The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-11
NEW YORK CLUBMAN
 COMMITS SUICIDE
FRANK DEPEYSTER HALL CAUSES SENSATION BY ACTION-WAS RECENTLY REQUESTED TO RE- SIGN FROM CALUMET CLUB.

New York, October 1O.-Frank De Peys- ter Hall, member of several prominent clubs today shot and killed himself. A suit brought by him against two other club men alleging islander and demand ing s10O,O00 damages, was to have come up in court today.
 The fact of the institution of the slam der suits only became public during the past week, although the first suits were begun last March. These were against Alfred H. Bond, president of the Calumet club and George A. Cormack, secretary of the New York yacht club. Hall all legged that both men in conversation with others had accused him of disgracefuf practices while he was member of the Calumet club. The answer filed was to the effect that the statements made were true and the conversation privileged. Hall denied the truth of the charges and on last Wednesday Supreme Judge Levin trit secured an order requiring MT. Bond to give a bill of particulars. On the set ting of this motion all the papers were filed in the supreme court, and the facts of the suit became public.
 Frank DePeyster Hall was member OI all 0lQ NEW IOlh 1elull9 dhu hheAA recently was president of the firm of De- Peyster & Hall, wine importers. His res ignation as a member or the Calumet club was requested on July 2S, 1903, and was immediately given. Hall was also member of the St. Anthony club, the New York Yacht club and the Trinity Alumni In all his suits MT. Hall alleged that the statements made were false and maliciously made, that because of these statements he was obliged to resign the presidency of F. DePeyster, Hall & Co.,. that his business and social acquaintances refused to either transact business with or to associate with him, and that he had been obliged to abandon entirely his oc- cupation.
 Mr. Hall was 50 years of age. was de- voted to athletics, having a good athletic record In college, where he was mem- Der of the Delta Psi fraternity.
 Halls body, partly dressed, was found by a servant lying in a pool of blood on the floor in his bachelor apartment. A revolver was found underneath the body. On the table among the articles of cloth ing and jewelry was package of letters. Some of the letters had been opened. while others were still sealed. The doc tors who came in response to calls from the house said Hall had been dead only to arise, and to enact laws to cure or prevent them. It has done practically all that has been accomplished under na- tional authority in way not only to re- strain or prevent abuses of corporate power but it has effectively enforced the laws which were enacted by it fearlessly and without partiality.
 We seek to deal with abuses and wrongs, and not with capital which is engaged in promoting wholesome enter ri ise. The unwritten law of supply and demand has the sanction of antiquity. It lies at the foundation of our largest and best commercial growth and it should be arrested in its operation only when the public welfare requires.
 we should be as earnest in the pro- tection of capital employed in the proper promotion of industry and commerce as we should be In guarding against its use for improper purposes.