Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
Body of Emmor G. Moore
Pound in Hotel Room.
TROUBLED BY ILLNESS
HAD BEEN MISSING FROM HOME
SEVERAL DAYS.
Leaves Letters to Friends in Which He
Reveals His Intention to
Commit Suicide.

Emmor C. Moore bookkeeper who has
been employed by a number of lumber mer-
chants in this city, was found dead on the
floor in a room at the Hotel Johnson, this
morning. Two bullet wounds in his head
and an empty bottle that had contained a
laudanum mixture made it apparent that
he had committed suicide. In addition to
these the police found letters in his room
IN which he told of what he had concluded
to do before Christmas and how he had
postponed the event, hoping against hope
that he would be able to live down his trou-
BILE. lie gave no intimation of what his
trouble was but explained that he had
settled his business affairs and left money
and papers in the hotel room.
1t is said his trouble was due to sickness.
He had suffered from nervous indigestion,
and, it is thought he feared he would have
TO postpone his prospective marriage on
that account. One letter he left was ad-
dressed to a young lady friend. The name
Miss Osa was on the envelope. In another
letter the unfortunate man had written, he
asked that her full name be kept from the
papers. Further in the letter he says
to his sisters that his gun IS to be given
70 -Ir. Stonnell, while in the letter to the
young lady he gave the weapon to her
father.
Disappearance Explained.
The finding of the body this morning
explained the reported disappearance of
the bookkeeper. His unexplained absence
was reported to the police last night, and
Mr. A. ]. Boyer, his brother-in-law, whose
home Is at 667 F street northeast, where
Moore also lived. called at police head
quarters this morning to ascertain If the
police could give him any information con-
corning the missing mans whereabouts.
Moore's body had been found at that
ifln hyyt tha had mot nod hoo Il
quarters. y few minutes after MIR. Boyer
left the building the report was received.
Coroner NR-itt reached the hotel after
the police had been there and learned OF
the circumstances attending Moore's APP
peaTance there, and of the finding Of the
body. AS already stated, the body was
lying on the floor The condition of the
bed showed that he was evidently upon 1t
when the shots were fired, and from the
bed the wounded man had gone toward the
wash stand and stood over the slop jar to
prevent the blood from going on the floor.
He had evidently remained there but
short time before he fell from exhaustion
and died Bank books. papers and lei ters
were found upon the bureau The cash
included $500 he had left for Miss Stonnell
and few dollars he had in his pockets.
Contents OF the Letter
The letter intended for his brothers and
sisters was addressed to Mrs. Boyer. It
reads:
My Dear Sister Anna, Sisters. Brother
and All:
please forgive me for bringing this trou-
ble upon you. I wouldn't do it, if l could
stand it any longer. l am tired of life.
Il had arranged to end it all before
Christmas but reconSidered it and tried to
live 1t out. but could not do so. Dear Anna
please sell all my personal effects except
the ring | have on. My diamond ring and
stud are in my collar box. ! gave my gun
to Mr.. StOnnen Collect my insurance pol
icy. if they will pay it, and have the in
closed check for S4S1.61 cashed, and after
paying all my expenses, divide the remain
der between my four sisters and Osa, eacn
TO have one-siXth except Hoddy, who is to
have one-third. Hoddy has no one to look
10 like the rest of you girls.
please let Ben or Charlie take letter to
Osa and tell her gently; she is so nervous
money | send Osa today is not to be count
ed in this division.
Goodbye, all. Please forgive me.
'BROTHER EN-.
P.S.-Please do not let papers get hold
of Osa's full name. All try to forget me as
soon as possible
The letter to Miss Stonnell reads:
"Osa, My Dearest Girl:
This will he the last letter my dear girl
Will ever get from me. I'm so tired OF this
life cannot stand it any longer or would
not treat you this way. For Gods sake
forgive me. 1 love you dearly. You are
such a good girl. l inclose you this 500 to
use for yourself, and have instructed Mrs
Boyer to give you One-sixth of what re-
mains after my expenses have been paid
Goodbye forever. Yours EN-
y our papa is to have my gun
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