The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-13

man was not proSpering as he should
and he suggested moving to New York.
Mr. McNaught told me tonight he had
concluded to give Bullitt a start by
placing him on salary at once, and
all day yesterday and today he was
looking for him to come in. The letter
you say he left addressed to Mr.. Nc
Naught was perhaps in connection
with this. We have wired his re-
lat1ves In Duluth and Kentucky and
expect reply at any moment. Some
or them will likely come on and take
personal charge of the body, but if
not, we will see that it is properly
cared for, and turned over to friends"
The body was taken to an undertake
Ing shop at 50 Greenwich street to-
night awaiting final orders for it's dis
position.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 12.-John C.
Bullitt Jr., Of Duluth, Mimi, who COM
mitted suicide in New York today, was
| the son of Hon. Joshua f. Bullitt OF
Jefferson county, KY. 1t was learned
by the Associated Press correspondent
here tonight, that for some time past
Mr.. Bullitt's actions had been very
peculiar. The dead man was about
thirty-hve years of age He was edu-
Gated at Washington and Lee uniVer-
sity, and afterwards studied law at the
University of Virginia. On cOmplet-
ing his education he went to st. Paul,
Mimi.
1t was stated that some months ago
Mr.. Bullitts actions became so differ
ent from what they had formerly been
that his relatives came to the conclu-
sion that his mind was deranged. He
gave up his law practice and engaged
in various gold mine speculations in
| Mexico, which were thought to be of
| a rather wild character Two months
q In mr. inp r1.,t{
he went to New York and had been
| there since. Mr.. Bullitt was a nephew
Of Col. Thomas W. Bullitt, of this city,
| and also of John G. Bullitt, one of the
! most prominent lawyers of Philadel-
| phia. He was connected with many Of
| the leading families of Kentucky. but
| as he had not lived here since bOyhood
| was not so we'll known as the other
members of the family. His father was
| formerly a prominent lawyer in this
city and was at one time judge of the
| court of appeals. 1t is not known yet
what disposition will be made of the
| body.
DULUTH. Mimi, Nov. 12-John C.
| Bullitt Jr., who suicided in New York
| today, came here from St Paul where
he was counsel for the Northern Pa
cific road. about five years ago. He
was prominent in local Democratic
politics prior to the last presidential
campaign. Bullitt was well connected
| in the South, his father having been
one of the foremost men of that re-
| gion. His family still resides in this
| city, and a reporter was the first to
appriZe them of Bullitts death. A
| friend of the family says Bullitt had
| been pecuniarily embarrassed for some
| time back He did not express sur
prise on learning of the act. BulIitt
| came into prominence here last year
| by prosecuting the contest of his sis
ter-in-law, Kathryn Western Gray. to
| widows dover in the estate of Rish
A. Gray wealthy man, who died pre-
| sumably without wife or issue. Be
fore the case was decided, a settle
ment was made with the heirs. In
which Bullitt is supposed to have re-
ceived $4,000. 1t seems to be the I'M
| preston among those that knew him
here that melancholia led up to the
: act.
! Mr.. Bulitt was a Kentuckian. his father
! having been a prominent lawyer and later
| chief justice of the supreme court OF that
| state. He came to St. Paul some years ago
! to practice law, and about 1887 was assistant
| TO Chief Counsel J. H. Mcknight, Of the
| Northern Pacific road. When I'm 1892 Mr.
| McNaught removed his office to New York
| Mr.. Bullitt was made general counsel Of the
company at st. Paul, a position he held up
| to three years ago, when he was succeeded
| by John Mitchell, the present assistant OF
| General Counsel c. w. Bum. and entered
| general law practice in st. Paul. Later he
went to Duluth, where ne also practiced. He
| was a member of the bar association here
and counted by his associates an able
! lawyer and courtly gentleman. Some years
| back he married Miss Fannie Western, who
is in Duluth. His uncle John c. Bullitt Sr.
| Is one of the prominent attorneys in Philadel-
phia.