The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
Ht COULD FINO NO WORK
Arthur Van Inwagen Ends His
Life With q Bullet.
WAS WELL KNOWN HERE
Tor Lack OF Money He Wa Unable to
Hold Up His End In Society.
So He Took His Own
Life.

The Denver newspapers tell OF the
suicide of Arthur Van Inwagen. a
prominent society man. Van Inwagen
was quite well known in Anaconda. He
game to this city about three weeks
ago and was the guest OF F. s. Tits
worth. 1t was understood that Van
lhwagen's visit to Montana was for the
purpose OF endeavoring to secure the
MANAGEMENT of one of the departments
in the new Hennessy store at Butte.
He remained here about 10 days. when
he returned to Denver. During his stay
IN Anaconda he became quite well ac-
squafnted with many people. who will
read of his death with regret. He was
B sociable. genial. affable. gentleman.
well conducted and neatly appearing.
The Denver News of Nov. Is says:
The suicide of Arthur Van Inwagen.
which occurred at the Denver Athletic
club early yesterday morning. was the
principal topic OF discussion in high
circles yesterday
1T is now reported that the direct
cause OF the suicide is to be found in
the fact hat the young man was refus-
ed a position by a prominent dry goods
firm last Monday.
He had returned to this city from
Butte. Mont. hoping to get the place.
He was told that there was no opening
for him. and he took the matter keenly
TO heart. In the midst of luxury he
found himself practically penniless. his
credit o n and his friends no longer
willing to advance him money. which
they feafed they would have difficulty
in collecting.
so rather than suffer for the lack of
money. Van Inwagen hot himself.
He had been addicted to the cigar
cite habit and was a perpetual smoker.
He had consumed several packages of
. cigarettes every day Of his life for sew
,eral years.
"When he reached his room at the
club last Monday night he was partial
ly under the influence of liquor. He
walked nervously about his room. On
the table lay several empty cigarette
boxes. The young man could not sleep
and his actions showed he was suffer-
ing acute mental anguish.
Calling william Whatley. the por-
ter. he sent him for cigarettes. What
ley brought a package to the room
about 2:30 o'clock. The package on
tanned 10 cigarettes and the smoker
consumed them all in rapid succession.
sHal( an. hour, after Whatley a left
the door Fayette Burpee was aroused
from his sleep by n shot and he awoke
William n. McDearmon. The latter
went into the bath room and saw Van
Inwagen lying in a pool of blood upon
the floor.
Police Captain Martyr. Detective De
Lue m Officers Kratk and Cummings
went to the club. The night clerk on
Quoted them to suite 1 and they passed
into the bath room, where the expiring
Van Inwagen lay. Police Surgeon Du-
lin arrived a few minutes later.
"A stretcher was taken up stairs and
preparations made to remove the dying
man to a hospital. 1t was deemed mad
visable. however. to remov him, as IL
could be seen that death would occur
within half an hour.
"A careful search was made by the
officers among the effects of the deceas-
ell. as 1t was thought probable that he
had left some word explaining his act
of self-destruction. A few letters were
brought to light, but not a clue was
found to show the cause of suicide.
AS the officers were making the
search Van Inwagen passed away. The
bullet which he had fired into his right
temple, half an inch above the ear.
passed through his brain and struck
the wal above the bath room door.
The friends and a~cquaintances of
Van Inwagen are generally of the opin-
ion that financial roubles had caused
the sad and sudden death.
when he came to Denver he struck
a pace he couldn't keep up said a
friend of the deceased. He mad his
first appearance in Denver a year ago,
and he brought letters OF introduction
from prominent people of Chicago.
These letters he presented to William
Cooke Daniels and Senator Wolcott.