Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-28
BLUEC0AT IS SUICIDE
Policeman W. J. Stuart Puts
Bullet in Heart.
HIS TROUBLES MULTIPLIED
Illness, Domestic Discord and Com
plant Against Him.
GAVE NO HINT OF PURPOSE
Fired Revolver Into Himself While
in Bed at Precinct Dormitory.
Dies in Patrol Wagon.
HIS TROUBLES multiplied
GAVE NO HINT OF PURPOSE

Putting two bullets into his heart
while in bed in the dormitory at the
fourth precinct police station, Walter
j. Stuart. twenty-seven years old. q
member OF the police force for five
years, committed suicide shortly after
o'clock this morning.
He fired two shots into his lef,
breast. Policeman j. w. Jones dis
armed him as Stuart was about to shoe,
again.
Troubles Thrice Multiplied.
Stuart had given no hint OF a pur.
pose to take his life, nor did he leave
any note of explanation. so far as his
brother policemen could learn.
He had a multiplicity Of troubles
however. He had not lived with his
wife and child for a number of months
when relieved from duty this morning
he complained that he was not feeling
well, getting sick card from Lieut.
Father. 1t Is also said that a COM
plant made against him was under in.
vestigatiOn.
Separated from his family. illness
and the prospect of trial before the
police board. 1t is thought. formed a
combination which the man OF nervous
temperament could not easily discard
Despite his troubles he did not appear
Respondent when he left his beat al
2 o'clock this morning and went to
the station to retire.
Came Of Duty Ill.
Stuart went on duty at 6 o'clock las
night in South Washington, his eight
morning Just about o'clock he entered
the station with Policeman j. W. Kite
and was marked off duty.
He told Lieut.. Father that he was no
feeling well, and that he would like to gel
sick card. He was given the card ant
morning
Policemen W. A. Looper, ]. E. Grant
]. w. Kite, J. w. Jones, W. G. Davis, j
+. Davis and William Grim. all in the
same room. were awakened by the re.
ports Of the revolver. Policeman Jones
occupying the bed nearest to Stuart
thought Stuart was firing his gun in his
sleep.
springing to the floor, he saw that Stu.
art was about to discharge the weapon
ing pistol from his hand.
What's the matter?" he shouted to
Stuart. Are you crazy?'
No Stuart answered. IT am not
Lieut.. Father, who was on the upper
floor. heard the shots. and hurried down
stairs. He found Stuart disarmed.
A message was sent to the Emergency
Hospital for the ambulance and a physi.
clan.
Dies in Patrol Wagon.
Don't wait for the ambulance" said
Lieut.. Father. Get out the patrol
wagon and hurry him to the hospital"
A few minutes later the patrol wagon
was hurrying in the direction of the hos.
pitai. Death claimed the wounded man
before the hospital was reached.
Hospital physicians pronounced life ex.
tinct. and had the body placed in the
hospital morgue. The police notified a
sister and brother, in this city
Coroner hewitt viewed the body later In
the day, and gave a certificate OF death
from wounds inflicted for the purpose OF
ending life. The body will probably be
taken to Harpers Ferry for interment
Walter Stuart Is spoken Of by Capt
Mulhall and Lieut.. Father as & big over
grown boy. He came here from Harpers
Ferry shortly before he wac appointed to
the force.
His father, Walter Stuart. had been in
the hotel and ice cream business there
for many years. prior to his death about
a year ago. A brother of the policeman
killed himself at Harpers Ferry several
years ago.