The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-29
ENDS HIS LIFE
Because He Could Not Replace
Two Thousand Dollars
WHICH HE HAD USED.

And Lost in Specializing i'm the Stool,
Markets. Charles Abbott, u Young
Man, Manager Of Brancl, ONCE q,
a Stock Brookcr in Washington,
Kills Himself in the ONCE, Left
Letters.
At Washington, D. c., with the
probability Of an embezzlement
charge involving $4,000 or more of
his employers money facing him,
Charles Abbott, twenty-three years
old, the manager Of the branch office
or Wade & Hedges, brokers, ended
ms life In the Office, ut 4O6 Fifth
street northwest, by blowing out his
brains with q revolver.
When discovered, the body lay in
the rear office of the suite of two
blood and the revolver clutched in
and the revolver clutched tightly in
his right hand. The bullet which
had ended the life Of yound Abbott
entered Immediately above the right
temple and lodged inside the skull.
Abbott for the last three months
had been employed as manager for
the Firth avenue branch of the brok-
erage firm, which had its main office
at S09 q. street northwest, and was
regarded as n young man Of eXem-
plary habits. The frs intimation
that anything was wrong with their
managers accounts was Friday af-
tcrnoon, when Abbott was due at
tho street Office to settle his week.
~ accounts, but failed to put in an
appearance. Repeated efforts on the
part OF Wade & Hodges to commun-
cate with their employe, noy only at
branch office, but at the home of his
father. julius Abbott, 234 Four-and-
a-half street southwest, where he al
SO resided, proved fruitless.
Convinced that matters were ire
gular, the members of the firm, ac-
companied by their attorney, went
to the branch Office with tho inten-
ton OF going over the account, or
ascertain the cause of Abbott's fail
ure to settle. AS they entered, Mr..
Wade, the senior member Of the firm
stumbled against the body Of their
manager. The police were immedi-
ately notified and Detectives Harti-
gan and Evans with a number OF
patrolmen from the Sixth precint,
went to the scene Of the shooting.
Two notes We're taken from the
inside coat pocket OF the dead man.
one addressed to his father, and the
second to his employers, which were
taken charge of temporarily by the
police. The note to Wade & Hedges
In heavily sealed envelope written
evidently In a nervous haste, read
as follows:
March IS, 1907"
"Messrs. Wade & Hedges, City:
You VIII be surprised to learn
that I am short $4,000 in my ac-
which you will find in my pockets,
are all bogus. Fl. Owes me noting,
and G. owes $25. l would like to
make good, but | cannot.
Charles Abbott
The note addressed to his father,
Julius Abbott, was:
March 5, 1907"
My Dear Father | have been an
awful liar. ] have not only lost $2,-
600 belonging to Wade e Hedges,
but all of my own money and not
small sum OF yours. TO tell the
truth, | have not a cent I could call
my own. The Liar Charlie"
The downfall Of Abbott IS attri-
butcd to the sudden fiuctuatiOn in
various stocks Of the New York cx-
change. One Of the members of the
firm Of Wade e Hedges said Thurs
day night when contents Of the note
left by Abbott were made known,
that hbbOtt's shortages were prob
ably the result OF several week 8
spcculations, the differences on the
books being made up by the bogus
notes found In his pockets.
Abbotts parents were notified by
Percy Wade, a member OF the brok-
erage firm. They are prostrated over
their sons tragic end. In addition
to his parents, two brothers survive
him. Coroner Nevitt issued GER
tificate Of death by suicide, and the
body was removed to an undertake
cr's establishment, wncre 1t will be
prepared for burial and latter rcmov-
ed to the Abbott home.