The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-26
PUT A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN
TO BRING TO AN END HIS HEAD
LONG CAREER OF DISSI-
PATTON.
CASE is PECULIARLY PATHETIC.
Blessed With Riches and Friends
But With IA Demons Appetite
for Drink.

| suicide by shooting himself in the head
with a A Colts revolver, in his apart
ments at the Merchants hotel, PIP Mic
| olett avenue, yesterday. The exact
! hour of the deed is uncertain. No one
saw him alive after he retired to rest
late Tuesday night, and the discovery
of his lifeless body at o'clock yester-
da afternoon resulted from the SuSpi-
cion caused by his prolonged quiet
ness. When his door was unlocked he
was found lying on the floor in front of
| the broken mirror of the dresser, his
| head in pool of blood and the reVOlV-
er by his side.
The circumstances eliminating in the
| tragic occurrence are of so singular a
nature that the act becomes conspic-
uous in comparison with similar ones
! in local history Perhaps it leads the
! grewsOme list in it's pathoS and sur
| prise. The victim was a graduate of
| the University of Edinburgh, and
| after his graduation returned to the
| home of his parents at Trafalgar
square, London. Death eventually re-
moved his father, and his mother sur
| vived but short time. The wealthy
| estate was to be divided among four
children, a physician, an artist, g.
married sister and the one who took
| his life yesterday. The first two named
| were chosen executors, and the an
| nual allowance to Arthur came through
them. Considerable of the property is
understood to be situated in the neigh
| borhood of the parliament buildings in
London, and is very valuable.
| Arthur spent a number Of years trav-
| cling throughout Europe and Eastern
! countries. He never felt the need of
| money, for his annual allowance was
| fixed at $4,000, and his expenditure of
| it was never questioned or inquired
into. The reports of the mammoth fair
| to be held in Chicago in 1892 reached
England, and he determined to visit
| America, view the attractions present
| ed at Chicago and tour the continent
| After seeing the fair he made extended
! tours throughout the South and West,
! enjoying the opportunity for hunting,
| fishing sailing and the scenery. He
| spent several months in the Black
| Hills and about the regions Of the
Yellowstone. His splendid hunting out
| fit he left stored in Kansas City. A
| lengthy season was spent about the
| Gulf of Mexico, pleasuring aboard his
| private yacht, which is now In the
! care of man at New Orleans.
In June last he came to Minneapo-
| lis and shortly after purchased the
| Merchants hotel, more for joke than
| with an eye to business. He placed 1t in
| the care of hired assistants, reserving
| apartments for his personal use. About
! two months ago he sold the house and
| had since been boarding at the hotel.
| His stay in this city has been con-
| spicuous for dissipation and approach
| ing physical wreck His sprees were
| periodical and prolonged. Endowed
with companionable traits, he was sur
| rounded with associates who preyed
upon his good nature and generosity.
| While he had money he was liOniZeG.
and the spasms of reform with which
| he was seized at times always proved
short-lived. His condition was pathetic
| in the extreme. DR.. S. M. Moulton
was his physician and adviser. Ere
quently he would say to the latter
Doctor, what am 1 to do? l try to
reform and be decent, but cannot
| When I go from the hotel l am thor
oughly determined to refuse all offers
to treat and all temptation to drink
| but / meet some person who / know
and they say. Arthur, come and have
drink and cannot but 60"
For some weeks previous to his death
| he was forced to be subjected to NOR
| pIlluC 1HJCCliOHS W IlISuIC O1CSp, Oul
| these would produce general weakness
and nervousness on awakening the
| following day, and Immediately he
| sought out a saloon for stimulants to
| go through the same conditions the
| following night. For a short time past
he was without money. His regular
| quarterly remittance of $500 did not
arrive punctually, and at his request
his physician cabled several times for
the money. Wright explained the de-
| lay by stating his brothers were both
| travelling, and that, as executors of
the estate, it was necessary that all
money to be forwarded to him should
be given their o. K. Finally he sent
| an appeal to his sister at Eighth and
st. Martins Place, Trafalgar square,
London, but had received no answer
| up to the time of his death.
A few days ago he told his physician
| that when the money reached him he
intended returning to London. The
trip, as outlined by him, was to be by
way OF Mexico and Cuba, and was to
| occupy several months. He thought
it advisable that he should get out of
this city with it's, at times, unwelcome
| associates He appeared melancholy
of late, and more than once was heard
to express wish for death, but it was
not thought that he contemplated
suicide The revolver with which he
sion for long time. While in the office
| of Dr. Mou1ton one day, he seemed
particularly melancholy, and the physi-
clan took the revolver from his possess
sion. A short time after he re-entered
| in hurry and asked for the weapon,
| stating that he had met a man who
wanted to kill himself, and he told him
to wait until he could get his gun for
| him. On taking it to the one profess
| ing a desire for death, the latter was
| found to have changed his mind
| Wright was well-known to the police
| through his habitual drunkenness, but
as rule was always quiet and able to
take care Of himself. He was recently
arrested by Officer Averille for drunken
ness. 1t was during the severe cold
weather, and Wright was met on the
street slipping and falling and quite
exhausted by the cold. He refused to
go to his hotel, and was taken in Gus
| tody to prevent being frozen.
The deed was committed several
| hours before the discovery of the body
He was dressed ready for the street,
and the bullet entered the brain above
the right ear, causing instant DEATH
When found the body was cold and
rigid.
His effects were meagre and there was
| nothing of value among them. Coroner
Dennis viewed the remains and ordered
them removed to the county morgue.
! No inquest was considered necessary.
The remains will be held pending word
| from his relatives. 1t was stated last
evening that A. H. Hall was the attor-
ney for Wright, and the coroner will
ascertain from him today any know
ledge of the relatives of the dead man
before he cables to London WRIGHT yyo q