The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-15
Representative OF New
ark Company, III,
Drinks Poison.
CONFETTI IN NOTE HE
LEFT TO CORONER
Girls of Merry Auto Party Tell
Man Writing Letter to
Cheer Up.

David W. Clark. rTew York repre-
sentative of Flood & Conklin, varnish
makers. OF this city. committed suicide
early today in the Prince George
Hotel, II East Twenty seventh street.
Manhattan, by taking cyanide of
potassium
In conformity with his custom
Clark appeared at the Prince George
early today to get his last drink,
which he always referred to as might
cap" He was generous Upper, so
consequently the pages and employees
all knew him. Instead of ordering his
drink Immediately upon his entrances
he asked a page to bring him some
writing paper and a pen.
Then he sat al a table. He had but
few words written when the shouts Of
an automobile party were heard, fol-
lowed by laughter and witticisms
Presently four young women and three
young men entered. They were COW
cred with confetti. When they reached
Clark the girls threw confetti on him.
Their good humor and pranks did not
elicit smile from him, although ne
spoke to them.
When they LETT, Clark finished his in
terrupted letter to the coroner and
asked McKeever, the barkeeper for a
glass Of beer.
You doSst look we'll" said McKeever
TO MIN. ~What is the natter"
III Health Blamed for Act.
My health Is gone, business is bad
and I'm all upset. I'd like to be happy
like those girls and young men over
there, but can't. I've tried hard, but
happiness seems foreign to my nature"
He told McKeever then he wanted
whiskey with seltzer. He drank the
whiskey,s as he said he hoped it would
be his last drink. Then he drew
small bottle from his coat pocket on
the right side. He poured the contents
into the seltzer.and drank 1t.
MeKeever saw the act and was mys-
tilted He hurried to Clarks side and
asked what he had done. The man
made no reply, but toppled from the
chair He groaned and the automobile
party, which was not far away. bur-
ried up McKeever told them he be-
lieved Clark had taken poison.
Two minutes later Clark was on the
floor writhing in agony from the effects
of large dose of cyanide of potassium
that he had swallowed in glass OF
seltzer
After he had died George McKeever,
the barkeeper, went to the desk where
Clark bsF been writing and found the
y Ae54STing signed note, addressed TO the
coroner:
az am about to drink cyanide OF
notassium The reasons are business
failnre and failure of health Please
notify my brother, DIR. A. NJ Clark,
Adler Creek, Oneida county. N. T.
..P. S.-If he is not at above address
he can be found at his home, at
youngstown, o. Please have my BODY
prepared for cremation.
For reference, Second National
Bank, Fifth avenue and Twenty-eightn
street"
of confetti. These had been flung al
Rim a short time previously by girls
returning from the Coney Island Maroi
Gras
In another envelope was found
check for sssS 65. made payable to his
brother Clark, though, had torn. OH
bis signature, which. was found on the
floor.
clark was well known at the Prince
George Hotel, although he did not i've
there. He had q suite OF rooms at II -
East Twenty-sixth street. He was os
wears old He always dressed In me
style and had plenty of money, put MS
health seemed poor of late.
A. G. Beer sales manager for flooo
&. Conklin, was shocked when he heard
the news of Clark's suicide.
"Why, Mr.. Clark was at this offce
Yesterday just before noon, ana II
doesn't seem possible.
"He had no business troubles with
our firm and had been in our employ
for over ten years.
aAbout August 1 told Mr.. Clark
tbat he should take az cation ana
rast as he looked In poor health. on
~, advice he went to visit his sister
IN Nav York state, and returned ap-
a,antlv much improved week ago.
Yesterday I asked him If he was going
- start TO work soon, and he told me
~ few DAYS he thought he would
'..,fr clark was a bachelor and, as
- as know, his family relations
,,ara always pleasant. His affairs with
th,s office we're always honest"
N,r clark was born in Washington,
% and was IS years old. He had
hesn a chemist and at one time was
in the varnish, and paint business In
the West.
srAp WANT ADS BRING RESULTS.
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