Evening star., 1902-04-11
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Suicide of Albert Perrine of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
LEAVES NOTE FOR WIFE
HAD BECOME DEsPoNDENT OVER
BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
Papers Found in His Pockets Identify
Him as Member of Penfold
Engraving Firm.

After writing note asking forgiveness
and Offering brief explanation of the
deed, man thought to have been ]. A.
| Perrine of Brooklyn. N. Y, shot himself
! this morning about 7:30 o'clock in the toilet
room at the st. James Hotel and breathed
his last about an hour later at the Emer-
| gency Hospital.
Perrine entered the saloon in the hotel
| this morning and took a drink. He then
walked back to the toilet room, entered one
| of the closets and locked the door. Soon
after a revolver was discharged. Two col
ored attendants who were in the room
| heard the report of the weapon and notified
the clerk. When the latter reached the
room he found the dying man on the floor.
| Near him was a revolver, and a hole in
| his right temple told the story of suicide.
A package of papers fell from his overcoat
pocket as his unconscious form was lifted
| from the floor, and on piece of blood
| stained paper the officers found he had
| written
Forgive me- little wife and boy. I tried,
but failed. ALBERT"
The police were summoned and imme-
diately called for the Emergency Hospital
ambulance. DR.. Stewart, who responded
with the ambulance, made a hasty exami-
nation and decided that the wound was
necessarily fatal. In a few minutes the
dying man was in the hospital under treat
ment, althOugh there was Dut little thdt the
/ surgeons could do for him.
Mrs. Perrine Notified.
Detective Muller and a policeman of Lieut.
Moore's command made investigation
of the case. Captain Boardman notified
Mrs Perrine at her home, 5G2 Sd street
Brooklyn. of the shooting, and a second
message notified her of his death. Docu-
ments found on the body of the dead man
q he w n r1pr her M
fold engraving firm, with offices at 364 and
372 Bridge street Brooklyn. His partner is
understood to be w. 3. Penfold. The bank
book of the firm, as well as that of Mrs
Laura E. Perrine were found in the dead
mans pocket. There was also a paper
found on him, showing the liabilities and
assets of the engraving firm, as well
check for SO, to which Perrine's name was
signed.
The deceased was apparently between
thirty-five and forty years old. He wore
an ordinary gray business suit and had but
S2o6 in his pockets. When he came here
or where he had registered, if anywh ere,
the police did not know this morning. He
had not registered at the St James Hotel,
where he fired the fatal shot. 1t is believed
that business troubles caused him to take
his life, although there was no such inti-
nation given in the Eote. Letters of in
PRODUCTION found him showed that he
had been making an effort increase his
business.
Coroner hewitt informed of the af-
fair and he gave a certificate of death
from self-infiicted wound.
Body Placed in Morgue.
The body was removed to the morgue this
afternoon, to be held until relatives are
heard from.
Captain Boardman received two tele-
grams from Brooklyn this afternoon rela-
tive to the suicide. One of them was from
Captain Reynolds of the police department.
who gave the information that members of
Perines family were not at home when an
officer called. The other was from e. E.
Perine, asking for particulars of his broth
ers address, and also inquiring what course
he should pursue to get the body. His mes
sage asked that an answer be sent to NJ. E
Beldow. No. 30 Broad street.
At 5G2 Sd street, Brooklyn, it was said
that Albert Perine had boarded there for
some time with his wife and his mother-in-
law, who is an invalid. He connected him
self with the Penfold Engraving Company
several months ago. No reason was known
there for his suicide.