The Washington herald., 1906-11-06

/ Summoned last evening 10 attend
+ man said to be dying from asphyxia-iou.
I DIT G. II. Elliott Of the MauTy apart
meHts, after he reached the mans bed
side, was horTihed when, upon attempt
ing to lift the corpse, the hood Of
/ tLe bath robe fell back. disclosing
/ that he had been called just too late 20
/ restore life 20 his own brother
J Or. Elliott worked frauticaIy to bring
] his brother 10 consciousness. but ne had
4 been discovered too late, AID although
al known attempts az artificial respira-
/ ti5n were made, life had bcon extinct too
( long for tine flame 10 be revived. and the
/ physician vas compelled 70 give up the
/ struggle
! The dead man was Randall Webb Eli
ott. twenty-One years old who boarded
/ AZ lSZ9 g street northwest, and. 50 TAR
no motive for his taking his own life has
/ been discovered
4 Tic had been IN the best OF ifa. ard
/ II was supposed that when he had nos
/ appeared from mis- room late in the after
neon he was sleeping. and TO attempt
was made 10 disturb him
Leaves Notes for Friend.
\ short note WAS left. addressed 10 w.
" White. m intimate friend, but Cor
/ oner Ncvitt and Dr. Elliott are the only
/ people who saw IT, and both of them in
sist fl said nothing as 20 the reason FOR
! tue young mans suicide but was merely
q personal note.
/ They admit however that thc FIRST
/ Hne OF the epistle read: Il am tired Of
: life. MOre than this would not be vOuCh-
/ safed by either
/ Elliott had. until recently. boen en-
pl0yed by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, but was laid CT not
long ago because Of scarcity of work,
and II is possible thar he became de-
spOndent fcs tiis reason Several OF his
I friends state that he had seemed much
I dcwncast because of the temporary loss
OF his position. and they believe that cor
staDt b-Oodins over his trouble wrought
I him up 90 the pitch OF taking his life.
/ Elliott had been living at the home Of
/ Mrs. J. H. Bowles. and as he had 10 rca-
son for rising yesterday morning, he had
asked that he be not awakened until noon.
maid took his breakfast TO his room at
that time and ne seemed well. although ne
complained OF a slight headache.
Shortly after O'Clock last evening Mrs
BOwics went 10 the room OF her son, Aggis
boWisS- 10 awaken him after a short nap.
Room Filled with Gas.
/ When she entered the room It was filed
with the Odor OF gas so strongly that she
was almost overcome. The gas came from
"a small stove in the roem. She saw hUd-
died on bed a figure. clad in q bath robe.
which she recognized as hcr son, and. al
most Daralyzed with fear. she escaped
from the room and telepaoaed for Or e.
lott. telling him her son was overcome
with gas. The physician came hurriedly,
and il was not until after he he'd tried to
raise the window and found he could not
do il that he turned his attention TO the
/ linn figure on the bed.
Finds His brother.
lie tried 20 raise If up 10 get il into n
room wnerc the odor of gas would not
interfere with his work. when the hood
Of the robe fell back and he discovered
that ne held Us his arms tie Hfeless
figure Of his young brother
Eili0tts parents live in Philadelphia,
and both are invaids, 50 that it is i'm
probable they viii attend his f-neral. \
cousin lives IN this city. at 1S2S Calvert
street. Another brother, Lieut. G. 3
elliott, is "a member Of the Thirtieth IN
fautry. stali ned at Fort CrUok lie nas
been notified of the tragedy. and upon
his arrival the funeral arrangenleRts viii
be made.
That despOndency was the young mans
reason for taking his own life Is the De
IIef of some Of the people who knee-
him. although love affair was hinted a
last night
Both Of MS brothers and cousin den,
that there Was any such cause for MS
death. although they admit that some
thing other than despondelcy might have
been his reason.
Young Elliott WAS well liked by
large circle Of friends. and was In hie
standing with the company COR which
worked. His being laid OF was IN
ing with the general policy OF the COM
pauy. which has been compelled to lay
off many men during the fall because.
there is not enough work to keep all the
employees busy.
1t Is probable that Elliott would have
again been given a position, and this
constitutes the weak spot in the suppcsi-
tion that he committed suicide because
he was out OF work.
Burns Half the Quantity OF Gas.
Ofte hot water radiator. The best. DEM
onstrations. 5e9 9th Ct