New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
SCOUTS SUICIDE THEORY.
Fitzpatrick Nay Hare Been Shot
Accidentally or Murdered.

IVA renort received yesterday from DR. Schultz.
coroner's physician. Coroner Brown now has strong
doubts whether John n fitzpatrick. The Young man
who vas found shot through the heart In the Hotel
,rar,3nioue on Monday committed suicide was
murdered After DR.. Schultze performed an au-
forsv he reported that he found the organs IN a
healthy condition Cornore Brown said that from
the report he could find no cause Tor the suicide
IIe added
n is either accidental believe. or something
worse PERHAPS Tho man shot through the
heart snd II he had used his right hand II seems
his left SIDE as it was The oiothlng. it seems 70
range
That Coroner Browns belief thae something
worse" was the case was shown by the fact that
he held a long conversation with Inspector Nc
Clusky over the telephone. After the conversation
the inspector. the coroner announced had detailed
Detective Sergeant George Brown 10 work on The
ease. The coroner positively refused 20 make pub
Die what evidence he had, but he said:
What know leads me 10 believe that the Police
Department should make an invest lgation on Ger
doing 50. There was no reason why he should
lave killed himself His financial and physical
man and had everything 10 live for.
coroner Brown said that experiments would be
made with The magazine revolver He said they
would BE- made % determine whether such a re-
,olver. when fired ~ close range. would burn the
clothing Coroner Brown later said.
The theo-y- was advaucod thar Ililpatr1ck com
m.tted suicide from the supposluon that he was
suffering from kidney disease The autopsy de-
,-eloped The fact that Dc Cid not have any kidney
trouble. Therefore tnat rheory is disposed o. An
other cause suggested was uhat hc was ol the
wrong side ~ rho market in Wall street and had
lost large sums oi money nave luieI lea
those with whom he transacted business m N2L
Street and have learned that DE was on the right
side and made money lie had $4,000 invested ~
-ts New-lork Exporting and Importing 'onpai'.
. am Informed. ~ which COMPANY he Vas 2 dTs.-
-or. NCu. these arc The cnlE reasons advanced for
suicide and now shat they have been disposed n
r the result NJ Investigation. n rs orN rleht "A
should ascertain N p-ssrhl" whether dfaf1 vas a.
,.5eltsl or otrer~-iee
The where bouts 90 charles LindI.v. the young
man with whom Klpatri~R roo~od ~ the MAJ
Unique Hotel could mot ne defnircl; learned last
e-ening Policeman William d. Malcolm. n the
Vy-est Thr-isth-st station. who vas placed on 6arN
f- me room where tho shooting -oDh place Money
10 watch sre body until the arrival of The Coroner
ssi6 that L-ulle- remained in the room most u
tho morning. weeping and v-iueiHE his hands. aQ-
ra~e-tlv ln The deepest despair ar his friends
death shortly before noon he left the hotel. tell
trc Malcolm that he was EoirE 20 The Yale club
t-r luncheon. AboHt . O'Clock in thr afternoon.
a-rorlsnC 90 Malcolm. Lmdlev called Up The hotel
while Coroner Brown and The stepfather OF the
dead mar were there. l. Uas not known q here le
-eIeuhored from he said De was going 10 Itch
field. Conn Since then be has not been seen OF
heard from ~ The hotel, 49, --,,-.,-, ~. -.
-Icr had two ~ his detectives. OBrlen and Gerltl.
80 10 The Martinique soon as the supposed sui
eide was reported. ana they MADE an examination
~ the room and rle BODY Their report TO 'aP-
-ef- PurfnirG was thar nothing o. suspicious
nature had been found. ana The case was nothing
more nor Jess than suicide on their report Cap
presents 10 mystery. lie thinks there was no foul
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