The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Belot Commits Suicide.
KILLS HIMSELF IN PROVIDENCE HOTEL.

Providence hotel on Friday last.
The Providence Evening Bulletin, in
| speaking of the case, says: A man who
| registered as p. BelOt, who came to this
city from Boston, committed suicide at
The Hotel Newman, Friday forenoon in a
most horrible manner. He stabbed him-
self several times in the breast while he
ed around the room until he died,
huddled up in one corner, on rug.
That he was determined to die is beyond
doubt, for he could have called for aid
even some time after he had stabbed him.
self and had chance for life.
His body was not discovered until
nearly O'Clock, Friday evening. No
one had the faintest idea that the man
contemplated taking This life, and mas
much as he was served in his room dur
ing the morning no particular significance
was attached to the fact that he was not
seen around the hotel in the afternoon.
Belot came to the hotel, Wednesday
night, and asked for q room. He hired
a room for two nights, making payment
in advance. He had been drinking con-
siderably, but not sufficiently TO attract
notice to himself. He was In and about
the hotel, Wednesday and Thursday
during the day and night. He had no
visitors and made no acquaintances, said
nothing about his affairs, and was reser-
we'd rather than free in his actions.
Yesterday morning one of the domes.
tics opened the door of his room and saw
him lying on a couch, fully dressed.
Later in the morning he called for two
bottles of lager beer, which were served
him in his room. Somewhere in the
neighborhood of IL or II O'Clock he took
off all his clothes but his undervest, hang
ing them up in the wardrobe. After leaY-
ing everything spick and span in the room
ne went into the bath room connected
With the room he had occupied. He sat
or lay down in the white porcelain bath
tub and deliberately stabbed himself
several times with the blade Of jack
knife. One wound was directly over the
heart. 1t was evident that the steel did
not reach the heart itself, since Belot
was able to crawl out of the bath tub
and lie down in the corner where he was
found. Another wound was in the stom-
ach just below the diaphragm. The third
was on the right side in the neighbor-
hood of the fifth rib. While the knife
blade was very dull one and Of large
size, the wounds were very small ones,
partakIng more of the nature of puuctures
than cuts. At first Medical Examiner
Perkins was 10th to believe that they had
been made by the jackknife, but he was
finally forced to come to that conclusion
Dy the evidence at hand. Judging by
the blood despatched condition Of the
wall sheathing, the dying man must have
crawled around the room while dying,
for all four sides were spotted In places.
Through neglect, that seldom occurs
at the Newman, the domestic, who
should have gone to the room to tidy up
at II o'clock, did not go there until 6
05RlnRk in tho puaninO Thon fnnnA
the door locked on the inside. Natural
ly supposing that something was wrong,
she communicated the fact to w. M.
Bush, one of the proprietOrs of the hotel.
He told one of the bell boys, Edward
DAILY, to climb out on the fire escape,
open the window of Belot's room and IN
lock the door. When the boy threw the
door open it was with a trembling hand
and there was Mortified expression on
bis white face when he said to Mr. Bush,
i've got pretty good nerve, but | can't
stand that in there"
1t was 9ruesome sight. Belot, naked
save for an undervest, lay inert and limp
in one corner. His body, the bath tub
and the lower portion of the walls were
red with blood. The knife, the large
blade open, lay in the bottom of the bath
tub. Mr. Bush knew in an instant what
had happened. Very quietly and with
out letting any OF the rest of the hotel
folk know of the discovery, he notified
Lieut. Horton of the Central Station. The
latter after telephoning the fact of q sui
eide TO Medical Examiner Perkins, went
to the hotel. Medical Examiner Perkins
followed. They heard all Mr. Bush knew
of the man, and after examining the body
and pronouncing it case Of suicide Med
ical Examiner Perkins had the remains
rnnnnuod fn t1ndartahnr (Hho noIo OF
700 Westminster street.
Belot gave no residence on the hotel
register. In one of his coat pockets was
found a number of cards bearing the fol-
lowing advertisement, rs P. Belot,
Suite 5, Hotel Pierson, Boston, Mass"
It Ia surmised that Mrs P. Belot Is the
wife of the suicide. A handkerchief
marked with the initials "P. B." and
cloth money bag containing 81 n and
marked with the same initials were the
other contents of the pockets.
Belot was about 40 or 48 years of age,
about five feet four inches in height and
spare In figure. His head was partially
bald and his moustache slightly tinged
with grey. His hands were those Of q
lahoring man. Word has been sent to
the Mrs Belot named on the cards. The
suicides name was Paul Belot and he
lived with his family at the place indica-
ted ON the cards found among his effects.
Belot had been out of his head for a
number of months owing to a sunstroke
he had a few summers ago. He was
troubled with q great many hallucina-
tions and his unfortunate end was not
unexpected. Belot lived with his wife
and one child, girl. He worked very
little, his wife supporting the family
by dressmakipg.
HnnruSnn his annIifinr
recently secured him employment as a
laborer for the Boston Elevated Railway
Co. His mental condition became so
serious, however, that he lost his employ.
ment, and it was seriously considered
whether he should be committed to an
asylum. He threatened more than once
to kill his wife and child, according to
stories told in Boston.
The BEE of July 20 In speaking of the
shooting and of the principals. in tht
case said: It appears that Bresson wal
on his way home from work, when hi
was suddenly fred upon by a man il
ambush. The charge took effect mainly
| in the left arm and hand. Bresson start
ed on run for the home OF his brother
Julius Bressou, not great distance from
the scene of the shooting. Belot shortly
after started for his own home, stopping
at Constable L. s. Patterson's., The lat
ter knew nothing of the shooting ant
Belot ventured the remark 4 well.
suppose you arrest me.'' MrPatterson
thinking the remark was made in fun
said, mo, Paul, am not going to arres
you.n "Well,n said Belot, II shoot him
hit him In the legs; My how be di
ljumpI" and he laughed az IL he enjoye,
the thought. Belot soon went to his ow
home.
Belot is man apparently about 8
years old. He has wife, of whom
appears he has been Jealous, insanely 90
many of his neighbors believe. He &C
cused Bresson OF intimacy with his wit