The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
DROWNED HIMSELF AT IA
HAD FAILED TO PASS a COLLEGE,
ENTRANCE EIAMINATI0N.

In n Farewell Letter 70 His Parepts the TeunE
suicide said That NO ReGrettea Leaving the
Worid Because ne HAD Net Accomplished
Enough FOR the Overthrow OF Capitalists.
Benjamin Simon, q boy OF IA years, commit
ted suicide yesterday because he failed to pass
his entrance examination for the College Of the
City of New York, and because his parents
were too poor to allow him to continue his
studies so rs to enable him to pass II later.
Benjamin was n very ambitious boy, and he
united to his ambition q studious disposition.
He was always porting over his books at home,
and when his parents, who live at go Suffolk
street, advised him not TO study too hard, the
boy would go to the East Broadway library and
study harder than ever.
Benjamin had also very pronounced ideas
for . boy on the labor question. he was an
ardent advocate of the Socialist Labor party'u
programme, and he used to try and instiIl his
ideas into his schoolmates.
Louis Simon, the father of the boy, II q ped
der, not possessed Of much Of this worlds
goods. He was very fond of his son, and %
were all the neighbour, for BENJAMIN was .
great favorite.
Last month the boy, after q hard courso Of
study at tho Chrystie Street Grammar School.
In addition to private study at home, went up
TO pass the entrance examination for the Col
tSis 81 Sro sSs ~ Gi.tB S. of N' Th s4 Soy .l h f q SIa,, i N.
and .hsters, but they immcdistely noticed the
great change that had como over him, and tho
alteration In. his manner. Benjamin would
scarcely speak a word at homo, and seemed to
On saturday he left his home ct l:so O'Clock
In the afternoon and went TO the East Broad
and wrote q farewell letter to bis psrent., tai.
ing them he was going to commit suicide
wet There in n are several We ,b6 blot II n The s, letter, which e
falling when he was penning It In parta, too,
the writing IL almost ilogi6ie.
mediately notified the police, and . search b.
s saoths tGF w sSs Soy yis T rfss, f:tS ri s saa ssT S slsSs
vain. BENJAMIN had carried out his resolution
Of Of c99 N suicide. and had drowned him
West seventy-ninth street By Policeman Ken
street station house, whore tho unhappy father
this country only Ave or Six years., was heart.
t GF0 ss he at , fsS loss as q H. hi SoS son R,n h am %ep a., It'll s1sS
how good and studious he was. ~ ~~
The following is the letter sent BY Benjamin.
East BROADWAY LIBRARY, July %.
will commit suicide. The reasons arc that /
to esq study ND Dp On acooGnt 70 Of f1 our S efrcu @5 tsnS,sa'p
have hay few regrets at parting with the world At
I fuf ha 1e en aos he'd Sefd n my m qsooiu iTiRoFi 10 a Is isss
among the working masses for the emancipa-
s,Sn 81 Hes svs SLAVERY sn sy =, the tS Sye..hsSW q the
Of the cooperative commonwealth advocated
5y the Socialist Labor Party. I am grieved at
that, wrote this will then be stif and cold. The
resolution, to commit suicide, though long do
more as my hand is trembling, but II you want
10 TO-. 90 the last request Of your son, who Is now
am prepared to die the death [ myself have aT SEN
fenced Your son, BENJAMIN SIMON"