The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-21
WASH SELIGMAN CUTS THROAT
AFTER QUARREL WITH ANITA
SWITZERLAND AT ROSSMORE.
+, Sot Seriously Hurt-The Broker and
the Woman Figured In a Row With Mrs.
Annette Brown Two Years AgO-He's
Prisoner in Roosevelt Hospital.

Washington N. Seligman, head OF the
firm Of Washington N. Seligman d Co. at
50 Broadway. and member OF the Stock
Exchange cut his throat slightly in his
room at the Rossmore Hotel last night.
AT first an effort was made to give
the impression that Mr.. Selgman had
accidentally cut himself while shaw
ING, but early this morning Detec-
i've Armstrong of the Tenderloin
station went to Roosevelt Hospital where
Mr.. Selignlan had been taken a prisoner
on charge of attempted suicide. and got
statement from him. Mr. Seligman said.
according to the detective:
Il did trv to kill myself My old stomach
trouble from which ] have suffered for
twenty years came back on me worse tn an
or,r and that, coupled with reve rises in
Wall street, led me to try to take my
lie
Mr.. Saligman used the small blade of a
safety razor and cut himself on the left
side of the neck under the ear. The doctors
aay that, while the wound bled profusely,
L Is slight and that Mr., Seligman should be
able to leave the hospital IN three days.
one OF suite Of three-two bedrooms
with a sitting room between, Miss Anita
sutherland, Who is registered as occupy
ing one of the rooms, aroused the hotel by
ecrea ming Help! Help
Clerks and dodgers rushed to the room
and found Mr. Seligman lying on the bed,
face downward and semi-conscious. Only,
short time before Miss Sutherland and
Mr.. Seligman had returned from dinner at
the Hotel Metropole
cisn, was called, and Mr.. Seligman asked
i'm to send for his family doctor.
Meantime Policeman Heuck had been
,old that some one had attempted suicide
Re called an ambulance and sent Mr.. Selig-
ran 10 Roosevelt Hospital under arrest.
He was put in private room ana the ponce
man stayed with him..
DR.. Maloney said that Miss Sutherland
had told him that she and Mr.. Sehgnan
had had little tiff after dinner. and that
he went to his room Then she heard a
noise and asked him what was the matter.
II am going to cut myself he is said tc
have replied.
Miss Sutherland paid no attention, to
this, she told DR.. Maloney. because he hac
made similar threats before. Afew minutes
found him bleeding from the cut on hl'
Capt. o'connor of the Tenderloir
station later questioned mss ME- c Sutner
had started to shave, was nervous ane
cut himself. There, were signs il
the room that he had been shaving, Capt
O'Connor said. but he was convinced tina
Mr.. Seligman had cut his throat int n q
tionally The captain i. said he would hoi'
There was also story that Mr., Seligma'
had taken poison. DR.. Movers, Mr. Selig
mans doctor, said that he had been In tn
habit Of taking dilute hydroshloric acie
Robert Nathan, brother-in-law Of Mr.
seHsns.n, sailed At the hospital abou
midnight He said Mr.. Seligman was un
GORGEOUS %oIphin e. h1s sins ssen ssgt tSSs,
eaid 10 knew Of no reason why, Mr.; selig
man should try to kill himself. de wa
at his oface yesterday and on the floor O
the Stock Exchange.
Miss Sutherland, who vas near wne
lessons In 1901 and that summer she knocke
out Mrs. Annette NJ. Brown at Bath Beac
hotel Miss Sutherland said Mrs. Brow
had written her a letter in which there was
sighting reference to Mr., sehgman; -
had struck her the day after Miss SutheI
land had knocked her out She sued Sells
man and got verdict Of 5000, but 1t wa
reversed on appeal.
In 1887. when Mr., seligman wa vas s.opp ES,,
shot was heard and bullet was found l
the ceiling OF his room. There were rumo!
that he had attempted suicide, but he sal
hat he was cleaning the revolver when
exploded.
for making false statements about MI!
II ia not known what became OF the sui
Mr.. Seligman is a brother OF Jeferso
De Witt and Eugene Seligman and cous
Of Isaac N Seligman. He is about - yea
Id. It il said that he is separated fro
bis wife.
Mr.. Seligman is the son Of James Self
man, the head of the banking house
j Wv. Seligman Il Co. but is not connecte
Nth tho firm