Evening journal., 1910-12-02
HOTEL SUICIDE
NOT IDENTIFIED
Only DISTINGUISHING Mark on
ClOthil. Of J. F. Adams"
is Laundry Mark
HOPE THIS MAY
PROVE VALUABLE CLUE

Mystery continues TO surround the
identity of the man who committed
suicide at the Hotel Wilmington yes
terday by shooting himself through
the head with a 3S-calibre revolver,
after having removed from his
clothing and shoes every mark that
might serve to lead to his identifca-
tion. A laundry ma * c 1876 on his col
lar was the only distinguishing mark
missed by the man before he ended
his life, and this clue slight as It may
seem, may lead to the identity of the
body
The man registered under the name
u. f. Adams. Portland, Maine. and Il
is presumed that II he went to the
trouble of removing marks from his
clothing to hide his identity the name
that appears on the hotel register is
su ely a fictitious one.
A number of persons called at the
morgue to-day to view the body more
through curiosity than anything else
and some Of them thought they had
eeen the man before. J. d. German,
Shipley street liveryman, said he
thought he had seen the man In Mar
Set street between Eighth and Ninth
streets several days and was under
impression that he was employed in
that neighborhood. Another man said
he thought he had seen the suicide and
that he was engaged in selling acci-
dent insurance. Others said they
thought they had seen the man but Il
was all guess-work and Coroner Gay
nor is at much at sea over the case
as ever.
II is thought the man was a stranger
'e-e and that he might have come
from the East and his trip to Whining
ton was for the sole purpose Of kill
ing himself.
An open face gold watch with a Wal
than movement and S11.67 In money
was all that was found In the cloth
ing Of the dead man. The number OF
the case a Keystone case is IA 0S7 6sS
One Of the shoes worn by the man
has slammed on the bottom OF It the
name Tuttle. The shoes are Of excel
lent make and are said bv Pyle and
Cronin to have cost 81 They worc
made by Johnson and Murphy. Of New
ark. and were sold by Henry II. Tut.
lie, Of Boston.
The dead man was of light com.
DleXion and had light curly hair the
line of which was we'll back on his
head. He looked as though he had been
i'll.
The suicide was about feet. seven
inches tall, and wore good clothing
his suit being of the Clay blue serge
He also wore a light weight overcoaI
and a cap. Before retiring on Wednes-
lay night he had eaten an orange the
emains of which were found in the
DOM.
The man registered at the Hote
Wilmington on Wednesday and show.
ed no signs of being agitated or wor.
ried. He did not visit the cafe Of the
hotel during any part of the evening
and retired early. That was the last
seen of him alive.
On the same floor with Adams was
boy known as Bernard" appearing
at Dockstader's Theatre this week as
a piano player I'm Miss Mabel Berra's
act. He was in his room shortly be
fore s. O'Clock in the evening getting
ready to go TO the theatre and wai
startled to hear the voice OF a mar
who seemed to be in distress and was
repeating over and over God forgive
me for what ] am about to do" Ber.
nard after recovering from his frs
surprise came TO the conclusion that i
was some actor repeating some linel
of a play he was rehearsing and thu
boy left the hotel without thinking
any more about the occurance.
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George Loane Tucker, another CUES
at the hotel, who also is playing a
Dockstader's. was aroused from hi
sleep by the sharp crack of a revolver
He jumped out of bed, but heard moth
ing further. He has a friend whit
sleeps I'm a room further down tn
hallway and Tucker ran TO the room
arousing his friend and telling hin
what had happened, but the friend ha,
heard nothing. Finally they concludes
that Tucker had been dreaming.
Yesterday at noon a maid openel
the door of Adams room and the frs
thing she saw was a revolver lying OF
the floor. She summoned Albert Both
man, proprietor of the hotel, and h
found that the guest had shot him
self through the head.
The resemblance of the dead mai
to William Lewis. for whom the polic'
of New York are searching, with tn
idea that he knows something abou
the finding Of the body Of man in
trunk in that city, is striking Thi
resemblance was brought TO the at
tention of the authorities. The polio
have a photograph of Lewis and tn
latter has a light moustache, Will
Adams was smooth shaven. Levi
also is a man of 35 years and Adams
] it is thought, was not more than 2
years of age.
Coroner Gaynor will keep the bod
2 at the morgue as long as possible /
an effort to solve the mystery SUI
y. roupdfncr tho casa