Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-19
SUICIDE AT NEWPORT.

that ever TOOK place al ldsLIOhdol0 NO"
port happened yesterday afternoon when
Mr.. Robert r. Remington, of New
York, whom society expected was to
marry Miss May Van Allen, the Oldest
daughter of Mr.. James j. Van Allen,
committed suicide by shooting at one
of Newport's fashionable clubs.
The affair happened early in the after
noon, but so closely were the particulars
guarded that it was not generally known
until late in the day, when the news
spread rapidly about the cottage colony.
Mr.. Remington arrived at Newport from
New York late ON Friday night and
went at once to his rooms at the La Forge
cottage. All day Saturday and Sunday
he spent in the boarding house and on
the piazzas but yesterday morning he
went out, returning about noon and eat
ing a hearty luncheon. After luncheon
he went 10 the reading room, where he
was found dead.
For some time there had been re-
port. given out by Mr.. Remington him
self. to the effect that he and Miss May
Van Allen would be married at New
port about September Is. About ten
days ago it was reported that the we'd
ding was off and had been postponed
indefinitely and that in all probability
il would never occur.
In answer to this Mr.. Remington said
that there had been no change in the
plans for the wedding; that it would
take place as stated. He said also that
he thought that Miss Van Allen was the
proper one to make the arrangements
public. and there the matter rested.
In the face of all this it was impOs-
sible to get an official statement from
the Van Aliens, and it began to look to
society folk as if the reports of the we'd
ding were with foundation. Since Mr..
Remington's return to Newport there Is
every reason to believe that he had not
seen Miss Van Allen, although it has
been stated since the shooting that they
were seen together Sunday.
This is probably not so, as it is known
that a note was sent to Mr.. Remington
from Miss Van Allen Sunday night at
his boarding house and since its receiI t
he had been very despondent.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Remington
wrote a note to Miss Van Allen which
sbe received. Afer Mr. Remington
had eaten lis luncheon and gone to the
reading room a reply was received at the
boarding house, but A.. that time Mr..
Remington was probably dead.
1t appears that the apartments occu,
MED by Mr.. Remington were engaged
by other parties, who were to take pos
session Yesterday, and from this IT IS IN
ferred had not he been obliged to vacate
them he would have committed SUICIDE
in his own room.
lLittle can be learned from the read
ing-room officials in regard to the shoot
ING and the employees have been instruct
ed 70 give out no information. There
we're few in the roading room at the
time. Mr.. Remington was in from
rooms on the second floor OF the CLUB
in front of the barber shop.
At about 2:9O a noise was heard re-
sembling an explosion made by an auto
mobile. and no attention was paid to !
at first. Shortly after the barber nou
fed the clerk in the office that he ha'
heard the noise, and to him 1t SOUNDED
like shots from the upper part OF TN
house.
An investigation was at once begun
and upon entering the room OF the sec
ond floor Mr.. Remington was found ly
ing on the floor apparently Geld.
He was neatly dressed in a white flan
mel outing suit, and nearby on the foo
was the revolver with which he had takel
his life. Medical Examiner Ecroyd wa
summoned and, after making thoroug
examination of the body, he pronounce
the caused of death as result of shot
inflicted by Remington's own hand.
DIR. Ecroyd found that three chamber
of the revolver had been emptied, bu
only two wounds could be found. On
was at the right temple, which, tn
doctor said, was superficial in characte
and was evidently the first shot fire.
The other shotwas fired into the moutl
the bullet taking an upward cour'
through the roof of the mouth an
through the brain, ending his life. \
other wounds could be found.
The general impression seems to pr
vail in Newport that Miss Van Ale
had given Mr.. Remington up, and tn
he felt so bad Over it that rhe took h
life While Miss Van Allen aeknow
e;cas she lad written a letter to NJ
Remington, she refuses to further dl
cuss the matter.
- g. nbo1ora TnfantIlIn.