The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-05-09
FORMER CORNELL
LAW DEAN SUICIDE
ERNEST w. HUFFCUTT, FRIEND AND
ADVISER OF GOV. HUGHES,
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
DIES ON HUDSON STEAMER
New York Executive Deeply Affected
Upon Identifying Body of His
Conhdant.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Ernest W. HUH
cult, formerly dean of the law school OF
Cornell university and legal adviser to
Gov. hughes, shot himself on board the
Albany boat c. ". Morse, coming down
sic Hudson river last night His body
was found today upon the arrival of the
Morse, hidden behind a pile OF chairs at
the extreme after-part of the upper deck.
On the body was found an envelope ad.
dressed to the coroner of New York"
and in this were found two letters, one
to the coroner and the other to Huilcutt'a
sister, Miss Lillian Huilcutt OF this city,
Later GOV. Hughes identified the body.
Leaves Letter to Coroner.
The letter to the coroner read:
Please let the addressed have the other
ietter ana body as soon as possible.
HUFFCUTT.
The other letter read as follows:
Friday, May 3.-Dear Sister:
l left for Ithaca tonight but decided to
take my body down 10 you in New York IN
order that | might be cremated. You Will
attend to that for me. Ii you have any diff
tculty call on my old friena, De l., who
will assist you.
am going down the river enjoying the
prospect OF going out 10 sea; The ashes
leave behind may be disposed OF at present
as the others prefer, but eventually you
will take them to East Lawn, and do not
permit any public services of any sort any
where. If the immediate family want pri-
vate services in Il, let 1t b" soon, 1t have
no one else.
| was never SO glad to Iest IN .Ay life.
We must be quiet and live SO. I've been
thinking all the way down the river OF
some ones lines:
Sweet after toll is sleep;
Then wherefore sorrow FOR him who oecps,
And will not wake tomorrow"
Goodbye. | don't want you or any OF
the others to be troubled about this, I've
really postponed 1t often ON account OF
others, but this time | am doing IT, After
all, In the end, one must have his own way
You must stay ana do what is necessary.
AuCCuunaly,
ERNEST.
Gov. Hughes Affected
The de L." is believed to be Il. A.
DeLima, a merchant OF this city.
Huifcutt boarded the Morse at Al
bany yesterday evening. He appeared
in the main saloon shortly before mid
night and was seen later on the upper
deck pacing back and forth in the rain.
Gov. Hughes was greatly affected by
the death. The two men had been close
friends for many years, and the gov
ernOr said he is completely at Il loss to
account for Hui(cutt's tragic act except
that it might have been the result of
oyerWork.
Brilliant Man, Says Governor.
II saw Mr.. IIuttCutt yesterday fore
noon SAID the governor and at that
time he appeared to be in perfect CUudi-
ton. He had always been Il very hard
worker, however, and ii is possible that
this had brought on Il condition which
resulted III his deplorablc death | knew
Mr.. Huficutt very well for many years
and always regarded him as a man of
brilliant attachments and one of the
ablest men of his profession in the state
Mr.. HulTcutt succeeded Gov. Hughes
as professor at Cornell university,
Mr.. Huitcutt's Career.
Nervous strain due to long continued
overwork resulting in insomnia is the
probable cause of Iluifcutt's suicide
Mr.. IIuffCutt was born ut Kent, Conn,
in 1860 and was graduated from Cor
nell university in 1881. lie was for n
time private secretary to President An
drew -. White at Cornell and was in
structor in English ut Cornell in 1888 80.
Later he was Il professor of law in
Northwestern university and Indiana
university In 1893 he returned to Cor
nell as O. professor of law, and in 1903,
he was made dean of the faculty of law
at Cornell university. He became coun-
sci to the late Gov Higgins in 1906 and
was retained in that capacity by GOV.
Hughes. He was active in legislative re
form movements and was the author of
several legal works, including THE law
of Agency