ito the room Mr. Watson Law
upon the floor, in his blood dead or all
but dead. He. had cut his throat with
razor, which his hand yet clutched.
The messenger shut the door quickly
responding briefly to Mrs. Watson's an
guished question what had happened
that Mr.. Watson was i'll, and ran for
doctor. DR.. Townsend, who lives in the
hotel. responded, but could do nothing.
Mr. Watson was dead
His son George was in the hotel The
elder, Clarence, was called from Newark
and came over in the morning None OF
them could give any explanation of Mr..
Watsons suicide than that suggested by
the doctor in his statement that ne had
been nervous and worried for some days
and, having nothing else that interested
him enough to worry over had worried
over the business without cause, and the
worriment resulted, as it results if nOth-
ing averts it. in sudden mental lapse
in which nothing else was in sight. Then
to escape from it he killed himself.