The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-31
SUICIDE LEAVES QUEER NOTE
SIMUEL J. HIRSH CITS Throat
At kNII kFRROfk ER.
Chicago CIoth,nE Manufacture Had Just
Returned Prom Trip tn Europe for
Nervousness Friends Don't Under
stand liIs AIIusIon To y woman.

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Returned Prom Trip 10 Europe for
N-TNousnes. Friends Don't Inder-
] stand iiis AIlusion 10 woman.
| Samu- , Hirsh II the Arm Of Hirsh.
WiokWire 4 Co. clothing manufacturers
IN Chicago. committed suicide yesterday
ia his room al IN. kniCksrbocksr Hotel
by cutting his ihToAt with a razor He
was seen nv a maid m the hotel while ne
was writing some FAREWELL notes. the
blood streaming down bis face from q cash
on his cheek Before hotel employees
could reach hum b" had slashed his throat
and was dyi ing
Mr.. Hirsh had ne.n travelling III Europe
for his health tie was IN n very nervous
condition. II" returned to New York
August "a with Walter II Reed. his travel
ling companion. and stopps-d AZ the Knick-
~rbocker. where he was well known lie
Intended 70 return To Chicago yesterday.
Ia the morning he told Mr. Reed that he
found that he would have To- stay another
dav They had adjoining ro"m- on the
seventh floor
Monday evening Mr. Hirsh was IN good
spirits aud spent some time IN Maxims
restaurant Yesterday morning he went
cheerful. Just after noon two chamber
MAIDS ~ work On IA" s",rnth hoor 81 tho
hotel looked "ut acro.- the court and
found them selves staring into Mr. HIrsh'-
r""m opposite H.. was seated az d,'sh
m the corner writing
Suddenly Margarrt kohler s.ized her
cnmparIon by the arm
TOOK 81" rCrram@d
4
c'It ia he man cheek and Vas spreading
wide IN the carpet he Young woman
ran 10 - telephone and told m" clerk
what they mad seen hellbov was
-ant 40 TO the seventh roor IN a bur ~
and the hou-.. detective. Il y BlAl-s.
vas ooS.' az hi- heels
The hov found tn door Io'a.u and
pounded orlt with his lists lu-ii" som"
on" was moving about ~ pluuIsrInI
fashion MhiI. tn. boy Was waiting ~
the door IN. detective ran up lie u-ed
MS pa--krv IA Mr. R.-d door M en-
tered hv forcing he door To- tho bathroom
between IN" iwp rooms
h" room was ~platt+rrd with blood
w HIr-h wa, ~ th" Dathtuh. m" water
'.I~i tapping las no-.'. HIS throat was cIt
fTuIn ear 10 Ear. anu he died before III"
hu'"! physician. ~ an. could get tn-r-
coroner Holt lhau.'. who va called.
found -'v.Tal u''ssaG,'- - aWl'd m
'.l"sraph blanks IN ru" i"-k There WAS
uo rlgrstur. 20 any II 'ham. huf they w"r.
an stained with hlpli "" sad
Dooi Ink - Won ,Il "u' 10 = no one,
'tuF u.' w' ,"n Law" he-T his ~"
aH o.. pc" .lI IA fhiu. 'ha' an on"
CO.. rr'ru.u. ,.'lu s,'" W- an sens" ~
.nur ."H-Hr- ,,pr..lf ~ 49,. Va,
co. another rIauk ~a- -crawl.d Jrsr
tu" -'u'.r'" Ini- can nu'- uu "u" pui
myself
IN" hurt m"s-agr AMI thu oua which
Was not "Nplitg.-t Wa - follows She
gss- ou iu" Century 'C-iay FOR th'-
uaE" II" mai started ." wu'" s"m-
nor. hut had broken - -Sh. "
written -Sh.. - Then b" had ~l~ru.
stood IN front vt the full length mirror
which Ia -..t m the bathroom door and cut
hi- throat Win tn. mirror there was
small rhInc" 81 making nlS'ak" such
~ had ~oil"d Ms note- ! hen he stag
g.r'.d INTO tn" bathroom and threw him
=. II into tr' tlh INTO which IA" water
e - 'uurluE
On" o'h"r not" wa found m which b"
-po,. Of t.- ~iiat-u rin"-. winch no uai
bought abroad AMI oi which h. was very
fond and II ~ travelling companion.
" alt"r R..'-i II -aIf
a." rrs."ur- ~ uE '-.re 40" tor 80, b
m" ard market o., urifur., ~" aIahash
'..r". ~" for ~" 10. NAV smoke pipes
D.. 'M.. - and 500. should -" 'hnr Walter
10 .t"u arr az for %" 'alin, . 81 Lis life
'--. ..a.irr 'rau { Iu'" IA long tins
= nj 'has -rog.l boz" = r"Ii"' Fl" every one
NIr E-.d SAID that h. only reason he
coull Civ" tor Mr. HIrSn'- act was his
nervous lat" H.. was we'll On he .sii
protnhl, u"Ing worth about $50 OD
4 check book whthC was found in on-
81 Nr Hlr-h'- pockets showed thai ne
mad a haIanc, - over 81 co.. IN the Bank
oi the Metropolis m tins civ He also
had about $50 IN cash no he she ,
mentioned IA on" of 'h" notes. might H. ,
Sir R..,-i had no Iiea " might IL. H. ,
thought. that VI Hir-h was referring
- their rwn tTip - thicago, which wa- /
to hav" taken plaC" Yesterday lie did
not think Mr. Hir-h knew many New
\ ork women H. was unTnarTsr;.
The New York Offic- ~ MIR Hirph =
business l. a. - Fast lw-nty-iir-t street
md ~ IN charge of his cousin. Dwight
Hirsh Dwight HIrsh said that h. was
90 much shocked az what had happened
% talk about ~ tie was sure. however.
hat hl- cousins act vas IN" result ~ his
Door health !
CHICAGO. Aug ~ solomon j Hush. !
Who committed suicide IN New York to
law was president 81 HIr-h. WiCkwire .
| Go clothier-. 275 Franklin street
IL was ~ years old and lived with hts a
ather 4 Hir1h az 2tSD Michigan avenue
4. had never married =