The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-10
SUICIDE AT THE WALTON.
ERNEST sHARLAND OF VIEW OR
TE.Ns hIILs HIMSELF WITH cas-.

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Af,or v-ritinu A letter to his wife. Ernest Shar-
and % Years old, OF New Orleans, La. COM
r,I,,.d sn;cise Yesterday by turning on the gas
On hi. rooms at the Walton apartment house,
5oa Fifth avenue. From what he wrote 1t would
seem that business depression was the cause OF
his self.dcstruction, Jut friends who had known
him for n long time say that he killed himself
because OF ~quarrcls with his family. He had
boon employed in New Orleans by the Washing.
ton life insurance Company of this city. but had
left its employ about q month ago. Sharland
WINS A stepson OF Doulton, the manufacturer Of
The famous English chinaware which bears that
name.
II was lust a week ago yesterday when he
came to the Walton and took two rooms in the
rear OF tho fourth floor. for which he paid in
advance. His trunk and grips were brought
there. and he took possession immediately. Tho
only person in the house who know him was
Mr.. Hall, who has charge OF the building and
acts as a sort OF general clerk. occupying a
desk in the lower hall. He says that
young Shsrllnd was in the habit of coming
in very late and OF sleeping late in the
day. In his dress and general appearance
me WAS ike VI OlhtE ptVcItiou5 hhu "CtIDEtu
young man. While never under the influence
OF liquor, he often showed the effects OF drink
ing in his unnatural gayety and high spirits.
As he passco Mr.. Hall he seid:
Wont you conc put and have q drink
mo, ! thank you. replied Mr.. Hall, - have
to stay here ~ my desk."
"Oh, all right said the young man. I'm go
ing out to have n good time
II was bouts O'clock when he. returned. He
went directly TO his room. As he was in the
habit of rising late. nobody went TO the room
ittr tt.rf III morn az. Hltf nh a .'H1nr in "a
afternoon one OF the chambcrmaids knocked vt
the door, 1nd getting no answer, opened It. II
trousers and shirt. There was a strong smell of
gas IN the room, The girl ran down stairs and
n ISs sody N sb ali,; T eeid came ans , rPi H HS fSn14
the man had been dead several hours. The
crevices OF the windows and doors had been
that he amt suicide. Mr.. Hall notified
the police and made a search I the room. On
Shariand, iIIs Columbia street, New Orleans,
Ny DEAR LOVE: I am utterly miserable.
it no longer Everything has failed, and i am
Here the letter broke of abruptly. There was
no signature. Near it was a letter from Shar:
Lands wife in which she begged him not TO- HI
self-destruction before and spoken or written
about it.. There was also a picture Of their
lands was found addressed to w. Bernard. who
IS the stage manager OF the Bijou Theatre. 1t
is said that Sharland was studying to go on the
stage.
About half past o o'clock Mr.. Henderson. the
general agent OF the Washington Life Insurance
Company for the State OF Louisiana, came to the
Walton to make inquiries. He has cen in this
city on business for about two months.
81 heard OF the suicide Of Mr.. Shariand in n
peculiar way" he said. a friend of mine who
used to live in New orlean. took me to dine with
a lady who lives near here. She bad heard OF
the suicide of a young man from Now Orleans.
in this place. and mentioned his name. As soon
as ! heard it l hurried over here. Mr.. Sharland
had been q special agent OF the w Washington
Life Insurance COMPANY in New Orleans
for some years; He was a stepson Of
poulton. the china man. who married
Mrs, Sharland after the death, OF Shnr.
married again and living in Florence. but what
her name is l don't know. Young ShsTlsnd
always seemed 10 have plenty OF money. Lately,
however. he has had trouble with his mother.
Two years ago he married a creole girl and went
to live in the French quarter. / have an idea
mother and ne disagreed. What effect this may
have had had on mis- finances | don't know. but
he always seemed to have plenty OF money.
About a month ago he disappeared for three
or four days. When he returned he looked as il
he had been dis sipatinE-drink or opium. My
the consequences would, be serious il he re-
peated the offence. Shortly after he left New Or
leans l understand that he secured a position
here and then lost IL. So far as I knew him he
appeared TO be u particularly high-spirited and
light-hcarted young man. the last person thai I
should expect to commit suicide"
Mrs. Sharland, has been notified Of her hus-
band 5 death, and no arrangements will be made
regarding the disposal OF the body until she is
heard from.