Evening star., 1909-07-13
TWO MEN SELF SLAIN HOMES0N THE HUDSON
H. H. Russell Shoots Himself Magnificent Estates Found on
at Metropolitan Hotel. the River Bank.
WIFE FINDS HIS DEAD BODY IABSENCE OF THE OWNERS
Former Sheriff of Loudoun County Sublime View Frederick
Va, Ill and Despondent derbilts Palace.
WALTER KING DRINKS POISON EQUINE PENS1ONER FAME
by
Love Afair-Act in Open Win Vanderbilt
dow Witnessed From Street Stall at Hyde
WIFE FINDS HIS DEAD BODY
Former Sheriff of Loudoun County,
Va, Ill and Despondent.
WALTER KING DRINKS POISON
Youth of Eighteen May Have Had
Love Affair-Act in Open Win
dow Witnessed From Street.

Coroner hewitt was called upon last
night to investigate two suicides. Facts
were so sef-evident that he was able to
dispose of both cases without trouble.
Henry Harrison Russell, former sheriff
of Loudoun county, Va, and Walter King
were the suicides.
! Russell shot himself in the right tenn
pie while in room at the Metropolitan
Hotel about $50 O'Clock. His body was
found by his wife three hours later.
! King swallowed carbolic acid while at
his home, 207 Pennsylvania avenue. He
died shortly after he reached the Emer-
| gency Hospital.
| Russell was one of the most popular
young men in Loudoun county, Va where
he served as sheriff. While holding that
position he had considerable dealings
with the police in this city. About three
| years ago he moved here and became the
| senior member of the firm of II. Harri-
son Russell & Co., coal dealers at 11th
street and Rhode Island avenue.
| His health became impaired and he
showed signs of despondency from time
to time.
Wife Finds His Body.
When Russell failed to return to his
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his wife went to the Metropolitan Hotel
to inquire for him. knowing he had stop
ped at that hotel a number of times.
| She reached there about 9:30 O'Clock
and was shown to the room that had
been assigned to her husband three hours
earlier, a bellboy accompanying her.
Mrs. Russell opened the door TO find
| her husbands body stretched upon the
| floor. She withdrew and closed the door.
| n the office and
| told the clerk she feared there was some
| thing the matter with her husband.
Bicycle Policeman Lauten went to the
room and found Russell had shot him
self in the right temple and that life
| had been extinct some time.
| A muffied report had been heard in
the building about $50 o'clock. it was
recalled by an emplOye in the hotel. NO
| particular attention was paid 1t is be-
| lieved that it was at that time that the
| fatal shot was fired.
Mrs Russell Collapses.
Mrs. Russell collapsed while being
driven home. She soon recovered. how
ever. and was able to give directions as
to the disposition of the body.
| Undertaken j. William Lee removed
| the body to his establishment and pre-
barred it for burial. 1t will probably be
| taken to Ieesburg tomorrow for inter-
| ment.
| Inspector Boardman. assistant superin-
| tendent of, police, deplored the suicide.
For several years he had had dealings
with Russell when he was sheriff, he
| says, and he never met or knew a more
| faithful and efficient officer
Sheriff RUSSELL the inspector said to
Star reporter this morning, was one
of the incest gentlemen with whom l
| have ever had occasion to deal. \ more
| honorable man never held the position of
| sheriff in any state
Youth May Have Had Love Affair.
Walter King, who ended his life with
| a dose of carbolic acid, was eighteen
years of age. He was son of M. r..
King, who conducts rooming house.
| His parents are at loss to understand
| why he took the acid.
An unfinished note found in his room,
| the police think, indicates that he may
| have had love affair His parents
knew of such an affair.
King returned home from work about
| the usual hour and took seat in front
of the house where he converSed with
several of the roomers. They We're on
| the pavement trying to get relief from
| the excessive heat.
| 1t was about $50 o'clock when he went
to the second floor and appeared at a
| front window. Persons on the sidewalk
| saw him raise a bottle to his mouth,
swallow some of its contents and then
1 fall back.
Thomas Selby. one of the roomers, was
| first to reach the room. He saw what
had taken place and had the ambulance
summoned from the Emergency Hospital.
/ The dying man was hurried to the hos
pital, but lived only a few minutes.
| The unfinished note found on the table
| in the room reads:
Dear Edna: This is to tell you
| that
| Last night the father of the dead
youth had the body removed from the
| hospital to the home, from whence the
| funeral will take place. Bicycle Police
man Lauten, who investigated the Rus
sell suicide also made an investigation
| of Kings death.