The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BROTHER or THE JUSTICE A
SUICIDE IN CLEVELAND.

4 BrOther-ln-I.aw OF Collector stranahan
VINO said lie was working Under
RtraIn-NFOte VIE tie Had Poor Sue
eess-AnOiher suicide In same Hotel,
CLEVELAND, March 2s.-Henry L. Wood
ward a lawyer Of New York, and brother
Of Justice John Woodward OF the Supreme
Court, shot and killed himself In his room
at the Hollenden Hotel to-day. c. A.
Brouse, a travelling man from Toledo, also
killed himself to-day in the same hotel In
a similar manner.
Woodward shot himself in the right tenn
pie His body was found shortly before
noon. Hotel employees had noticed that
he was not about. A bellboy looked over
the transom and saw the body, The dead
man lay in tho bed, apparently just as he
had retired for the night. The pistol was
still in his hand, his finger on the trigger.
Blood from the wound had dried in pool
on the bed, covering the hand and nearly
concealing the weapon.
Woodward left no writing to show why
he killed himself. He had been a guest at
the Hollenden several weeks He started
out some months ago as representative OF
the Banks law Publishing Company OF
New York. Several weeks ago in Ashtabula,
Ohio, he fell from a street car and sprained
his ankle. He spent seven or eight days
in hospital there.
1t il shown from letters among Wood
wards effects that he went TO Marietta
from Ashtabula. Friends there gave him
letters introducing him TO attorneys in
Cleveland. Letters from Mrs, Woodward
were found. One written last Wednesday
is in reply to one from him. He had writ
ten saying he was meeting with little sue
cess and that he was drinking again.
In the letter OF Wednesday she sent
him money and urged him TO fight his
appetite for drink and 20 return TO her.
Since then letters came from her every
day. Some days there we're two. She
kept asking why she had not heard from
him and why he did not answer her letters
Woodward drank considerably here.
The body at the Coroner's direction was
taken TO undertaking rooms and relatives
at New York we're notified.
BTouse's body was found soon after
Woodward's and followed IL to the same
undertaking rooms an hour later. Letters
found on Brouse suggest no motive for his
suicide. He had no money in his pockets
Little is known Of him He came TO the
hotel Friday. From cards in his pockets
it seems that he was salesman for the
Brouse. like Woodward, had left no note
to tell why he killed himself
Woodward was about IS years old and a
graduate Of the Cornell law school. He
was a brother OF Justice John Woodward
Of jamestown, who has long been sitting in
the Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn. Young Woodwards
wife is the sister Of Nevada y. Stranahan,
Collector q the Port OF New York. They
had no children and lived in the University
apartments at ll6l Amsterdam avenue.
He practised law at 20 Liberty street. he
had been a member Of Cummings d Wood
ward, but the firm was dissolved. He also
spent great deal Of time at Albany COM
piing law books.
Collector Stranahan said last night that
the young man was a victim Of nervous eX-
haustion and that he insisted on working
when he was really not it for the strain,
His wife heard from him frequently and
from his letters the family judged that he
was In a cheerful frame Of mind. although
he fretted because he was not able 70 get
around. He gave no intimation that he
intended 20 commit suicide.
Justice Woodward left for Cleveland
last night TO bring the body east for burial.