The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
| D GUESTS SUICIDE.
MIR Wake LEAVES THE HOTEL TO
sHOOT HIMSELF IN BROOKLYN.

Was q Well-Known Business Mar OF Nor
folk, va.-Climbed Down Into an Area
of Adelphi College at Midnight to Kill
H~imself-Body Found in the Morning.
Henry Wake Of Norfolk. Va, shot and killed
himself on Monday night in an area on the
Clifton place side OF the Adelphi College in
Brooklyn. The body was found by Janitor
Ewing about z o'clock yesterday morning. and
was identified through cards Mr.. Wake car
ried and u key to a room in the Waldorf-As-
torla Hotel. where he was staying. So far as
Mr.. Wakes relatives here know. he had never
been in Brooklyn before. unless at the navy
yard. and had neither friends nor acquaint-
ances there. He was not in the habit OF car
rying arms and he seems TO have bought q re-
volver and wandered to a quietreRionlof Brook
Ign. with the intention of ending his life,
which. so far as is definitely known. nothing
marred except, recently. lack OF robust health.
The body was fully clothed when Janitor
Ewing found 1t lying in the depressed area
which gives light and ventilation to the col
leRe gymnasium in the basement OF the build
ing. 1t was just beyond an entrance 10 the
gymnasium. and. although on the street side
the area 10 protected by a high iron fence.
there are only a couple OF horizontal rails. like
'oalustrades. protecting the steps leading down
to the door. to the gymnasium. and 1t was an
easy matter to climb over them and down into
the area. Once there in the darkness a man
or q body was safe from discovery until day
light.
Residents OF the neighborhood heard two
shots between IL 80 p. NJ. and midnight Of
Monday. but after looking out OF their win
dow and seeing nothing unusual they went
back to bed and thought nothing more OF the
occurrence until the discovery of the body In
the morning. Two chambers OF Mr.. Wakes
revolver contained empty shells. His head
lay on one hand in a corner Of the area. In
the other hand. which had fallen in front Of
him. was the revolver. His jewelry was undis-
turbed. we tickets to Norfolk. his watch
and more than 500 were found in his pockets.
Ewing went to the nearest district telegraph
office 10 ask the people. there, to telephone to
remained watching the body while the other
vent to the police station at De halb and
Classon avenues.
with the Waldo orr. Astoria. that Thomas'Pinck-
nney Of the Norfolk and Western Railroad o.
er:ln-law. and upon information Of the sui;
eide Mr.. Pinckney went to BROOKLYN and
der q t to take SGay' change EnrSe e of. o' MT. Pin an aeI
be conceived for Mr., Wakes suicide. He had
cumulated a substantial fortune. and although
not married. he lived happily with a sister In
NOrIOlk. his business was III. WHOLESALE ndTu-
ney's home at MorristoTn,, N. J. At that
time he didn't appea9r to feel quite up to the
He was not sick, Mr.. Pinckney said. simply
somewhat depressed.
another visit from Norfolk: He went TO the
Waldorf Astoria. He called on. DR.. Janeway.
, shg made %%er an spp9 TRts Mr. with Wal htm ,G fS5 y Sr,
on Monday afternoon and invited Mr.; Pinsk-
hh easd notS Sfs u mpps q % his b y erniSePSy
T w Iea ths P fhss M lfie &niFe went so h WAY yfff rom tSe
hotel on Monday afternoon and that he did
not dine there. That was all he was able to
Dispatches from Norfolk yesterday said that
Mr.. Wake did a Large business with the Gov
Sfn@en' Of u f the N safPlsesNi National alto o Snat B ae vas 5e a
sides being concerned in, other. business en-
terprises, He was President OF the Virginia
Club OF Norfolk. The family came from Eng
Richard Wake. a brother Of Henry. is the head
81 the law v. a 4. Wake 2te g I. Il The S: i 9iSn: ss :basiF
ness: One :, Of his sisters Is the widow Of C3mmo.
regarded in Norfolk. the dispatches said. as
...one OF the best and kindest hearted Of men,
He was less than 50 years old. One despatch
from Norfolk hints at possible financial trou-
:The report is current that Mr.. Henry Wake.
whose business was verv profitable. incurred
large losses BY reason OF furnishing supplies
to the contractors now widening the Dismal
able to collect.
"A rumor to the effect that he has been
ruined. having incurred a loss Of 1000 in
aRgerated, since he recently attached the
dredging outfit. alleging an indebtedness Of
| only $500"
The body. which was first taken to the I'M
dertaker shop OF A. Lewis's Son. at 464 De Kalb
| mission Of Coroner Berger. to the shop Of I'm
dertaker James Cunningham. in Myrtle avenue
and Dufield street. and prepared for burial. 1t
was decided that no autopsy was necessary. the
cause OF death being apparent. The inquest
will be held this morning and the body imme-
| diately thereafter shipped to Norfolk.