New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-22
KILLS SELF IN HOTEL.
W Health Sad To BE Cause OF
J. ID. KHDatrick's Death.

John D. Fitzpatrick twenty-five years old "a
Beatrice. Neb. committed suicide yesterday In his
apartments at the Martinique Hotel. No So West
Thirty-third-st- The cause for the suicide. unless
il was i'll health Is as yet unkn0wa-
fitzpatrick shared two rooms and bath or the
fourtc euth floor OF the hotel with Charles D. Llad-
lev Chum. The latter was the first % discover
the body lying on the bed. fully dressed. with
revolver beside L. Fitzpatrick had evidently been
killed BY a single shot from the revolver. Lindlsv
Informed James Cleary. porter IN the hotel. who
telephoned 70 the cOroners Office. and Coroner
Brown went 20 the hotel Detectives O'Brien and
Certify OF the West Thirtieth-sG station, were de-
tailed on the case.
In the suicides clothes found "a = n ulorey
a gold watch and chain and number % papers.
He also had ticket on the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. which included trip TO London.
Coroner Brown. after an investigation. said that
Mr. LIndley the roommate. believed II was owing
% 81 health that Fitzpatrick had killed himself
The coroner said he himself believed the suicide 20
have been premedita lated. as A number Of letters
were found torn up and thrown into a wastebasket
A copy Of a morning paper. which had been read
was lying besGs the body. Nothing III the contents
could be found connecting the man with any Of tho
stories IN the paper.
Mr. Fitzpatrick Il was learned. a member %
the contracting firm OF fitzpatrick Bros a Collins.
OF Beatrice Neb. He WIS student at the Cnivsr-
sity OF Michigan at the outbreak Of the Spanish
American War. and enlisted IN the Michigan Volun-
teers. He served in the Philippines After his term
OF enlistment expired be travelled considerably and
IN July. when he came to New-York had iust
finished a tour around the world.
c. B. Hole. a member OF the firm % w. y. CoIsr
& Co.. It No. 50 Cedar-st. said that KlIpatricS
had been a customer there. but the rumor that hs
was connected with the firm was incorrect ".
Hole said that his and the suicide were close
personal friends Nr. Hole said he believed the sui
eide an only son. and had sister. married.
living in Brooklyn, and thot on his fathers death
few years go fitzpatrick had inherited his fathers
business. G 3. Hole. the son. said:
I cannot think Of any reason for the suicid.
less il may have been caused by i'll health. kilpat-
rick had long been sufferer from kidney trouble,
while he was attending the university be
was i'll with II. He was only twenty-five years Old
and seemed always in good spirits. I have
away. and have not him IN thirty days 50
far : know he not IN love. and had net
any girl abroad who failed to return his affection.
He not in any financial trouble. on the con
trary he very conservative in business and the
few invest ments he has made OF late have been
usually successful. ! cannot account for ais ac--
Il was said at the hotel that fitzpatrick was ths
stepson Of J. Edward Lamoe. OF the NevYOrS
Exporting and Importing Company. OF No. iS5 20 81
Front-st but this could not be verified az the Of
flee fitzpatrick was director IN this hrnl.
The body was later removed 20 the stephen Ne
rift COmpanys ROOMS in preparation for tnterment.