The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-23
HORACE WALL KILLS HIMSELF
PUTNAM HOUSE, NEW YORK, SCENE
OF TRAGEDY.
MIR. Wall Prominent for Several Years
In New Hnven-Formerly Manager of
Old New Haven Opera House-Leavcs
Wifei ord-Directions Comcern-
ing DEPOSITION of Remains.

New York. March 22.-Horace Wall, a
theatrical manager, shot and killed
himself in his room in the Putnam
house here to-day. On the table in the
room lay a number of letters with post
age stamps affixed. In one corner of
the room was a bundle of canes and
umbrellas neatly tied, and there were a
number of bundles tied and wrapped up,
all of which were directed to Mrs. Ad-
die Wall of Guilford, Conn. One of the
letters, which was open, was addressed
to Edwin Knowles proprietor of the
Fifth Avenue theater. The deceased
asks Mr.. Knowles to see to his inter-
ment. He asks that his body be ere
mated and that the ashes be sent to his
wife. He also desires that no exposure
be made of his body, as is customary
in Masonic burial, and solicits the kind
est regard possible from the members
of the Masonic order. He also asks
that his sister, Mrs. Charles Merrill of
death. A bundle of manuscript he re-
quests to be sent to Mrs. Mary Pacheco,
1928 Boulevard Terrace, Oakland, wishes
that his death may be attributed to an
overdose of drug taken to allay pain
and to get much needed rest. This is
the only solace he can offer to his family
in their affection.
Horace Wall was prominent for sew
eral years in New Haven and is well re-
membered here, he having been mana
ger of the former New Haven opera
house for a considerable period. He
came here about 1885 and secured a
lease Of the New Haven opera house
and managed it successfully, closing his
connection with the house about 1872.
He was very intelligent and well-read
man and won the favor Of the New Ha-
ven public. He was a man of courte-
GUS and gentlemanly bearing and pleas
ing presence, and the news of his sad
death will create sorrow in the hearts
of the many friends he formed during
his abode here. His theater was distin-
guished for the high class attractions
which he presented there, and his pre-
vious career as a member OF the tneat-
rical profession gave him a large ac-
quaintance in the profession throughout
the country Previous to coming to
New Haven he was for considerable
period a member of the company of the
famous actor Sothern, father of the
present distinguished Mr.. Sotharn. Some
time after Mr.. Wall had retired from
the New Haven opera house a benefit
performance was given in his honor at
the Hyperion theater by Ned Sothern.
Mr.. Wall, while connected with the
New Haven opera house, purchased a
farm in Guilford, to which he removed
his family and where they have since
resided His family consisted of his
wife and two children. Mr.. WALL when
he gave up the New Haven opera house,
sold out to Mr.. Proctor of New York,
who conducted the theater for few
Years thereafter. TIE late Mr.. Wall had
had various business and theatrical
connections since leaving New Haven,
none of which had proved lucrative. In
the last two or three months he was en- |
deayoring, among other schemes, to |
form a syndicate which should pur- |
chase of Dr. Skiff the New Haven op- |
era house property and land adjoining.
and erect a new theater upon the site
of the present dismantled structure. He |
called upon DIR. Skiff several times in
reference to this project, and had he
obtained the requisite backing Of a syn
dicate a new theater would doubtless
have been erected. When in this city
about two weeks ago he said to a Cour-
ier representative that he was quite
of accomplishing his purpose
Of erecting new theater here Mr..
Wall was very energetic man, a loyal
friend, a man of broad views, an inter-
esting conversationalist, and was of fine
and polished manners. His
untimely fate, occasioned, as it is be-
Iieved, by financial difficulties, will be
deplored by large circle Of friends.