The Portland daily press., 1900-12-12
Had Over $1,000 in Money and
Letter of Credit on Person.
Put "a 39 Calibre Bullet Through His
Temple at Hotel Room.

drawn wss Rlb0, leaving about $1,000
which had not been drawn. Besides this
was found two pasteboard baggage oneoks
of the Boston s. Maine railroad, and a
note from II. g. A. Allan, the steamship
firm to the baggage master or the B, &
NJ. directing this baggage master to de-
liver to Sidney Samuel the trunk left at
the Boston s. Maine by their representa-
tive. This order was signed by ths initial
"W." evidently Mr.. Wainwright, who is
this local agent Tor this Allans here In
Portland during the winter season.
Besides these things there were found
little gold pin with small diamond
set in it, solid gold sleeve buttons, a
bunch of keys, knife and cheap nickle
watch.
Ihs man wore dark trousers and cut
away coat and dark vest, all of London
make. He also wore black silk stockings
anu n soft blue shirt and q neoktIe made
In London.
He appeared TO be about 25 years old.
was smooth shayen, weighed about $50
pounds, was i've feet six inches In heIghB,
with a prominent nose and brown wayy
hair.
AS has heen said the IGan was last sear
about seven O'Clock on Monday evening.
Mr.. Rich, the coroner, thought that the
man had shot himself about six or eight
hours before the body was found, but
every room in the corridor on which room
6S Is located was occupied Monday night
and there was at least one party on tn q
same floor which was awake until five
o'cloak Tuesday morning and no sound
of revolver shot was heard by them.
There was a chamhermaid on duty on
this floor from seven O'Clock Tuesday
morning until two clock In tina after
noon and she heard no sounds resembling
a revolver shot. 1t seems reasonable that
the man must have shot himself some
time yesterday morning before the
cham bermaid went on duty ON this oorri-
dor or after she went of duty at two
o'clook
As has been stated the man had no
callers at the hotel and attracted very
little attention. Monday afternoon about
half past four O'Clock he inquired OF the
clerk as to the train arrangements for
New York, and having received the in
formation thanked the clerk and went to
his room.
Coroner Rich took the body to his
undertaking rooms ON Exchaage street,
deeming an inquest unnecessary under
the circumstances, as there was no doubt
about the way In which the man came to
his death. Deputy Marshal Firth mad the
scraps OF paper In the slop jar collscted
and taken to the police station in hopes
that they might bs patched together and
throw some light on the mans identity.
There were nine or ten letters or scraps
OF letters In this collection. Some of
them were in the handwriting OF men
and some were evidently written by
women. After these pieces of paner had
been thoroughly dried PRESS reporter,
aided by some of the police officers went
to work on one OF these letters. Deputy
Firth had been able to separate the sever
al letters by means OF the handwriting
and the kind OF paper used in several
packages One OF these was taken and
after two hours' work the small pieces
were Dhtuucu hOSohhcA ohe oAo ASAAShAH5
letter deoipnered;
Dear Sydneyi
Lawson is now in full charge, and has
also nut into the office man who worked
with him before most satisfactorily to
take general charge, aud Is making
other reforms with the object OF getting
things in order He and all of them are
working hard 10 get (what has been pre-
sumably lacking) some decent system,
and expects to do so with very little loss
OF time. 10 is therefore now necessary
for you to take up in your letters, such
matters as the tarred tubing, Chairman
vessel. Hereupon B. l. etc, as you can
rely unon tho fact that there are at this
end none. Men who are experianoei In
business will see that everything Is at.
tended TO in y complete manner and VIII
have good reason for all they do. l
write this SO that no time shall be ex-
pen led needlsssly at either end.
Yours truly,
Lionel.
1t would appear from the date Of this
letter that the man was member OF
business house located outside OF New
York, either In Boston or London, judg-
ing from other things, and had as .
partner a man whose frss name is