The Washington herald., 1907-10-28
DIES AFTER WEDDING
Bridegroom of Three Days
Said to Have Ended Life.
FOUL PLAY, SAY RELATIVES
DIR. Albert CushmHn Days Death.
Following Secret Marriage, to BE
Theory, but Comedies that over
work May Have Affected His Mind.

New York. Oct. 27.-Dr. Albert Cush-
man Day the young physician who com
mitted suicide in Boston on Saturday by
shooting himself through the heart, was
secretly married last Wednesday to Miss
/ Estelle NJ. Callahan, nurse at the Bos-
/ ton City Hospital, where Dr. Day was
+ + assistant to the chief surgeon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
/ DR.. w. Sherman Thompson. at Somer-
vile, and the couple Immediately went to
the home of DR.. Days sister Mrs. Gus
tavus Wilson, at 327 Pearl street. Brook
/ lyn, where they intended TO spend their
/ honeymoon. on Friday Or. Day read in
a Boston newspaper an account Of his
/ disappearance and that or Miss Callahan
+ and the intimati0n that they had eloped.
/ Fearing that the hospital authorities
! would dismiss the nurse he left his bride
that night and went to Boston to learn
If the marriage had been discovered. Sat
uriay afternoon. a few hours before DIT.
Days body was found. the bride received
telegram from him informing her that
their elopement was known and telling
her Immediately to telegraph her Tesigna-
ton TO Miss Straub, the supervising nurse
of the hospital Mrs. Day gent the mes
sage to the hospital, and that night Mrs
Wilson got a telegram from the superin-
tendent informing her of her brothers
suicide.
No Reason for Act.
Both the bride and Mrs Albert Day.
tine physicians mother. who lives at 2Q9
Nichols avenue, Brooklyn, are prostrated.
and neither give the slightest reason for
his act 1t was learned tonight that
while the mother had met her sons
bride. and did not object to his marrying
she was set against the secrecy of the
ceremony.
When the couple arrived in Brooklyn.
Or. Day went. with his sister, TO his
mothers home. and broke the news. Mrs
Day carried on a little, Mrs Wilson said,
but quickly reconciled herself to the fact
that her only son had taken bride.
He was twenty-five years old. the same
age as his wife and was graduated from
Tufts Medical College two years ago. He
met Miss Callahan, who is d graduate
Station. a branch of the City Hospital.
He Conhded TO his married sister several
weeks ago that he intended TO marry
Miss Callahan. who was known In Bos-
ton as the Gibson girl nurse" and wrote
her that they would like to spend their
honeymoon at her home in Brooklyn.
My brother and his wife We're exceed
ingly happy" said Mrs. Wilson tonight.
and we can hardly believe that he COM
mitted suicide. He took out a marriage
license more than a week ago, and they
would have been married then, only he
feared the news would leak out He
wanted to keep Il secret but when Dr.
Thompson did marry them he said he
would have to file a certificate on a Ger
tain date, and until then it would not be
come public
Alarmed by Newspaper Stories.
Possibly the stories in the newspapers
that he and his bride had come to New
York on the same boat WITHOUT having
been married upset him and caused him
20 worry. | am sure my mothers dis
pleasure at first about the wedding did
not prompt him to end his life. because
had told her what a lovely girl EstelIe
was. and I was positive that when my
mother met her she would care for her
as much as I DO.
IF my brother did commit suicide,
which we very much doubt, It may be
that his mind was affected from over
work. The day after he and Estelle came
here he told me that he was worn out.
saying that he had 1S3 scarlet fever. cases
to attend to.
Then, being a physician, it is hard for
us to believe that ne would shoot him
self. I recall that night he and Estelle
came here; they spoke about doctors COM
mltting suicide. and my brother remarked
that IL was strange that any of them ever
went 10 violent deaths. when ChlOrOform
and morphine and other drugs can put
one out Of the way so easily. He said
that he would never think of killing him
self, and that if he did. using a revolver
would be the last thing he would dream
Of
while We have not received any de-
tails Of my brothers death. we are in
clned to believe that he was murdered.
and we feel that If the police investigate
the case fully our theory that he was
waylaid and shot in that lonely spot
where his body was found will be borne
out"
Miss Harriet NJ Callahan. Mrs Days
sister, was bridesmaid, and the only wit
ness to the wedding. The nurses mother
lives at 90 Lexington street, Boston. DR..
Days body will be shipped on from Bos-
ton tomorrow. and the funeral will be
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