The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-17
Arrived q the Durancs Hotel From Boston
on Saturday Evening.
NOT SEEN AFTER ENTERING HIS ROOM
Az Door Remained locksd an Investigation Was
Made Yesterday Afternoon. and Tho Man Was
Found eead on Bed.

A man, whose name because Of lack
of ident fication Is unknown. killed
himself by shooting in an apartment of
the Dorance Hotel between Saturday
and Sunday noon. The name on the
hotel register is james A. Daniels,
Salem, MASS" but TINS is evidently fic-
titious. Ine suic de made every effort
TO conceal mis- Identity, and with sue
cess, at least up TO the present time.
There is reason TO DeHeVe that ne
came TO this clty from Boston, and SO
far as ina caIions go, for the purpose
OF ending nis lie. IL was saturday
evening when the man registered at
the hotel ana later he was SHOWN 10
room. His appearance was that OF
prosperous tlaveinng man lie was
about five feet two inches In height.
rather stout, being perhaps loo POUNDS
in we ght. tiIs face was clean shaVen
and ms halr was dark. HIS age was
Judged 10 be between 80 and 30 years.
The suicide wore a cutaway sack cOdt
and waistcoat of black material, win
trousers of striped goods. The over
coat he wore was dark and heavy. The
SHOES were of patent leather Inc mar
was of Lamson * Hubbard's make and
was evidently purchased at 22s Wash
ington street, Boston. The shoes wers
OF the Emerson make. After the new
arrival had gone to his room nothing
more was seen of him alive by the at
taches OF the hotel.
Previous to going to the hotel tho
suicide had made careful preparations
for his death. The tailor's name, place
of business and other data contained
on cloth tag within and at the top OF
the inside =feeket= of the =iHHef=eeat had
been removed, which was shown by ths
thread hanging from the pocket
linen worn was new and unmarked and
some of the underclothing worn was
also new and not marked. The necktie
and the hat alone showed the names
of the dealers from whom they We're
purchased.
After reaching the room the man re-
moved his overcoat and hat and hung
these on hooks. He lighted cigar
and then had a short period of pleas
ure with that. for but a part of IL was
consumed. During this time he folded
q sheet OF paper and on IL wrote the
following words: ITO whomsoeyer this
may come TO notice, wish TO have my
remains cremated. Don't look for any
relatives, for you Will find none
newspaper was spread on the floor. The
man removed his shoes and laid down
on the outside of the bed. Taking the
32-calibre Hopkins a. Allen revolver he
had in his right hand he placed the
muzzle at the right side of his head and
pulled the trigger.
The man was lying on his back when
he shot himself and he probably never
moved, for the weapon was beside his
hand, where il had fallen. when hours
later the suicide was discovered. Death
came instantly. The manner In which
= ID n
enough. A chambermaid had tried to
enter the room several times during
morning and early afternoon. and fail
ing as the door was locked on the in
side, she reported this fact to the Of
fee. that there might be opportunity to
Investigate. in case II was thought best
that this be done. The clerk i'm charge
determined IL wise to know whether or
not the occupant was asleep, i'll or In
trouble.
An employe was sent to look in the
window and he saw the man
on the bed. "A large blood stain on "A
pillow told the story. He notified the
office of the hotel and then entered the
room through the window and unlocked
the door. The fact that the man hal
killed himself was reported at pol &C
Headquarters and Chief OF Detectives
Parker responded and made examina-
ton. Medical Examiner Perkins was
sent for and after he had learned the
facts he ordered Boyce Bros. under
takers. to take charge OF the body.
The suicide was not In immediate
need. DIR. Perhins found SIS In b lis
and 81 in change in the pockets OF tho
trousers. as well as a pearl-handled
knife. The watch was OF Elgin make.
with filled gold case. Ii was about
$3.50 when the body was found and n
half hour later DIR. Perkins made his
examination. lie said the man had
been dead for several hours. Possibly
the revolver was fred quite early I'm
the morning. for certain IL is that no
one In the hotel heard the report.
The Salem police were notified and
asked II man OF the name given on
the hotel register. resided I'm that CITY.
Later on reply was received stating
that no James 4. Daniels was known
10 live I'm Salem. and no member OF the
Daniels family OF that city was away
from home.
Up 10 noon the police had learned
nothing In any way bearing on the
Identification OF the suicide. II was con-
sidered TO be one Of the most mysteri-
GUS cases the department has had TO
handle In a long time.
Capt. Matthews OF the Central sta
tion says that one Of the officers doing
duty In that district made report TO
him that a man who In every way an
swers the description OF the suicide.
approached him and asked 10 be di-
rected 20 a good hotel II was about
IL o'clock AMI the officer believes that
the man had just arrived on a train
that is due In this city f-om Poston n
few minutes before H. The officer al
rected the stranger 10 the Hotel Dor
rance and The stranger started IN the
direction indicated.
"paw 7 know what bocorres OF the
pins Thcv tu-- into animals"