The Washington times., 1903-01-13
FEARING INSANITY,
TRAVELLING SALESMAN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
G. L. GimmelIe PlungeS
From Hotel Window.
BREAKS GLASS WITH FISTS
Baltimorean Asks Clerk "Do You Think
I'm Crazy" Before Retiring
to His Room.
GLASS WITH FISTS

Curran L. GimmelIe. a travelling sales
man from Baltimore. Nd. committed
suicide early this morning in the Ma
tional Hotel. corner Of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Sixth Street
He first cut his throat with a small
penknife Evidently fearing this attempt
would be futile. he plunged through a
window in his room and fell almost
fifty feet to the pavement on c Street
When found a few moments later. he
was breathing his last and died before
a surgeon could reach him
Policeman Hears Crash.
Policeman william J. Quinlan heard
/ the. crash of glass as Gimmelle broke the
window, and hurried in the direction OF
the noise AS he turned into G Street,
Z from Sixth, he saw the body Of the
dying man on the pavement, about two
/ feet from the curbing. Blowing his
police whistle, he called a number OF
+ patrolmen to his assistance.
Blood was flowing freely from tne cut
in GimmeIle's throat and also from a
long cash in the side of his head, re-
ceived, no doubt, when he landed on the
pavement An officer was dispatched fuT
Dr. Grafton D. P. Bailey, 223 John Mar
shall Place. but before he arrived the
man was dead. A patrol wagon was
summoned ana the body sent TO the
morgue
No Motive Apparent.
From papers found on the body Gin
melIe represented the HedIey Chocolate
| Company, II South Frederick Street,
/ Baltimore. Nothing contained in these
/ letters Indicated be had experienced any
trouble with his firm. Several letters
pertaining to life insurance were found
in his pockets, but nothing was discov-
cred 20 indicate an intention Of taking
his life.
The suicide was young map. well
dressed, and apparently 41out zaenty-
six or twenty-seveR years Of age. he
arrived at the National Hotel yesterday
morning and engaged a room Clerk
Queen assigned him 90 23s, q small room
on the Street side Of the building
Gimmelle did not remain about the ho-
tel and little attention was paid to him
BY the employees
"Do You Think I'm Crazy?"
after dinner last evening he remained
about the hotel lceby and wrote a mum
her OF letters. which he mailed. About
1o.3o o'clock last night he approached
the Office desk and said to the night
= clerk William Z Wood: do you thinl
3 I'm crazy2'' The clerk made no reply
as he thought the man was Joking
7 GimmeHe remained at the desk mo
E ment while he scanned the register. an
then said he was going to retire
From indications in the room, Gin
; melIe did not retire, but laid down Of
, the bed for a time. The mirror in III
room stands near the window From
: blood stains on the dresser on which tn
mirror stands, he must have stood befor
the glass and deliberately plunged tn
knife into his throat three or four times
After the wounds had been inflicted
GimmeIle turned TO the window anC
doubtless thinking to end his life tn
quicker. tried 10 break the window wit
- his fists and jump out.
II Forces Fists Through Glass.
l. Each sash contains four panes
c glass. The two upper panes in the 10
u sash we're broken, showing where
S fists had been forced through
e Failing to break the wooden pie
i porting the glass, he pushea
u upward, where it fastened a.
The sound of the breaking
" ed the attention of Police
:. who first thought OF burg
= the officer could reach .
hotel GimmeIle plunged
81 open window and fell to
$. HIS sample case and
Al into custody by the
IS turned over to the morg
re will be held for the il
of which has not been
Is was sent his firm, and al
ly be made to have the bo
more as soon as possit
sum of money was fou