The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-03
MYSTERY SHROUDS
DEATH OF NAVY
OFFICER
IN PRIME OF LIFE WITH EVERY
APPARENT DE3iRE TO LIVE,
DRANK POISON.
HAD RISEN FROM RANKS
10 Proud Position--Wrote Letters TO
Wife and Brother Before Takjno
His Llfe--Investigation is
Now Under Way.

SfNNI way
New oYrk July Naturalization II
70 the death of Firs. Lieutenant A,
thur McAlllster. of the United STATE
marine corps, who committed suicid
saturday night at the Brooklyn nav,
yard by drinking poison was com
mehced today by the navy Officials.
his motive for killing himself l. hid
den IN mystery TO all save tho offfcars
OF the marine barracks, who are ne.
qoainted with the facts in the case
Some OF the officers are di.pos ID to
make il appear that Lieutenant M
Aiiister did not kill himself but II was
learned positively that the officer laff
TWO letters N which he explained fully
ms reason for taking his life.
The surprising feature Of the suicide
lhat Lieutenant McAllster had an
parently every reason 70 love life ua
had risen from the ranks to M proul
position as commissioned Officer
had married beautiful and wealthy
elrl less than year ago. ana WAS IN
eood financial circumstances 80 far as
could be ascertained.
McAilister planned his death ana |
carried It out in deliberate fashion Ha /
must have arranged an the datai1s
some time before taking tn fatal dose
the letters he left to explain his
aeath were written yesterday in Man
nathan, judging from the stationery
nsed II is supposed that McAllistar
wrote the letters while ond duty at the
nn3ted ssstea Esarels ine s.9's iees tet 1Q9 II
west street Manhattan. where ha hadfI
been on temporary duty for 10 days. ,
Wrote to His Brother.
IN one OF the lettess addressed n his :
'rother William C. McAlIister of
and. Ohio he told Of his determine.
Ion to end his life He gave his re1. !
uhs and said that h. had reached ;
'olnt In hi life whore he preferred =
cath 10 facing the conditions that "
utrounded him. The letter was writ. =,
en- IN strong, bold hand, without a :,
lsn of nervousness. :, :,
The other letter was addressed 10 -
Is wife wife. What It conta ned couI5
~ be learned from any cne at tha
arlne barracks Mrs McAlli.ter was
'ercome by her husbands death ana
'uld not be seen, and the officers bo
no knew of the letters refused to oi
sign any reason.
Lieutenant McAllis'er reached tho -
arine barracks. on FLUSHING ayopue Y
oftly after $50 last night. He had L
r the recruiting station some lime ~
lore and II Is not known whcrt he
aht the meantime. lie stopped for
'aeant word with Lieutenant Long In
officer OF the day. before going to
quarters II he wa. worried over
ythins at that tinr he concealed il
'ces' fully under "A most cheerful do .
amor. Capt, Hirshingcr in command =
the marine cops at the navy ya-d. -"'
cked Joke with NcAllisie~. who .
ghed as IL he enjoyed II. and then '''
h wave Of his hand passed on to ~"
quarters me
IS believed that ne drank poison NV '
'ost a. soon as he reached his auar ''i'''
. lust a short distance from The I'VE ~
rance 10 The barracks res srvaiiou
Found BY His Wife. g''l
mat passed between him and his una
before he drank The poi .on could w
be ascertaincd No one would sa, ne
niiely how the news of Ms suicide. "e
reported Judging from -tata. ''i d.
r oi the officers on duty last
H. Mrs. McAlliter found her hus
writing on the floor in apon,
raj oiher persons were summoned IN
% instant Lieutenant Long sent a
ne On the run TO the neara.t bat.
.ip TO summon a physician NcAt Sc
was on the floor when the mo5j hip
lfiicer arrived. a ha.fv examips made
showed thar he was already dead cour-
.ai been dead several minute a.. was
time. twice
plain Hir hinger was notified i'm. slowl
lfoly AMI be reDorte1 AZ once 10 partn
ommandant of the navy ward. II make
lot long before board Of inquesr say q
d by Captain Bempbi1 e.n,si, The )
r. yard. was anpoin 20 and at nafy
Investigating the death Capt ciean'
niger aid today he could nor .av ms y
ine about ib7 case. and that an
ration would Do given og1 IN
ngton after The report by The
Of inquest. VIII
one saeno5 t, 1.r.,. s.... -.s.. and r
McAliiste- used 10 Rim hius 10 deieai'
.ho W-ro Drc.ent when ho died bnelaI
hat there Va no odnr of car D. l.
acid and fhey taought ha used three
lther to1ic aeea-.
life Seemed Bright.
y s'ef and bis wife had ben "II0l
9 les than q rear Mrs. Meal lisa
was Mis- Savior. the daughter Jam q