The age-herald., 1897-11-13
After Musing On the Unknown and Mys.
 terious Other World,
DECIDED THAT HE WOULD INVESTIGATE
Wrote His Brother Letter Describing His Feelings, Went Out and Played Chess
 and Then Procured Acids With
 Which to Fulfil His Plan.

New York, Nov. 12.-John c. Bullitt. Jr., formerly of Big Stone Gap, Vir- ginia, was found dead today in a room alt the Central Railroad hotel on Liberty street, tIlEs city, which he engagsd on the previous night, having registered as from Duluth, Minn. The man had apparently committed suicide, ss bot ties containing hydro chloric acid, eya- hide of potassium and nitric acid were found on a. table near the bed upon which the corpse lay. A letter found ds the apartment addressed to Joshua F. Bullitt, Jr., Big Stone Gap, Wise ccunty, Virginia, read as follows:
 "Thursday-Dsar Josh: have de- cided to end it all. wish that you ard Jim will induce father and mother to so make their wills to secure I4.Ji wife and daughter my one-third share of their es.nte. ask that every paper, memorandum, etc, that leave behind me be destroyed without being previous ly read. For my faults I ask only the charity of silence. If I possessed any virtues let them live in memory. You Will, I know, be interested in knowing 
 into the unknown world Hence I will t:ll you what my feelings are. I won der, I doubt, l hope, but above all the wonder, doubt and hope feeling of cu- riosity prevails What is the future? I believe know, but tt is oniy belief. I am curious to verify it. The feeling of fear is absent l am going from here to the Eden Musee to play chess with ha T1fc fo If xvfl 4a my mental condition perhaps better than volume of writing would. Dsath seems to me to be merely an event of no more importance, say, than break fast I love life and hate to leave 1t, but the summons has been served and must answer. And now goodbye. We will meet again. Your broth;r,
 (signed) JOHN c. BULLITT, JR."
 After registering at the hotel Bullitt was given room on the secord floor. Early this morning he came down stairs, but returned to his room. That was the last time Bullitt was seen alive. As there was no response to the knocks of trhe chamEermaid, the door of the apart ment was forced open late this after noon and then the suicide was dtscov- cred.
 
 showed that Bullitt received his letters in care of James McNaught. Syndicate building. No. % Nassau street, tfs.s city.
 Mr. Buifit5 was lawyer
 MT. J. R, McMurran, of 16 West Thlr- ty-uhird street, this city an intimate freind of Mir. Bullitt, and who was large , ly instrumental in inducing him to come to New York, spoke of his friend to- nigh;:
 q cannot imagine why he did it," said MT. McMurran.
 ''IIhe only reason that can be given Is the past three or four years of financial depression which he passed through. His horne Is in Duluth, Minn. He was counsel for the Northern Pacific railway at St. Paul prior to moving to Duluth. Five or SIX years ago, I cannot Jusi. re- call the exact time, though, I was at his wedding. Bullntt marTfed Miss Francis Western of St. Paul. She is a most es- timable woman, and Their home life was the happiest. They have sweet liB.le girl about years of age. Mrs. Bullitis mother and sister live with her in Du- luth.
 "Bullttt was a nephew of John c. Buf- litt, one of the most prominent. citizens of Philadelphia. His father is Logan M. Bullitt, of St. Louis, and he has a broth CT, Joshua c. Bullitt, Jr., to whom the letter was addressed Joshua is also known as a junior, because he has an uncle of it1e same name"