The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
CHARLES Y. GULICK A SUICIDE
WELL KNOWN PRINCETON NAN
FOTND DEAD N TRENTON.
Numed Ne, sIver shOt Under Blankets 81
Hls Red Graduate nc the CniNerssty
IN class OG V7 and We'll known % o
large NuHsbcr ef Princeton Men-

TRENTON. y. j. April Upon breaking
open the door Of third story room in the
Trenton House this afternoon the clerk %
the hotel found the body Of Charles
Vandyke Quick. a well known business
man Of Princeton. lying upon the bed
The body was wrapped in the bed clothing
and in the right hand. swathed IN the cor
ner Ola blanket. wss - revolver with which
Mr. Quick had shot himself through the
head az some time between 10 O'Clock yea
terdly morning and O'Clock this after
noon. when after repeated knocking at
the door II was dec ded to force en- en-
trance
Mr. Quick when ne registered ~ the
hotel Yesterday morning asked for a room
IN the top floor. saying that he wished to
get rs much air a. possible. lie went to
the room Immediately and from that time
until the, finding 81 his body there IL no
trace of his movements BY covering
himself with the bed clothing u - sup
posed tho sound % the pistol shot WIS 20
effectively muffied that IL was not audible
tn other occupants 81 the hotel The
body when found was entirely cold 80 that
the suicide might have been committed
shortly after he entered the room or at
any time m the nj ght After investigating
the case the Coroner md county physician
not ied the morgue keeper tonight that
the body might hc turned over TO Mr.
Gulicks family IL will he sent to Prince
ton tomorrow.
Tho cause Of the suicide 10 not definitely
known. but u - attributed by Mr. Gulck's
most intimH to friends "a business troubles
II i- known that for Aous time he IN d been
short 81 funds and had n considerable
amount 81 outstanding paper. II ~ also
known that there had been n number Of
kf
financial standing These fscts are said
To have weighed helvily upon him
Mr.. Gulick was member OF the class
OF az Of Princeton University. Soon after
leaving college he opened a little shop on
Nassau street. directly opposite the
university. where he dealt in athletic
goods His acquaintance with the stu
dents soon gained for hIN a considerable
share of their patronage. For siNteSn
years At least he hos been known by nearly
every man who went Ia Princeton. His
little shOl soon became a rendezvous for
members Of the various varsity organizR-
tions and during the evening one might
count upon finding there a considerable
representation 81 the football. baseball
and track squads. IN later years hs
branched out in business and handled
a genera line OF mems goods. also opening
a branch store at the Lawrenceville
School. Both SEEMED Co be we'll pat
ronizsd, but Mr.. Quick sometimes com
too much on his books for long periods
and that this kept him constantly borrow
ing money to run his business
While in college Mr.. Quick was q men,
ber OF the varsity banjo club. Musical
instruments were among the things IN
which he dealt Mr. Quick IL survived
by two brothers. Archibald A. Quick
OF the class Of eT. a New York lawyer
ana a member Of the Princeton CLUB OF
New York. and William n. Quick OF the
class OF 50 OF PhOenixville. Pa. Ho was
30 years old