The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-31
MAYOR OF BALTIMORE
 SUICIDES BY SHOOTING
OPPOSITION IN HIS oTVN PARTY
 BELIEVED THE CAUSE.

Married But Two Weeks Ago to a We'll Known and Popular Society Leader- Ills Bride Asleep in an Adjoining Room When the Tragedy Occurred Had Been Kept Very Busy Since the F Fire-Of Distinguished Family. E Baltimore, May 3O.-Mayor Robert M. McLane, of this city, shot and killed himself this afternoon in his bedroom at his residence, 29 West Preston street. His bride of less than two weeks was lat the time of the tragedy, asleep in an adjoining room, and was awakened by the discharge of the revolver, which Mr. McLane evidently fired while Standing before the mirror of the dress Eng case.
 The bullet entered the right temple fand, crashing through the head, escap- ed in the rear of the left ear. Mrs. Mo- Lane and other members of the house. bold rushed to the mayors assistance, put he did not regain consciousness af- Ter he fell to, the floor, and expired within an hour, q number of physicians Who were immediately summoned hav- Ing at once expressed the opinion that he wound was necessarily fatal. 8 No cause can be assigned for the act 5y the members of MT. McLane's fam 4y. Since the fire of last February he Had been kept assiduously at work ad- 1fnistering the affairs of the city, be- fdes endeavoring to direct the rehabill- Rtion and rebuilding of the burned dis Nrict. This, together with criticisms by lis political opponents, is thought by 4any to have caused a temporary aber- htion of mind.
 Coroner Benjamin F. Hayden signed certificate giving suicide as the cause & death, and the remains were turned Yer to an undertaking firm to be pre- bred for burial.
 Mayor McLane was elected as a dem erat to the office of chief magistrate
 the municipality in May of last year &r a term of four years. Under the ty charter he will be succeeded by E. Hay Tmanus Republican,, president of e second branch of the city council, to rve out the unexpired term. The sec Id branch of the council, which is re- &blican, will elect a president, not nec- 5arily member of the present body, preside over it's deliberations
 Mayor McLane was thirty-six years ], the youngest chief executive Balti- bre ever had. He was the son of 5mes L. McLane. president of the rst National bank, and nephew of
 bert M. McLane, former governor of Aryland and United States minister
 France during President Cleveland's St administration. Previous to his 5ction as mayor he had for four years led the office of states attorney, in Sich he had distinguished himself by azealous and intelligent discharge of duties. During his brief adninis- ation of the mayoralty office he had 3ught upon himself the antagonism Sthe regular democratic organization
 the appointments of independent
 lnbers of the party. Recently there
 been marked opposition to him
 bng democratic members of the city
 sncil in matters relating to the re-
 lding of Baltimore, aIid this is
 ribed by many as a contributory
 se sof suicide.
 ayor McLane was married two
 ks ago to Mrs. Mary Van Bibber, a
 s-known and popular society leader
 baltimore, and the newly-made bride
 brostrated by the terrible tragedy.
 mayor was very popular among the
 ple generally, irrespective of party,
 the whole community has been
 foundly shocked by his tragic end.