The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-13
&c, BULLIrT, JR,, A SUICIDE
DRANK THREE DEADLT PoLSoNs
MIXED roc ETHER.

Lert n Letter TO His nrothcr snyinE re looked
Forward to Death with Curiosity and With
out Fear-was . Nephew or jobs G. nui-
hit, Proposer or n Plnu for Currency Reform
o Q. Bullitt, Jr.. who, up to q few years
ago, was assistant counsel Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, killed himself with
poison In the early hours Of yesterday morning
in his room in tho Central Railroad Hotel, at
1i6 Liberty street.
Tho suicide was a son Of Logan c. Bullitt, a
lawyer Of Louisville, KY, and q nephow of John
Q. Bullitt, senior member Of the legal firm OF
Bullitt, Dixon s. Day Of Philadclph q. who has
proposed n plan to reform the currency. The
doad man, who was named after his uncle, was
about 40 years old.
The suicide arrived at the hotel on Thursday
evening about 6 o'clock and registered in q clear.
bold hand AZ John G. Bullitt, Jr., Duluth, MINI.
He was assigned to a room on the second floor.
and Immediately took possession. In about an
hour he rang for a waiter and ordered q drink
Of whiskey, which was taken to his room.
Nothing more was seen Of him until q little
after l o'clock in the morning, when no came
downstairs and asked for another drink of
whiskey. He was not able to procure this. as
the bar was closed, and he returned to his room.
There was nothing unusual about the mans
appearance. and he talked naturally and pleas
antly with tho night clerk OF the hotel.
About 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon one of
tho employees OF the hotel who went to put tho
room in order found the door locked, with the
key on the inside. He informed the proprietor,
Herman Raub, who, with Policeman Conklin of
the Church street station, forced the door.
They found Bullitt, dressed in his underclothes.
Three half empty bottles labelled POISON"
Law on the bed beside the suicide. The poisons
had been purchased at three different, drug
chloric acid, a second cyanide of potassium, and
the third nitric acid.
aglass, and, lying down on, the bed, bad drunk
them; One result of the mixture OF poisons was
tn r lissTa MSs f Si FREE re tBB rq s%sn @ "f 4. as a gas and
A further search of the room discovered the
following letter, addressed to Joshua F. Built,
THURSDAY.
DEAR JOSH: ! have decided to end it ali; I
aud mother TO 30 make their wills as to secure to
my wife and daughter one-third share Of their
Ssstat tSst I i ask that H.h every y. paper "a mem9rsndum,
o osigx the Rsc charity o 5st Silence cor II ~ I p sa1iss I a asS
i know, be, interested in knowing Just how a
person feels who r y about TIT to .mp out into
but, over all the wonder and the doubt
2%d ta' ! e9Bsi 7 /! tt iss 9S. Of Intense 5s siH|5ts'1nt {nno sy:
but Il is only a belief. I am very curious to
v yeT1ty from It; The here fs &c Ing E q fen Mn Is absent Is ep,v d IAN
with the automaton. This fact illustrates my
mental condition. perhsps. better than a volume
merely an event Of no more Importance than
breakfast. Iloye life and hate to leave it, but
the SUMMONS has been served and | must
answer Ana no" s0'sa Jons G SG BU1 I : e."
This letter was sent to the Coroners' office.
There was no money found in the dead mans
An envelope on the bureau IN the room gave a
was addressed to John, G. BUILT, Jr., in care Of
JANIS Goi ,j MSMsqFhS sy nd Msa 6piIdlne;Ssw YoIk;
at, $25 West seys"ty.eiishth street last / n hsne
said he knew Built and his Family very well,
Neusht, lis one Of the lending lawyers in Phiis.
GG.Hhia and the owner OF the Bullitt building
iIn ani.vi,i e,tK: His Mss father s1.n L %eIInk1 G; Built 1nMt Of
John. G., Builitt, Jr.. was assistant counsel to
tie Northern Pacific Railroad Company when !
ablo lawyer. and was. moreover. a well-read
Col. Mcknight said that when Rullitt resigned
moved from st. Paul to Duluth, where his wife
"BaIlitt." said Col. Mcknight, event to
! Mex om ABOUT nH1S = a year sg ;Th and invested his money
success. and ne lost all he had.
on Nv was ,i IN nqiT mha a short short til time ago. and called ALE
Then for the fr;st time learned that Mr.. Built
was IN financial diff c~ulties and had no money.
He arrived in this city about three weeks ago;
night, and / spent all day Thursday hunting for
Rullitt, who I knew, was somewhere in the city.
l was going TO give him q position in my office,
and. If had found him, his life might have
we're just talking about Bullitt when you
brought US the sad news.
sb Mr wss MiS Siormas o Ta ss y1Ty % sSlei Effected when
"He called on u.s. she said, "about three
weeks ago. and IL I had only known that he was
In financial difficulties, l would have asked him
to stay with u.s."
Mrs. Mcknight added that the suicide was a
great almirer of Buddhism.
Col. Mcknight notified Mrs. Bullitt by teIe-
grarh Of the death of her husband. The body
was removed to II ncighboring undertnker's shop.
The plan of John c. Bullitt OF Philadelph ia to
re'olm the currency proposed only one kind oil
600 zoo eovsrnmcD n nanop 10 3bmns sak N ms Se spi
cancelled by the issue Of bonds. He is counsel