Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-15
.LOISGHL|N's SUICIDE
DELIBERATELY PLANNED
Efforts Made to Suppress the
Facts About Presidents
Brother in-LaW
Especial Dispatch to The Journal1

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PITTSBURG, Pa, March 12.-Thomas K.
Loughlin. brother-in-law of President
Taft, assistant treasurer of the great
Jones & Loughlin Steel interests and with
$40, Geo. Geo. is a suicide He sent bullet
into his brain sometime during Thurs
| Gay night in his mansion on Woodlawn
road.
Efforts by wealthy relatives to suppress
the facts were successful until this after
noon,. when Coroner Samuel Jamison, af-
ter forcing an investigation, made the
public announcement.
THE Loughlin case is one of suicide.
He blew out his brains.'
There is a report that Mrs. LOughlin.
who IS a sister of Mrs. Taft, was in
Washington when her husband killed
himself and that she was hurried back
here even before the news of his death
was made public. She had gone to Wash
ington to attend the White House musical
last evening
Mrs. Loughlin refused to be interview
ed Her friends say she has been here
all the time and that she herself found
the lifeless body of her husband yesterday
morning.
1t was late yesterday afternoon before
the partners of Mr.. Loughlin were in
formed of his death, although they were
told he had died at a. m.
The latest developments warrant the be-
lief that the millionaire killed himself in
his study after dinner Thursday evening.
WELL LAID PLAN.
Mr.. Loughlin returned from Europe
only last Monday Since then he had
been busy settling up business matters
that had accumulated during his alb
sence. The condition in which he left
his affairs indicates that the suicide
was not a fit of temporary insanity, but
the rebuilt OF well LAID plan.
DIR. G. T. McKennan and W. NJ. In
graham. who had been called in by the
I4oughlin family after the head of the
house had been found dead, made report
of death by cerebral hemorrhage." The
coroner. after his investigation, said this
afternoon:
IL found tLat these hemorrhages were
caused by a .A-caliber bullet sent
through the brain by Loughlin's own
hand"
Relatives say that Loughlin had been
acting queerly since the death several
months ago of his father. Maj. George
Nj. Louenlin. Father and son were fond
of flowers. A conservatory worth $4,000
was erected on the grounds surrounding
the Loughlin mansion. Mrs. Thomas
Lcughlin, it is said, quarreled with her
husband over what should be done with
the conservatory. She was in favor of
turning IL into a cow pasture" She be-
gan bargaining away the precious bulbs
and flowers. This called forth bitter pro-
test from young Mr.. Loughlin. He went
t. Europe soon after.
Those interested in suppressing the
news of the suicide said this afternoon
that they had only hoped to prevent en-
barrassment to President Taft when he
came here tomorrow for the funeral.
COUSIN ALSO A SUICIDE
Mr.. Loughlin had been a very close
friend of Thomas O'Cconnor Jones' a full
cousin and a partner in Jones-Loughlin
firm, who four years ago, shot himself
dead in Hotel Schenley Mr.. Loughlin
brooded over his cousins suicide and fire.
quently was heard to say he thought
poor Tom got the worst of 1t from
some people," and those who had mis-
treated him would get their just deserts.
Jones was madly in love with his cousin,
Miss Madeline Loughlin, whose engage
ment had just been announced to the
Rev. Maitland Alexander a wealthy min
lister. Miss Loughlin had been partial TO
her talented cousin until gossip brought
tales to her.
The last public appearance of Mr..
Loughlin here was last Decoration day
when he and his family posed with Presi-
dent Taft for a family picture at the
Loughlin homestead here. Mr.. Loughlin
appeared to be in the best of spirits at
that time and said:
I'VE will have our pictures taken here
again next year. You must come again
and every year, Mr.. President"
Mr.. Loughlin was IS years old and a
Yale graduate. He married Miss Lucy
Hays Herrer. a daughter of John W.
Herrer. of Cincinnati. in 1902 She was
society favorite and a golfer of national
repute. Mr.. Loughlin was well known in
New York clubdom.
Mrs. Loughlin has frequently figured i'm
the entertainments of the White House
set She took the place of Mrs. Taft as
hostess during the latter's illness several
months ago.
Strange actions of Mr.. Loughlin just
previous to the last visit of President
Taft are now recalled. Some two weeks
before the time of the arrival of the
presidential party Mr. Loughlin, in the
absence of his wife, discharged every
servant about the house. This forced
the employment of new and untried SER
wants, and 1t is whispered that the final
result was that the secret service au-
thorities insisted on bringing servants
of their own selection into the Loughlin
household to wait on the president and
party during his visit of some days.