The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-22
MAYNARD Son KILLS HIMSELF
FATHER SHIT YOUNG PORTEk
OUT ron DRINkING.
Went 70 saloon WIN an Aunt Who Befr,end.
81 Him. Drank Heavily. sang several
College songs and Tool Poison wi
Dartmouth Man. Son nj y. .. Porter.

Frederick VI Porter. - years old. COM
mitted suicide In the presence Of his aunt,
Mis- Josephine Gibson. In the women's
parlor OF Frederick Kucharrki's saloon
az 81 Court street. Brooklyn. yesterday
afternoon by taking carbolic acid. The
young man was a son Of James Y Porter,
n real estate broker OF 1874 West Twenty
third street. Manhattan. who lives in a fine
mansion at Twcntieth avenue and Eighty
sixth street. ~Bcnsonhurst The young mar
had bsen drinking for some time and had
habits that his father did not approve of.
Six months ago tho father turned the son
out Of the house, hut subsequently. when
the boy returned home and promised 10
lead a better life. his father rcceived him
In a kindly manner. and for a time things
went finely. Young Porter -oon returned
TO his OLD habits. however. and on Monday
night. when he returned home under the
i~nfiuence Of liquor. Mr.. Porter refused to
let him in. The son then went away. but
hunted up his aunt who had always stood
by him when be had had any difficulty with
his parents, Mis- Gibson II the sister Of
Mr.. Porter. She is n seamstrcss and Is at
pres. nj employed in Rem-cn street Brook
Ign,
Miss Gibson gave the young mar some
money and he got lodgings until Yesterday.
He met his aunt by appointment and shortly
befor. , O'Clock they went 90 K~ucharski's
saloon. On the second floor l. a woman's
parlor which contains tables, chairs and n
piano. The piano h near ono Of the win
dows looking out on Court street. Porter
told his aunt Of his troubles and said lac
was tired of life. h told him that all
he would have 20 do 10 make life pleasant
was 70 change his ways and then he would
ha on gv.sF ~ hing tkaf f.tIlI 49, Haairnl Ha
called for several drinks and then left his
aunt Ia the room for n few minutes. He
was not gone long. but IL IL believed that In
the course of hi- absence he bought the
poison which caused his death. After
returning h. sat at a table and wrote a letter
In which he said he was tired Of living and
Intended To commit suicide. This letter
Miss Gih2on secured and tore up. and then
demonstrated with her nephew. lie
jumped up from the table, walked over TO
the piano, opened the instrument and seat
ing himself before 1t began tu play n college
song-he was a graduate II Dartmouth
College. Then he sang another song and
a number Of persons IN the street stopped
he resumes hi seat opposite his aunt and
called for another drink His aunt asked
him not 10 drink any morn and he replied
This l. my last drink
After drinking the whiskcy he pulled
the bottle OF acid from his pocket and
hastily drawing the cork put the bottle
10 his mouth. Miss Gibson saw NJ a glance
what he was doing and made q grab fur
the bottle. In doing So some pf The acid
fell on her left arm and burned Il. The
young man staggered and fell 20 the floor
and his aunt called for assistance. Am
bulance Surgeon Arthur 81 the Long Island
College Hospital was summoned. hut on
his rriva pronounced tho young man
dead The body was taken In a patrol
wagon 90 the Adams street police station
where II remained until a late hour Last
night. Miss Gibson was also escorted
eide was She declined to give her adj
dress. a. she did not want To bring thu
name- Of her employers into publicity
She said that ever since her nephew wa
old enough To know anything she had al
ways taken a deep interest In he welfare.
Young Porter II h. said, was a grand
liamsburg He had received a good musical
education and spent much Of his time
when singing n PLAYING Word
was communicates To his father and mother
they arrived home late Last night
oh said Mr. Porter. TO think that
we should have put him out ~ tho house.
think that IL should come to this
Then she became hystercal and had To
be attended Ivy DR.. George N Cochran.
After she had recovered Mr. and Ms.
Porter took a carriage and were driven
10 the Adams street police station HOUSE
whore Mr.. Porter made arrangements
TO have the body taken care Of
Miss GibAon refused TO recognize Mr..
and Mr.. Porter when they called for the
body and made a sCen" She wanted
TO ride on the undcrtaker's wagon with tho
body, hut was not allowed 20. The suicide
lef, besides his parents n sister and brother.
the latter IA imtecile