The Washington times., 1904-10-23

deal of mental worry. but had not told
them the exact state OF affairs. The
I publication. of the rumors from CeyI0u.
which came as a tremendous surprise
20 the British public. was followed all
most Immediately by the announcement
( Of Sir Hectors tragic death.
Both Men in Prime Of Life.
Sir Hector Macdonald and DePeyster
Hall had both just turned the naIf-cen-
fury mark. They were in the prime OF
life and had not yer entered the portals
OF old age But they were not far re-
moved from the day when they would
have been classed as old men. Had
they been younger 10 ls possible. that
the fear of disgrace would not have
driven them 10 suicide. with many
years of active life before them and
chance TO wipe out disgrace or the sem
blauce thereof they might have con-
uuued the Eight But 10 face the enemy
with the odds au-Lle-World-tO- was
more than these middIa-aged men could
90.
Suicide is confession. confession is
suicide" said Daniel Webster. But In
the case OF Sir Hector Macdonald sui
eide was not confession mt least not
confession of guilt % was IL c0ufes-
sion, however. that the treacherous
enemies OF "a brave man had proved too
strong. had woven about him "a net of
scandal that seemed 10 him well nigh
impossible 20 break. Was Halls sui
eide the same kind OF confession, or
dad it mean that he was guilty and
dared not face The music2 That is a
question so far without an answer.
The tragic end OF AIR. Han recalls the
prophetic remark made by mis- former
business partner. Russell II. Hoadley.
In speaking OF the charges against Mr..
Han. Air. Hoadl-y said.
''I do not believe lIr. Han is guilty
OF the charges made against him, but
II such charges should be- proved against
any man there is but one thing for him
to door disappear"
Death Ends Libel Suits,
While Halls dead body was Iyiug in
"a small room ia a boarding house ON
lexington Avenue. New York one of the
actions brought by him to clear his name
was begun In the city court. Rot tiu
after the proceeding progressed some
time was the court informed of Dir.
Halls sudden death. Immediately the
JriaI OF the case stopped and the dead
mans counsel announced that the action
had come ID aH end
William 81. Seabury. Of the law firm
OF Morgan o. Seabury. who was retained
Dy Ar. Han il connection with the cases
against tae members of the Calumet
Club said.
no person connected with this case
was more surprised and shocked than I
when / learned lu court this morning
of the death of Sir. Hall. / spent most
of Saturday afternoon with Air. Han.
going over the ease. and he expressed
great pleasure over the strong cases
we had made against the various defend
ants, and especially over the fact that
the urst case was no come up for trial
on Monday.
mr. Han was not nervous nor did be
give any evidence of being out OF his
right mind. I cannot imagine why he
should have done this thing 7 was pre-
pared to 90 ahead with the cases with
every assurance OF ultimate success"
Connected With the "Four Hundred,
T. DePeystar hall was the son of
air. and AIRS. Edward Hail. Of New
York, and had many near relatives in
the DePeysJer and Han families. AS "a
young man he was Identified with the
younger element of club men OF New
York. For many years be lived al 6u
Lexington Avenue with Mr. and Mrs
Edward S. Hail and his brother Edward
Eermor Han
Twelve years ago he joined The CaIU-
met Club and soon afterward became o.
member of The New York and ST. An
th0uy Clubs.
when Han resigned from tha Calumet
Club iu july 1903. he took "a room iu 81.
boarding house lt u3 East Twenty
eighth Street. near hfs former club. Two
weeks ago ths boarding house was sold
and AR. Han moved 10 the number ia