The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-08
SCOTT |Nq|S' SUICIDE
Shot Himself Because of
Thwarted Ambition.
FITTED FOR HEAVY PARTS
But Craved a Role Demanding
Beau-Like Elegance.

New York, Oct. Scot Inglis, who was
.h= Duke Of Osmond to julia Arthur's
Lady of Quality" sent bullet through
MS heart yesterday because he could not
lake the part of gay young Sir John Oxon
Ihirty-six hours earlier the actor tad
received a note from julia Arthur's man
uger d1smissing him from the company
Tor absenting himself from rehearsals,
but Miss Arthur had always been kind 10
MIN. he apoIogized 20 her for his neglect
Of duty and he retained shred OF hope
that his position might be restored 20 him
But when yesterday afternoon, it was
apparent chat the clock train that was
to carry the company to Detroit TOR its
seasons opening next Monday night
would depart without him ne gave way 90
despair. He pawned a watch charm
a gift from his wife, the only bit Of Jew
elry at his hand-for 81. purchased a re-
Vover. went 10 his room, locked his door,
removed his outer clothing. lay down upon
his bed, pressed the muzze OF the weapon
against his white shirt front exactly over
his heart, pressed the trigger-and the
troubles Of Scott InslLs were all over.
When the news reached Wallack's The
atre. where the company mad been re-
hearsing for a week. ii was remembered
that Inghs had foreshadowed This act IN
a note toNapter Lothian, the stage man
ager, received an hour or two after his
dismissal This note as remembered by
Charles Burnham. business manager of
Wallacks, read:
Good-by. old man. Sorry I can't
go with you but it's not to be. There's
a better world than this. I'm off.
SCOTT
When the members OF Julia Arthurs
company learn of Inglis' act, they will
understand it was not his dismissal,
which drove him to suicide. He was
dismissed for being absent from rehear-
sails His absence was due to over in
diligence in liquor-cOntrary 10 his habit
and this over indulgence was Que TO his
unsatisfied ambition to play the leading
part in "a Lady OF Quality" which had
ben promised him.
But when he was tried as Sir John
Oxon. the gay and light hearted Sound
raj of an age when scoundrals could be
beaux, his natural dignity of speech and
almost ideal figure for the stately duke,
and Miss Arthur recast him for that part,
promising to compensate him in some
measure by allowing him to play 1ngomar
to her Parthenia.
Inglis was sitting IN his little front hall
bedroom, of Mrs. George Wick profess
siona ] boarding house. No. a West
Twenty-Seventh street, Thursday morn
ing, talking to his landlady, when the note
OF dismissal came from A. L. Cranky.
Julia Arthur's manager. Wrs. Wicks had
brought him a telegram addressed to her
self from Mrs. Inglis. inquiring after her
husbands health. Ms. and Mrs Inghs
had lived at Mrs Views house during the
run Of "a Lady OF Quality last year, and
she had grown to like the young couple
exceedingly.
"You are not getting up early enough for
rehearsals. Are you not well?'
mo" answered the actor; I'm not at
all we'll"
Then he tore open the managers note
read it. shrugged his shoulders and hand
ed it TO his fandlady. who read:
Dear Sir-Owing to che fact that you
have not reported for rehearsal. your
Yours Truly A L. CRANKY
The actor confessed that he had been
drinking. He added that he believed the
habit was hereditary in his family
Then you owe Miss Arthur an apology"
Thus urged, Inglis dressed himself and
went to the Holland House and saw Mss
Arthur. When he returned he said that
the actress had been very kind TO RiTn
but that ARA ngemends to replace him had
been made, and there was no help for
him.
Yesterday morning he did not appear
for breakfast. nor at lunch. In the after
noon he sat in the parlor for a while He
seemed very much depressed. and asked
Mrs. Wicks. whether the people In me
house knew Of his dismissal. and what
they were saying about It.
HIS STORY OF ROBBERY.
Going to mis- room later he met Dr.
Rynear. a boarder. in the hall The doc
tor commented on the actors appearance.
asking him IL he was III. Inglis answered
that qle wa in a very embarrassed situ-
alton. He confessed that he had been
drinking. and added that a few days be-
fore ne had been given Knockout drops
and assaulted and robbed OF all mis- money
and his watch. When the doctor man
ifested incredulity he showed him an sbra-
sion on his left temple. Inglis then went
% his room
At $50 o'clock George Duncan. a boaTder
heard q shot fired. alarmed Mrs. Wilkes
and. breaking open the door the dead
body OF the actor was found
In a pocket OF the walstcoat hanging a
tha head OF the bed was found the pawn
ticket for the va-cn casrTn made out %
smith and dated yesterday. On the
table lay roe bill for h.s weeks board due
yesterday. Il mad been presented only q
few hours before ne shot was fired.
Scott I1Elis vas an Australian by bi-zh.
About four years ago re vas married Ia
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nov with relatives IN Thompson. Ky.
where she was a. once 1osI1ed OF Eer
husbands death
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