The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-06
DIR. II. GUDGER Sui
CTDES IN NEW YORK
Younger Son Of Hon. and Mrs. j.
M. Gudger Takes His Life in
Fit Of Dependency, Despite
Efforts of Mother to Prevent.
lAshevfle Citizen.l

III
(Ashevile Citizen.l
DR.. Hubert B. Gudger, the young
est son of Hon. J.. M. Gudger, Jr.,
committed suicide yesterday in his
room at the Grand Union hotel In
New York. For some time he has
been desponient from i'll health and
oTerwork, and left Asheville last Fri
day for the north to enter a sanator-
ium.
The news of his untimely death
will come as a severe shock to a host
of friends here in Asheville. Though
for the greater part of the past ten
years he has been away at college,
he has spent each summer at his
home in Asheville, and he was i'm
menS7ly popular here. He was of
the leaders in the younger set, tax
ing an active part in the social af-.
fairs OF the city. Only a few weeks
ago he most acceptably led the an
nual german at the Battery Park ho-
tel.
Graduated With HOnors.
DR.. Gudger began his education in
the city schools OF Asheville, grad
uating from the High school. He n
tered the University of North Caroli-
ma in 1901, and graduated from that
institution with the class Of 1905. He
then went to Philadelphia where he
entered the medical department of the
University OF Pennsylvania, receiv-
ing his degree there in 1909. He
graduated with the second highest
honors in his class. He was then ap-
pointed as inferno at the Blockley
hospital. This position he gave up
at the beginning of the present sum-
mer and came back to his home city
OF Asheville with the intention of here
entering upon the active practice Of
his profession. He did not open an
Office, however. for he was not physi-
cally well and was rather Respondent
as a. result of the hard years work
which he had just passed through.
Last Friday he left Asheville ac-
companied by his father and mother
intending to enter a sanatorium for
a course Of treatment. Yesterday in
a moment when both OF his parents
were out OF the room he seized a
razor and ended his life with q stroke
across the throat.
A brother Of DR.. Gudger is Mr.. EN-
Gudger, paymaster on the U. s. s.
Idaho" His sister il Mrs. John
W" A8A84OJ Wiz 10 tuO WIG Oh LQ6
representative in congress from the
eighth district of Kentucky.
While spending his summer Vaca-
ton in this city three years ago DIR.
Gudger was associated with DIR.
Francis j. Clemenger. At that time
his strict attention to his professional
duties was the subject of marked
Associated Press Story.
New York, Oct. DIR. Hubert B.
Gudger, of Asheville, N. c., a young
graduate Of the University Of Penn
sylYania medical school, killed him
self this afternoon in a room of the
Grand Union hotel while his mother
fought with him for possession of the
razor with which he was cutting his
throat.
DR.. Gudger was twenty-five years
old and was graduated from the med
ical school with the class of 1909. The
physician was a slim young man rath-
below the average height and
weighing perhaps las pounds. His
health was broken by. hard work in
his last year of study and when he
returned to his fathers home it was
decided that it would not be wise for
him to begin his practice Immediately.
therefore remained quietly in
Asheville and every effort was made
to restore him to health.
The young man was very
but his parents did not notice any
of a diSordered mind until
about a month and d half ago, when
he began to exhibit symptoms Of |
acute melancholia. He did not threat
suicide bUt t seemed that his IT,
1898 and lack or strength had 1isco r
5eed him. Ee afte7 said tat he
reve~ co,4ld be any bette.
A few days ago DR.. Gudger's cont |
ton became worse and his physician |
advised the father and motre~ to ia
sim to a specialist to determine
whether removal to a sanitarium
be necessary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gudger Immediately began prepare
for bringing their son to New
York.
They believed that a short stay in
a s~anitarium might be Sufficient and
their SON could return tn Ashe-
ill end practice his profession. They |
left Asheville, SO far as they know,
without any one in that city knowing !
their destination or purpose. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gudger and their son arrived in
New York ON Saturday and went to
the Grand Union hotel.
In the afternoon they Gale non DR.. |
Charles Loomis Dana, whO examined
the young man and recommended that
he be taken to a sanitarium. He was
to be taken to Rivercrest tomorrow.
Went for Walk.
Today the young physician got up
and dressed and after spending the
morning in the hotel he took a short
walk with is father. He returned tod
the rooms and at two o'clock his par
ents suggested that all three go down
to luncheon. Young Gudger said that
he was not hungry and did not want
to go to the dining DOM He said he
was tired and would lie down. 1t was
arranged between them that the faith
er should go down first and eat his
luncheon while the mother remained
with the son.
After the father left the room the |